PhD Student Organization

Please check back for updates on the Nursing PhD Student Organization (known as GROAN) and planning for the Nursing PhD student-led annual UMass Amherst Nursing PhD Symposium.

Co-Chairs for the upcoming 2022 UMass Amherst Nursing PhD Symposium are:

• Tegemea Mwalingo

• Emily Lugdon

If you are a current student, please click here to access the UMass Amherst Nursing PhD students internal website

*Please note this internal website is currently under construction & only viewable by persons who have been added as editors. If you are interested in helping to maintain the PhD student internal webpage, please contact R.Walker@Umass.edu.

Additional Graduate Student organizations at UMASS Amherst include:

• Graduate Students of Color Association (GSCA) aims to build a sense of community among graduate students of color at UMass Amherst, through professional development workshops, peer mentoring and social networking.

• The First Generation Initiative works to provide a social network and mentoring between graduate students and faculty who identify as the first in their immediate family to attain a four-year college degree.

• Graduate Women in STEM is dedicated to the advancement of women in science and engineering through outreach, mentoring and professional development initiatives.

• LGBTQ+ Grad Student Support Group is a biweekly group that is peer led and facilitated, and focuses on building community among LGBTQ+ graduate students.