Joseph P. Nano is a Syrian American living in Maine. Nano is a student, author, and researcher. He enjoys writing and has published over 100 pieces of writing on his website, including essays, short stories, poems, and response papers. Nano is fascinated by science and is the first Boston College student to graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology, B.S. and Neuroscience, B.S.
Nano continues to further his education and hopes to become a very successful surgeon someday.

EDUCATION:

Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine

Boston College

SMCC, Mathematics A.A.

Falmouth High School in Maine, with Magna Cum Laude

LEADERSHIP & WORK EXPERIENCE:

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center 2022

Maine Medical Center Research Institute 2021

Southern Maine Community College Tutoring Center 2021

Harvard University School of Dental Medicine 2020

Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs 2016-2020

Boston College-EMS 2016-2020

Brigham and Women’s Hospital 2018-2020

LANGUAGES:

Arabic (Native), English (Native), and French (Advanced working proficiency)

AWARDS & HONORS:

2022 Dartmouth Institute Merit Scholarship at Dartmouth College

2022 Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society at Southern Maine Community College

2019 Mary S. and Edmund H. SHEA, JR. FAMILY Pops Scholarship at Boston College

2018 Mary S. and Edmund H. SHEA, JR. FAMILY Pops Scholarship at Boston College

2017 Nicholas H. Woods Ever to Excel Award at Boston College “for demonstrating initiative, motivation, and potential for continued student leadership within the university.”

2013, 2014, and 2015 Outstanding Student Awards in French and Mathematics

Boston College Dean’s List: First Honors

BOOKS:

Controversies in Biology and Neuroscience, First Author 2022

Flowers Are People, Too Part II: Reality, First Author 2021

Flowers Are People, Too Part I, First Author 2016

RESEARCH ARTICLE:

Nano, J.N., Ghaly, M.H., & Fan, W. (2022). Lessons From Early COVID-19: Associations with Undergraduate Students’ Academic Performance, Social Life, and Mental Health in the United States. International Journal of Public Health, 67:1604806.