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Service Engagement: I have been a volunteer at Riverside Methodist Hospital since November 2014. I spent the first three months as a greeter, assisting people around the hospital. Since then I have served as a patient advocate in the Emergency Department. So far I have contributed close to 300 hours at Riverside.

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Leadership Development: For the past two semesters I have served as the fundraising chair of a volunteer organization on campus called A Kid Again. We attempt to put on events for children born with life-limiting illnesses and diseases. My duties include finding and pursing fundraising opportunities in order to finance our yearly Adventureland event, which just took place on 2/13.

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Academic Enrichment: As a neuroscience major, my professional interests have become quite apparent. I am fascinated by the brain and nervous system and would like to become a neurologist in the future. My time working in the neuroscience lab has shown me that I don’t want to do research full-time, but rather see patients and do clinical research as well. Because of this interest I have sought out and shadowed a practicing neurologist in order to get an idea what life is like as a neurologist. I also plan on interviewing a medical student at OSU in order to get an idea of what it is like to attend medical school.

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Original Inquiry: I have been working in Dr. Benedetta Leuner’s behavioral neuroscience lab since May 2015. I spent the previous summer working everyday on an original research project in conjunction with a graduate student in neuroscience. The research from the project is pending submission for publication.