Looking back at my first blog post, things about the experience were definitely how I expected it to go and, at the same time, somewhat different. It turns out I got a bonus mentor, Dr. MacCallum-Bridges, who was very nice! I also had to swap topics and duties from the original idea of short-interval pregnancies…
Author: maleehd
Update on your Research Experience
I am no stranger to literature searching, which is one of my main jobs in this project, but I would say I am learning a lot of little things on how to refine a search. Looking back on it, my old way was basic brute force. I would take my search terms and just scroll,…
My Research Project
My project is Inequities in Pre-Pregnancy Health Experienced by Indigenous Populations in the United States. Although this title has went through a couple of changes as we had to axe other outcomes and rates of care due to time constraints. So currently we are mostly focusing summarizing rates of chronic conditions found in AI/AN individuals…
A Letter to my Future Self
Hello there! My name is Malee Davis, and it is nice to meet you. I will be a senior in the fall which is both exciting and very nerve-wracking. I will be completing a double major in both biology, health, and society, as well as women’s and gender studies (WGS). I work as an RA,…

