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This summer, I am working on Dr. Patterson\u2019s lab \u201cFocus Groups with the Community: Caregivers for Older Adults with Dementia\u201d. Her work looks at the interplay between complex family or \u201ckinship\u201d ties and caregiving-related norms as they impact the health of older adults living with Alzheimer\u2019s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD). Under the mentorship of Dr. Patterson, I will hone my data collection and analysis skills, connect with members of the community, and gain valuable insight into the research process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While immersed in this program, I hope to learn more about qualitative research methods, become comfortable with data analysis software, and develop my writing skills in a scientific setting. Because this is my first experience working in research for 30+ hours a week, I want to establish a routine that maintains my organization and efficiency. Finding new study locations, meeting with other scholars, and having regimented breaks may help me stay focused and sharp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of my experiences in WAGSFP will challenge me. I have not had prior research experience before, so a few principles of the fellowship are nerve-wracking. I hope that I will be able to pick up the data analysis software quickly and use it to contribute meaningful ideas about the research topic. I am a little bit nervous about the 30+ hours\/week commitment, but am looking forward to how this schedule will fully immerse me into the project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am looking forward to becoming the best researcher I can possibly be! I hope that the next nine weeks go well. \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Best, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Past Olivia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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… Continue reading A Letter to Your Future Self – Olivia Morreale<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4440,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,353,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lettertoself","category-2023-cohort","category-social-sciences","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/wagsfp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/wagsfp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/wagsfp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/wagsfp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4440"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/wagsfp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3469"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/wagsfp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3472,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/wagsfp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3469\/revisions\/3472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/wagsfp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/wagsfp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/wagsfp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}