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 My name is Joanne, and I am from Salina, KS. I have moved around quite a bit within Kansas, but that is the place of my current residence. I am really passionate about Psychology. Psychology really attracted me because there are aspects of it that can apply as a social science and as a "hard science" such as biology or chemistry. Psychology was a field that was interesting to me since I found myself between those two subject matters when I was trying to decide what my major should be. As someone who wants to go into the healthcare field, I think important to balance those two perspective as the scientific side of things can be sometimes more emphasized that the more relational aspects when it comes to being a doctor. I am currently in a neuroscience lab that studies the interaction of environmental conditioning on addiction, and the research has really opened my as to how much that lifestyles we were raised in can play a factor in our brains. 

I think evolution/biology is fascinating because it shows what can be going on in a microscopic level. I think it is a field where there is always going to be more to learn, and as we discover more answers, we also uncover more questions as well. I think evolution relates as it involved the adaptation of things in the living world, as it happening all the time whether we are conscious of it or not. In order to survive in an ever changing world, organisms must learn to adapt to their next best stage. As for what I hope to get out of this class, I hope that I will be able to grasp coding well. That is the part I am most apprehensive about, so I am looking forward to learning more about evolution and seeing how this information and coding fall into place. 

Comments

  1. MichiJanuary 30, 2021 at 2:34 PM

    Hi Joanne
    Don't stress about the coding. We have your back on that and you will be a pro in no time!
    Cheers, Michi

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  2. LibbyFebruary 12, 2021 at 9:38 AM

    Hi Joanne! I really like your perspective on psychology and bringing more of the relational side into medicine. I think that's crucial for helping patients as much as possible. Your neuroscience research also sounds super interesting!

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  3. Carmen Del RealMarch 8, 2021 at 11:47 AM

    Hi Joanne, I didn't realize we are in the same class! I'm in DSP, I remembered that you talked about your research in small group. Your research topic is so fascinating!

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