Mentoring Philosophy I am a second-year Master's student in the FSU School of Communication Science and Disorders. While pursuing my bachelor's at FSU, I benefitted from working as a research assistant and Honors-in-the-Major student, an experience that allowed me to supervise over ten research assistants, recruit over 170 participants, write a thesis, and help collect data that has been published in top-tier journals. I am continuing to research in multiple areas at the graduate level to prepare for pursuing a PhD, but my primary interest is literacy which led me to work towards a Master's thesis under Dr. Tibi.
I strongly believe that the best lessons are learned from opportunities to attempt new tasks coupled with the guidance necessary for success. I am committed to giving my mentees opportunities to learn research skills and identify their research strengths and weaknesses. With these opportunities, I will provide resources and guidance to help my mentees learn from their experiences and become confident researchers. My desire is that my mentees would be able to walk away from their UROP experience able to identify their research interests and confidently pursue opportunities to explore these interests further. I would like to help my mentees gain the experience and skills necessary to succeed in any research environment. As someone who owes my current success to the opportunities and guidance I was given in earlier years, I am very excited for the opportunity to help undergraduate students succeed in their research endeavors.