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Layota Baskin completed her BS in Civil Engineering
Technology in 2011. Under Wentworth Institute of
Technology UMLSAMP mentorship she participated in three
off-campus internships: Boston Water and Sewer,
MassBiologics, and Parsons ($2.7B global firm for
engineering, construction, technical, and management
services. Latoya now works for Thompson Company Inc.
Paul A. Britton Jr. completed his BS in Computer
Engineering in 2011. While at Wentworth Institute of
Technology he conducted several on campus intense research
projects under the Urban Mass LSAMP program. He attained
off-campus internships with the Dept. of Veteran Affairs,
Hologic Corp., and at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in
California. He received the Fitzgerald Co-op Award (2011)
and is attending the New York University Graduate School in
Engineering.
Monir Ejemel completed his BS in Honors in Biology in
2011 at UMass Boston. As a UMLSAMP student he
participated in four terms of research laboratory
experimentation under Professor Rick Kesseli. Monir is
currently taking additional post-baccalaureate courses and
working part time as a research assistant as he decides which
graduate course of study he wishes to pursue.
Ron B. Jean completed his BS in Electronics Engineering in
2011. Under UMLSAMP mentorship and support he
conducted research projects at Wentworth Institute of
Technology and was a research and development assistant for
one of his professors. He also participated in internships at the
following companies and organizations: Jacobs Engineering,
Integrated Design Group, and the National Grid. Ron is
currently in graduate school at the Polytechnic Institute of
New York University for a MS degree in Electrical
Engineering.
Willems Leveille completed his BS in Civil Engineering from
UMass Dartmouth in 2010. While in the UMLSAMP program
he was one of only 20 students selected for Dr. Duran’s NSF
International Center for Undergraduate Research Experiences
program. Willems worked in a research project in Nairobi,
Kenya under that program from May to August 2010. He
currently works in technical assistant positions as he considers
national or international education opportunities.
Massachusetts
Urban Massachusetts LSAMP
University of Massachusetts Boston * University of Massachusetts Dartmouth * University of
Massachusetts Lowell * Wentworth Institute of Technology * Bristol Community College *
Bunker Hill Community College * Middlesex Community College * Roxbury Community College
Doris Nabikejje completed her BS in Nursing in 2011 at
UMass Boston. Doris became an UMLSAMP student while at
Bunker Hill Community College and attained her first
university research experience while still enrolled at that
institution. As a UMLSAMP student at UMass Boston she
participated in four terms of on-campus mentored research
laboratory work under Professor Michael Shiaris. Doris also
obtained an internship with Genzyme Corporation after her
sophomore year and an internship with the Dana Farber
Cancer Institute after her junior year. Doris is planning on a
career in medical research and is in the process of determining
her route to that goal.
Roodolph St. Pierre completed his BS in Honors in Biology
in 2011. As a UMLSAMP student at UMass Boston he
received referrals for two internships at the MIT/Harvard
Broad Institute under the tutelage of Dr. Briggs, a Ph.D.
scientist and former Meyerhoff Scholar. Roodolph also
attained an internship at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute
before he graduated and is now a Research Assistant there. He
intends on going to graduate school or medical school in a
year’s time.
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