student interest: Pre-health career interest
Rodina Eliwa
How/Why Research? I first was introduced to the idea of research through an IDST198 class I was in last year. We had many guest speakers talk about research and about how to get involved. I started really thinking about my … Read more
Georgia McLeod
How/Why Research? Coming into my first year at Carolina, I knew I wanted to get involved in clinical research because I was excited by the idea of a project that would directly affect patients. After lots of searching and several … Read more
Gabriel Gong
How/Why Research? Research was something that I always found interesting but never knew how to get into until I got into college. In order to get involved, I applied to various Research Assistant work-study positions for labs that had interesting … Read more
Akhil Malakapalli
How/Why Research? I decided to pursue research because I am excited about learning and applying skills related to solving real problems. I began to be involved in high school by reaching out to professors studying what I was interested in. … Read more
Juliana Tovar
How/Why Research? After taking a course in clinical psychology here at UNC, I became incredibly interested in this field and knew I wanted to get involved beyond a classroom setting. Thus, I reached out to faculty in the Clinical Psychology … Read more
Lauren Thompson
How/Why Research? I pursued research because I was truly curious about the path to finding solutions to issues in the real world. I took a fascinating class about the death penalty in the United States and wrote a paper about … Read more
Dhruv Garg
How/Why Research? I believe that research is the fundamental foundation for an improved future. Through research, society can achieve new feats and solve seemingly impossible problems. I began my research journey in high school by emailing various professors for lab … Read more
Jehlan White
How/Why Research? I was introduced to research my sophomore year of high school after being selected for a program called Project SEED. From there I learned about how interdisciplinary research could be and after being selected for the Accelerated Research … Read more
Paola Rosario
How/Why Research? I got involved in research because I wanted to see how what I was learning in my coursework could help people in the real world. I began by choosing a discipline I was drawn too, at the time … Read more