Greetings! In my role as Assistant Dean for Diversity Initiatives in the Natural Sciences, I support graduate students from the 13 departments within the division. I am here to assist you support through mentorship, advising, and professional development. I also organize activities to enable your engagement with each other.
What is my background? My journey as a researcher started when I was a Biology major at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. Through the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Program, I discovered my passion and talents for research. I continued to develop my research skills through a postbaccalaureate program at the National Cancer Institute in Maryland and later as a graduate student in Genetics and Molecular Biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before joining Princeton, I completed two postdoctoral fellowships which led to an Assistant Research Professor position at the School of Pharmacy at Washington State University.
I am here to help you find your voice, develop your professional skills and work towards a successful career in science. I look forward to assisting you.
Areas of responsibility:
- Recruitment and retention of diverse student populations
- Creation and maintenance of student enhancement and retention programs within the natural sciences
- Mentorship and student advising