Last week, I read the codebooks for Waves I, II, and III of The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health). I will be using data from Add Health to complete my research study this summer. I read my mentor’s paper copy, so it was nicely organized into ordered sections. The first…
Category: Fields of Research
The Larger Impact of My Summer Self-Study
Hey researchers! So I have been hemming and hawing for a while about the practical impact that my research during this two-month experience will make. My hesitation comes in part from growing up thinking that research occurs with lab equipment and quantitative data or qualitative data, which normally, I guess, it does. However, within…
My Research and its Potential Impact
With a lot of help from the lovely Dr. Rona Carter (my WAGSFP mentor and whose lab I work in during the year), I designed the study I am conducting this summer so that I could pursue my research interest in understanding the comorbidity of eating disorders and substance use disorders. Research suggests that almost…
The Impact of My Research: The Empowerment of Women in Rural Regions of India
This summer, I will be working under PhD candidate Jennifer Zavaleta, studying the livelihoods and climate adaptation of Indian farmers. I was fortunate enough to work with Jennifer on this project this past school year. This summer will be a little different, however, because I will be focused on the specific impact women have on…
Okay, this is kind of late, but who cares: My Research and It’s Impact!
Hey so I know this blog post is kind of late, but in my defense I don’t see as many people who remembered to blog about this on time, so I don’t feel quite as guilty for forgetting to post this up earlier. At least, that’s the excuse I’ll use if Elizabeth asks. 😛 ANYWAYS,…
Take a chance, make a change
While I try to make most of my blog posts positive and light-hearted, my research topic is focused on the hardships faced by gay men thus this post is taking a more serious form. [su_divider top=”no” style=”dashed” divider_color=”#fe0ddf” size=”6″ margin=”5″] My project focuses on the sexual misconduct experiences of gay men on college campus. This summer…
History of Breastfeeding in Brazil– Research Impact
I am working with Professor Victoria Langland, who holds a joint appointment in the History and Romance Languages and Literatures departments, on her project about the history of breastfeeding in Brazil. This project is a historical study of the development of scientific and social understandings of breastfeeding, human milk banking, and motherhood throughout the 20th…
CHICANA POR MI RAZA
Chicana is a digital archive focused on preserving the Chicana and Latina voices during the civil rights movement as well as the feminist movement. This is crucial because the general history of the movements omits the roles that women of color played. The Civil Rights era is predominantly male and the feminist movement is predominantly white.…
Hello WAGSFP, my name is Trina.
I really enjoy listening to music, and doing other things as well to take it easy. Currently my favorite songs are “Karma Police” by Radiohead and “Abraham” by Sufjan Stevens. These songs contain open-ended and speculative interests, with the former suiting men who ironically drone to empty skies and the latter adopting an ascetic and…
Oh, that’s ME they’re talking about!
[su_quote]I’ve been very fortunate to go from interesting chapter to interesting chapter. ~ Neil Patrick Harris[/su_quote] (Neil Patrick Harris and I share the same birthday, and I felt this quote is relevant to how I’m feeling right now). Hi everyone! My name is Ruchica Chandnani and I’m a rising senior here at the University of…