Certificate Students

Student Spotlight: Maya Hale

Maya Hale is a graduate student in the Biomedical Graduate Studies program. Since starting her thesis work with Dr. Greg J. Bashaw, Maya has volunteered with the DrosoPHILA science outreach program run through the lab. Prior to starting the certificate program, Maya spent three years working in the IDEAL research office, where she was the Lead Fellow for the Penn Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PennPREP). In addition to continued help with programming for the DSRB Anti-Racism Committee, Maya also works with Dr. Lori Flanagan-Cato in her academically based community service course (ABCS), Everyday Psychology. Maya presented her Community-Engaged STEM capstone project in Spring 2025, after working with Drs. Jamie Shuda and Greg J. Bashaw to understand the impact of STEM educational outreach on volunteers and the partnering educators.