Kimberly Bennett
Department: Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST)
Degree Objective:
Doctor of Philosophy, (PhD)
Undergraduate Institution(s):
University of California, Riverside
Hometown:
Mojave Desert
First-generation/Low-income graduate experience, off-campus housing, moving from West to East coast, fellowships (NSF GRFP, Ford Foundation, HHMI Gilliam, etc), MIT UCEM/PEM program, HST PhD program, translational research, mentoring, women in STEM, Latinx in STEM, first-gen Mexican-American identity, moving from a rural/small town, co-advisors, grad student life, work-life balance, DEI advocacy
Graduate Student Groups/Organizations
LatinX Graduate Student Association (LGSA),
University Center for Exemplary Mentoring (UCEM)
Graduate First-Generation and/or Low-Income at MIT (GFLI@MIT)
Get in touch with Kimberly!
- kbenn@mit.edu
- Department Page
- Twitter/X: @KimRoseBennett
- Kimberly Rose Bennett awarded HHMI Gilliam Fellowship
- Reframing the first-generation academic experience