Eryn aspires to become a Civil Rights Attorney, advocating for immigrant, children's, and prisoners' rights. She also hopes to become a non-profit founder, mentoring youth in addition to pro bono services she offers through her legal practice.
CARE QUEST Scholars, Honors Legal Scholars, After They Arrive (Refugee Settlement Group), OMNI Institute Social Media Developer, Intervarsity Black Campus Ministries, NAACP Member, Corazón Latin Dance Class, Engage TLH Volunteer, BSU Political Cohort, Global Citizenship Program, Haiti Grassroots Movement, Honors Legal Scholars, Intervarsity, Black Campus Ministries, Women in Pre-Law Society, Presidential Scholars Community Outreach and Service Boards, LDM Church Youth Ministry Leader, FECA Youth State Representative.
My Mom's Pineapple Chicken and Coconut Red Beans and Rice.
Law and Policy, Human Rights, and Ethnography. Eryn Files participated in FSU's Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program as a mentee under the OMNI Institute of Wellbeing. The project, "Soul Clap: A Black Joy Journal," was a tangible extension of the organization's commitment to increasing representation within the discipline of health and wellness. She supported the team in investigating limitations and pathways to experiencing Black Joy within Black women across cultures and generations. Eryn actively contributed to interviewing two Caribbean Black women by offering her own questions and conducting literature reviews to offer academic context for their responses. She analyzed over 300 pages of transcripts and identified three core themes to explore further. Eryn drafted a research paper on her findings, sharing the value of agency, authenticity, spirituality, and sisterhood in an individual's search for embracing Black Joy as a lifestyle. This research criticizes damaging stereotypes that are perpetuated within health care, professional sectors, and domestic communities. It also serves as a source of empowerment for Black women around the world and a platform for future research on additional specialized fields within healthcare and public policy.