Welcome to the UROP Page on the HSF House Blogs! We use this site primarily for UROP spotlights of UROP Students, UROP Leaders, and UROP Research Mentors!
UROP Spotlights
Karina Frey’s Blog Post
For this week’s UROP spotlight, we are highlighting Karina Frey! Karina is a second-year UROP student majoring in Cell and Molecular Neuroscience. She aspires to be a physician with a specialty in pediatrics and neurology. Furthermore, she is involved in Nu Rho Psi, NUSA, and the Honors program. She is also the Vice President of…
Madison Massman’s Blog Post
For this week’s UROP student spotlight, we are highlighting Madison Massman! Madison is a first-year UROP student majoring in Psychology. In UROP, she is a part of the Psychology and Neuroscience section. She is super passionate about research and hopes to eventually get her PhD in Clinical Psychology. In addition to her involvement in UROP,…
Judah Bachmann’s Blog Post
This week, we are spotlighting Judah Bachmann! Judah is a first-year student majoring in Studio Art. Judah is a student research assistant in UROP, the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program. In UROP, Judah is working on “The Open Call Podcast”. The Open Call Podcast is co-hosted by Anne Stagg, Judah’s research mentor. The podcast focuses on…
Kaylyn Myers’ Blog Post
This week, we are spotlighting Kaylyn Myers! Kaylyn is a first-year student majoring in Biochemistry on the pre-med track. Kayln is a Presidential Scholar, and Undergraduate Merit Scholar at Florida State University open for current high-school seniors. They are also involved in GGSS or Garnet and Gold Scholar Society, and Phi Eta Sigma, an honor…
Alexis Tallon’s Blog Post
Today we are highlighting one of UROP Students, Alexis Tallon-Rendon! Alexis is a transfer student from Miami majoring in Chemical Engineering. A fun fact about her is that her great-grandma went to FSU around 70 years ago! She is currently doing research under her mentor, Juyeong Choi, where she is studying the Simulation of Building…
Melanie Castro’s Blog Post
This week, we are spotlighting UROP student Melanie Castro! She is a second-year student and is majoring in Biomedical Engineering. Outside of school, Melanie runs cross country and track for FSU. Additionally, she is passionate about cooking and baking for her friends and family. She also likes to play the cello in her free time.…
Emma Robbin’s Blog Post
Emma Robbins is a freshman at FSU’s College of Music. Outside of her classes, Emma is involved in many organizations across campus including the Honors program, the College of Music’s Board of Advisor’s program, the Sigma Alpha Iota music sorority, and FSU TEDx’s steering and performance committees. Through UROP, Emma has been able to explore…
Emma Barrett’s Blog Post
This week, we are highlighting Emma Barrett! She is a first-year FSU student majoring in Criminology. Through the UROP program, she is working with Dr. Vincenzo Olivett on a project entitled Emma explains that Smokey Hollow was “a black community established in the 1800s that was ultimately destroyed during the creation of Tallahassee’s present-day Capitol…
Rachel Strickland’s Blog Post
This week, we are highlighting Rachel Strickland! She is a sophomore at FSU majoring in Criminology. Through the UROP program, she is working with Dr. Vincenzo Olivett on a project entitled “Physiological Implications for Implicit Threat Evaluations of the Police”. She describes her research interests as specifically focused on hate crimes, gun violence, and physical…
Kaitlyn O’Connor’s Blog Post
This week, we are spotlighting Kaitlyn O’Connor! She is a second-year UROP Colloquium Leader for the 2021-2022 academic year. Kaitlyn writes, “This will be my final semester at Florida State, and I will be graduating this spring with a degree in English Education as well as a minor in Psychology!” Although Kaitlyn is not currently…
Caroline Oteri’s Blog Post
This week, we are spotlighting Caroline Oteri! She is a returning UROP Leader for the 2021-2022 academic year. Caroline writes, ”I was born and raised in Montvale, New Jersey, and I am a fourth-year student here at FSU. I am majoring in Clinical Professions through the Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences degree program, and plan on taking…
Amber Dudek’s Blog Post
Amber Dudek is a UROP Leader from Fort Myers, FL. She is an Exercise Physiology major and is currently the Leader of the Exercise Physiology and Dietetics section of UROP. She is also involved in other on-campus extracurriculars such as Chi Omega and the Medical Response Unit. Her favorite part of UROP is seeing all…
Gaby Herrerias’ Blog Post
This week, we are spotlighting Gabriela (Gaby) Herrerias, an incoming UROP Leader! Gaby was born and raised in Miami, FL and first became interested in research after taking a hands-on STEM course while in high school. With growing curiosity about research, Gaby became a UROP student for the 2019-2020 academic year. As a UROP student,…
Madi Hedge’s Blog Post
This week’s UROP Leader Spotlight is Madi Hedge. A new UROP leader this year, Madi is a junior from Jupiter, Florida. Madi studies Behavioral Neuroscience while minoring in Italian. Madi is president of the Alpha Pi chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority (@fsuaoii) at FSU, and a study abroad ambassador for Florida State’s International Programs…
Genevieve Murdoch’s Blog Post
Genevieve Murdoch is a junior from Bradenton, Florida and is currently in the process of completing her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. In addition to her involvement with UROP, as a student and a leader, Genevieve also serves as the activities director for Medical Brigades and is a member of the advisory council board for…
Deborah Olivier
My name is Deborah Olivier (she/her/hers), and I am a fourth year student from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. I am pursuing a dual degree in music performance (violin) and environmental science. My research interests include climatology, marine conservation, and musicology based on non-Western tonalities. As part of the UROP program, my research focused on marine sponges…
UROP Student Spotlight: Renzo de Carlo
Renzo de Carlo is a second year clarinet performance major in the College of Music from Orlando, Florida studying with Dr. Deborah Bish. Prior to FSU, he was fortunate enough to hold substitute positions in local orchestras and performing arts groups, as well as teach younger music students in mentorship programs. As a professional, he…
UROP Student Spotlight: Hannah Gundelfinger
Today’s UROP Student spotlight is Hannah Gundelfinger! Hanna is a second year UROP student majoring in biochemistry and minoring in Chinese, and plans to pursue medicine following her undergraduate studies. As a UROP student she is conducting in research with Dr. Trina Merrick to study the effects of the rising global temperatures on a tropical forest in Panama.…
UROP Student Spotlight: Dana Flumer
Dana is a junior studying Computational Biology here at FSU. She is originally from Central Florida but moved to Tallahassee in January of 2014 on the day of the Florida State National Championship! She has a passion for science and her love of research was inspired by her high school science teacher Mr. Jeremy Blinn.…
UROP Student Spotlight: Katie Rolph
Katie Rolph is a first year student at Florida State University from Wilmington, Delaware. Katie is majoring in dance and has a huge passion for Broadway shows and loves listening to music with friends. Actively involved in the honors program, GGSS and Phi Eta Sigma, Katie says she is incredibly happy to be attending FSU.…
UROP Student Spotlight: Ian Haas
“I really applied to UROP on a whim,” Ian Haas tells me, “I actually submitted the application on the last day it was due, and I didn’t really expect anything from it, but it ended up it has ended up being one of the most engaging activities I have been a part of at FSU.”…
UROP Student Spotlight: Nyla Chute
“UROP has really helped me to branch out and be more confident in myself.” Before beginning the UROP process, Nyla Chute considered herself to be a more introverted student who didn’t really know what research was. But it was once she began working on her UROP project, titled “The beauty of Black hair through choreography…
UROP Leader Spotlight: Amber Dudek
Amber Dudek is a UROP Leader from Fort Myers, FL. She is an Exercise Physiology major and is currently the Leader of the Exercise Physiology and Dietetics section of UROP. She is also involved in other on-campus extracurriculars such as Chi Omega and the Medical Response Unit. Her favorite part of UROP is seeing all…
UROP Leader Spotlight: Abelardo Riojas
This week’s UROP Leader spotlight is Abelardo Riojas. Abelardo is a junior majoring in Scientific Computing & Statistics. His original hometown is Monterrey, Mexico, but would consider his other home to be Coral Springs, Florida ever since he moved there back in 2005. A fun fact that Abelardo wanted to share was that if you…
UROP Leader Spotlight: Kaitlyn O’Connor
Kaitlyn is a junior majoring in Education with a minor in Psychology. She decided to be a UROP Leader to give back to the program that helped her find her interests and become more involved on campus. Kaitlyn strives to be a supportive mentor to her students. She hopes to be a resource for her…
UROP Leader Spotlight: Gabriela Herrerias
This week, we are spotlighting Gabriela (Gaby) Herrerias, an incoming UROP Leader! Gaby was born and raised in Miami, FL and first became interested in research after takin a hands-on STEM course while in high school. With growing curiosity about research, Gaby became a UROP student for the 2019-2020 academic year. As a UROP student, she…
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