Conor Hanney '14 Promoting Inclusion in Television and Theatre Ever since he was a high school student in Jacksonville, Florida, Conor Hanney ’14 has had two passions: television production and championing individuals with cognitive disabilities.
DeJorie Monroe '16 Alumna Pursues Passions from Fellowship to Foreign Service In a commitment to public service, DeJorie Monroe ’16 is pursuing a career in diplomacy and international affairs as Notre Dame's first Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellow.
Nick Nissen, M.D. '16 Advocating for Access and Empathy in Mental Health Care As a psychiatry resident, podcast host, ABC News medical correspondent, children's book author, and mental health advocate, Nick Nissen M.D. '16 is working to destigmatize mental health struggles and to teach emotional intelligence and empathy.
Tia B. Paulette '18 J.D. An Advocate for the Innocent As a Notre Dame law student, Tia B. Paulette '18 J.D., resurrected a latent Innocence Project chapter and helped turn it into the Notre Dame Exoneration Justice Clinic, which seeks to correct the miscarriage of justice for the wrongfully convicted.
Jessica Pedroza ’17 Working for Equity in Education Jessica Pedroza ’17, a 2021 Domer Dozen honoree, is working to increase equity in the U.S. education system through legislative action.
Rene Bermea '12 Improving Lives in the Clinic and the Lab His sister's experience fighting cancer lead Dr. Rene Bermea '12 to a career in medicine. Now, the lung transplantation specialist not only treats patients, but continues to pursue research in an effort to understand and better treat interstitial lung disease.
Maria Hinson Tobin '14 M.S. Empowering Women and Girls Around the World Through Partnership “Whether it’s an unjust food system or healthcare system inequalities or social determinants of health, I think partnership and policy are the best ways for us to achieve the scale of change that’s actually needed for it to be felt broadly,” Maria Hinson Tobin ’14 M.S. said.
Zoe (Rote) Kourajian ’16 Teaching to Reflect the Experiences of All Students Domer Dozen honoree Zoe (Rote) Kourajian ’16 teaches her middle school history students history through a lens that reflects their own experiences.
Tyler Greenberg ’19, Brett Segobiano ’20, & Chris Finke ’19 Maximizing the Potential of Creatives of all Abilities Tyler Greenberg ’19, Brett Segobiano ’20, and Chris Finke ’19 marry art and entrepreneurship to empower artists of all abilities through their apparel company, Jake Max.
Evelyn Huang A Med Student and Advocate Editor’s Note: Domer Diaries is the newest storytelling series from the Alumni Association where members of the Notre Dame family tell their stories in their own words. This week’s Domer Diaries…
Alexandria Kristensen-Cabrera '16 Advocating for Health Care Equity and Improved Maternal Outcomes Alumna combines passions for health care and social justice as a dual medical and PhD student.
Jasmin (Simmons) Tow '11 Bridging Cultural Divides, Improving Educational Outcomes Alumna creates culturally responsive classrooms to meet the needs of students from every background.
Ashley Kalinauskas '13 M.S. Finding Solutions in Veterinary Healthcare Alumna builds on thesis research to improve cancer outcomes in dogs.
Nate Alexander '17 Taking Flight to Save Lives Alexander is the co-founder of the BLADE Medical Mobility Organ Procurement Program, offering helicopter transport services to aid in life-saving organ donations.
Rachel Svetanoff '15 M.S. Empathy Drives Alumna in Global Health Adventures Life experiences fuel alumna's drive to provide basic necessities to those without.
Kate Turner '12 Advancing Equity at the Intersection of Technology and Policy Alumna devotes research to improving socio-technical systems — making anything from public transit to nuclear power more equitable.
Strengthening His Community Amid Crisis and Loss Despite a devastating loss, Global Health alum uses his passion for service to strengthen his community.
Alex Sejdinaj '15 Using Code to Expand Educational and Career Opportunities Alumna makes technology education more accessible at South Bend Code School.
Alex Jones '15 Catholic Meditation? There's an App for That A team of alums have taken the popular meditation app model and given it a Catholic flavor.
Adele Bruggeman '13 Fusing Sports and Girls Development In Cape Town Alumna aims to empower girls through sports in South Africa.
Fabián Sánchez Matus ’15 LLM & Lorena Bazay Dulanto ’15 LLM Building a Legal Movement for Human Rights Husband and wife are fighting for human rights in the Mexican legal system
Nicole Rodriguez '14 Fighting For Equality On and Off the Field Alumna fighting for fair pay and conditions with Puerto Rican National Team
Maria Gibbs '17 PhD and Dustin Mix '10, '13 M.S., '13 M.S. Solving Small-Town Problems With High-Tech Alums foster entrepreneurship to tackle everyday American problems
Ellie Adelman '12 M.A. Building a ‘Village’ for Refugee Women Alumna supports refugee mothers in Denver
Scott Coppa '15 and Paul Anthony '15 Keough Hall Roommates Foster Sustainable Community Development Using technology and data collection to assist the underserved and marginalized
Dr. Mikey Maurer '11 Providing Health Care to Underserved Adolescents Young alum strives to support uninsured and at-risk students
Hudda Ibrahim ’15 M.A. Immigrant Peacebuilder Creates Dialogue in Her Community Drawing on her experience, she shows how diversity is a strength
Lisa Hendey ’85 and Eric Carlson ’19 Storytellers Share Their Faith with Children Writer, illustrator team up to produce book