Kass is a Graduate Research Assistant in Dr. Nancy Ruzycki’s lab. Previously, they worked as a science teacher at a Title I school in Homestead, Florida and as an adjunct professor of Microbiology at a Hispanic-serving community college in Miami, Florida. They are currently exploring perceptions of mentorship within undergraduate STEM student organizations & near peer mentorship between undergraduate student mentors & K-12 student mentees in the context of educational out-of-school time (OST) STEM programs.

Visit their website to learn more: https://KassSTEM.github.io/