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Graduate Student Q&A: Annabelle Tierney
We pulled aside Annabelle Tierney to discuss her thesis research addressing plastic pollution in the marine environment. Annabelle is a third-year graduate student in marine biology from Australia with aspirations of going into conservation work. Q) Can you tell me about your research? Annabelle: For my thesis research I am analyzing the distribution and…
A Day with a RA – Raven Ferguson
This week on A Day with a GA we caught up with Raven Ferguson. Raven is a second year Marine Biology student and is the Research Assistant for the NOAA NCCOS Ecotoxicology Branch at Hollings Marine Lab. We loved learning more about what Raven does as a Research Assistant!! Name: Raven Ferguson Hometown: Monticello,…
A Day with a GA – Alec Maruki
This week on A Day with a GA we caught up with Alec Maruki, a second year student in the Master of Public Administration program. Alec is the GA for the Office of Institutional Diversity. Name: Alec Maruki Hometown: Winston-Salem, North Carolina Graduate Program/Year: I’m in my second year of my Master of Public Administration program…
A Day with a GA – Brooke Hammons
This week on A Day with a GA we caught up with Brooke Hammons, a second year student in the Child Life Program. Brooke is the graduate assistant in the Teacher Education Department. Name: Brooke Hammons Hometown: Louisville, KY Graduate Program/Year: MS in Child Life second year! Previous Education (Undergrad and/or Grad): I received my…
A Day with a GA – Annie Grimes
This week on A Day with a GA we caught up with Annie Grimes, a student in the M.F.A.Creative Writing program. Annie is the Graduate Residence Hall Director in the Department of Residence Life. Name: Annie Grimes Hometown: Conway, Arkansas Graduate Program/Year: MFA Fiction Writing Program—2024 Previous Education (Undergrad and/or Grad): B.A. in Creative…
Research Strategies for Graduate Students: Guides and Helpful Contacts
The Graduate School is teaming up with Jannette Finch, a Librarian at Addlestone Library to bring helpful research tips and resources to graduate students. Jannette is available to assist you with your research questions and kindly provided these resources for us to share. There are tutorials about research strategies and bibliographic managers in the Research…
A Day with a GA – Abby Giordano
Abby Giordano is the GA for our series A Day with a GA this week! Abby is a second year student in the M.A. English program. She works in the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards. What does she do on the job? Keep reading to find out! Name: Abby Giordano Hometown: New Orleans, LA…
A Day with A GA – Kit Kelly
As we continue our A Day with a GA series, we caught up with Kit Kelly, a second year in the concurrent Master of Environmental and Sustainability Studies and Master of Public Administration(MPA) program. Kit is a graduate assistant for the MPA Community Assistance Program (CAP) we enjoyed learning more about what she does in…
A Day with a GA
We wanted to start a new blog series called A Day with a GA! In this series we wanted to catch up with some of the Graduate Assistants around campus and see what they do during their day at work. This week we caught up with our own GA, Allegra! Name: Allegra Deley Hometown: Mineral…