Hey All! Something that is very important to ensuring I have a good summer is a playlist that makes me feel warm and happy. I wanted to share a list of 20 songs that I think may make your summer a little brighter! I would love to make a collaborative playlist sometime with all of…
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Hi y’all! So after my 4th of July break when I was just finishing up med school stuff and watching fireworks with my parents, I searched up Internet recipes that used a concentrated syrup from India and Pakistan called Rooh Afza. It’s red in color and used to make all sorts of drinks and snacks. …
A Day in the Life of Kalei
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About me!!!
My name is Said Al-Jazaeri, “Fun Fact, Said means happy in Arabic” I am originally from Syria. I moved to the U.S. to continue pursuing my educational goals in 2013. I am currently enrolled in the Dental Hygiene program at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. My goal is to apply to dental school…
A Day in the Life of Me as A Researcher!
Okay, hi y’all. So unfortunately my research days aren’t too interesting and I don’t have pictures of my own, so relying on stuff from the internet again. I do get sleep though (which is a scarce resource over the school year, so I’m thrilled this summer), cause I wake up at around 8:30 am, get…
A Day in the Life
I’ve chosen to walk you through a typical day of work using photos, as I’m not sure any particular aspect of my day would make an interesting video. My research is independent and portable, and basically just involves me sitting alone somewhere researching and coding on my laptop. My day almost always begins at my…
Land of Open Graves
I recently read a book for an anthropology course titled Land of Open Graves by Jason De León. [su_box title=”Jason De León, Ph.D.”]Jason De León is an Associate Professor and the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Anthropology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. His research interests include theories of violence, materiality, death and mourning, Latin…
Reading Reflection Time: Bollywood Style!
So recently, in the search for material concerning the history behind South Asian portrayals in Bollywood movies, I found a super cool article by Aswin Punathambekar called “Bollywood in the Indian-American diaspora: Mediating a transitive logic of cultural citizenship.” In that article, they talk about a groundbreaking Bollywood film that managed to emotionally resonate with both…
Reading Reflection!
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…
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…