Shevaughn Holness ’23 Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for Genetics Study at Brown

Shevaughn Holness ’23 is the recipient of funding from the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program to continue her work on population genetics at Brown University, where she is studying for a doctorate. Holness, who earned her Smith degree in biological sciences, is working on projects aimed at predicting how genetically disposed one may be to particular traits, and how historical events in the U.S. have shaped the population structure of specific communities.