Meet the Scholars

Senna Armstrong

Hometown: Gainesville, Florida
Major: African American Studies and Political Science
Minor:
Career Goals: Work for the Innocence Project
Research_interests: Studying the effects of different systems and practices on minority communities
Community Involvement: College Democrats and WIPS
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Favorite Meal: Sushi

Andrew Busenlener

Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana
Major: Voice Performance
Minor: French
Career Goals: Professor of Voice at a music university; Renowned performer in both Opera and Musical Theater.
Research_interests: Musicology, Music Therapy, Vocal Pedagogy, Education
Community Involvement: Reverb A Capella, Men's Glee Club, Academic Recruitment Organization
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard
Favorite Meal: Crawfish Etouffee

Michael Csernecky

Hometown: Theills, New York
Major: Exercise Physiology
Minor:
Career Goals: A doctor treating sports or overuse injuries 
Research_interests: Psychology, Nutrition, Health, Sports Injuries
Community Involvement: Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, UROP
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Where the Red Fern Grows By Wilson Rawls
Favorite Meal: Buffalo Chicken Bacon ranch pizza

Emma Davis

Hometown: Macclenny, Florida
Major: History
Minor: Museum Studies and Public Administration
Career Goals: Work at a local museum or nonprofit organization and later publish my historical fiction novel(s)
Research_interests: Anything to do with 20th century American history. I'm especially interested in World War II through the Vietnam War era and women's military service during this time
Community Involvement: The Institute on World War II and the Human Experience, Chi Alpha, Students for Life, and University Housing (Academic Trainers)
Last Book, Show, or Movie: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows
Favorite Meal: My mom's meatloaf with sautéed Brussels sprouts and mashed potatoes 

Jessica Dixon

Hometown: Melbourne, Florida
Major: Cell and Molecular Neuroscience and Statistics
Minor:
Career Goals: Neuro-Lawyer or Neuroscience Researcher/Professor
Research_interests: Neuroscience, Psychology, Criminal Justice, Statistical Modeling
Community Involvement: Honors Experience Program Visiting Speakers Committee, Academic Recruitment Organization
Last Book, Show, or Movie: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Favorite Meal: Latkes

Jalisia Goodman

Hometown: Perrysburg, Ohio
Major: Behavioral Neuroscience
Minor: French
Career Goals: Neonatologist or neonatal neurosurgeon 
Research_interests: Maternal and fetal medicine, infant and newborn development, neuroscience
Community Involvement: Fundraising & Community Service chair for FSU Women's Rugby Club, Black Women in Medicine Inc., W.E.B. Du Bois Honor Society and FSU Medical Response Unit 
Last Book, Show, or Movie: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Favorite Meal: Stewed conch, peas and rice, and potato salad

Gabriella Hinks

Hometown: Winter Garden, Florida
Major: Combined Bachelors to Masters in Biological Science
Minor: Chemistry and Psychology
Career Goals: Obtain my MD and possibly my Ph.D and work as a pediatric hematologist- oncologist in a hospital setting. I hope to eventually be the head of a pediatric ward or possibly an entire pediatric hospital. 
Research_interests: Molecular biology, genetics, cancer, neuroscience, and psychology
Community Involvement: Dance Marathon, Academic Recruitment Organization, University Ambassadors, and Learning Assistant for Biology 1 and Genetics
Last Book, Show, or Movie: The Fourth State of Matter by Jo Ann Beard
Favorite Meal: Steak and roasted potatos

Hannah Justus

Hometown: Naples, Florida
Major: English Literature, Psychology, French
Minor:
Career Goals: I want to serve as a public interest or civil rights attorney through a non-profit organization. After serving as an attoney, I would eventually like to become a law professor or run for a public office.
Research_interests: Biological Psychology, Linguistics, Constitutional law
Community Involvement: Dance Marathon, FSU Mock Trial, La Table Française, Presidential Scholars Executive Board - Cohort 5 Representative
Last Book, Show, or Movie: The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
Favorite Meal: Penne alla Vodka with peas

Sneha Kapil

Hometown: St. Augustine, Florida
Major: Biochemistry and hopefully Sociology
Minor: Mathematics
Career Goals: MD/PhD
Research_interests: Targeted therapeutics
Community Involvement: Asian American Student Union, South Asian Student Association, DesiNoles
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Three Little Words by Ashles Rhodes-Courter
Favorite Meal: Chole Bhatura (indian chickpeas and thick flatbread)

Ahmed Kenawy

Hometown: Panama City, Florida
Major: Biochemistry and Middle Eastern Studies
Minor: Biological Sciences
Career Goals: I would like to become a neurosurgeon, in addition I want to be knowledgable in Arabic and studies of the Middle East.
Research_interests: Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Psychology, and Religion
Community Involvement: Muslim Student Association and Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program 
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Dawn by Octavia Butler
Favorite Meal: All of my mom's cooking

Julian Kingston

Hometown: Clinton, Mississippi
Major: Information Technology
Minor:
Career Goals: After working in the private sector or for the government I'd like to one day own a cyber security company.
Research_interests: Human-Computer Interaction, Bio-hacking, Cybernetics
Community Involvement: Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, UROP
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Science Fiction and The Abolition of Man: Finding C. S. Lewis in Sci-Fi Film and Television by Mark J. Boone
Favorite Meal: Breakfast Scramble Burger at The Den

Griffin Leckie

Hometown: Orlando, Florida
Major: International Affairs
Minor:
Career Goals: Law/foreign service/member of congress
Research_interests: Diplomacy, economics, healthcare policy, law
Community Involvement: Representing the College of Social Science and Public Policy in the SGA Senate and Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee
Last Book, Show, or Movie: The Last Question by Isaac Asimov
Favorite Meal: Sushi (with cream cheese) and ice cream

Jonathan Marcus

Hometown: Madison, Alabama
Major: Meteorology
Minor: Environmental Science and Policy and Mathematics and Emergency Management Certificate Program
Career Goals: National Weather Service warning coordination meteorologist
Research_interests: Cyclogensis, Weather Modeling Improvements, Weather Warning Communication and Systems, Cloud Seeding and Its Environmental Effects
Community Involvement: Academic Recruitment Organization, Campus Band, College Democrats at FSU, North Florida Chapter of the American Meteorological Society/National Weather Association, Research at COAPS
Last Book, Show, or Movie: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Favorite Meal: Chicken Bacon Ranch Quesadilla, extra ranch.

John Massa

Hometown: Pembroke Pines, Florida
Major: Biology and Sociology
Minor: Spanish and Applied Mathematics
Career Goals: Neurologist
Research_interests: Autism, Spinal Cord Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injuries 
Community Involvement: IM Soccer, Academic Recruitment Organization
Last Book, Show, or Movie: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Favorite Meal: Media Noche

Liam McConnell

Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Minor:
Career Goals: I am looking forward to a career within the engineering field with a path that envisions management in the future.
Research_interests: Researching the different uses of materials in the designing process and the defining characteristics of different materials
Community Involvement: Recourse for Travel Allocations Committee, Men's Ultimate at FSU.
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Unbroken by Lauren Hillenbrand
Favorite Meal: McDonald's

Alexia Mullings

Hometown: Loxahatchee, Florida
Major: Electrical Engineering
Minor: Spanish and Mathematics
Career Goals: I would like to work with the development and implementation of renewable energy sources.
Research_interests: I am interested in research various types of sustainable energy sources and ways to make them more efficient and economical.
Community Involvement: Hall Council, Academic Recruitment Organization, Eco-Reps, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Favorite Meal: My mom's gumbo

Jordan Phillips

Hometown: Winter Garden, Florida
Major: Instrumental Music Education
Minor:
Career Goals: I plan on directing a band program in public school after graduating with my bachelor's degree. I eventually will attend graduate school to obtain a master's degree in music education or conducting as well as a doctorate in the same subjects. My ultimate career goal is to teach music at the university-level. 
Research_interests: Music education, saxophone pedagogy, musicology, film studies, history
Community Involvement: FSU Tri-State Band Festival Counselor and Opening Nights at FSU
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Contemporary Music Education by Clifford K. Madsen and Terry Lee Kuhn
Favorite Meal: Mom's Fettuccine Alfredo

Grace Robbins

Hometown: Sarasota, Florida
Major: Classical Civilizations & Classical Archaeology
Minor: English
Career Goals: Archival researcher/historian working with the National Park Service or some archaeological firm/museum to promote historic preservation and scholarship
Research_interests: Classical archaeology, digital humanities, the intersection of digital humanities and archaeology, historic preservation, languages 
Community Involvement: Office of Digital Research and Scholarship - InternFSU, FSU Irish Ensemble, Eta Sigma Phi Classics Honor Society, InterVarsity, and ARO
Last Book, Show, or Movie: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Favorite Meal: Anything that mashed potatoes can accompany 

Martha Sizemore

Hometown: Fort Myers, Florida
Major: History and Editing, Writing, & Media
Minor:
Career Goals: Museum Curator or Historical Researcher
Research_interests: 20th Century History, Sociology, Art, Film, Literature
Community Involvement: Club Downunder, Habitat for Humanity, Cat Family Records, UROP
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee
Favorite Meal: Steamed shrimp and mixed vegetables

Molly Walters

Hometown: Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Major: Studio Art
Minor:
Career Goals: Post-production specialist focusing on queer content
Research_interests: Museum studies, art history, sharing life experiences through film
Community Involvement: Student Publications, JStreet U, and Student Labour Association 
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
Favorite Meal: Full English Breakfast