June 06, 2024 by Teamrat A Ghezzehei
Let’s BRAAG about Jalynn
A NASA ACRES Blog Post by Basia Skudrzyk
Jalynn Greer, a student at Kentucky State University (KSU), shared her recent academic journey from nursing to agriculture with Basia Skudrzyk, NASA Acres program coordinator, and her life-changing experience with the BRAAG program (Boosting Representation of African Americans in Geoscience) at University of California - Merced (UC Merced). The BRAAG program is led by Dr. Teamrat Ghezzehei, a professor at UC Merced in the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences and one of NASA Acres’ principal investigators.
Creating spaces of belonging within research programs like BRAAG is essential. When students feel included and valued, they are more likely to engage and contribute their unique insights and ideas fully….
