Eryiel Joyce Mascardo

Eryiel Joyce Mascardo is currently the Health Equity Program Coordinator at the UMKC Institute for Human Development, a position held since August 2021. Prior experience includes an internship at Yes Futures, where Eryiel contributed to social media marketing and design, and a role as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at Fairfield University, focused on data compilation and laboratory studies. Eryiel also served as a Teaching Intern for Statistics, providing support to undergraduate students in lab settings. Additional internships at the Coral Reef Research Foundation involved teaching robotics to middle and high school students, while mentoring roles at Fairfield University fostered academic support and cultural acclimatization for international students. Eryiel holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Fairfield University and is pursuing a Master of Science in Bioinformatics with a focus on Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.