Before working on the UHC Ideathon proposal for the Brackenridge Fellowship, I had only worked on research proposals with collaborators in the same research lab as me. We all approached the research problem from similar viewpoints due to our shared academic and research background. Thus, when we were discussing the technical aspects of the proposal,…
Tag: psychology
Connecting With the World (Starting From My Childhood Bedroom)
The Brackenridge alum I chose to connect with via Pitt Commons was Sam Cwalina, a doctoral candidate at the University of Southern California. It is incredible that as Pitt students we are able to make such connections with people across the country, and, I expect, the rest of the world. I chose to request a…
Networking: The Importance of Shared Interests
When reading through the profiles of the various Brackenridge alumni, Sam Cwalina’s profile piqued my interest. She obtained a psychology degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 2010 and is currently a PhD Candidate at the University of Southern California studying anxiety disorders and e-cigarette use among adolescents and young adults. Sam’s areas of expertise…
Crossing Academic Boundaries
In order to make one’s research accessible to all audiences, which is paramount to the universality of such studies, it is imperative that the information be translated, at least partially, into lay speak. Otherwise, no one beyond a small subset of people in a particular niche of study will be able to grasp the core…
The Importance of Your Audience Comprehending and Resonating with Your Research
As I begin my second month as a Brackenridge Fellow, I am amazed when I think about how much I have learned in such a short time span. Aspects of my research that initially gave me so much trouble are now second nature. I am becoming independent and I am able to make more significant…
My Cohort
The main reason for my initial interest in this fellowship, and partly why I am so eager to begin working within my cohort, is the interdisciplinary nature of the Brackenridge fellowship. Not only is my project itself interdisciplinary, but my personal and professional interests are rather diverse as well, so this boundary-crossing aspect of the…
Interdisciplinary Mindset
Upon reviewing the introduction blog posts of the other Brackenridge Fellows, I am astounded at the breadth of research topics that are being explored this summer! What strikes me the most is how the other Fellows are incorporating the interdisciplinary mindset of the Brackenridge Fellowship and the Honors College into their research projects. I am…
Fellowship Introduction
Hello everyone! My name is Mikayla Joffe and I am a rising Junior at Pitt studying Writing and Psychology. For the Brackenridge Fellowship I will be studying the accuracy of mental illness depictions in classic Russian literature. I will be looking into the characterization of seemingly mentally ill characters in famous Russian novels and investigating…
Examining the Relationship Between Parental Praise and Children’s Academic Outcomes
Hi everyone! My name is Chelsea Carver and I am a rising junior at Pitt. I have always wanted to pursue pediatric medicine, but I am also fascinated by how our minds and environments shape our behavior. Therefore, I am a psychology major, chemistry minor, and School of Dental Medicine GAP student with the ultimate…