It’s been a week since the Community Research Fellowship ended; with the free time, I’ve been able to reflect upon my experiences and consider the things I loved, wished I did differently, and improved upon since May. My ultimate takeaway from this fellowship is how valuable community engagement is to working effectively as a researcher….
Author: Sahana Sridar
Building A Supportive and Collaborative Research Network
It’s hard to believe that there are only two weeks left until the Community Research Fellowship ends. It feels like just yesterday I was meeting new faces at the first boot camp meeting and was in awe of the diverse projects the ten of us set out to work on this summer. Even though we…
Conveying the Significance of My Research
With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019, social isolation measures were eventually enforced worldwide. During the first lockdown in March 2020, millions of Americans welcomed pets as a companion through these troubling times. Studies indicated that having companion pets can ease loneliness and improve social relationships and mental health (Morgan, Protopopova). Though…
CRF Introduction: Sahana Sridar
Hi all! My name is Sahana Sridar. I am from Central New Jersey, but I am so excited to be in Pittsburgh over the summer as a Community Research Fellow! I am a rising sophomore studying Biology with a Chemistry minor and a Conceptual Foundations of Medicine certificate. When I am not at Hillman Library…