UMass Lowell Profiles

Class of 2024 Vice President Jason McKeon has made the most of every minute at UML.

Kevin Harrington’s love of the French language has translated into transformative academic research and a semester abroad in France.

Through her coursework, business student Kanya Derisme gained the skills and knowledge needed for a career in digital marketing. Through her leadership roles in student organizations, she learned something about herself.

Roberto Rivera combined a B.A. in English literature and Spanish and Italian with a master’s degree in education to become an ESL teacher in the Lawrence schools.

Sarah Elizabeth McDermott is grateful for scholarships that are helping her to graduate debt-free, because in the future she won’t have to say “No” to any opportunities.

An interest in genomics took Caryn McCowan ’11 from researching spiders to working at a canine genetics company.

Kyle Mehan began researching nutrition when trying to heal his own injuries. Now he promotes a plant-based diet.

Rianna Grissom does research on how stereotypes and prejudices affect biracial and multiracial people.