Janerra Allen, EE PhD student, in UMBC Magazine
Her brain imaging research helps understand brain functions
Allen (far left) celebrates with UMBC colleagues as UMBC President Valerie Sheares Ashby accepts the 2022 Technologist of the Year award at the Women of Color STEM DTX Conference.
The latest issue of UMBC Magazine features CSEE Ph.D. student Janerra Allen who is working with Professor Fow-Sen Choa on advancing and applying brain imaging research. Janerra is a first-generation college student from Brooklyn, a student leader, and a Meyerhoff Graduate Fellow.
She recently presented research results on analyzing how different regions of the brain are engaged and if they are working together at the SPIE conference on Defense and Commercial Sensing.
In addition to her academic studies and research, Janerra is an active student leader. She is the president of the Black Graduate Student Organization (BGSO), GSA Senator for the College of Engineering and Information Technology, and serves on the tenure track search committee for the CSEE Department.
You can read the full interview with Janerra Allen in the Fall UMBC Magazine here.
Posted: November 10, 2022, 11:09 AM