Updates [selected]

2026

• September 2026: Accepted to present a late-breaking poster at the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting. 

• August 2026: Awarded the Behavioral and Social Sciences Student Travel Stipend from the Gerontological Society of America (GSA).

• July 2026: Presented a formal talk for the 2026 Generative AI in Libraries (GAIL) Conference on my project, "Investigating AI Use Among Non-Native English Speakers in Higher Education", with Jenna Pitera.

• May 2026: Presented my Templeton-funded summer research project, "What Makes Text Feel Human?: Exploring the Cues of AI Content Recognition," at the TI Steinmetz Day Special Session at the Union College Annual Steinmetz Symposium, 2026.  

• May 2026: Presented my interdisciplinary senior honors thesis, "Neuropolitics of Aging: Cognitive Decline as a Predictor of Political Attitudes and Behaviors," at the Union College Annual Steinmetz Symposium, 2026.  

• April 2026: Participated in the Neuroscience Initiative for Education & Discovery (NIED) at the University of California, Davis. This competitive and fully funded program invites a small group of undergraduate students interested in pursuing a Ph.D to visit UC Davis for workshops, lab tours, research presentations, and discussions with faculty and current graduate students. 

• March 2026: Presented my work on "Exploring Environmental Factors and Disparities in Metastatic Breast Cancer Treatment Timeliness" at the  2026 New England Science Symposium at Harvard Medical School.