The Culture, Community, and Engagement Fellows support the efforts of the Office of Culture, Community, and Engagement (CCE), help Harvard Griffin GSAS to identify needed areas of support, work with student affinity groups across Harvard Griffin GSAS, and work on projects and initiatives to advance inclusion and belonging on campus.
Interested in serving as a CCE fellow? Email gsas_cce@fas.harvard.edu.
2025–2026 CCE Fellow
Jose Aceves-Salvador
I am a fourth-year PhD student at Harvard Medical School in the biological and biomedical sciences program. I am originally from Los Angeles, CA, and moved to Boston for my undergraduate degree. As a first-generation college student, I studied biology and chemistry at MIT, where I was involved in different outreach programs in the Office of Engineering Outreach Programs as well as student groups such as the Leadership Training Institute.
Christopher Avalos
I am a third-year PhD student in biological and biomedical sciences (BBS) at Harvard Medical School. I am originally from Central California and went to UCLA for my undergraduate studies. At UCLA, I was a part of an amazing program called HHMI Pathways to Success, which prioritizes providing a community for underrepresented students in science. Participating in that program ignited my desire to create and maintain representation for everyone in science and higher education in general.
Destiny A. Jackson
I am a fourth-year PhD candidate in population health sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Griffin GSAS. I completed my undergraduate studies at Emory University, earning a bachelor's degree in sociology and global health. As a fellow with the Office of Culture, Community, and Engagement (CCE), I hope to support students seeking community and help sustain spaces where students feel safe to show up authentically and thrive—academically and otherwise. I am also a doctoral fellow with the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights and with the Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders (STRIPED) at Harvard University.
