Holmes Scholars
at the University of Florida
Welcome to the University of Florida Chapter of Holmes Scholars’ virtual home.
The Holmes Scholars are a group of diverse doctoral students from underrepresented communities committed to diversifying educational spaces.
If you would like more information about the Holmes Scholars Program or are interested in becoming a Holmes Scholar, please contact Dr. Erica McCray by email at edm@coe.ufl.edu.
Dr. Erica McCray, Holmes Scholars Coordinator
About Us
The Holmes Scholars Program is sponsored by the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE). The AACTE Holmes Scholars Program provides mentorship, peer support, and rich professional development opportunities to doctoral students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds who are pursuing careers in education. The program also aims to help AACTE member institutions develop an outstanding pool of diverse candidates for faculty and other leadership positions. Nearly 700 Scholars have benefited from the program since its inception by the Holmes Group in 1991. Many former Scholars are now in tenured faculty and leadership positions, and many have gone on to hire other Holmes Scholars alumni to faculty or administrative positions at their institutions.
UF Holmes Scholars Advisory Group
Holmes Scholars C0-Coordinator
Taryrn T.C. Brown, Ph.D.Clinical Assistant Professor of Teachers, Schools, and Society (TSS)
School of Teaching and Learning
Christopher L. Busey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Critical Studies in Race, Ethnicity, & Culture
School of Teaching and Learning
Shaunté Duggins, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, New Worlds Reading Initiative
University of Florida Lastinger Center for Learning
Erica D. McCray, Ph.D. (Coordinator)
Director & Associate Professor
of Special Education
School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies
Rose Pringle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Science Education
School of Teaching and Learning
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Our Current Scholars
School Psychology
Gerardo Altamirano
Curriculum & Instruction
John Bell III
Teachers, Schools, & Society
Darnell Boursiquot
Mathematics Education
Lelydeyvis Boza
Educational Leadership
Riya Chakraborty
ESOL & Bilingual Education
Cametreus Clardy
Special Education
Schools, Society, & Culture
Concepción Cummings
Special Education
Jeungtae Eom
Science Education
Jenica Evans
Educational Leadership
Language & Literacy Education
ESOL & Bilingual Education
Maria Giani
Special Education
Abel Gilbert
Higher Education Administration
Laura Gomez
Special Education
Natalya Green
Educational Leadership
Brandi Hilliard
School Psychology
Pao-Yin Huang
Counselor Education
Christian Jarquin
Curriculum & Instruction
Danielle Jeannite
Special Education
Kenesma John
Curriculum & Instruction
Ebonie Jones
Teachers School & Society
Tonika Jones
Curriculum & Instruction
Kandyseé Leonard
School Psychology
Hazel Levy
Higher Education Administration
ESOL & Bilingual Education
Winston Marshall
Higher Education Administration
Reshandia McIntyre
Teacher, Schools, & Society
Olivia Morales
Higher Education Administration
Ray Opoku
Educational Technology
Nia Page
Counselor Education
Cheolwoo Park
Counselor Education
Idrissa Presley-Peterson
Educational Technology
School Psychology
Curriculum & Instruction
Higher Education Administration
Hank J. Samuels
Teachers, School, & Society
Special Education
Research & Evaluation Methodology
Ayanna Troutman
School Psychology
Jalea Turner
Teachers, Schools, & Society
Deandra West
Language & Literacy Education
Breanne Woods
School Psychology
Our Recent Graduates
Al Mata’ni Ahmed, Ph.D.
2022
Priscilla Bell, Ph.D.
2022
D’Annette Mullen, Ph.D.
2022
Masashi Otani, Ph.D.
2022
Mengfei Liu, Ph.D.
2022
Jasmine Ataga, Ph.D.
2022
Agenia Delouche, Ph.D.
2022
Jan Gay, Ph.D.
2022
Kevin Wilson, Ph.D.
2022
Peijian Cao, Ph.D.
2022
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