The Jacobs School Graduate Student Ambassador Program

Our Graduate Student Ambassadors are a group of doctoral and masters students who assist in mentoring current students, recruiting new students and answering questions from prospective students.

  • Event and Recruitment Team: participate in recruitment activities and events, such as PPBS Interview Days and Orientation
  • Mentor Team: provides peer support to current and incoming graduate students by helping them navigate graduate school

How do I apply?

A call for applications will be sent via email during the open application time.
  • Returning Students: Applications will open in the summer.
  • First-Year Students: Applications will open in late fall.

Event and Recruitment Team Leaders

Samantha Schwarz.

Doctoral candidate, Neuroscience

Karissa Garbarini.

Doctoral candidate, Neuroscience

Anagha Betadpur.

Doctoral candidate, Microbiology & Immunology

Joseph McCarron.

Doctoral candidate, Biochemistry

Mentor Team Leaders

Christy Angeliu.

Doctoral candidate, Neuroscience

Emily Hudson.

Doctoral candidate, Physiology & Biophysics

Faye Raymond.

Doctoral candidate, Neuroscience

Julia Hoyser.

Doctoral candidate, Microbiology & Immunology

Questions about the Ambassador Program?

Brittany Sandor.

Brittany Sandor

Assistant Director, Communications

Office of Biomedical Education

955 Main Street, Room 6130, Buffalo, NY 14203

Phone: (716) 829-3695

Email: bsmetank@buffalo.edu