Honors Project Showcase
This collection presents selected projects that demonstrate my growth as both a student and an aspiring scientist. Each piece was chosen because it highlights applied knowledge, adaptability, and the skills needed to navigate scientific work in practice.
“You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals.
To that end each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful"
Metacognition in Action
The purpose of this artifact is to illustrate my growth as a scholar and my readiness for the coming stages of my academic and professional journey. Here, I show my process of revisiting, analyzing, and editing two assignments I completed as an incoming honors student in 2023.
These brief, reflective essays were powerful tools for examining my mindset and growth throughout my IU Honors College academic journey.
"Science, for me, gives a partial explanation of life. In so far as it goes, it is based on fact, experience and experiment"
Cells & Substances
For my Spring 2024 Honors contract in Cell Biology, I created a website that explores how alcohol, methamphetamine, and opioid use disorders affect cellular processes and how those processes may explain the behaviors observed in addiction. I focused on making connections between behavior and molecular disruptions such as oxidative stress, receptor downregulation, and neuroinflammation more approachable for both students and curious readers.
This project challenged me to translate dense academic material into something clear, accurate, and engaging, which are skills I will continue refining as a researcher and science communicator.
"What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make"
Neuroscience, Translated
The purpose of this artifact is to demonstrate my emerging expertise as a neuroscience researcher. Over the past three years, I have intentionally developed a range of professional skills: building technical mastery in the lab, taking on leadership and organizational roles, and learning to communicate science across audiences.
These experiences reflect my readiness to contribute meaningfully to the research community and my ongoing commitment to bridging scientific discovery with real-world impact.
Why I do this work
This ePortfolio is basically my proof-of-work for the kind of scientist I’m becoming: curious about mechanism, stubborn about real-world impact, and allergic to shallow storytelling. The projects here let me move across the translation pipeline; linking molecular pathways to behavior, testing interventions, and thinking about what actually survives contact with patient-relevant complexity. Some results are strong, some are early, and I try to be honest about that difference. Science isn’t a highlight reel, it’s judgment. Overall, this collection reflects my big goal: build the skills and credibility to help raise the standard of care and to communicate neuroscience in a way that respects both the data and the humans living inside it.