WiSE Student Ambassadors

UB women in science and engineering student ambassadors pose with the UB horns up hand gesture.

Our WiSE Student Ambassadors are here to answer your questions about the WiSE program, getting involved on campus, and their respective STEM majors. 

Contact an Ambassador

Reach out to any of our ambassadors with questions you may have about life at UB, your major, living in Buffalo, and more. Click on each student's name below to learn more about our ambassadors.

  • Teagan Allart
    10/11/23
    Major: Chemical Engineering
    Year: Senior
    Hometown: Pittsford, NY
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Leadership Roles and Activities: President of AlChE, SEAS Ambassador, Swim Club
    Other: Undergraduate researcher, Honors College member
  • Arielle Arbel
    10/11/23
    Major: Biochemistry, Minors in Psychology and Society, Medicine, and Health
    Year: Sophomore
    Hometown: New City, NY
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Leadership Roles and Activities: Communications Chair for the Women's Healthcare and Wellness Association Club (WHWA)
    Other: Undergraduate researcher, TA

    Contact Arielle
  • Elise Dougherty
    10/11/23
    Major: Chemical Engineering
    Year: Senior
    Hometown: Liverpool, NY
    Pronouns: She/Her

    Contact Elise
  • Jasmine Epps
    10/11/23
    Major: Biomedical Engineering
    Year: Senior
    Hometown: Long Island, NY
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Leadership Roles and Activities: Secretary of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), WISE STEM Outreach Mentor
    Other: Undergraduate researcher, RA

    Contact Jasmine
  • Nina Gomez
    10/11/23
    Major: Industrial Engineering and Sociology
    Year: Senior
    Hometown: Wappingers Falls, NY
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Leadership Roles and Activities: Program evaluation intern, senior thesis in operations research, involvement in JEDI initiatives, SEAS peer mentor, dean's office student assistant

    Contact Nina
  • Vaishali Gupta
    10/11/23
    Major: Biological Sciences, Cognitive Sciences
    Year: Senior
    Hometown: Albany, NY
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Other: Undergraduate researcher, TA, RA

    Contact Vaishali
  • Hope Johnson
    10/11/23
    Major: Mathematics
    Year: Junior
    Hometown: Syracuse, NY
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Leadership Roles and Activities: Alpha Kappa Chi member
    Other: First generation college student

    Contact Hope
  • Kay Kennedy
    10/11/23
    Major: Environmental Geosciences
    Year: Senior
    Hometown: Wheatfield, NY
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Other: Subsequent degree student, Undergraduate researcher

    Contact Kay
  • Kaly Lin
    10/11/23
    Major: Biological Sciences
    Year: Junior
    Hometown: Buffalo, NY
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Leadership Roles and Activities: President of the Multicultural Club, President of the Creative Arts Club, Secretary of the Undergraduate Society of Bioethics and Medicine, member of the Organization of Arab Students, member of the Pre-Physician Student Association
    Other: First generation college student

    Contact Kaly
  • Brianna Mateus
    10/11/23
    Major: Civil Engineering
    Year: Sophomore
    Hometown:     New Rochelle, NY
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Leadership Roles and Activities: EAS199 Student Leader, Sub-board for Engineers for a Sustainable World 
    Other: Undergraduate researcher

    Contact Brianna
  • Catherine O'Brien
    10/11/23
    Major: Mechanical Engineering
    Year: Junior
    Hometown: Poughkeepsie, NY
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Leadership Roles and Activities: EAS199 Student Leader, FRN volunteer, project management intern
    Other: First generation college student

    Contact Catherine
  • Dhruvi Patel
    10/11/23
    Major: Biological Sciences
    Year: Graduate
    Hometown: Syracuse, NY
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Leadership Roles and Activities: Pinky Swear Club
    Other: First generation college student, transfer student, TA

    Contact Dhruvi
  • Holliday Sims
    10/11/23
    Major: Computer Science
    Year: Senior
    Hometown:     Albany, NY
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Other: Undergraduate researcher, RA

    Contact Holliday
  • Tam Vu
    10/11/23
    Major: Computer Engineering
    Year: Senior
    Hometown: Walden, NY
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Other: Undergraduate researcher

    Contact Tam
  • Tais Williams
    10/11/23
    Major: Public Health
    Year: Senior
    Hometown: Coram, NY
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Leadership Roles and Activities: Alpha Kappa Chi member
    Other: Undergraduate researcher

    Contact Tais

Don't see your academic major of interest here?

Contact us at ubwise@buffalo.edu. The WiSE Program Director is happy to connect you with a WiSE member in your major of interest.