Programming Catalog

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

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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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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

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Title: Writing a Winning Personal Statement

Date: Summer 2024

Speakers: Dr. Patricia Ordóñez

Session Length: 1 hr 10 min 8 sec

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