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Say it in 6: "Empowering self. Inspiring hope. Awakening dreams." Erin is a McKnight Doctoral Fellow pursuing a PhD in Cognitive Psychology at Florida State University. She recently participated in the Department of Homeland Security HS...
Say it in 6: "It's important for some, not all." Eve Humphrey is pursuing a doctoral degree (PhD) in biological science at Florida State University. She received the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship when she started graduate school, along...
Say it in 6: I hope to pay it forward." James wants to know, what is behavior? This question drives his research and has been his rationale for why he studies the brain as it relates to social behavior. James is pursuing a PhD in...
Say it in 6: "Become the role model I lacked." Jackson is a McKnight Doctoral Fellow pursuing a PhD in biological science at Florida State, where he studies range-limiting factors of coastal organisms and how trends in climate change and...
Say it in 6: "Pushing the boundaries of mankind's knowledge." Gabriel was always curious. Though he didn't grow up around scientists, a desire to understand the world was always there. He thus became the first in his family to attend...
Say it in 6: "Believe in you! You will win!" Gokila Dorai, a Computer Science student pursuing her doctoral degree (PhD) at Florida State University's College of Arts & Sciences, chose this institution due to its ranking within the Top...
Say it in 6: Bringing lost histories back to life." Jacob Lollar earned his PhD in Religions of Western Antiquity at Florida State. He spent a semester of his last year on a Chateaubriand Fellowship in Paris, looking at little-studied...
Say it in 6: "Easy things are rarely worth doing!" Hamidreza Rahmani is pursuing his doctoral degree (PhD) in Physics at the Florida State University College of Arts & Sciences. His motivation stems from personal interest in science, and...
Say it in 6: Committed to enhancing my scholarly abilities." Valeria is pursuing a PhD in Developmental Psychology at Florida State, and conducts research on children with dyslexia, a population with whom she has worked since high...
"Say it in 6: Missing from Summary Mercedes entered the PhD program in Developmental Psychology at Florida State under the auspices of a five-year Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Training Fellowship from the Institute of Education Sciences...
"Say it in 6: ""Knowledge revolutionizes my world and others'."" Nataly Abrams is a doctoral degree (PhD) student in Neuroscience and Psychology program at the Florida State University College of Arts & Sciences. She was taught the...
Say it in 6: I love what I do." Pamela came to Florida State to pursue her PhD in Chemistry in order to work with Professor Oliver Steinbock, a leader in the field of nonlinear chemical dynamics. This field blends chemistry, physics, ...
Say it in 6: "Breaking barriers and shattering glass ceilings." Rasheda has always been interested in understanding what makes us who we are and how our environments shape our outcomes. Her PhD in Developmental Psychology at Florida...
Say it in 6: Explore something different; challenge yourself." Pengpeng is a PhD student in Statistics at Florida State. She came from China to Florida to pursue this degree not only for the warm weather, but also because of the...
Say it in 6: Missing from Summary Paiten is a determined student with epilepsy who is working on her Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis in the Department of Psychology at Florida State. Paiten claims that "ABA is not a well...
Say it in 6: "There is no end to knowledge." Rita Mookerjee is pursuing her doctoral degree (PhD) in Literature from Florida State University's College of Arts & Sciences. She comes from generations of scholars and though she has...
Say it in 6: Science informing policy, making a difference." Rose has always believed that the best policy decisions come from informed decision makers, and therefore she has pursued both science and policy expertise in her Master of...
Say it in 6: "Research funded. Degree earned. Job landed." Saptarshi is pursuing his PhD in Computer Science at Florida State. He came to FSU to pursue his degree because its program in systems and networking technology is cutting edge....
Say it in 6: "To push beyond what is known." Terence chose to pursue his PhD in the Department of Physics at Florida State because of his desire to be on the leading edge of human knowledge. The McKnight Doctoral Fellowship has allowed...
Say it in 6: "Make an impact in your community." Camille Lewis is a doctoral degree (PhD) student in the Educational Psychology program at Florida State University's College of Education. Her experience as a teacher showed her the many...
Say it in 6: "A path to improving our world." Fatou Gaye is pursuing a doctoral degree (PhD) in psychology at Florida State University's College of Arts and Sciences. The goal of her research is to develop non-medicinal treatments for...
"Say it in 6: ""You're more capable than you think"" Dorianis Perez is pursuing a PhD in Computational Science at Florida State. When finished, she will be the first in her family to obtain a graduate degree. She chose FSU because of the...
"Say it in 6: ""To open the doors that wouldn't."" Dustin Pearson is pursuing a doctoral degree (PhD) in Creative Writing from Florida State University's College of Arts and Sciences. Dustin is obtaining a graduate degree to increase the...
Vince Omni is a PhD student in Florida State's creative writing program. He writes stories that underscore the humanity of people in the Black Atlantic, especially those in the United States. His most recent project is Sarge, a story in...
Say it in 6: "Learning is more exciting than settling." Bertha Crombet is pursuing a doctoral degree (PhD) in creative writing at Florida State University's College of Arts and Sciences. Bertha's work is poetry, so her research involves...
"Say it in 6: ""Only immortal for a limited time."" Mark Silver is pursuing his doctoral degree (PhD) in Inorganic Chemistry at the Florida State University College of Arts & Sciences. Attributing it to his grandfather, whose work in the...
"Say it in 6: ""Because the past informs the present."" Will is pursuing a doctoral degree (PhD) in Religion at Florida State because of a passion for academia. His PhD research focuses on the intersections of religious ethics and...
Jorge is a PhD student in Florida State's Philosophy Department. He was drawn to Florida State by two philosophers with whom he wanted to work, Professors Michael Bishop and Michael Ruse. The crux of Jorge's research is well-being: his...
"Say it in 6: "Research. Teaching. Practice. Hopefully get job?" Megan is pursuing a PhD in Clinical Psychology at Florida State in hopes of eventually becoming a tenured professor at a research university. She came to Florida State...
"Say it in 6: Missing from summary Dyan Neary is pursuing her doctoral degree (PhD) in English with a focus on Creative Writing at the Florida State University College of Arts & Sciences. Her doctoral dissertation is comprised of a...
Say it in 6: "To grow personally, professionally, and culturally." Matthew is pursuing his PhD in Physics at Florida State in order to chip away at a larger understanding of nature and to fulfill his curiosity about, well, everything. He...
"Say it in 6: ""Go big or go home, seriously."" Martin's PhD program in Molecular Biophysics at Florida State has been defined by an interdisciplinary focus, involving structural biology, biophysics, and biochemistry. In 2015, Martin...
Say it in 6: Research: Learning, growing, and helping others." Mary is a PhD student in the Clinical Psychology program at Florida State. She entered this program due to its twin emphasis in science and clinical work, and in order to...
Say it in 6: Obtain skills to effect meaningful change." Melanie is a student in the PhD program in Clinical Psychology at Florida State. She studies suicide prevention, an interest which she developed in her undergraduate career....
Joshua came to Florida State to earn his PhD in Religion because it is one of few programs in North America that offers balanced training in the study of the religions of Mediterranean antiquity, in particular the Dead Sea Scrolls. His...
"Say it in 6: "My PhD now has global significance." Kendra entered Florida State's PhD program in Rhetoric and Composition after working right across the tracks at Florida A&M University. Drawing upon her experience advocating for...
Say it in 6: Missing from Summary Kelly is an alum (2008) of Florida State's Department of Religion, where she earned her PhD in American Religious History. She is the editor of Women in Higher Education Newsletter, a publication whose...
Say it in 6: "Grants = gambling time + ideas for money." Keanan is pursuing a PhD in Clinical Psychology at Florida State, where his research looks at the etiology of psychological disorders. He hopes his work may be of help in effective...
Say it in 6: "Contributing to advancing society fuels me." Kalisa Villafana is pursuing a doctoral degree (PhD) in Physics at Florida State University. Kalisa chose FSU because it has a ranked physics program and a strong nuclear...
Say it in 6: "Personal Growth, Greater Recognition, Financial Reward." Melissa came to Florida State to pursue her PhD in Astrophysics due to the leading professors in that field who work at FSU. Melissa's philosophy is that "knowledge...
"Say it in 6: Missing from Summary Micaiah's research focuses on the evolution of venom resistance. She injects fruit flies with very diluted doses of venom and studies how the injected venom carries from one generation to the next until...
Say it in 6: Missing from Summary Misha received the distinction of being the first ever fiction writer to be awarded the Woodrow Wilson Women's Studies Fellowship, which supported the final year of her writing her dissertation, a novel...
"Say it in 6: ""Getting paid to live the dream!"" Nick Byrd is pursuing his doctoral degree ( PhD) in both Philosophy and Psychology at Florida State University's College of Arts & Sciences. He wanted a good philosophy and psychology...
"Say it in 6: ""Here by hard work and faith."" Melissa Clairjeune is pursuing a doctoral degree (PhD) in English at Florida State University. She was drawn to the English program at FSU because of their Literature, Media, & Culture...
Say it in 6: The intrigue of unearthing silenced voices." For Latoya, diversity is a powerful concept. She sees it as the tool that colors our world. For centuries, people have feared and stifled human diversity, and used it to justify...
"Say it in 6: ""Education is key to the future."" Tianhan is pursuing a doctoral degree (PhD) in Physics at Florida State University. Her research is in an area of condensed matter physics called spintronics. Spintronics is the spin...
Say it in 6: "Contributing to Science and Society." Alexandria Meyer is pursuing a graduate degree in psychology at Florida State University. She has been highly involved in the research world for the past six years, which has motivated...
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