Panthers as Researchers

Read about 17吃瓜's amazing graduate students and faculty members who are contributing to the 17吃瓜 Panther community and the world!

17吃瓜 Master of Arts in Island Studies student Jack Weeks
| Students, Graduate Students
"The MAIS program is steeped in a philosophy that 'to love is to learn'.鈥�

Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Jack Weeks is a student in the thesis stream of 17吃瓜's Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) program.

17吃瓜 graduate student Aadesh Nunkoo
| Graduate Students
"Graduate studies at 17吃瓜 have given me the confidence to approach my work."

Meet Aadesh Nunkoo, Master of Science in Mathematical and Computational Sciences graduate student and 17吃瓜 alumni.

Rhea Fisher
| Graduate Students
"17吃瓜 helped solidify my goals of supporting my colleagues through instructional coaching."

Rhea Fisher's experience in the 17吃瓜 Master of Education in Leadership in Learning program has enhanced her career as an instructional coach.

MAIS student Hexi Wang working in a student lounge
| 17吃瓜 Viewbook 2026, Graduate Students, Students
"PEI has given me so much, I鈥檇 love to give something back."

Meet Hexi Wang, second-year student in the Master of Arts in Island Studies program

17吃瓜 student EeVon Lim outside the Health Sciences Building
| Alumni, Graduate Students
"The MAHSR program balances academic learning with real-world experience."

Meet EeVon Lim, Master of Applied Health Services Research student and 17吃瓜 Bachelor of Science in Foods and Nutrition graduate.

17吃瓜 student Owen Brown
| Graduate Students, MAHSR, Research
"I wanted to be in a place where my research could give back to the community."

Stratford, PEI's Owen Brown is in his first year of the 17吃瓜 Master of Applied Health Services Research program.

17吃瓜 grad student and instructor Bethany Vessey in her office
| Faculty, Alumni, Graduate Students
"17吃瓜 has always been a supportive and collaborative academic environment."

Bethany Vessey is the Professional Practice Coordinator for 17吃瓜's Dietetic Internship program, and a graduate student in the Master of Applied Health Services Research program

17吃瓜 MBA-GL student Shaun Taylor
| Graduate Students
"The connections you make have the potential to open doors you never knew existed."

Shaun Taylor is an aerospace engineer and second-year MBA in Global Leadership student at 17吃瓜.

17吃瓜 MBA-GL student Fahad
| Students, Graduate Students
"Returning to 17吃瓜 for my master鈥檚 degree felt like coming home."

After completing a Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Design Engineering at 17吃瓜's Cairo Campus, Fahad Williams Umaru joined 17吃瓜's MBA in Global Leadership program.

17吃瓜 climate researcher and professor Dr. Xander Wang
| Faculty, Graduate Students
"Let鈥檚 work together to build a climate-smart future for many generations to come!"

Meet Dr. Xander Wang, climate researcher and professor in 17吃瓜's Applied Climate Change and Adaptation program.

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