Hooded: A Black Girl’s Guide to the Ph.D. – Thurs. April 7, 6 p.m.
Malika Grayson, Ph.D.
Thurs. April 7 6 p.m.
Science Commons, Science Complex
The Hill-Lopes Scholars Program and the Jess and Mildred Fisher College of Science & Mathematics present Malika Grayson, Ph.D., as she shares her “ABCs of STEM Success” and speaks about her book Hooded: A Black Girl’s Guide to the Ph.D.
Grayson is the founder of STEMinist Empowered —an organization focused on the empowerment of women of color who pursue graduate degrees through consultancy and mentorship. The book Hooded: A Black Girl’s Guide to the Ph.D. offers an account of Grayson’s experience as a doctoral candidate in mechanical engineering.
Her passion for increasing the number of women who graduate through the STEM pipeline motivated her to create ASPIRE STEM, which focuses on providing financial assistance to young women from high school and secondary school who aspire to pursue STEM at the university level. In 2021, Grayson awarded the inaugural scholarship to three young women from Trinidad.
Currently, Grayson is a program manager at Northrop Grumman Corporation in the IT organization. Her industry experience includes systems engineering, software development, R&D portfolio management, IT management and strategy. Grayson’s work in STEM has led to her to be named one of Trinidad and Tobago’s 40 Under 40 Youth Influencers by the country’s Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs.
If you have any questions or require special accommodations, please contact the Hill-Lopes Scholars Program at 410-704-2275 or hill-lopes@towson.edu.
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This post was written by Charles, Amanda G.