Kylla Benes
Director of External Scholarships and Fellowships
Contact
- Office
- DHC 116
- Phone
- 406-243-5241
- kylla.benes@umontana.edu
- Office Hours
Mondays 12:30 - 1:30 pm in the UC Branch Center
Wednesdays 9:00 - 10: 00 am in DHC 116
- Website
- /external-scholarships/
Personal Summary
As director of External Scholarships and Fellowships, I serve students across campus through personalized advising and scholar development around nationally and internationally competitive scholarships. I started this role after serving as a Teaching, Research, and Mentoring (TRM) Fellow in the Davidson Honors College from 2018 to 2020 and I am excited to continue to help 老虎机攻略's amazing students reach their full academic and career potential. I earned a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and after briefly did communications work for non-profits before returning to academia. Outside of work, I love the outdoors, gardening, baking, and spending time with my family.
Boldest Thing I've Done
Move across the country to start a PhD program, in a place I had never been and where I knew no one.
Most Important Book I've Read
Grapes of Wrath, Perma Red
One Piece of Advice
Just go for it, do the thing(s) that scares you.
Education
2003 B.S. California State University Northridge
2006 M.S. California State University Northridge
2016 Ph.D. University of California Irvine
Publications
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