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20 People to Know in Engineering: Sossena Wood Featured in Pittsburgh Business Times
February 16, 2022
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Sossena Wood, Ph.D., 175th Pitt Engineering Oral History, “Who am I in this space?”
November 2021
Class of 2011 (B.S.) and 2018 (PhD), Bioengineering
“Who am I in this space?”
Born in Washington, D.C. in 1988, Sossena Wood came to Pitt to run track and study engineering. As an undergraduate, she was Chapter President of the University of Pittsburgh’s National Society of Black Engineers, and she became heavily involved in the Society’s national arm as a graduate student. She credits her involvement with Pitt Engineering’s EXCEL Program for inspiring her to attend graduate school. After completing her PhD, Wood joined Carnegie Mellon University as a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Engineering. #storytelling
August 23, 2021
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#BlackInNeuroWeek2021: Keynote - Dr. Sossena Wood
July 27, 2021
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Navigating Through The STEAM ft Sossena Wood | EP3d
July 23, 2021
Dr. Sossena Wood (@sossena24) joins Full STEAM Ahead and dives into her research that covers neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's, sickle cell, and schizophrenia. She also discusses serving as the national chairperson for the National Society of Black Engineers and often being the only black woman in the room...
https://youtu.be/FtGP_FdFCsI
Engineering Change Podcast Feat: Dr. Sossena Wood
June 3, 2020
Episode 2: Making Community with Dr. Sossena Wood
In this episode, Dr. Sossena Wood and I discuss her experiences in not just finding, but making community in her undergraduate and graduate programs, and how this often extends beyond the campus. We also talk about the importance of inclusion in engineering research and how diverse perspectives improved neuroimaging solutions in her research lab.
Researcher, advocate: Sossena Wood promotes diversity in engineering
March 6, 2019
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Discovering You: Sossena Wood | NBC Learn
March 18, 2019
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3D printed head helps University of Pittsburgh improve MRI ...
September 28, 2018
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July 2018
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12,000 black engineers are in Pittsburgh to create diversity in technical careers
March 23, 2018
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'Ignored Potential': Report Urges Schools to Encourage African-American Girls to Pursue Engineering
March 30, 2017
Pitt student Sossena Wood heads National Society of Black Engineers
April 17, 2013
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Newsmaker: Sossena Wood
April 27, 2013
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