Joakina Stone

Biography

Joakina Stone is a PhD student in the Student Affairs program at the University of Maryland, College Park. Her research interests include using a critical race and intersectional lens to explore and understand the experiences of Black undergraduate and graduate students. Throughout her 10-year career in higher education, she has worked in various functional areas including residential life, academic advising, and diversity and inclusion initiatives at historically white and historically Black institutions. She is committed to highlighting the experiences of Black women in her scholarship and practice. In addition to being a part-time PhD student, Joakina works full time at a non- profit educational organization supporting African American undergraduate students in STEM majors.