top of page
about me icon.png

About Me

I am a newly minted PhD in Biology: Data Science, working with a team at Portland State to analyze outcomes of the BUILD EXITO undergraduate research training program. We want to find the most effective methods of increasing underrepresented student retention in STEM majors.

IMG_0169_edited.png

Education

 

2024

 

Ph.D.
Data Science: Biology

University of Washington

 

2019

 

Candidate in Philosophy
Biology

University of Washington

 

2017

 

B.S.
Organismal Biology


Portland State University

Teaching & Outreach

2024-Present

Mentor for Speak Out Sisterhood, which provides internships for women in STEM.

2018-2023
Lesson planner and tutor for UW Science explorers, a program that brings after-school science lessons to underserved schools in the Seattle area.

2018-2022
Teaching assistant for 100, 200, and 300-level courses in the biology department at the University of Washington. Primary topics: ecology, evolution, and statistics.

©2025 by Jazzmine Waugh

bottom of page