Denilson Mejía-Rivera

Denilson Mejía-Rivera is a graduate assistant for the College Success Scholars (CSS) program. As a former CSS scholar, he is excited to continue supporting the program through team oversight, community engagement, and administrative support. He is a first-year graduate student pursuing his Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Maryland.

He recently completed both of his undergraduate degrees at UMD, earning a B.A. in Hearing and Speech Sciences with High Honors and a B.S. in Information Science. His undergraduate experiences included research on bilingual language development, and he is especially interested in working with culturally and linguistically diverse clients and hopes to remain involved in research throughout his career.

Outside of his academic and professional work, Denilson enjoys crocheting and learning languages.