Learning Through Listening: My Summer in CAP and Alzheimer’s Care

By Caitlyn Katumalla This summer, conversations, reflection, and simply being present in the environments I work in (particularly the Clinical Assistant Program (CAP) and my volunteer work with the Alzheimer’s Project) have been the main ways I have been gathering data. During my clinical experiences at CAP, I’ve had the opportunity to engage with aContinue reading “Learning Through Listening: My Summer in CAP and Alzheimer’s Care”

Sanctuaries of Knowledge: Excavating Culture and Community

By Leasah Jean-Francois This summer serving as a lab intern, I was able to handle most of the materials that correlate to my capstone project. A large part of the daily task was data collection. I collected data on retrieved materials and the context in which they were found. I developed a processing and catalogueContinue reading “Sanctuaries of Knowledge: Excavating Culture and Community”

Hearing Every Voice: Understanding Gender Gaps in Orthopedics

By Taylor Haul During this experience I am talking to a variety of healthcare workers including physicians and medical assistants. The purpose of these interviews is to gain understanding on why women are underrepresented in the orthopedic field. I am asking questions to both female and male doctors about if they have faced challenges orContinue reading “Hearing Every Voice: Understanding Gender Gaps in Orthopedics”

Sunsets & Stories: Lessons from First-Gen Voices

By Alice Costa Braga Hi everyone! My summer experience is completed and I was able to relax at the beach for the weekend (hence they very nice sunset picture I choose!) During my time as a residential counselor this summer, I spoke with first-generation students. I approached most of them informally, creating a comfortable spaceContinue reading “Sunsets & Stories: Lessons from First-Gen Voices”

Sustainability in Community: Conclusions from the Apalachee Regional Planning Council

By Emma Clark During my time as a Sustainability Fellow, partnered with the Apalachee Regional Planning Council, my supervisor, Divina Lade, who is a geospatial planning manager & resilience officer for the ARPC, has been my primary source for generally informal networking (particularly with other resilience officers).  One of the key takeaways I’ve had fromContinue reading “Sustainability in Community: Conclusions from the Apalachee Regional Planning Council”

What the Kids and Community Are Teaching Me This Summer

By Natalia Arroyo This summer, “collecting data” looks a lot more like finger painting, circle time, answering a million tiny questions, and learning how big systems work behind the scenes. At Elements of Learning Child Development Center, I spend my days as an early childhood teacher — but honestly, the kids teach me just as muchContinue reading “What the Kids and Community Are Teaching Me This Summer”

More Than Numbers: Community and Care

Children’s National Research Institute By Lauren Afong This summer, I have spent a lot of time thinking about what it means to “collect data.” On the surface, the phrase sounds sterile—pulling numbers from spreadsheets or coding survey responses. But through my time at Children’s National Reserarch Institute, I am realizing how nuanced the data collectionContinue reading “More Than Numbers: Community and Care”

Digging deep: Co-constructing of knowledge in the interview process

By Elisha Wisdom So far, I have done 14 different interviews with people who identify as having blended cultural identities: biracial/multiracial people, American expats, 1st and 2nd generation immigrants to the US, transracial adoptees, and other people who grew up in communities different than their culture of origin. I have gotten to hear many storiesContinue reading “Digging deep: Co-constructing of knowledge in the interview process”