Sondheim Scholar Isabel Geisler to pursue Ph.D. in sociology

Sondheim Scholar, France-Merrick fellow, and founder of the Reach Initiative, Isabel Geisler will be pursuing a Ph.D. in sociology from Northeastern University.  The Reach Initiative is a support program for Baltimore high school girls interested in STEM. "At UMBC no one has ever told me to temper my ambitions. It was here I learned the adage of not asking if I can do something, but how I can do it. UMBC gave me opportunities I don’t think I could have gotten from any other university."