The USM LSAMP was terminated by the National Science Foundation in May 2025. Since 2018, USM LSAMP has hosted various professional development and graduate school preparation seminars. On this page, the UMBC community will have access to sessions recorded between 2020 and 2024.
Session Themes:
- Academic & Professional Development Seminars
- Graduate School Seminars
- Graduate School Application and Fellowship Workshops
Academic & Professional Development Seminars:
Title: Academic Success in Your First Year
Date: Spring 2020
Speakers: Dr. Delana Gregg and Dr, Jared Young
Session Length: 45 min 36 sec
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Title: I Can and I Will
Date: Spring 2020
Speakers: Dr. Daniel Jean
Session Length: 45 min 53 sec
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Title: Time Management Strategies
Date: Spring 2020
Speakers: Dr. Marquita Qualls
Session Length: 48 min 19 sec
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Title: Strategies to Strengthen Your STEM Resume
Date: Summer 2020
Speakers: Veronica Perrigan and Tytan Taliaferro
Session Length: 1 hr 18 min 17 sec
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Title: STEM Workforce Pathways
Date: Summer 2020
Speakers: Dr. Annica Wayman; Dr. Sharon Kennedy; Dr. Nicole Vaughn; Dr. Maria Sanchez
Session Length: 2 hr 43 min
Session Recording
Title: Pursuing Purpose
Date: Winter 2022
Speakers: Dr. Tony Awojoodu
Session Length: 50 min 9 sec
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Title: STEM Workforce Pathways
Date: Summer 2023
Speakers: Dr. Bethany King Wilkes, April Augustine, Dr. Ozell Sanders, Dr. Carlos Romero-Talamas, Dr. Foad Hamidi, Dr, Michelle Starz-Gaiano, and Dr. Jeremy Brown
Session Length: 2 hr 1 min 51 sec
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Title: Financial Wellness
Date: Summer 2024
Speakers: Jay Savoy
Session Length: 1 hr 58 min 24 sec
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Title: Presenting Research Effectively
Date: Summer 2024
Speakers: Dr. Janerra Allen
Session Length: 2 hr 10 sec
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Graduate School Seminars:
Title: University of Central Florida
Date: Summer 2020
Speakers: Dr. Ali Gordon
Session Length: 37 min 39 sec
Session Length: 1 hr 3 min 10 sec
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Session Recording Pt. 2
Title: University of Maryland, Eastern Shore and Towson University
Date: Summer 2020
Speakers: Dr. Lakeisha Harris and Trudymae Agboka
Session Length: 44 min 28 sec
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Title: Virginia Commonwealth University
Date: Summer 2020
Speakers: Dr. Gregory Triplett
Session Length: 2 hr 4 min 43 sec
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Title: University of Maryland, Baltimore, UMSOM, and University of Texas, Austin
Date: Summer 2023
Speakers: Dr. Erin Golembewski, Dr. Sharron Graves, and Dr. Tyrone Porter
Session Length: 1 hr 54 min 13 sec
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Title: Purdue University and Princeton University
Date: Summer 2023
Speakers: Dr. Jacquelyn McDermott and Dr. Nova Smith
Session Length: 2 hr 3 min 55 sec
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Title: University of Pennsylvania and University of California, Davis
Date: Summer 2023
Speakers: Dr. Vanessa Gonzalez-Perez and Dr. Jose Ballesteros
Session Length: 1 hr 58 min
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Title: University of Maryland, Baltimore, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, STAR-PREP
Date: Summer 2024
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Session Length: 1 hr 53 min 45 sec
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Title: The Ohio State University, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Johns Hopkins University
Date: Summer 2024
Speakers: Dr. La’Tonia Stiner-Jones Dr. Damani Piggott, and Dr. Darlene Saporu
Session Length: 1 hr 54 min 24 sec
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Title: MIT and University of Pennsylvania
Date: Summer 2024
Speakers: Dr. Noelle Wakefield, Dr. Vanessa Gonzalez-Perez, and Dr. Ashley Wallace
Session Length: 1 hr 53 min 26 sec
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Title: University of Michigan and Georgia Institute of Technology
Date: Summer 2024
Speakers: Dr. Cherie Dotson and Dr. Jacquelyn Strickland
Session Length: 2 hr 5 min 23 sec
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Title: Carnegie Mellon University and University of Virginia
Date: Summer 2024
Speakers: Dr. Alaine Allen and Dr. Meara Habashi
Session Length: 1 hr 51 min 26 sec
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Title: Purdue University
Date: Summer 2024
Speakers: Dr. Jacquelyn McDermott
Session Length: 58 hr 09 sec
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Graduate School Application and Fellowship Workshops:
Title: Fulbright Fellowship & International Experiences for STEM majors
Date: Summer 2020
Speakers: Dr. Brian Souders and Dr. Shakira Hobbs
Session Length: 1 hr 45 min 12 sec
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Title: NSF GRFP and GEM Fellowship
Date: Summer 2020
Speakers: Dr. Francis Duvinage and Dr. Bruce Lindvall
Session Length: 1 hr 26 min 23 sec
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Title: NSF GRFP and Graduate School Personal Statements
Date: Fall 2024
Speakers: Dr. Michael Westrate
Session Length: 4 hr 56 sec
Session Recording
Title: Writing a Winning Personal Statement
Date: Summer 2024
Speakers: Dr. Patricia Ordóñez
Session Length: 1 hr 10 min 8 sec