GAPSA Leadership
Mehrnaz Zakershahrak
Deputy Director for
Academic Programming
Mehrnaz is a first-year DScD student at Penn Dental Medicine and part of the Penn Endodontics department. As the Deputy Director of Academic Programming for GAPSA, she works to enhance the academic experience of graduate and professional students by organizing interdisciplinary initiatives, workshops, and events. Her role focuses on fostering collaboration across Penn’s 12 graduate schools and providing resources that support scholarly and professional development.
Email: mehrnazz@upenn.edu