Sharon Jansa

Professor Sharon Jansa’s contributions to graduate education are multifaceted. In her eight-year role as Director of Graduate Admissions, Dr. Jansa has made substantial, evidence-based structural changes to graduate recruitment that have increased the diversity of the program. As a graduate mentor, she trains students as independent scientists, connecting them to a range of career paths; she is so appreciated by past students, that a new species of opossum was named in her honor.