Scientists of NC

We're back with year 2 of features from the students in Dr. @vijisathy's #UNCpsyc530 course! The student's scientist interviews will go live over the next month & we are so excited to share their work! Be sure to give them some love! #Scicomm #ThisIsWhatAScientistLooksLike

This post was contributed by @VRTVSM who is enrolled in Dr. @vijisathy's #UNCpsyc530 course as part of a series reflecting on who they are as scientists and the scientists around them. 4/4

Hardeep received both her undergraduate degree in Psychology and her Master's Degree in Research and Experimental Psychology from San Jose State University. In Spring of this year, she received her Ph.D. in Gerontology from Iowa State University. She loves her dog Ace. 3/n

Dr. Hardeep Obhi is a postdoc research associate at the UNC Carolina Population Center whose focus is Cognitive Aging, including cognition and dementia; biopsychosocial determinants of cognitive decline; and health and well-being across the life-span. 2/n

“In addition to being a researcher, it’s important for a scientist to have a network - to figure out who is important to you and why, and how you can keep that relationship going. Also to make an impact on the field beyond research, because you’ve got to pay it forward.” 1/n

@lysiannebeynel is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Brain Stimulation Division of the Psychiatry Department at @DukeU. She was born in Bordeaux, France and completed her education there before moving to Durham, North Carolina in pursuit of an academic career. 3/n

"Not everybody will have the opportunity to discover something, but even little things can help people and that is what I am trying to do with my research.” 2/n

“What I love about science is the ability to discover something that can help patients. That is why I am doing work with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)." 1/n

Christina Vu is a junior at @UNC majoring in Exercise and Sports Science and minoring in Studio Art, with plans to pursue a career in medicine. Christina also works as a research assistant in two social psychology labs collecting data. 3/n

"Can [the water] rebound off of the wall and spray more over the entire room? How do I get it into the ceiling? Or if I'm on one side of the room, how do I hit the whole room?” 2/n

"Every firefighter is a scientist and a thinker. A lot of people think we just put water on a fire but we have to do a lot of thinking. If I hit the water against this wall, how can I get the most out of this stream of water?" 1/n