Looking Onwards and Upwards

My time completed the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship is time I am very grateful to have had. At the same time, conducting research this semester came with its own challenges. One specific challenge posed by this semester was that my lab, the Kids’ Thinking Lab, operates virtually. Therefore, I had to independently execute several stages…

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 Introduction: Does Gesturing While Speaking Really Matter?

Hi everyone! My name is Sasha, and I am a senior at Pitt. I am majoring in Psychology and minoring in Social Work and History. One interesting fact about me is that my favorite hobby is weightlifting. I love trying to set new personal records in the gym and become as strong as I can…