A lifelong learner, Zaidi graduated with a PhD in STEM education after previously earning degrees in areas such as aeronautical engineering, engineering management and international affairs.
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Riaz Zaidi earns 10th college degree, graduates with daughter
A lifelong learner, Zaidi graduated with a PhD in STEM education after previously earning degrees in areas such as aeronautical engineering, engineering management and international affairs.
Riaz Zaidi earns 10th college degree, graduates with daughter
A lifelong learner, Zaidi graduated with a PhD in STEM education after previously earning degrees in areas such as aeronautical engineering, engineering management and international affairs.
Year in review: UMSL sees transformative change during 2024
Look back at some of UMSL Daily’s top stories from the past year.
Education PhD graduate Gabrielle Sewester aims to create more stability in the foster care system
Sewester has identified three key components to successful placements through interviews with foster care parents across Missouri.
Education PhD graduate Gabrielle Sewester aims to create more stability in the foster care system
Sewester has identified three key components to successful placements through interviews with foster care parents across Missouri.
Education PhD graduate Gabrielle Sewester aims to create more stability in the foster care system
Sewester has identified three key components to successful placements through interviews with foster care parents across Missouri.
Recent UMSL graduate Amy Kenny pursues social psychology PhD
During her time at UMSL, Kenny explored her passions, taking part in lab research, creative writing and the University Singers choir.
Recent UMSL graduate Amy Kenny pursues social psychology PhD
During her time at UMSL, Kenny explored her passions, taking part in lab research, creative writing and the University Singers choir.
Recent UMSL graduate Amy Kenny pursues social psychology PhD
During her time at UMSL, Kenny explored her passions, taking part in lab research, creative writing and the University Singers choir.
May graduate Emily Sigmund to enter medical physics PhD program
During her time at UMSL, Sigmund assisted with comet spectroscopy research and interned at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
May graduate Emily Sigmund to enter medical physics PhD program
During her time at UMSL, Sigmund assisted with comet spectroscopy research and interned at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
May graduate Emily Sigmund to enter medical physics PhD program
During her time at UMSL, Sigmund assisted with comet spectroscopy research and interned at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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College of Education doctoral graduates conduct research, find meaning on trip to Kenya
The graduates led professional development workshops on selfcare for educators, collected data on learner-centered teaching and participated in a weekend children’s camp.
College of Education awarded $4 million grant to support postdoctoral fellowship program
The program will focus on embedding the science of learning best practices into daily K-12 instruction and the subsequent impact on educators and students.
John Perez, Carla Jordan and Dan Freet receive UMSL Hero Awards
The award is presented to up to three staff or faculty members each month in recognition of their efforts to transform the lives of UMSL students and the wider community.
Dharmendra Neupane creates big solutions on a nanoscopic scale
Dharmendra Neupane’s PhD research focused on nanoporous gold’s applications in medicine and biotechnology and led to a fellowship at the FDA.
PhD Alieu Sanneh gets a ‘lifeline’ to achieve his dreams at UMSL
Sanneh grew up in The Gambia and decided to change his life through education at a young age. He has now earned an MA and PhD in political science.
PhD graduate Dani Pizzella wants to bring behavior analysis to parents and educators everywhere
Pizzella’s dissertation compared the effectiveness of asynchronous remote training in behavior analysis to traditional, face-to-face training.
Nursing PhD student examines effects of short hospital stays on long-term mobility
In December graduate Lila Moersch’s study, only one interviewee was able to regain mobility lost after a short hospitalization.
Sharonica Hardin-Bartley works to close opportunity gaps at University City schools
Hardin-Bartley earned her PhD in educational leadership and policy studies in 2014 and is in her fifth year as superintendent of the School District of University City.
UMSL kicks off construction on $7 million Nursing Learning Resource and Simulation Center expansion, renovation
The renovation and expansion will allow the College of Nursing to graduate 20 percent more pre-licensure BSN students annually.
US Bank awards scholarships to four UMSL cybersecurity students
Shreya Chand, Timothy Robinson, Bharath Mukka and Jianyu Wang received $2,500 scholarships from U.S. Bank to fund their studies.
Doctoral student Zachary Schwartz is the voice behind folk-rock act The Hollow Ends
Schwartz released his full-length album, “Bears in Mind,” in 2018. His folk-rock songs often draw on themes such as mental health, mortality and relationships.
Gyanpriya Maharaj studies Guyana’s biodiversity, ecology and butterflies
Maharaj collaborates with scientists around the globe to research the behavior of Guyana’s wildlife and forest restoration.
Four May graduates from Department of English heading to PhD programs
Serenity Dougherty, Dora Holland, Devon Pham and Nicole Ramer will focus on comedy and identity, fantasy, digital media and public writing, respectively.
Nursing PhD graduate studies health-care stigma surrounding body art
The road to Lacee Kaufmann’s PhD started with a car crash that paralyzed a friend in their first year of nursing school.
Roxanne ‘Annie’ Vandermause named interim dean of College of Nursing
The Donald L. Ross Endowed Chair for Advancing Nursing Practice comes to the position after five years of progressive responsibility in the College of Nursing.
Snapshot: Nursing graduates honored as they step into their careers
The graduation awards and pinning ceremony recognized the accomplishments of the College of Nursing graduates and welcomed them into the profession.
Alumna Melanie Adams brings UMSL experience to new role as director of Anacostia museum
The College of Education alumna is excited to dive deep into the historic Anacostia neighborhood, which abolitionist Frederick Douglass once called home.
UMSL alumni help set the tone on newly empowered Saint Louis Public Schools board
Susan Jones and newly elected members Tracee Miller and Adam Layne sit on the seven-member board, which regains governance July 1.
Scholarships reward exemplary academic, real-world character education practitioners
Doctoral students Anthony Graham and Kim Starkey earn awards for their scholarly work at UMSL and its practical applications in their schools.
Excellence in Nursing Awards honorees showcase strength of UMSL graduates
St. Louis Magazine selected College of Nursing alumnae Mary Epperson, Margaret Bultas and Pamela Piel for its 2019 awards.
Recent communication grad Amanda Lilly stands out by putting in extra time and effort
The new alumna presented her master’s thesis just days after her father passed away and is continuing on to a PhD program at Purdue University.
Alumna earns What’s Right with the Region honor for work in Normandy schools
Focus St. Louis is recognizing Inda Schaenen and her nonprofit, Project Lab St. Louis, in the Improving Equity and Inclusion category.
Trials pave the path to triumphs for UMSL alumna, employee Jennifer Simms
The two-time alumna and 20-year UMSL employee has always served as an inspiration to her children, especially when times have gotten tough.
Economics alumna leads St. Louis Fed’s award-winning education initiatives
Mary Suiter, economic education officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, cultivated an affinity at UMSL for what would become her life’s work.
Clinical psychology PhD ranked No. 11 by Grad School Hub
The ratings website applauded the program’s low cost to students as well as its specialized research topics, faculty support and hands-on training.
Science education PhD student serves as first-ever African American woman on O’Fallon City Council
Gwen Randolph, a Navy veteran and science content specialist for East St. Louis Schools, was appointed to her historic post in August.
Student nurses call for expanded practice on APRN Advocacy in Action day
The nursing students hope to eliminate “leash laws,” which limit the physical area in which nurse practitioners can provide care.
Fulbright Scholar, UMSL grad, now disease ecologist researches zoonotic pathogens worldwide
Leticia Gutiérrez Jiménez will travel to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, West Africa, Egypt and Jordan this year to take blood samples from bats, rodents and primates.
A sweet deal: Sicilian graduate studies sugar chemistry, lands Monsanto job
Salvatore Pistorio will be a chemist II at Monsanto after recreating sugar molecules at UMSL using chemical synthesis and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography.
Chemistry alumnus shakes up classroom learning environment after unusual academic path
It took Joe Wilson 20 years to get his PhD in chemistry from UMSL due to a big tech detour, but his journey is paying off as a professor.
Psychology PhD student gets published in 2 scholar journals
Those outside the academic world aren’t always aware of the importance of publishing, but suffice to say that, for a graduate student hoping to land a tenure-track position at the university level, having articles accepted for publication is a very big deal. So imagine the excitement of Lauren Salminen, a second year doctoral student in behavioral neuroscience, when last month she had two articles accepted for publication on the same day.
UMSL graduate overcomes disease to earn PhD
Like many students, Nicole White studied long hours and got by on only a few hours of sleep each night. So in 2004,...
Recent chemistry grad rocks out on weekends
A quick glance at Laurel Mydock in her white lab coat and you might not guess she plays guitar in a garage band on the...
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