These grant funds will provide travel to the ACPA conference, where she will present a pre-convention workshop, developed with a senior scholar, that supports the work of those in identity centers.
Stephanie Hernandez, assistant professor of education and the Dr. Jo Watts Williams Emerging Professor, was awarded $3,000 from the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) and named a 2025-2027 Emerging Scholar-Designee.
Her work focuses on her desire to empower, uplift and heal marginalized communities. These grant funds will provide travel to the ACPA conference, where she will present a pre-convention workshop, developed with a senior scholar, that supports the work of those in identity centers. Additionally, she plans to submit an article to Developments – ACPA’s quarterly online publication – based on her research working with identity center practitioners of Color.