Chrystal Chern

Job title: 
Program Strategist, Research Mentorship and Student Impact
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Chrystal (she/they) is an academic and researcher who is passionate about establishing equitable access to STEM higher education.  Her role as a Future of Higher Education (FHE) Postdoctoral Fellow with Berkeley Discovery is centered on providing meaningful entrepreneurial and research experiences to undergraduate students.  In parallel with her research work in vibration-based structural health monitoring, Chrystal is studying the best practices for building community and student self-confidence in STEM academia, through the mechanisms of mentorship and pedagogy.