Alumni Reflections
Berto Solis
Research Analyst
“Being a research associate and not having an advanced degree put me at a disadvantage. I knew I needed to have additional training. MaSS filled that gap, helped me take my research skills to the next level, and taught me to apply those skills in my career.”
Ashley Williams
Policy Analyst
“I really liked that MaSS was interdisciplinary because I felt that my worldview was informed by multiple perspectives, and being part of a program that conceptualizes research from multiple perspectives was a great match.”
Sergio Guedes Reis
Ph.D. student, Political Science
“As an international student, I learned how to think in a way that researchers in the US think. I basically learned how to write in English- in a concise, objective, and structured way.”
Jill Giardino
Research Manager
“The qualitative research methods class had us do small group projects and gave us hands-on experience. I had no idea how pertinent qualitative methods would be to my job, but these skills have fed right in to what I’m doing today.”
Monica Lee
Research Analyst
“What I found in the MaSS program is that I really love doing data analysis. It was pretty clear to me when I graduated that I would try to find a vocational application.”
Chloe Bergsma-Safar
Research Manager
“I pursued the MaSS degree to gain hard and marketable skills, learn software and methodologies for research to assist me in making a career change.”
Natalie Onken
Research Analyst
“We did a lot of writing at MaSS- I am now held to very high writing standards at work and I feel comfortable in that environment because of how much I was writing and held to those same standards in the MaSS program.”