Ending My Time in the Health Sciences Research Fellowship

My Research When I was first accepted into the Health Sciences Research Fellowship and was provided the opportunity to work full-time on my independent project this summer, I didn’t quite know what to expect.   I think the biggest expectation I had for this summer was that I would be able to dedicate most of…

HSRF – Communicating My Research

Communication in the Health Sciences Research Fellowship In the Health Sciences Research Fellowship, the most important skill fellows learn is how to communicate our work across disciplines. Even during the application process, we were asked to write our proposal as if people from outside our field were going to read them (which I later found…

My HSRF Cohort – Elizabeth Haudrich

Interacting with My Peers Since starting the Health Sciences Research Fellowship (HSRF), I have had the chance to meet with the other fellows in the program and discuss our ongoing projects. Although all our projects fall within the health sciences (hence why we were accepted into this program), everyone comes from different research labs and…

HSRF Introduction: Elizabeth Haudrich

Introduction to My Project Hi! I’m Elizabeth Haudrich, and my fellowship project aims to examine the day-to-day relationship between sleep restriction and attenuated positive symptoms in adolescents at clinical high-risk for psychosis. Before diving headfirst into my project, I think it is necessary to provide a bit of context. According to the Centers for Disease…

Hill CEC: Purpose, Skills, & Adapting

What is the Hill CEC? One of the first questions I was asked during my interview for the S.T.E.A.M. Ambassador position was “what is the relationship between the University of Pittsburgh and the Pitt Community Engagement Center in the Hill District?”. While I obviously know the answer now, I was puzzled at first with how…

Hill CEC: Beginning My Time As A STEAM Ambassador

Introduction My name is Elizabeth Haudrich, and I am a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh. During the spring 2022 semester, I will be an Honors College STEAM Ambassador at the Pitt Community Engagement Center in the Hill District. As a freshman in her second semester of college, my academic and professional goals continue to…