Christopher Pérez, PhD
Christopher Pérez, PhD
Program Director
Christopher (he/him/his) has over 20 combined years of experience in marketing & communications, fundraising & alumni relations, recruitment, and diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) related work. He earned a dual bachelor in English and Women’s Studies from New Mexico State University, a master’s in American Studies from Penn State, and a Ph.D. in American Studies from University of Maryland.
He has been the Program Director of the Graduate School’s Office of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion (OGDI) since June 2015.
- Diversity Officer for The Graduate School
- UMD NSF PROMISE AGEP Coordinator
- UMD Big Ten Academic Alliance SROP Coordinator
- UMD Big Ten Academic Alliance Diversity Officer
- Graduate School Recruitment Officer
- GEM Fellowship Campus Representative
- UMD SACNAS Chapter Co-Advisor
- UMD oSTEM Chapter Advisor
Department Information
- Office of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion