Hello everyone! My name is Lauren and I am a junior at the University of Michigan. I am majoring in Psychology and minoring in Gender and Health. I recently began working on my summer research project and I am really enjoying it! This project is about water insecurity in Mexico City and its impact on…
Category: #1 Letter to yourself
Write a letter to yourself. You are free to talk about whatever you’d like, but here are some questions that might help you get started:
What are your expectations this summer? What do you hope to gain? Do you expect any challenges? Who are you- where are you from? What do you like? Where are you personally? Do you have any recent memories? Want to get something off your chest to your future self?
Letter #1 2025!
Dear reader, I’m Fiona, a senior at UM majoring in Anthropology and minoring in Religion and Museum Studies. It’s June 2nd. I start working on the Bentley doctoral research project with my mentor Emily this week! This project seems like a great fit because I am hoping to someday work in an archive, museum, or…
A Letter To My Future Self
My name is Kia Ehrke, and I am a rising senior at the University of Michigan, majoring in history and dual minoring in writing and religion. As a history major, I was drawn to this program because I wanted to combine my historical research with certain elements of gender theory to explore my interests from…
Letter To My Future Self
My name is Madison Taylor and I am a Junior at the University of Michigan studying psychology, with a minor in Gender and Health. I am currently working on a research project studying the effectiveness of a diabetes stigma training module on health care providers, which can improve patients care and comfort when managing their…
Letter to Future Self
Hello! My name is Emily Estrada. I am an incoming senior at UM, an Economics major, and an out-of-state transfer student. Prior to attending the University of Michigan, I spent the first 2 years of my undergraduate at a local community college. Career-wise, I hope to become a college professor and initiate research that reflects…
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,…
A Letter to Your Future Self – Olivia Morreale
Dear Future Olivia, Hi! I am writing this letter to you during the second week of the fellowship. The past few days have been so exciting: engaging in skill-building workshops, meeting with my mentor whom I think very highly of, and starting to chip away at research projects has been pretty surreal. I feel fortunate…
A Letter to Your Future Self – Zara Bedella
Dear Future Zara, I’ve just started my summer research through the Women and Gender Summer Fellowship Program! In the few days I’ve had so far, I have already learned so many new skills and gained a lot of new experiences. Though I did research during the school year just a few months ago, this research…
Letter to Your Future Self – Beatrice Hadiwidjaja
Hi Future Beatrice! Congrats on finishing the fellowship! Right now, my project has just started, and it marks the beginning of a great relationship between me and my team. I know we’ve done research before this, but this project touches a realm of science we’ve not yet had any experience in, right? Even so, given…
A Letter To Your Future Self-Rowan Klar
Dear Future Rowan, I’m proud of you. I’m proud of you for stepping out of your comfort zone and trying something kind of scary. I’m proud of you for creating a research project that you are truly passionate about and dedicating your time and energy to creating something super cool. I hope you’re proud of…