Judah Vashti Doty 18F

Judah Vashti Doty (she/her) is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana however, she spent her formative years in Atlanta, Georgia. Judah holds an undergraduate degree as a James Baldwin Scholar from Hampshire. She studied diversity and inclusion in higher education in addition to Africana studies through the lens of Black childhood, identity, and education. Prior to her time at Hampshire, Judah had a 10-year career in the medical field as a healthcare administrator of several oncology programs and served as a patient advocate at Northside Hospital in Atlanta. 

As a Rackham Merit Fellow graduate student at the University of Michigan's (UM) School of Education: Center for the Study of Higher and Post-Secondary Education, Judah studies diversity and social justice. In addition to her graduate scholarship, she is a graduate intern program coordinator with The Program on Intergroup Relations | Common Ground; a program assistant for the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, Justice, and Equity in the School of Education; and a graduate student researcher for the UM Inclusive History Project and the Sankofa Project via the College of Mechanical Engineering. Judah is a member of a community of scholars who critically engage with and produce work that intersects with cultural exchange and concentrates on often marginalized perspectives. 

Judah’s future career goals are to serve as dean of diversity and inclusion at an institution of higher education and develop a non-profit organization that focuses on aiding high school students through their transition to college. Judah’s insightful mind, intellectual prowess, and community-centered approach are only overshadowed by her cheerful heart, compassion, and faithful commitment to liberation for those disenfranchised and marginalized.