Category Archives: Global Scholars

By Taylor Haul I have learned a lot regarding my research topic and community-based interest for my summer experience. When I first came up with my topic of understanding why women are underrepresented in the orthopedic field, I was very narrow headed and did not consider the in-depth reasons for why this is true. ThroughContinue reading “Reflexivity Compass Points”

My picture for the week are the sticker designs I submitted to the CRE contest!! Wish me luck!  By Alice Costa Braga N = New information I have learned so much about these first generation teenagers! Being completely transparent, through my research before the summer, I realized there is a stigma from those students. TheyContinue reading “Hi everyone!! I am on my second week with the kids and it has been a great experience! “

By Emma Clark This is the cover page for the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact, one of the resilience collaboratives that I have been tasked to analyze. My understanding of how my research as a Sustainability Fellow has been conducted has certainly evolved over the course of this experience, influenced by several factors. AsContinue reading “An Evolving Understanding of Sustainability in Governance”

By Natalia Arroyo This week’s theme—positionality and reflexivity in community-based research—felt like a mirror being held up to everything I’ve been experiencing lately. Through workshops, vision boards, and deep reflection, I’m beginning to understand that community work isn’t just about the people or the issues—it’s also about who I am in the process. Since theContinue reading “Finding Myself in the Frame – Reflexivity, Positionality, and the Power of Perspective”

Children’s National Hospital & Research Institute By Lauren Afong Before I began my research fellowship at Children’s National Hospital & Research Institute, I understood healthcare equity as a concept grounded in lived experience and academic interest. I was aware that access to care often depends on factors outside of a family’s control—such as income level,Continue reading “Finding My Bearings in Public Health Research”

By Sebastian Abril New Information: Although I’ve only been in Peru for a few days now, I have already learned so much about this community and the cultural significance that I’ve observed here. Cusco is a very crowded town and people often spend a lot more time around each other like you would typically seeContinue reading “Appreciation for a New Perspective”

By Sophie Works Hello everyone, Sophie here! As I am preparing to leave for Riga, Latvia this weekend, I’ll be outlining some goals I’ve set for myself to help guide my growth over my summer experience. Sophie Works, Russian (Slavic) Studies and International Affairs Major, Tyler Center for Global Studies Undergraduate Research awardee, Edna RanckContinue reading “No Other Home: Exploring Craft, Culture, and Connection in Riga, Latvia”

By Raymond Vickers 3 things I want to do before I leave for Germany (plane leaves tomorrow!) are: Unspecific but small steps to how I want to spend my time overseas. Since my experience is a two parter, and since I am about to leave for Europe, I’m going to spend this blog focusing onContinue reading “3 things, 2 skills, 1 song | Goals before I leave for my experience”

By Fabianna Silva Three things I want to try/do during my summer experience are catch someone doing graffiti, visit the graffiti locations my French teacher Dr. Joos recommended to me, and I want to buy a baguette and have a picnic in a park. I’ve never seen someone in the process of doing graffiti, soContinue reading “3,2,1 Goals”

By Jasmeen 3 things you want to try to do this summer:Change my eating habitsThe movie cliche of the Americans going abroad and sitting in “the spot” for its serendipity, feeling and feeling excited to know a secret spot, is exactly how I have found myself at aesthetically pleasing coffee or sandwich shops that haveContinue reading “Jasmeen’s 3, 2, 1!”