Graduate Research Assistant
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
My name is Rhashanda Haywood, 4th year doctoral student in the Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Prior to starting my doctoral journey, I received my bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, NC in 2009. In 2013, I received a master’s degree in Chemistry at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, NC. After graduating with a master’s degree, I worked in the chemical sciences industry, holding various positions over the course of three years, including but not limited to, Research Specialist and an Analytical/Microbiological Specialist. Currently, my research interests and work involves early drug design and development of novel anti-seizure agents, as potential therapeutics for the treatment of epilepsy.