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Trinity College neuroscience major Alicia Camuy \u201922 recently was selected from an estimated pool of more than 5,000 students from across the country to receive the Barry Goldwater Scholarship. The scholarship is among the most prestigious awards for students interested in pursuing careers in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering.<\/p>\n
\u201c[Receiving] this scholarship, especially as a first-generation college student, is a huge foot in the door for me,\u201d said Camuy. \u201cIt will afford me the opportunity to do the research I love and help me attend a Ph.D. program after I graduate from Trinity.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Camuy\u2019s first year at Trinity, she took part in the Interdisciplinary Science Program (ISP), an academic program for first-year students that links scientific disciplines to their connections in the world. Through ISP, Camuy participated in research with Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Sarah Raskin.<\/p>\n
In Raskin\u2019s ReMIND Lab (Rehabilitation of Memory for Individuals with Neurological Diagnoses), Camuy has been researching the Memory for Intentions Screening Test (MIST), which evaluates prospective memory, or the ability to remember to carry out a future task. \u201cThrough my research, I have discovered that the MIST assessment isn\u2019t necessarily appropriate for all populations, specifically Spanish speakers. As a result, I applied for a Student Initiated Research Grant, initiated the Institutional Review Board process, and created new assessments on my own,\u201d said Camuy.<\/p>\n
Camuy also is a leader outside of her coursework; she\u2019s active in La Voz Latina and Trinity\u2019s Multicultural Affairs Council and serves as a first-generation peer mentor, a big sister in the Big Sister-Little Sister program, and a student worker at Trinfo.Caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n
Camuy is enthusiastic about continuing to develop her research and follow her passions. \u201cWhen we are little, science is so often presented as facts that we already know,\u201d said Camuy. \u201cHowever, I\u2019ve begun to learn that science is a lot about what we don\u2019t know. I am learning how to be skeptical and how to explore the fascinating unknowns of the world and want to continue to do so in my future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Trinity College neuroscience major Alicia Camuy \u201922 recently was selected from an estimated pool of more than 5,000 students from across the country to receive the Barry Goldwater Scholarship. The scholarship is among the most prestigious awards for students interested in pursuing careers in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering. \u201c[Receiving] this scholarship, especially as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":0,"parent":7213,"menu_order":15,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7363","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n