PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS

Sabrina Abboud Ocala, Florida

Major: International Affairs

Minor: Arabic or Communications Media

Career Goals: Lawyer specializing in international and human rights law, including extradition;communications work for a non­profit organization; cultural outreach

UROP Project: The Effect of Crime on Democratic Support in Latin America

Reseach Interests: My research interests include the use of rape as a tool of warfare, ethnicconflict, policy regarding child soldiers, and the efficacy of international law.

Community Involvement: Arabic Culture and Language Association; Arabic Outreach Program;Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society

Last Book: The Prophet by Khalil Gibran

Favorite Meal: My mom's amazing chicken and brown rice (my favorite comfort food), with a cupof perfectly­brewed tea

Olivia Bergeron-Oakes Coral Springs, Florida

Major: Biology and Psychology

Career Goals: I am exploring my options to find something fulfilling that fits with my interests

UROP Project: Social Movements, Politics, and Diversity in Comic Books 1935­2010

Reseach Interests: I am interested in researching literature, psychology, and neurobiology.

Volunteerism: Peace Jam

Community Involvement: Peace Jam

Last Book: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

Favorite Meal: My mom's shepherd's pie

Laura Blank Sunrise, Florida

Major: Human Resource Management and Psychology

Minor: Sociology

Career Goals: Industrial­organizational psychology, or professor within the field of organizationalbehavior

UROP Project: A Longitudinal Study of Aging: Behavioral Event Interviews.

Reseach Interests: My research interests include social psychology, especially pertaining togroup dynamics and productivity, and industrial­organizational psychology.

Volunteerism: Tutor and mentor at Carter Parramore Academy; Executive Board of Habitat forHumanity; Honors Delegate; Academic Recruitment Organization

Community Involvement: Habitat for Humanity board member; Academic RecruitmentOrganization; Honors Delegates

Last Book: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

Favorite Meal: Mac and cheese

Olivia Bockler Sarasota, Florida

Major: Psychology

Minor: English, Biology, and Chemistry

Career Goals: Neurological researcher and university professor

UROP Project: Neurophysiological Indices of Treatment Response to a Brief, ComputerizedIntervention for Suicidality

Reseach Interests: I am an undergraduate member of the electroencephalogam division of theFSU Schmidt Clinical Psychology lab. I am exploring my own research in neuroscience andTourette's syndrome by developing a proposal for a potential preventative measure for childrenat risk for Tourette's syndrome.

Volunteerism: Tutor and mentor at Carter Parramore Academy; College Readiness CommitteeChair of CUSP; volunteer in Dr. Wen Li's neuroscience lab

Community Involvement: UROP Leader; Honors Colloquium Leader; FSU yogo; Phi EtaSigma; Garnet and Gold Scholar Society

Last Book: Illuminations by Arthur Rimbaud

Favorite Meal: Kasha varnishkes (an Ashkenazi Jewish comfort food of kasha, bowtie pasta,and sautéed onions)

William Boose Naples, Florida

Major: History

Minor: Spanish

Career Goals: State Department or professor of history

UROP Project: Hessian Involvement in the American Revolutionary War

Reseach Interests: My research interests include colonial Latin America, William Walker, andfolklore.

Volunteerism: English teacher in Mérida, Nicaragua; tutor and mentor at Carter ParramoreAcademy; Relay for Life; Light the Night

Community Involvement: Academic Recruitment Organization, Founder and President; HonorsDelegates; Undergraduate History Student Association, Vice President; intramural sports: flagfootball, basketball, sand volleyball, kickball, dodgeball, frisbee

Last Book: The Wheel of Time series by James Oliver Rigney Jr.

Favorite Meal: Olive Garden with Insomnia Cookies for desert

Aleyna Brown Draper, Virginia

Major: Flute Performance and Music Composition

Minor: Film Studies

Career Goals: Composer and Performer in international film orchestras; teacher of english as aforeign language

UROP Project: Popular Music and Place

Reseach Interests: My research interests include performance, pedagogy, musicology,ethnomusicology, and film scoring throughout history.

Volunteerism: Tutor and mentor at Carter Parramore Academy

Community Involvement: Academic Recruitment Organization Member; Flute Association; FSUFundraising Chair

Last Book: Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

Favorite Meal: Smoothie

Samantha Chianese Newport, Florida

Major: Psychology and Creative Writing

Career Goals: Researcher of mental disorders and publisher of a book series

UROP Project: How Accurate Is Wikipedia?

Reseach Interests: I researched various aspects of history, most prominently the RomanEmpire and the 1920s, to help run historical simulations.

Volunteerism: Tutor and mentor at Carter Parramore Academy; tutor with YMCA Reads;volunteer with Racing Dog Rescue Project

Community Involvement: Japanese Animation Club of Tallahassee

Last Book: American Gothic Tales by Joyce Carol Oates

Favorite Meal: My dad's chicken marsala

Siera Condon Fort Myers, Florida

Major: Music Therapy

Minor: Psychology and French

Career Goals: Music therapist in a hospital's NICU

UROP Project: Music Therapy Forms with Alzheimer's Patients

Reseach Interests: My research interests include music therapy applications, neuroscience,and developmental disorders.

Community Involvement: Sigma Alpha Iota; Board of Advisors for the College of Music; AlphaMu Music Therapy Organization

Last Book: The Lucifer Effect by Philip Zimbardo

Favorite Meal: Chicken tikka masala and Darjeeling tea

Emily Dailey Rockport, Massachusetts

Major: Biology and Psychology

Career Goals: Doctor or lawyer

UROP Project: e­Mental Health Literacy in College Students

Reseach Interests: I am interested in researching psychology.

Volunteerism: High school mission trips with my church

Community Involvement: FSU crew

Last Book: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

Favorite Meal: Lobster with butter, clam chowder, and ginger ale

Taylor Davis Navarre, Florida

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Career Goals: To help people, particularly with environmental causes or the needs of developingcountries

UROP Project: Conducting a Thermoeconomic Analysis of the FSU Off Grid Zero EmissionsBuilding

Reseach Interests: My research interests include sustainability and appropriate technology.

Volunteerism: Volunteer with HOPE Community Outreach

Community Involvement: Wesley Foundation; EcoReps; Tau Beta Pi Honor Society

Last Book: Slaughterhouse­Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Favorite Meal: 4 Rivers BBQ

Taegan Dennis Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Major: Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Minor: Spanish

Career Goals: Cultural liaison for a nonprofit NGO with an interest in sustainability­­social andenvironmental­­and human trafficking prevention, indigenous peoples' rights, andimmigrant/refugee crises

UROP Project: Resistance Literature and New Media Protest

Reseach Interests: I am interested in researching cultural anthropology ­ specificallyethnography, ­ social repercussions of free trade agreements, globalization and indigenouspeoples, and the efficacy of sustainability and social justice initiatives.

Volunteerism: Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance; grant­writing intern at Alaqua Animal Refuge;Shelterhouse Domestic Violence; member of the youth orchestra who performed free concertsfor the public and assisted living facilities; Engineers Without Borders; Habitat for Humanity;Muscogee Nation of Florida

Community Involvement: Habitat for Humanity; Environmental Service Program

Last Book: For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

Favorite Meal: Either a massive plate of pad thai, chili cheese fries, or greens, along withchicken fried tofu, an

Mae Espinosa Miami Lakes, Florida

Major: Political Science and English Literature

Minor: French

Career Goals: Lawyer

UROP Project: Words Per Minute: Narrative Language Assessment of English LanguageLearners

Reseach Interests: My research interests include history and the social sciences.

Volunteerism: Event volunteer at Concordia Summit; office assistant at Catholic Hospice

Community Involvement: Presidential Scholar Executive Leadership Council CohortRepresentative

Last Book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Favorite Meal: Grandma's rice and black beans

Taylor Foor Huntsville, Alabama

Major: Meteorology

Minor: Mathematics

Career Goals: Broadcast meteorology or private sector meteorologist

UROP Project: A Comparison of CFSR Tropical Cyclone Wind Fields to Observations

Reseach Interests: I am researching data sources for use in HWind Scientific's hurricaneanalyses.

Volunteerism: Residence Hall Ambassador

Community Involvement: Academic Recruitment Organization; American MeteorologicalSociety; Garnet and Gold Scholar Society

Last Book: The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks

Favorite Meal: My mom's homemade enchiladas.

Ben Gibson Charlotte, North Carolina

Major: Physics

Minor: Mathematics

Career Goals: Physics professor

UROP Project: Measurement and Analysis of Superconducting Properties of Wires

Reseach Interests: I am interested in resesarching theoretical astrophysics and grand unifiedtheory.

Volunteerism: Eagle Scout

Community Involvement: Marching Chiefs

Last Book: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Favorite Meal: Steak, lobster or crab, baked potatoes, and salad

Jacob Goldstein-Greenwood Tallahassee, Florida

Major: Psychology

Minor: Mathematics and Philosophy

Career Goals: Academia

UROP Project: Reassessing the Immorality of Utilitarian Dilemma Decisions via ProcessDissociation

Reseach Interests: My research interests include moral psychology, normative ethics, free will,and moral dilemma judgments.

Volunteerism: Former volunteer percussion instructor at Leon County middle school bandcamps; Tallahassee Big Dog Rescue; researcher in the Moral and Social Processing Lab

Community Involvement: Moral and Social Processing Lab; Presidential Scholars ProgramExecutive Board Co­chair; Undergraduate Research Opportunties Program

Last Book: What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets by Michael J. Sandel

Favorite Meal: Coffee, home fries, and toast with jam

Jorge Gonazalez Miami, Florida

Major: Computer Science

Minor: Mathematics

Career Goals: Software Engineer

UROP Project: Electrorefining of Depleted Uranium Crystals

Reseach Interests: I am a research assistant at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratoryworking with uranium crystal growth and optimization.

Volunteerism: Besides the work that we have been doing at Carte Parramore, I have beentutoring privately in programming and math

Community Involvement: Association for Computing Machinery; Hillel

Last Book: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

Favorite Meal: Pizza

Sheridan Hager Sarasota, Florida

Major: Exercise Science and Psychology

Career Goals: Own healthcare practice

UROP Project: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Low­Interest Microloans in Developing Nations

Reseach Interests: My research interests include psychology and medicine.

Volunteerism: Reading mentor at Emma E. Booker Elementary School and Phillipi ShoresElementary School

Community Involvement: FSU Pride; Advance Party; Yoga Club; RawFSU

Last Book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Favorite Meal: The creamiest, cheesiest mac & cheese ever

Will Harrison Cumming, Georgia

Major: Film BFA in Production

Career Goals: Work for an outdoor­based media house

UROP Project: The American Empire of Science

Reseach Interests: I am interested in environmental studies.

Volunteerism: Lambert's Blessing in a Backpack Program; Youth Leadership Forsyth.

Community Involvement: Academic Recruitment Organization Board Member; F2F Initiative(Composting at FSU)

Last Book: Culture Making by Andy Crouch

Favorite Meal: Stouffer's Lasagna

Shannon Hodgson Athens, Georgia

Major: Communication Science and Disorders

Minor: Spanish and Business

Career Goals: Pediatric speech language pathologist

UROP Project: Best Practices of Startup Incubators

Reseach Interests: I am interested in researching childhood language development. I amcurrently researching coding and computer programming education programs throughout theUnited States.

Volunteerism: Tutor and mentor at Carter Parramore Academy

Community Involvement: Women in Business logistics assistant; Academic RecruitmentOrganization; FSU CRU legacy group; Seminole Tap Tribe

Last Book: Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Favorite Meal: BBQ

Margaret Hollis Tallahassee, Florida

Major: Meteorology

Minor: Mathematics and Physics

Career Goals: Research or National Weather Service

UROP Project: Categorizing Various Types of Flow in a 45­year 4 Times Daily Global WeatherData Set

Reseach Interests: My research interests include weather and space.

Volunteerism: Volunteer at Co­Cathedral of St. Thomas More right here in Tallahassee, Florida;Catholic Student Union; North Florida chapter of the American Meteorological Society/NationalWeather Association

Community Involvement: FSU Weather Show; Catholic Student Union; North Florida Chapterof the American Meteorological Society/National Weather Association

Last Book: The Doctor Who 50th Anniversay Collection: 11 Doctors, 11 Stories by Eoin Colfer etal.

Favorite Meal: Whataburger

Julia Jensen Clemson, South Carolina

Major: Political Science

Career Goals: Human rights attorney

UROP Project: Freedom Summer­­Formation of Oral History of Testimonies of Civil RightsVolunteers in Mississippi, 1964

Reseach Interests: As humanitarian crises and refugee crises increase in frequency, in size,and in publicity ­ I want to understand how effective and influential non­government organizationsare in enacting international action.

Volunteerism: Tutor and mentor at Carter Parramore Academy; Relay For Life; maintain localstate parks; cooked and served meal for homeless population with my local church in LondonFriday nights

Community Involvement: Honors Student Association VP of Community Service; College ofSocial Science and Public Policy Student Leadership Council; Academic RecruitmentOrganization; IM sports (sand volleyball and basketball); FSU Gospel Choir

Last Book: Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day by Winifred Watson

Favorite Meal: Chicken tikka masala with rice; apple pie; taro bubble tea

Natalie Jones Tallahassee, Florida

Major: Biology and Art History

Minor: Mathematics, Chemistry, Film, and Japanese

Career Goals: OB/GYN and biomedical researcher

UROP Project: Sodium MRI Techniques; Post­WWII US­Japan Relations

Reseach Interests: My research interests includes centromere and telomere regions ofchromosomes and mitotic spindle assembly checkpoint. I am currenty working to uncover therole of dam1 complex in yeast cells. I also research Japanese art, cinema, and photography ofthe post­WWII era.

Volunteerism: Tutor and mentor at Carter Parramore Academy; Center volunteer in the PrideStudent Union; planned a 5K clothes drive for the Tallahassee community; organized aHalloween festival for the Undergraduate Art History Association; Transgender CommunityCloset in the Pride Center

Community Involvement: American Medical Women's Association; Undergraduate Art HistoryAssociation treasurer; Advocates for World Health; MEDLIFE; Alpha Chi Sigma; Tribeta HonorSociety; Belly Dancers at FSU

Last Book: The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

Favorite Meal: My grandma's knedliky (Slovak boiled bread) and carrot sauce

Katherine Kincaid Jacksonville, Florida

Major: Vocal Performance

Career Goals: Professional singer/musician; involved in Broadway performances, recording,songwriting, composing, or directing musical performances

UROP Project: Brazilian Portuguese Diction for Singers

Reseach Interests: I would like to research how music affects the human brain and nervoussystem, and how it can be used to help treat cases like Autism and Alzheimer's disease.

Community Involvement: Musician and Assistant Music Director of The Garden of Rikki TikkiTavi Theater Production; Swim Club; Wesley Foundation; Assistant Stage Manager for FSUCollege of Music's production of L'Incoronazione di Poppea

Last Book: Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder

Favorite Meal: I would want a bowl of ice cream!

Justin Krumper Weston, Florida

Major: Finance and International Affairs

Career Goals: Lawyer or lobbyist

UROP Project: Political Effectiveness

Reseach Interests: My current research interests include business, sustainability, and politics.

Community Involvement: Phi Sigma Kappa

Last Book: Alex Rider by Anthony Horowitz

Favorite Meal: Lobster bisque, Chipotle bowl, and a molten lava cake

Samantha Kunin Lakeland, Florida

Major: Economics

Minor: Spanish

Career Goals: Work for Department of State

UROP Project: The Relationship Between Childhood Polyvictimization and Subsequent MentalHealth and Substance Misuse Outcomes for Incarcerated Women

Reseach Interests: I am interested in psychology research.

Volunteerism: Ruuska Village Orphanage, Bon Repos, Haiti

Community Involvement: Rowing Club; Circle K International

Last Book: Looking for Alaska by John Green

Favorite Meal: A Jim's cheesesteak and so much fried food

Allison Lang Jacksonville, Florida

Major: Political Science and International Affairs

Minor: French

Career Goals: Civil servant/public diplomacy

UROP Project: Assessing Bias in the International Court of Justice

Reseach Interests: My research interests include global/domestic politics and minorityrepresentation.

Volunteerism: Presidential Scholars service initiative

Community Involvement: Honors Delegates; Academic Recruitment Organization, UROP,FURC

Last Book: A Mango­Shaped Space by Wendy Mass

Favorite Meal: Sushi and an Oreo milkshake

Olivia McConnell Minnetonka, Minnesota

Major: International Affairs and Economics

Minor: French

Career Goals: International law and hopefully one day part of the EU or the UN

UROP Project: Military Deception During World War II

Reseach Interests: I am interested in researching humanitarian issues and rights.

Community Involvement: University Philharmonic Orchestra

Last Book: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Favorite Meal: Everything. If it's the last time I will be eating I want it all, I don't feel like I wouldbe picky

Kimberlee McMillin Bartow, Florida

Major: Political Science and Sociology

Minor: Political Philosophy

Career Goals: Provide legal council to a non­profit in either Washington D.C. or here inTallahassee

UROP Project: Exploring Ernest Hemingway's Religious Influences in A Farewell to Arms

Reseach Interests: My research interest is primarily in social issues, such as women's rights.

Volunteerism: Vice President for the West Central Florida delegation of Youth In Government;science­class leader of IBlake

Community Involvement: University Ambassador; Academic Recruitment Organization

Last Book: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Favorite Meal: An egg, ham, and cheese sandwich on a bagel with cheese grits and sausage,along with a side of my m

Taylor Merritt Pensacola, Florida

Major: Biology

Minor: Psychology and Chemistry

Career Goals: Primary care physician

UROP Project: Oxytocin Receptors in the Oronasal Cavity of Postnatal Mice

Reseach Interests: I am interested in all biological, chemical, and psychological research that isfocused on improving the quality of life and medical care for the overall population.

Volunteerism: Tutor and mentor at Carter Parramore Academy; Leon County elementary schoolmentor; Sacred Heart Hospital Child Life Facilitator; Kiya Survivors Volunteer in Urubamba Peru;Big Bend Homeless Shelter Volunteer; Focus First Sight Screener

Community Involvement: Presidential Scholar Executive Leadership Council Secretary; HonorsMedical Scholars Program; Undergraduate Research Ambassadors; American Medical StudentAssociation; Academic Recruitment Organization

Last Book: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Favorite Meal: Chocolate fondue, or chocolate anything for that matter!

Spencer Owen Kennesaw, Georgia

Major: Exploratory

Career Goals: Move to L.A. and hopefully get involved with film/TV

UROP Project: Virtual Reality Artwork

Reseach Interests: My research interests include virtual reality, liberal arts, and the humanities.

Volunteerism: I volunteer at a nursing home in my hometown, my family goes and provides aworship service the first Sunday of every month, we sing and talk and play bingo with the peoplethere

Community Involvement: Pride Union; Intramural Sports

Last Book: Myselfie by Shane Dawson

Favorite Meal: Grilled salmon with a can of coca­cola

Ben Pifer Toledo, Ohio

Major: Biology

Minor: Chemistry

Career Goals: Medicine, specializing in pathology

UROP Project: The Effect of KSHV ORF45 on the Stability of KSHV ORF36

Reseach Interests: My research interests include virology, toxicology, pathology, andimmunology.

Volunteerism: Mentor and tutor at Carter Parramore Academy; lab research

Community Involvement: FSU Quidditch; Campus Orchestra; Academic RecruitmentOrganization Chair; UROP leader; Tri­Beta Honors Biological Research Fraternity

Last Book: Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz

Favorite Meal: Chipotle

John Powell Chattanooga, Tennessee

Major: Physics and Business

Minor: Mathematics

Career Goals: Business consultant

UROP Project: Determining the Value of Small Private Pharmaceutical Companies UsingPatents

Reseach Interests: My research interests include general business interactions andastrophysics.

Volunteerism: Eagle Scout

Community Involvement: Academic Recruitment Organization Member and Intramural Sports

Last Book: Complexity and the Arrow of Time, edited by Charles H. Lineweaver, Paul C. W.Davies, and Michael Ru

Favorite Meal: Mac and cheese

Jill Rankin Marietta, Georgia

Major: Biology

Minor: Chemistry

Career Goals: Doctor or environmental engineer

UROP Project: Selenium Recovery from Agricultural Drainage

Reseach Interests: My research interests include microbiology, medicine, and environmentalengineering.

Volunteerism: ACT/SAT Tutor

Community Involvement: Academic Recruitment Organization

Last Book: The Stand by Stephen King

Favorite Meal: A giant plate of every fruit imaginable

Brian Ransom Coral Gables, Florida

Major: Mathematics

Minor: Creative Writing

Career Goals: Graduate school leading to math research and writing artistic comedy

UROP Project: I Know Where Your Cat Lives

Reseach Interests: My research interests include number theory, topology, art, and comedy.

Volunteerism: Administrative volunteer at Casa Valentina; lab work with children at the MiamiScience Museum

Last Book: Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins

Favorite Meal: Ice cream and birthday cake

Sophie Rottenberg Tampa, Florida

Major: Biology and International Affairs

Minor: Chemistry and Spanish

Career Goals: International trauma surgeon

UROP Project: Are You Infected with the Social Contagion?

Reseach Interests: I research oxytocin receptors in brain and behavior developing in theNeuroscience Department under Dr. Elizabeth Hammock.

Volunteerism: Volunteer with the FocusFirst program; tutor and mentor at Carter ParramoreAcademy

Community Involvement: Honors Student Association VP of Executive Affairs; UROP Leader;Presidential Scholar Executive Leadership Council Social Chair; Omicron Delta Kappa HonorsFraternity; Colloquium Leader for the Honors College; VP of the Academic RecruitmentOrganization; Garnet and Gold Scholar Society

Last Book: The Circle by Dave Eggers

Favorite Meal: Seaweed salad and panang curry

Leah Rumancik Fort Wayne, Indianna

Major: Actuarial Science and Statistics

Minor: Business and Italian Studies

Career Goals: Work for a property and casualty actuarial consulting firm

UROP Project: Monte Carlo Methods for the Pricing of American Derivative Securities

Reseach Interests: I am interested in the science behind dreaming.

Volunteerism: Tutor and mentor at Carter Parramore Academy; Italian teacher at MagnoliaMiddle School

Community Involvement: Future Seminole Actuaries Society; Kiteboarding Club treasurer; PhiEta Sigma Honor Society

Last Book: Il Bar Sotto Il Mare by Stefano Benini

Favorite Meal: Salmon and crab pinwheels from Publix

Inam Sakinah Jacksonville, Florida

Major: Biology and Interdisciplinary Social Science

Minor: Chemistry and Political Philosophy

Career Goals: Physician with a commitment to public policy in order to use medicine as avehicle for creating long­term, structural, policy­driven change in our societies and communities

UROP Project: Oxytocin Receptor mRNA in Adrenal Gland and Kidney of the Neonatal Mouse

Reseach Interests: I have completed research in a neuroscience lab dedicated to exploring theneurobiology of oxytocin­mediated social development. I currently research the intersectionsbetween leadership, identity, and culture as well as the social determinants of health and theirimplications on perpetuating disparities in the American health care system.

Volunteerism: Tutor and mentor at Carter Parramore Academy; Public Service InitiativeCoordinator for Presidential Scholars; mentor for PeaceJam, internal Coordinator for FloridaState’s Alternative Breaks Program, Global Scholar intern with an educational non­profitorganization in Ecuador

Community Involvement: Coordinator of CUSP: College for Unconquered StudentsPartnership; Board of Directors, Office of Governmental Affairs; Member, President's Committeefor Diversity and Inclusion; Global Ambassador; Board of Directors of Student Council forUndergraduate Research and Creativity; Director of Undergraduate Research Ambassadors;PeaceJam Mentor; Delegate to Millennium Campus Conference at UN

Last Book: Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder

Favorite Meal: My mother's cooking

Amanda Schell Lakeland, Florida

Major: Statistics and International Affairs

Minor: Economics, Urban and Regional Planning, and Math

Career Goals: Statistician in the federal government

UROP Project: Geographic Concentration of Corporate Philanthropy

Reseach Interests: My research interests include statistics, criminology, and psychology.

Volunteerism: Mentor and tutor at Carter Parramore Academy; developed quantitativemeasures for volunteer management, client intake, and service tracking at Parker StreetMinistries

Community Involvement: Omicron Delta Kappa Honors Fraternity; Garnet and Gold ScholarSociety; Presidential Scholar Executive Leadership Council Chair; Honors Colloquium Leader;Academic Recruitment Organization Treasurer; Reformed University Fellowship small groupleader; intramural sports

Last Book: The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail ­ but Some Don't by NateSilver

Favorite Meal: Chick­fil­A fries, plain Wendy's baconator, Cherry Dr. Pepper, and vanilla cakewith buttercream icing

Gregory Seel Winter Park, Florida

Major: Physics

Minor: Mathematics

Career Goals: Help the world in some way and have fun while doing it

UROP Project: Morphology of Young Core­Collapse Supernova Remnants from Multi­PhysicsThree­Dimensional Simulations

Reseach Interests: My research interests include acoustics, wave phenomena, astrophysics,quantum theory, particle physics, and education.

Volunteerism: Events Coordinator at Presbyterian University Center

Community Involvement: Audio Production Club; Presbyterian University Center; CampusBlues Band

Last Book: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

Favorite Meal: Mashed potatoes and chocolate mousse

Tatum Shannon Jacksonville, Florida

Major: International Affairs and Chinese

Career Goals: Foreign Service Officer, UN/UNESCO

UROP Project: 3D Printing Etruscan and Early Roman Ceramics from the Cetamura del ChiantiArcheological Site

Reseach Interests: My research interests include the history and politics of East and SoutheastAsia.

Community Involvement: FSU Center for Intensive English Studies (CIES) ConversationPartner; TEDxFSU Planning Committee

Last Book: 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

Favorite Meal: Ice cream

Taylor Shelby Dunedin, Florida

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Minor: Mathematics

Career Goals: Mechanical engineer

UROP Project: Oculus Rift Interactive Art

Reseach Interests: My research interests include science, computer science, psychology, androbotics.

Volunteerism: High school math and history tutor through Mu Alpha Theta and Rho Kappa;volunteer at Palm Harbor Middle School wood shop class; volunteer with TALOS

Community Involvement:

Last Book: A Dance of Dragons by Kaitlyn Davis

Favorite Meal: Roast, as Mom makes it, with vegetables, soy sauce, mashed potatoes, andhomemade chocolate pudding

Jordan Singletary Tampa, Florida

Major: International Affairs and Environmental Science

Career Goals: Marine biologist conducting environmental research

UROP Project: Co­Parenting After Divorce

Reseach Interests: I am volunteering with the FSU Coastal and Marine lab with the hope ofworking on one of their research projects to gain hands­on experience in the marine biology field.

Volunteerism: Organized annual classic car show for Everyday Blessings; tutor and mentor atCarter Parramore Academy

Community Involvement: Undergraduate Research Ambassador; Delta Zeta Sorority; DeltaZeta Academic Executive position; Honors Representative for NextGen Climate

Last Book: Emma by Jane Austen

Favorite Meal: A GIANT flan

Lindsey Stawowy Cedar Park, Texas

Major: Biology and Environmental Chemistry

Minor: Mathematics

Career Goals: Pursue a career in environmental chemistry or biology

UROP Project: Parent and Teacher Perceptions of Attributes for Success

Reseach Interests: My research interest is in ecology.

Volunteerism: Global Scholars Program English teacher and outreach volunteer in Mbale,Uganda

Community Involvement: Alpha Chi Sigma fraternity; 2016 Global Scholars Ambassador; 2016Honors Colloquium Leader; Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society; intramural sports

Last Book: Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari

Favorite Meal: Chicken and waffles

Curtis Turner Nashville, Tennessee

Major: Business

Minor: Mathematics and Spanish

Career Goals: Businessman at a Fortune 500 company

UROP Project: Migration Patterns of Companies' Headquarters

Reseach Interests: I am interested in behavioral studies.

Volunteerism: Tutor at Paragon Mills; chess instructor at Cameron Middle School; Race for theCure; volunteer with Second Harvest

Community Involvement: Academic Recruitment Organization Member; IM Soccer; TableTennis Club

Last Book: Grain Brain by David Perlmutter and Kristin Loberg

Favorite Meal: Mom's spaghetti with garlic bread

Erin Wadhams Jacksonville, Florida

Major: Biology and Creative Writing

Minor: Chemistry

Career Goals: Ecologist or wildlife biologist for the National Park Service or the equivalent in aforeign country; successful novelist

UROP Project: Sexual Selection in Sailfin Mollies

Reseach Interests: My research interests include biology ­ especially ecology, evolution, andanimal behavior ­ English, creative writing, and art.

Volunteerism: Habitat for Humanity

Community Involvement: Swim Club; Habitat for Humanity

Last Book: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Favorite Meal: Chicken and rice with Turkish delight and sweet tea

Sarah Wagler Sarasota, Florida

Major: Chemical Engineering

Minor: Spanish

Career Goals: Chemical engineer focused on developing medicines or working in a Third Worldcountry

UROP Project: Ultrafast Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Energy Transfer in Photosynthetic Proteins

Reseach Interests: My research interest centers around the development of new drugs.

Volunteerism: Tutor and mentor at Carter Parramore Academy

Community Involvement: American Institute for Chemical Engineers; Marching Chiefs

Last Book: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Favorite Meal: It doesn't matter; I hope to be surrounded by loved ones

Austin Westergom Sebring, Florida

Major: Economics

Minor: Entrepreneurship

Career Goals: Consultant

UROP Project: Cognitive Fear Responses

Reseach Interests: My research interests include sports and economics.

Volunteerism: Tutor and mentor at Carter Parramore Academy; Dance Marathon; Alpha TauOmega

Community Involvement: ATΩ; FSU Homecoming Representative

Last Book: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

Favorite Meal: Breakfast for dinner

Audrey Wheeler Greensboro, North Carolina

Major: Editing, Writing, and Media

Minor: Italian

Career Goals: Copy editor, own/become head of publishing company, establish global literacyprograms

UROP Project: Social Networking Capabilities and Effects of 18­Century Italian Women

Reseach Interests: My research interests include human rights, politics, and education.

Volunteerism: Student Human Relations Club; Gay Straight Alliance/Every Life Matters; Donuts& Devotion (''pay it forward'' Christmas campaign); Shine Club (food drive); Sierra Club; GoodwillDrive; Walker Town Elementary School (special events, meal bags); Mission Sisterhood; Julius I.Foust Elementary School (donated packages and toys, packed care bags)

Community Involvement: Quidditch Team

Last Book: 420 Characters by Lou Beach, A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar

Favorite Meal: Scalloped potatoes and fried rice

Austin Yap Canton, Georgia

Major: Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

Career Goals: Specialized pediatrician or a specialized dentist

UROP Project: Structure and Function Analysis of KSHV Virion Proteins

Reseach Interests: I love doing research in a hands­on biochemistry lab. In the future, I hope tocomplete research in cancer­related topics.

Volunteerism: Volunteer with Jubilee Music

Community Involvement: Treasurer of the Broward­Landis­Gilchrist Hall Council; member ofthe FSU Gymnastics Club Team

Last Book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling

Favorite Meal: Stuffed shells with lots of freshly shaved parmesan cheese and Alfredo sauce

© 2015 Florida State University 600 W. College Avenue Tallahassee, FL 32306

Questions or Comments (http://fsu.edu/misc/comments.html) Privacy Policy (http://fsu.edu/misc/policy.html) Copyright (http://fsu.edu/misc/copyright.html)

FSU Directory Assistance: 850­644­2525 (tel:+18506442525)