UMass Amherst now provides free COVID-19 tests for local community members. Tests will be offered by appointment only at the Mullins Center. For more information, go to www.umass.edu/coronavirus/communitycovidtest.
UMass Amherst has announced its Spring 2021 operating plan, inviting additional students to return to campus to advance their studies. The plan prioritizes public health and safety, including expansion of the university’s successful COVID-19 testing program. For more information, go to www.umass.edu/spring.
Jennifer McDermott
Director of Diversity and Inclusion for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
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Jennifer (Jen) McDermott works with Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars and collaborates with the Assistant Dean for Inclusion and Engagement in the Graduate School to promote the CNS vision for diversity and inclusion. As a professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at UMass Amherst, Dr. McDermott's research bridges developmental, cognitive, and affective neuroscience. She uses this combined perspective to explore individual differences and the role of early experience in relation to cognitive development and social outcomes.
