During my time in the Brackenridge Fellowship, I gained a lot of experience as a researcher working in basic sciences. I felt like I really grew as a researcher and gained a lot of knowledge on various lab techniques. Furthermore, I really enjoyed my time under this fellowship and met a lot of great undergraduate…
Tag: Summer 2021
It’s All About the People
My research project focuses on interpersonal relationships within scientific research. The Brackenridge fellowship displayed examples of this while contributing to my research process. Each member of this fellowship had extraordinary unique projects, yet I was surprised to see us overcome similar challenges. Obtaining IRB approval, sifting through large amounts of data, and struggling to remain…
End of the Summer Reflections
When reflecting on my experience with the Brackenridge Fellowship this summer, I am truly grateful that I had this opportunity to conduct independent research. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and it furthered my passion and interest in developmental psychology and pediatrics. While I was able to make excellent progress in my project, I did learn that…
My Brackenridge: Citizenship, Propagandist Theatre, and Queer Representation
This summer, I attempted to find correlations between the productions and popularity of LGBTQ+ centric theatre and homonationalist rhetoric in the American political sphere. This project was primarily secondary research, meaning I worked predominantly with existing works of scholarship and extrapolated from there. At the beginning of the summer, I was concerned that this project…
Conclusion Post GBI: London
Global Business Institute: London is over now, so it’s time to sum up my international experience and to describe the growth I see in myself personally, academically, and professionally. My primary goal for this program was to become a better critical thinker that leads to better decision making. And decision making includes planning, controlling, organizing,…
Children’s Media: Rationale Led Reverie
Ever wonder why Arthur is always wearing a yellow sweater and red converse? Yes, it does help with brand recognition. The primary determinant, though, is something far less artistic— money. Put simply: the more outfits Arthur has, the more work for animators; the more work for animators, the greater the subsequent costs. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ While children’s…
Last Week and Bittersweet
Going into the last week of my internship with ARCHI, I am trying to understand where the time went. It feels like just yesterday I was getting introduced to the team and catching up on meetings, and here I am presenting research, and finishing up my time with ARCHI. Working at this unique collaborative, I…
What Brackenridge Has Done for Me
It was only a little over a week before the deadline when I finally decided to apply for the Brackenridge Fellowship. I remember frantically contacting Dr. Say and asking where I needed to start; thankfully, my mentor was incredibly trusting and supportive, despite my last minute decision. Needless to say, my expectations for Brackenridge were…
Inside the Creative Arts Fellowship
The wonderful thing about the Creative Arts Fellowship is its ability to unite different disciplines under the large umbrella known as “creativity”. It creates a structure for students to work side-by-side, yet still provide different perspectives on both creativity and field of study. The creative process is different for everyone, but one common thread is…
Working at Amgen: Understanding My Skills
This internship has been my first work experience outside of academia. In prior blog posts, I mentioned my nervousness about my internship not having a complete overlap with my major. My nervousness faded quite quickly with the support of my manager, team and fellow interns. I was made aware from the very beginning of the…