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Brittany Nicole Asensoh '18: Leadership

Brittany, a financial services representative at Ernst & Young in Boston, talks about how honing her leadership skills as an MBA student at the Charlton College of Business equipped her with the knowledge and skills to succeed in business.

Deepak Kumar '18: MS in Data Science

Pursued research in machine learning, computer vision, and transfer learning.

Dr. Kathleen Elliott: Doctor of Nursing Practice

Doctoral project teaches the art of building trust with substance-use disorder patients.

Physics students publish papers in top research journals

Izak Thuestad & Alec Yonika uncover new features, employ new techniques in researching black holes

Greg DeCelles '14: Living Marine Resource Science and Management

Alum Greg DeCelles talks about SMAST's collaborative environment and the added value of working with faculty, peers, and local fishermen

Stephanie Rodriguez-Ruiz: Rappaport Scholar

Stephanie Rodriguez-Ruiz, JD candidate '19 interned with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as a Rappaport Scholar.

Shaad Mahmud: PhD in Computer & Electrical Engineering

Shaad Mahmud PhD '18 won first place at the Sigma Xi research exhibition for his research on a portable NICU for premature infants.

Rachel Allen: PhD in Nursing

Rachel Allen, PhD '18 is the first UMass Dartmouth recipient of a Jonas Center Nursing Scholarship.

Michael Savaria, PhD '17: Graduate Student Commencement Speaker

Graduating with a PhD in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, he has previously earned three other degrees at UMassD.

Sheyla Lors, JD '17: UMass Law Student Commencement Speaker

After taking the New York Bar Exam, JD candidate Sheyla Lors plans to provide pro bono legal services in South Africa.

Ethan Dazelle: Editor-in-chief of the UMass Law Review

While at UMass Law, Ethan Dazelle, JD/MBA candidate '17 gained practical law experience in the Human Rights at Home Clinic and on the Jessup Moot Court team.

Ellie Paris-Miranda, MBA, PhD '17: Doctorate in Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies & Theory, MBA in International Entrepreneurship

Ellie Paris-Miranda's vision of the "Afro-shentrepreneur" focuses on the empowerment of African women and women of the African diaspora.