Hi there! My name is Abby Schreck and I’m a rising senior studying Social Theory and Practice, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Amerian Culture. My research interests include justice work, activism, and religion, specifically worship-based justice work done within Unitarian Universalism. This summer I’m working with Dr. Deborah Robinson on her project developing a model…
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A Letter to My Future Self
Hey! My name is Chloe Brookes and I am a rising Sophomore studying Psychology and Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Michigan. For my summer research project, I will be working alongside Dr. Terri Conley and her team in hopes of better understanding sexuality differences as they relate to gender. Specifically, we are…
A Letter to my Future Self
Hi! My name is Mariana Bowring. I am a rising senior majoring in Psychology and minoring in Gender, Race, and Nation. I work as a research assistant in two labs here at University of Michigan and one lab at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. My research interests include reproductive/sexual justice, anti-racism, gender equity, and intersectional feminism. This…
A Letter to My Future Self
Hi! My name is Shannon Dame, and I’m a rising junior majoring in Biomedical Engineering and minoring in Materials Science and Engineering. I’m super excited to be participating in the WAGS fellowship this summer, and I’m really looking forward to the work that I’ll be doing surrounding pregnancy, transplant rejection, and immunology. I am fortunate…
Letter to My Future Self
Hello! My name is Maddison Linker. I am an incoming senior at the University of Michigan studying Psychology and Organizational Studies. I work in 3 research labs on campus and am the President of an Organizational Studies club named “Women in Leadership”. This summer I will be participating as a Research Assistant in a lab…

