SASAMANI INTERN IS FEATURED ON AN ONLINE MAGAZINE- CONGRATULATIONS, FRANCEINE!

Team Sasamani is incredibly proud of our former intern, Franceine Welcome! Franceine is a current senior at Connecticut College studying Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology and Africana Studies. This month she was recognized through a national online magazine, Her Campus, which highlights women in college campuses across the country. Franceine interned with Sasamani last summer, June of 2018, and spent nearly two months teaching chemistry and biology labs in secondary schools located in Bagamoyo, Tanzania.

In her interview, Franceine explains that her experience teaching in Bagamoyo taught her the importance of diversity and representation in education. Her internship experience was transformative in that it allowed her to see that being a scientist communicates to other black girls that it is possible for them to pursue STEM fields. Franceine believes in the importance of faculty diversity in higher education, especially at predominantly white institutions. Her college career has been shaped by supportive faculty and seeing women of color in academia who wanted to see her thrive and whom she can relate to.

Franceine's hard work and dedication in STEM has earned her acceptance to 3 Ph.D. programs. This fall she will be attending Stony Brook University where she will receive her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Structural Biology. Team Sasamani is extremely proud of Franceine and rooting for her every step of the way."

To read her full interview​,​ click here. ​

Source:https://www.hercampus.com/school/conn-coll/senior-spotlight-francei