Alumni

What are your greatest memories of OS? My fondest memory of OS is the camaraderie that developed between and among the students and faculty. For me, the camaraderie was indicative of a supportive environment; one that was challenging yet encouraging. In reflecting back, what are the top three things you have taken away from the […]

What are your greatest memories of OS? I loved working closely with my cohort during the first two years, being involved in OSSI each May, tackling large-scale research projects with the PALM lab, and building relationships with peers and mentors who are now my colleagues and collaborators. In reflecting back, what are the top three […]

Tonya is an NSF-funded Postdoctoral Fellow in the College of Computing and Informatics at UNC Charlotte. Through an intersectional lens, she studies the effects of categorical differences on worker outcomes, diversity and inclusion in STEM education, active learning pedagogies, and organizational change. As an interdisciplinary researcher and teacher, she has presented at conferences across management, […]

What are your greatest memories of OS? The people and the culture! It is a really supportive community and you may have the greatest opportunity to work with scholars from multiple disciplines. Members of the OS group are lovely and helpful. I do not like American food but I really enjoyed and often miss the […]

What are your greatest memories of OS? It would be the group sessions with all the students andfaculty together where we would all share ideas regarding research topics. I heardsuch diverse perspectives on topics I wasn’t very familiar with and began thinkingof things in different ways than what I was used to. In reflecting back, […]