After working for several years, Micheline decided to pursue a Master's degree in climate, land use, and ecosystem services in France at the Université de Paris-Saclay and AgroParisTech. She completed her internship with the French National Institute of Agricultural Research. Her research focused on how climate change impacts agriculture, specifically European wild fruit trees, using species distribution modelling.
Read MoreVolunteering at the island's animal welfare presented her with her first infectious disease case, a rare form of neurological, canine distemper. She became fascinated by diseases. However the idea of infectious diseases fell by the wayside when she moved to Atlanta, GA for a B.S. in Neuroscience at Agnes Scott College.
Read MoreHe graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry with honors from the University of Massachusetts Boston in 2011. From there, Roodolph worked as a research technician at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Dr. James Bradner’s lab. He is currently a graduate student in the Chemical Biology Program at Harvard University finishing his doctorate studies under Dr. Cigall Kadoch.
Read MoreHer goal is to become a Clinical Neuropsychologist. Brittany has had the opportunity to work with Clinical neuropsychologists on brain injury and memory research in London.
Read MoreHer passion for physics motivated her to first obtain a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering as a plan B. By the time she completed the first semester of the mechanical engineering program at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), she decided to pursue a career in engineering instead of medicine.
Read MoreHe has a Bachelor’s in Geology from the University of the West Indies – Mona campus in Jamaica and a Master’s of Structural Geology with Geophysics from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom.
Read MoreCiaran is an alumnus of the University of the Virgin Islands where he attained a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry with summa cum laude honours. He then went on to study for a Master of Science degree in Forensic Science at the Virginia Commonwealth University.
Read MoreRose dreamt of the cosmos for as long as she could remember, and so through rebellious pursuit she is now navigating the world of STEM. .
Read MoreHe was born and raised in Nassau and is pursuing a Dual Degree in Computer Science and Engineering at Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas. As a tech enthusiast, student advocate, and global citizen he's found his passion in researching, developing, and utilizing technology for economic development, particularly through education.
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From St. Kitts and Nevis! Meet Daricia Wilkinson. She has always considered how technology impacts people which made choosing the Human Centered Computing PhD program at Clemson an easy choice. She has been awarded the Facebook Fellow 2019 and the Google Women’s techmaker scholar 2019!
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Leah's passion and drive have provided her with the opportunity to participate in several conferences such as the URISA Caribbean Disaster Management Conference, Conference of Youth on Climate change, Peru and Ocean School Training in Costa Rica. She was also one of three national advisors to the Caribbean Youth Environmental Network (CYEN) and is a member of Trinidad and Tobago Eco Divers and Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists Clubs. Leah is truly passionate about environmental conservation work and is an avid advocate for the environment.
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From Jamaica! Meet Dr. Naima Stennett who received her Bachelor's degree in Biology with a minor in chemistry at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) on a full volleyball scholarship while playing for Jamaica National Volleyball Team. She went on to earn her Master's degree at NCCU before entering into medical school. She earned her medical degree from East Carolina University, North Carolina 2017. Upon graduating she was awarded the North Carolina Minority Medical award.
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In the future, he would like to become a computer scientist, phlebotomist, writer, and motivational speaker. He says he is proud to be a part of STEMGuyana and encourages young people to start or join a STEM club in their community. Feel free to contact STEMGuyana (stemguyana@gmail.com) if you need assistance on how to do this.
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Her career path has allowed her exposure as a manufacturing/industrial engineer at Ford Motor Company for 4.5 years and more recent Sr. Lead Project Manager at Delta Airlines. Her ultimate goal is to use her knowledge and experience to give back to the education system in the Virgin Islands and to encourage females in engineering to continue to strive and break barriers.
Read MoreFrom Barbados, Meet Shawn Hercules! He is currently a Biology Ph.D. candidate at McMaster University under the supervision of Dr. Juliet Daniel in Hamilton, Canada.
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From St Lucia! Meet Taton David! He is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics and Physics at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill campus. Mr. David has enjoyed studying science, with Physics being his favorite, since the age of 10. Upon entering the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College (SALCC), he participated in the St. Lucia National Science Fair in 2015 with a project titled “Heat to Energy”. He was very successful as the project won him first place in every category he participated in, most notably receiving awards for “Best Overall Project” and “Best Innovation”.
Read MoreHe’s currently in his 2nd year of a Master’s program in biological science at McMaster University, Canada and will be pursuing his PhD within the same discipline. His research focuses on the potential of the protein, MANF, to be a protective tool in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease.
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Asha is driven by her belief that one of the best ways to solve global problems is to put technology into the hands of those who are directly affected. In 2016, Asha Co-founded STEMGuyana, a non-profit organization that teaches robotics, scratch programming, and app development to youth across the country of Guyana. STEMGuyana has over 60 locations and has recently been crowned the fastest growing STEM program in the Caribbean.
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Attabey has a Spanish science blog, En Arroz y Habichuelas, where she writes about science for the general public! Besides the lab, she also enjoys making/editing Wikipedia pages for women in STEM.
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Crachad Laing is the co-founder of STEMGroup , the nonprofit Project Limestone and Head of Math and Sciences at Windsor School, Albany. He is an Educational Technology fellow at Columbia University and a published STEM education researcher.
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