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A woman called Dorothea Dix began touring American prisons with a notebook in the 1840s. What she discovered were horrific conditions – incarcerated people chained, beaten, neglected – and people with mental illnesses and disabilities in prison for no reason at all. Dix took it upon herself to lobby the Massachusetts government and draw attentionContinue reading “Exploring Female Mental Illness in the Florida Prison System”

Hello! My name is Kayla Joiner and I am a senior majoring in Psychology. During my time at FSU, I have become involved in research and mental health organizations. In my first year, I conducted a UROP project examining how living in the South impacts the identity development of LGBTQ+ individuals.  Currently, I work asContinue reading “Kayla Joiner: Social Media Exposure and Beauty Ideals”

Hello! I am Kennedy Milton, an undergraduate student working towards completing my Honors In the Major (HITM) project. I am currently Communication Science and Disorders major! When I came into college, I already knew that this was the field that I wanted to go into, initially hoping to work inside of schools as a speechContinue reading “Kennedy Milton: Credibility and Perceptions of Language”

Last night I got around 3 hours of sleep right before my statistics exam this morning. “Why might this information be relevant?”, you may be asking. That’s because I SHOULD KNOW BETTER!!! My research is on how sleep deprivation affects the hippocampus which is the part of the brain that helps with the formation ofContinue reading “Kishon Maddipati: Discoverying the Mysteries Behind Sleep”

As my parents’ careers as classical musicians led to frequent long-distance uprooting to follow necessary employment opportunities, my childhood became defined by a looming, uncertain question: where will I end up next? The chaotic instability of sustained transience has irreversibly shaped my personal and artistic identity, leaving me with a feeling of fragmentation that bleedsContinue reading “Liana Rieger: Sustained Transcience”

Hello reader! My name is Victoria Montalvo, but I prefer to go by Vicky. I am a third year undergraduate student at FSU studying Cell and Molecular Neuroscience. I am on the pre-medical track, and have been involved in other CRE programs like UROP, Global Scholars, iGEM, and now IDEA Grants! I am very fortunateContinue reading “Victoria Montalvo: A Developing Research Career in Heart-based and Neurodegenerative Diseases”

I am Casey Jewett, a second-year double majoring in Studio Art and Chemistry. I am a visual artist focused on painting and ceramics. For the last year I have been working on a series of paintings and sculptures that are a reaction to feeling haunted by the deaths of my grandparents. When they died, IContinue reading “Casey Jewett: Exploring Family History and Death through Art”

Hello everyone,  My name is Jonathan Michel, and I am a senior at Florida State University majoring in Cell and Molecular Neuroscience on the pre-med track. I am truly honored to be selected as one of this year’s IDEA Grant Awardees. Alongside my research partner, Copeland Frazee, I will be working on nutrition and brain health in older adults.  Continue reading “Jonathan Michel: Nutrition Research and the Human Brain”

Hello! My name is Lauren, and I am currently a third-year student here at FSU, where I am majoring in Biology and minoring in Geology. I’m from Tampa, Florida, where I was born and raised with my parents, older sister, and Havanese-breed dog, Chip. Besides classes and research, I love making time to journal, bake,Continue reading “Lauren Yoakum: Paleobiology, Geology and Clarinet”

Every life is slated for a non-zero amount of suffering. Much of it is banal (a wounded knee or mild social rejection) but some is deeply painful and, in many cases, irreversible, like the loss of a loved one. But in the midst of that suffering, the relationships we have with other people can softenContinue reading “Nilaja Grant: Oxytocin and Consolation”