Meet the Scholars
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James Barberis
Hometown: Gaithersburg, MarylandMajor: Digital Media Production
Minor:
Career Goals: Director, Writer, etc.
Research_interests: Film, mental health
Community Involvement: Beta Theta Pi
Last Book, Show, or Movie: The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
Favorite Meal: Cheesecake Factory Chicken Samosas
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Elijah Bishop
Hometown: Jacksonville, FloridaMajor: Political Science and Business
Minor:
Career Goals: Corporate Lawyer and Entrepreneur
Research_interests: Political discourse, social media influence, and unemployment
Community Involvement: ARO, CSU, Boy Scouts of America
Last Book, Show, or Movie: The Charisma Myth by Olivia Fox Cabane
Favorite Meal: My mom's meatloaf
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Christelle Bucag
Hometown: Tallahassee, FloridaMajor: Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences: Pre-Clinical Professions
Minor:
Career Goals: Infectious Disease Specialist with concentration on Tropical Medicine or MD-PHD working in the public health sector
Research_interests: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Genetics, Sociology
Community Involvement: Honors Experience Program, NoleMed, Academic Recruitment Organization, Filipino Student Association, Capitill State, Indak, Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Favorite Meal: Sinigang na Hipon with steamed rice
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Victoria Cabral
Hometown: Orlando, FloridaMajor: Political Science
Minor:
Career Goals: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy
Research_interests: Human rights violations in Soviet satellite states and political tendencies in South America
Community Involvement: Dance Marathon Leader and Evolve magazine writer
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Looking for Alaska by John Green
Favorite Meal: Chips and Queso
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Alexander Chang
Hometown: Glenridge, New JerseyMajor: Exploratory
Minor:
Career Goals: Computer Programmer
Research_interests: Soccer, Computer Programming, Mathematics, Religion
Community Involvement: Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, UROP, Honors Colloquium Leader, Academic Recruitment Organization (ARO) College Fair Chair
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Favorite Meal: Perkin's Kid Perks Rainbow Sprinkle Pancakes
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Andrew Clement
Hometown: Ocala, FloridaMajor: Criminology
Minor:
Career Goals: Helping others and enjoying myself. My dream job is something in the FBI or CIA.
Research_interests: Criminology/Psychology
Community Involvement:
Last Book, Show, or Movie: The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
Favorite Meal: Chicken Fried Rice
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Teagan Danilowicz
Hometown: Boca Raton, FloridaMajor: International Affairs and Public Relations
Minor: Sociology
Career Goals: I hope travel the world while working
Research_interests: Languages, cultures, and human rights
Community Involvement: March for Our Lives
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton
Favorite Meal: Rainbow Roll (Sushi)
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Elyse Duplantier
Hometown: Baton Rouge, LouisianaMajor: Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience
Minor: Chemistry
Career Goals: Physician Assistant
Research_interests: Biology, psychology, neuroscience, anatomy
Community Involvement: Nu Rho Sci
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Pet Sematary by Stephen King
Favorite Meal: Margherita pizza
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Carson Flowers
Hometown: Tampa, FloridaMajor: Exploratory
Minor:
Career Goals: Enter a career I enjoy
Research_interests: Business
Community Involvement: Beta Theta Pi
Last Book, Show, or Movie: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Favorite Meal: A Chipotle Bowl
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Meghan Gilmore
Hometown: Louisville, KentuckyMajor: Instrumental Music Education
Minor:
Career Goals: Middle School Band Director
Research_interests: Social Media, Pedagogy, Education
Community Involvement: Tuba Euphonium Studio Member, Concert Band
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy
Favorite Meal: Fettuccini Alfredo
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Abril Hunter
Hometown: Belleville, IllinoisMajor: Environmental Science and Policy
Minor: Urban and Regional Planning
Career Goals: Environmental Lobbyist for Private Humanitarian Organization
Research_interests: Water Pollution in Developing Nations, African-American Gentrification, Inequalities in the Legislative Process
Community Involvement: Presidential Scholars Historian, Black Student Union, Florida Association of Environmental Professionals, Academic Recruitment Organization
Last Book, Show, or Movie: The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
Favorite Meal: Shrimp & Grits
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Elizabeth Iaconis
Hometown: Londonderry, New HampshireMajor: Social Entrepreneurship
Minor:
Career Goals: Peace Corps and Teach for America volunteerism before seeking employment with a socially conscious corporation or non-profit organization
Research_interests: Education, social justice, demographics, and economics
Community Involvement: CHAARG women's fitness organization, Academic Recruitment Organization, Honors Colloquium Leader fall 2020, Student Alumni Association
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Favorite Meal: Tortellini alfredo
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Jaden Jones
Hometown: Miramar, FloridaMajor: Nursing
Minor:
Career Goals: Nurse Anesthetist & CEO of a nursing NGO that visits less fortunate countries to provide medical care to children
Research_interests: Pediatric Health in Underdeveloped Countries & Intellectual Disorders in Children
Community Involvement: Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Big Bend
Last Book, Show, or Movie: The Source of The River by Mary J. Fischer, Garvey Lundy, Camille Zubrinsky Charles, and Douglas Massey
Favorite Meal: American: Macaroni and Cheese & Jamaican: Stew Peas
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Caswell King
Hometown: Atlanta, GeorgeMajor: Computer Science
Minor:
Career Goals: Undecided
Research_interests: Computer Technology
Community Involvement:
Last Book, Show, or Movie: The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
Favorite Meal: Chinese Beef and Broccoli
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Thomas Lovergen
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, FloridaMajor: Political Science and International Affairs
Minor:
Career Goals: Lawyer, Lobbyist
Research_interests: Public Policy, Campaigns
Community Involvement: Mock Trial, World Affairs Program, Student Government
Last Book, Show, or Movie: King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard
Favorite Meal: Grilled Chicken, Black Beans, and Rice
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Mallory Malman
Hometown: Boca Raton, FloridaMajor: Philosophy
Minor:
Career Goals: Appellate Lawyer
Research_interests: Human Rights, Literature, Philosophy
Community Involvement: BrightCasters; an organization that teaches people mindfulness activities in order for them to become more positive.
Last Book, Show, or Movie: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Favorite Meal: Lamb Chops
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Chris May
Hometown: Tampa, FloridaMajor: Behavioral Neuroscience and Philosophy
Minor:
Career Goals: Earn a MD/PhD in order to become a Physician Scientist
Research_interests: Neuroscience, Psychology, Neuropathology, and Bioethics
Community Involvement: Neuroscience Undergraduate Student Association (NUSA), Nu Rho Psi, and UROP
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Existentialism is a Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre
Favorite Meal: A Perfectly Grilled Cheese
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Max McCammon
Hometown: Ocala, FloridaMajor: Civil Engineering
Minor:
Career Goals: Pursue a position of leadership with an engineering firm
Research_interests: Civil and electrical engineering
Community Involvement: UROP, Academic Recruitment Organization
Last Book, Show, or Movie: The Kite Runner by Hosseini
Favorite Meal: My mom's cinnamon coffee
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Andre Merchan-Revilla
Hometown: Miami, FloridaMajor: Political Science
Minor:
Career Goals: Work as a private sector lawyer, with concentration in immigration or trial
Research_interests: The ethicality and effectiveness of international law and policy, the modern political atmosphere, and social justice/equity
Community Involvement: Academic Recruitment Organization
Last Book, Show, or Movie: A Cabinet of Philosophical Mysteries by Roy Sorensen
Favorite Meal: Moe's Steak Burrito (extra queso), Marquesa (Venezuelan Dessert), and an Espresso shot
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Susan Morales
Hometown: Tampa, FloridaMajor: Sociology and Political Science
Minor: Mathematics
Career Goals: Lawyer
Research_interests: Effectiveness of legislation on local community issues
Community Involvement: Honors Experience Program
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Women on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy
Favorite Meal: Rice with black beans
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Erin Murphy
Hometown: St. Petersburg, FloridaMajor: Computer Engineering
Minor: General Business
Career Goals: Computer Engineer
Research_interests: Human-computer interaction, machine learning, quantum computing, bioinformatics, food science
Community Involvement: FSU Beach Volleyball Team, Women in Leadership Development, UROP Research Assistant, FCA
Last Book, Show, or Movie: The Search: How Google Transformed Our Culture by John Battelle
Favorite Meal: Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo
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Alexa Pappas
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, FloridaMajor: Psychology
Minor:
Career Goals: To become a licensed counselor
Research_interests: Social Psychology, Criminology, Abnormal Psychology
Community Involvement: UROP, ARO, MREA
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Favorite Meal: Breakfast food
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Dhenu Patel
Hometown: Tallahassee, FloridaMajor: Exercise Physiology
Minor: Biological Science and Chemistry
Career Goals: Physician
Research_interests: Medicine, Biology, Cancer Research
Community Involvement: Honors Medical Scholars, MEDLIFE, Honors Student Association
Last Book, Show, or Movie: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Favorite Meal: Mom's Homemade Indian Food
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Georgina Patient
Hometown: St. Petersburg, FloridaMajor: International Affairs
Minor: French
Career Goals: Career in diplomacy, hopefully working for the British Foreign Office
Research_interests: The treatment of and response to migrants and refugees in camps within Francophone countries, specifically examining the Calais Migrant Crisis
Community Involvement: Honors Student Association, College Democrats, J Street U, DWF Magazine
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Beautiful Boy by David Sheff
Favorite Meal: A big bowl of proper ramen
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Nami Pruitt
Hometown: Ormond Beach, FloridaMajor: Environment and Society, International Affairs, and Political Science
Minor: Environment and Society
Career Goals: To work in environmental protection and conservation.
Research_interests: Geography, Sustainability, Environmental Science. Nami's UROP project was on Sustainable Healthy Cities.
Community Involvement: Sierra Club, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Amnesty International.
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Favorite Meal: Yellow dal with naan bread
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Connor Sherman
Hometown: Trinity, FloridaMajor: Actuarial Science and Economics
Minor: Business and History
Career Goals: PhD in Economics and risk analysis on stock portfolios
Research_interests: LGBT Income Inequalities and Economic Predispositions
Community Involvement: Presidential Scholars Class Representative, Academic Recruitment Organization
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Favorite Meal: Peanut Butter
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Gracie Thaxton
Hometown: St. Augustine, FloridaMajor: Behavioral Neuroscience, Mathematics
Minor: Chemistry
Career Goals: Pediatric Neurologist
Research_interests: Autism, Neuroscience, Psychology
Community Involvement: Autism Speaks, Nu Rho Psi Honor Society, Neuroscience Undergraduate Student Association, Equestrian Team, Garnet and Gold Scholar Society, Academic Recruitment Organization, UROP
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Misery by Stephen King
Favorite Meal: Any of my mom's cooking
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Jakob Tweedel
Hometown: Mandeville, LouisianaMajor: Psychology
Minor:
Career Goals: Learn Korean and take part in an immersion program to be a clinical psychologist working with youths in South Korea
Research_interests: Mental health
Community Involvement: Protesting at the Capitol and helping build homes with Habitat for Humanity
Last Book, Show, or Movie: The Dispossesed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Favorite Meal: Seafood Gumbo
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Angeles Urtubey
Hometown: Ocala, FloridaMajor: Interior Design
Minor:
Career Goals: Interior designer for an architecture firm
Research_interests: History and Classics
Community Involvement: FSU community garden
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Dune by Frank Herbert
Favorite Meal: Rice with Lamb curry
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William Zak
Hometown: Norfolk, VirginiaMajor: Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience
Minor: Chemistry
Career Goals: Psychiatry or Clinical Psychology
Research_interests: Psychology
Community Involvement: Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, UROP, Best Buddies
Last Book, Show, or Movie: Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Favorite Meal: Steak and Twice Stuffed Potatoes