June 12, 2024
The Ginsberg Center recently welcomed three new Graduate Consultants to our team. Graduate Consultants are PhD students who help broaden the Center’s capacity to support our academic and community partners, allowing us to sustain invaluable partnerships across U-M’s campus and in Washtenaw County. These students also learn and apply best practices, cultivate their leadership skills, and form relationships with other students, academic, and community partners.
Please help us welcome our new Graduate Consultants to the Ginsberg Center!
Caroline Beckman
Caroline is a PhD student in the School for Environment & Sustainability. As a Community Partnership Graduate Consultant, she supports Ginsberg’s relationships with community partners by consulting with partner organizations and scoping potential partnership projects. Caroline's research explores how individuals and communities are responding to climate hazards including wildfires, wildfire smoke, and extreme heat with an emphasis on environmental justice and community health. In her free time, Caroline enjoys hiking, biking, baking, and reading.
Chino Ekwueme
Chino is a PhD student in the Combined Program in Education and Psychology. As an Engaged Learning Graduate Consultant, she facilitates workshops on topics including foundations of community engagement, anti-racist community engagement, and appreciative interviewing. Her research interests focus on academic motivation, racial stress, coping and resistance, and understanding the belonging needs of students of color. In her free time, Chino enjoys dancing, cooking different foods, and listening to music.
Silvia Navarro Hernandez
Silvia is a PhD candidate in Psychology and Women’s and Gender Studies. As a Community Partnership Graduate Consultant, they conduct meetings with community partners to understand how their priorities can be met through Ginsberg’s affiliated partners or organizations within the University. Silvia is passionate about using their positionality to support historically marginalized groups through concerns identified by those most affected, ensuring their voices and narratives are elevated. In their free time, Silvia spends their time watching dramas, knitting, and walking their dog around the city.