Welcome to the 2021 Senior Legacy Symposium!
My minor in medical humanities has allowed me to explore a wide variety of medical diagnoses that I have previously learned about science courses from the lens of a humanities discussion. Zooming in on one of these diagnoses, my senior capstone for medical humanities consists of a systematic review encompassing the impact of peer influence on developing and maintaining symptoms of bulimia nervous, supplemented by two creative writing essays written from the perspective of an individual experiencing bulimia nervous along with from the perspective of a peer and friend of this individual. My essays were both written using creative writing tactics discussed in my various medical humanities courses in addition to the knowledge I have obtained in completing this systematic review.
Katie is a senior Neuroscience major from St. Louis minoring in both Biology and Medical Humanities. Katie’s experiences within SLU, at Washington University, and in the surrounding St. Louis community have defined her experiences over the past four years. Within SLU, Katie has served as a student tutor through the Overground Railroad to Literacy for four years, and has served on the executive board for the past two years, building relationships with students, teacher, and administrators in the North St. Louis public school community. At Washington University, she serves as an undergraduate research assistant in an optical neuro-imaging radiology lab, performing HD-DOT brain scans and growing in her understanding of the neural networks across a wide variety of patient populations and tasks. Katie will be attending SLU School of Medicine in the fall of 2021, with an open mind regarding specialities and fields of interest.
Dr. Anne Stiles, in supplementing my understanding and learning in class discussions, was very influential in the creation and submission of this project.