Holmes Scholars Program
ABOUT
Established in 1991, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Holmes Scholars Program supports students enrolled in doctoral programs in education with a demonstrated commitment to improving the representation and supporting the development of historically underrepresented communities in the education professoriate or in leadership positions in education and education research fields. The goal of the program is to offer mentorship, peer support, professional development, and rich scholarly experiences to Scholars, who in turn, become an outstanding pool of candidates for future faculty and leadership positions. Since 2008, Purdue University’s College of Education has sponsored the Holmes Scholars Program as a means to support the retention and graduation of doctoral students committed to improving the representation and development of historically underrepresented communities.
For more information visit AACTE Holmes Scholars Program website.
Who is Eligible?
- Per AACTE requirements: Individual that has a demonstrated commitment to increasing the representation and supporting the development of traditionally underrepresented communities in the education professoriate or in leadership positions in education and education research fields. All students, regardless of race or national origin, are invited and encouraged to apply to the AACTE Holmes Scholars Program.
- Full-time enrollment in a College of Education doctoral program
- Successful completion of at least one semester of doctoral coursework
- Evidence of a commitment to equity and diversity within education
- Interest in pursuing a career as a faculty member (or other leadership positions) within education
Additional Information
- 2022 Purdue Holmes Scholars Application
- Due Feb. 25th, 5PM EST
- Scholar Benefits and Support
Meet Purdue’s Holmes Scholars
2023 Holmes Scholars
Samiratu Bashiru
PhD Student, Special Education
Samiratu Bashiru
PhD Student, Special Education
Karabella Hernandez
PhD Student, Counseling Psychology
Karabella Hernandez
PhD Student, Counseling Psychology
Chenchen Lu
PhD Student, Curriculum & Instruction (Social Studies)
Chenchen Lu
PhD Student, Curriculum & Instruction (Social Studies)
Megan (Yiheng) Zhou
PhD Student, Counseling Psychology
Megan (Yiheng) Zhou
PhD Student, Counseling Psychology
2022 Holmes Scholars
Jessica Reneé Bowen
PhD Student, Counseling Psychology
Jessica Reneé Bowen
PhD Student, Counseling Psychology
bowen63@purdue.edu
My focus is on student success, wellbeing, and retention in higher education, with an emphasis on diversity and inclusion initiatives. I mostly research impostor experiences in students, with particular interest as to how we can best measure it empirically and understanding environmental predictors of impostor stress.
Alankrita Chhikara
PhD Candidate, Curriculum Studies
Alankrita Chhikara
PhD Candidate, Curriculum Studies
achhikar@purdue.edu
My doctoral research explores the experiences of youth and how they negotiate their ascribed identities to make meaning of global citizenship. I also explore Non-western and non-dominant perspectives, and critical frameworks of global citizenship to advance and promote social justice. Along with teaching multiculturalism, I am also interested in conducting research about the experiences of pre-service teachers and educators around multicultural education.
Stephanie Contreras
PhD Student, Counseling Psychology
Stephanie Contreras
PhD Student, Counseling Psychology
Razak Dwomoh
PhD Student Social, Studies Education
Razak Dwomoh
PhD Student Social, Studies Education
rdwomoh@purdue.edu
My research interest is developing elementary and young adults’ historical thinking and critical thinking skills into becoming active, democratic, and global citizens. I analyze the impact of postcolonial theory; students’ historical thinking; historical (mis) representations in trade books and textbooks; how multicultural citizenship and global citizenship are conceptualized, rationalized, and taught in different educational systems; diversity, equity, and social justice issues.
Godwin Gyimah
PhD Student, Curriculum and Instruction
Godwin Gyimah
PhD Student, Curriculum and Instruction
Sergio Maldonado
PhD Student, Counseling Psychology
Sergio Maldonado
PhD Student, Counseling Psychology
My research interests include therapeutic processes and outcomes for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals and examining the strengths of formerly incarcerated individuals and community-based reentry organizations that fosters and promotes successful reentry in both the community and higher education.
Terron Phillips
PhD Candidate, Higher Education
Terron Phillips
PhD Candidate, Higher Education
Viviana Piceno
PhD Student, Counseling Psychology
Viviana Piceno
PhD Student, Counseling Psychology
Shivani Ramoutar
PhD Student, Learning Design and Technology
Shivani Ramoutar
PhD Student, Learning Design and Technology
sramouta@purdue.edu
My research focus is on using geospatial tools and techniques to improve spatial cognition and gender diversity in STEM. She uses GIS and story maps to capture individual narratives and experiences in a variety of educational settings, with particular interest in improving the educational experiences of children who lack access to technology and resources.
Shawn Wooden
PhD Student, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Shawn Wooden
PhD Student, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
woodens@purdue.edu
My primary research interest is the personal and professional experiences of African-American Educators. Specifically, I would like to collect the pre-service and vocational successes and difficulties of Black and Brown teachers in Indiana. My focus will be to conduct a Qualitative Narrative inquiry of their journey through the preparation as well as execution of their careers.
Jingyuan Zhang
PhD Student, Special Education
Jingyuan Zhang
PhD Student, Special Education
Past Holmes Scholars
Troy Bell (2019)
Horrane Holgate (2017)
Adegoke Adetunji (2018)
Taewon Kim (2018)
Marquetta Straight (2017)
Temitope F. Adeoye (2016)
Shalyse Iseminger (2016)
LaMarcus Hall (2015)
Kwalfle Scott-Bradley (2014)
Ileana Cortes-Santiago (2012)
Constance Harris (2010)
Kevin Brooks (2009)
In accordance with Purdue policies, all persons have equal access to Purdue University’s educational programs, services and activities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, genetic identity and expression, disability or status as a veteran. See Purdue’s Nondiscrimination Policy Statement. If you have any questions or concerns regarding these policies, please contact the Office of the Vice President for Ethics and Compliance at vpec@purdue.edu or (765) 494-5830.