I knew that I would eventually become involved in research from the moment I stepped onto Pitt’s campus. In fact, I considered the easy accessibility to research here at Pitt to be one of the major benefits of being a student. After taking freshman year to acclimate myself and focus on my courses, I began…
From Fellow Peer to Peer Leader
As I reflect upon the last two months of serving as a Teaching Fellow, I have been able to not only grow as a peer, but a peer mentor and leader to the students within Dr. Salter and Dr. Fapohunda’s Introduction to Global Health class. As a Teaching Fellow, I not only have the opportunity…
CURF: Finding the Right Fit
My relationship with research has been a roller coaster, and is proof that anyone can successfully pursue and enjoy research once they’ve found the right project and the right team.
Becoming a Researcher: Knocking on Opportunity’s Door
This project actually began long before the start of the semester – I first began working on the project in the Spring semester of 2020. I became interested in research as soon as I started college in Fall 2018 because various psychology professors I had continually spoke about how valuable and rewarding research experience is….
CURF: Becoming a Researcher
In high school, I gained some research experience through the research focused courses I took, as well as my experience spending a summer working in a bacterial biofilm research lab. I knew I wanted to continue growing my technical knowledge and skills, so the summer before my freshman year, I spent some time looking through…
Reflecting on my Experiences in the Brodsky Lab
From the very beginning, my experience with the Brodsky lab has been a uniquely personal one. During the second semester of my freshman year, Dr. Brodsky presented a general overview of his research to my foundations of Biology II class as a guest speaker. While explaining his research involving diseases arising from abnormal protein degradation,…
CURF Becoming a Researcher Cuts in the Thread of Argument: How to do Philosophical Research
During the second semester of my freshman year, I took a class on Aristotle proctored by my mentor, Dr. Whiting. As I already mentioned in my previous post, I always had an interest in exploring Aristotle’s philosophy more deeply. One of the questions I wanted to focus on during Dr. Whiting’s class was not just…
Becoming a Researcher-How to be one and why you should be one?
When I was a little child, I was constantly amazed by the anatomy and physiology of human beings. Of course, I was not thinking about anything that would get me a Nobel prize. They were small daily stuff that intrigued me. Why do people eat? Why do people drink? Why will my finger bleed when…
Why I Decided to Pursue a BPhil (and Why You Should Too!)
Before taking on my BPhil project, I conducted research in the Kids’ Thinking (KiT) Lab as part of the Summer 2020 Brackenridge Fellowship and for Directed Research credits. I thought I knew how much work went into conducting a research project following these opportunities, but completing a BPhil is truly a graduate-level undertaking! I completed…
Introduction: Emily Albrecht, Community Research Fellow
My name is Emily Albrecht and I am a senior here at the University of Pittsburgh. I am majoring in psychology, minoring in economics and applied statistics, and getting a certificate in sustainability. At Pitt, I was a Resident Assistant for two years, currently have a community engagement internship in the Mascaro Center for Sustainable…