Section: Success Stories! | Research and Fellowship Opportunities

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Here are just a few of the many (!) stories about current and former Hollins students who have successfully pursued research and fellowship opportunities. These stories can help you to think about how to pursue opportunities that will advance your own academic and career aspirations.
- Select activity AS A DOUBLE MAJOR IN HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, ADARRA BLOUNT ’23 IS CONFIDENT IN HER OPTIONS AFTER GRADUATING FROM HOLLINS
  
  AS A DOUBLE MAJOR IN HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, ADARRA BLOUNT ’23 IS CONFIDENT IN HER OPTIONS AFTER GRADUATING FROM HOLLINS URL
- Select activity JENNY NOYES ’23 SETS THE STAGE FOR A CAREER AS A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
  
  JENNY NOYES ’23 SETS THE STAGE FOR A CAREER AS A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT URL
- Select activity SAVANNAH SCOTT ’22 RETURNS TO ALASKA TO SERVE IN THE CDC’S PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATE PROGRAM
  
  SAVANNAH SCOTT ’22 RETURNS TO ALASKA TO SERVE IN THE CDC’S PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATE PROGRAM URL
- Select activity FOR FAITH CLARKSON ’22, THE PATH TO BECOMING A HISTORIAN RUNS THROUGH HOLLINS
  
  FOR FAITH CLARKSON ’22, THE PATH TO BECOMING A HISTORIAN RUNS THROUGH HOLLINS URL
- Select activity BEFORE LAW SCHOOL, MOLLIE DAVIS ’22 IS ENGAGING IN COMMUNITY SERVICE HELPING DENVER’S UNHOUSED FIND EMPLOYMENT
  
  BEFORE LAW SCHOOL, MOLLIE DAVIS ’22 IS ENGAGING IN COMMUNITY SERVICE HELPING DENVER’S UNHOUSED FIND EMPLOYMENT URL
- Select activity DURING HER SUMMER INTERNSHIP, MARGARITE FISHER ’22 IS HELPING VETERANS ACCESS QUALITY HEALTHCARE CLOSE TO HOME
  
  DURING HER SUMMER INTERNSHIP, MARGARITE FISHER ’22 IS HELPING VETERANS ACCESS QUALITY HEALTHCARE CLOSE TO HOME URL
- Select activity WITH COMPASSION FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE POPULATIONS, SAJILA KANWAL ’22 LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR A CAREER IN PUBLIC HEALTH
  
  WITH COMPASSION FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE POPULATIONS, SAJILA KANWAL ’22 LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR A CAREER IN PUBLIC HEALTH URL
- Select activity WITH MAJOR CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND AN ACADEMIC JOURNAL PUBLICATION, EMILY LAULETTA ’22 PLANS A RESEARCH CAREER IN GENDER AND WOMEN’S STUDIES
  
  WITH MAJOR CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND AN ACADEMIC JOURNAL PUBLICATION, EMILY LAULETTA ’22 PLANS A RESEARCH CAREER IN GENDER AND WOMEN’S STUDIES URL
- Select activity THROUGH DESIGN THINKING, ZAHIN MAHBUBA ’22 SEEKS TO TRANSFORM THE WORLD – ONE PERSON AT A TIME
  
  THROUGH DESIGN THINKING, ZAHIN MAHBUBA ’22 SEEKS TO TRANSFORM THE WORLD – ONE PERSON AT A TIME URL
- Select activity TE’YA MITCHELL ’21 EARNS URBAN TEACHERS FELLOWSHIP, WILL UPHOLD THEIR MISSION TO “TEACH FOR A JUST FUTURE”
  
  TE’YA MITCHELL ’21 EARNS URBAN TEACHERS FELLOWSHIP, WILL UPHOLD THEIR MISSION TO “TEACH FOR A JUST FUTURE” URL
- Select activity BY RESEARCHING THE GUT MICROBIOME, HANA OLOF ’22 SEEKS WAYS TO STRENGTHEN IMMUNE SYSTEMS
  
  BY RESEARCHING THE GUT MICROBIOME, HANA OLOF ’22 SEEKS WAYS TO STRENGTHEN IMMUNE SYSTEMS URL
- Select activity WITH A PASSION FOR WORKING IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, ALEA RODRIGUEZ ’23 EARNS BOTH INTERNSHIP AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
  
  WITH A PASSION FOR WORKING IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, ALEA RODRIGUEZ ’23 EARNS BOTH INTERNSHIP AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE URL
- Select activity “IT ISN’T ENOUGH TO SAY, ‘I WANT TO CREATE CHANGE.’ I WANT TO BE A LEADER AS I CREATE THAT CHANGE.” TYLER SESKER ’22 PREPS FOR A CAREER IN LAW/PUBLIC POLICY
  
  “IT ISN’T ENOUGH TO SAY, ‘I WANT TO CREATE CHANGE.’ I WANT TO BE A LEADER AS I CREATE THAT CHANGE.” TYLER SESKER ’22 PREPS FOR A CAREER IN LAW/PUBLIC POLICY URL
- Select activity LEAH WILKINS ’23 SELECTED FOR PRELAW UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLAR PROGRAM
  
  LEAH WILKINS ’23 SELECTED FOR PRELAW UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLAR PROGRAM URL
- Select activity CHIN WAI “ROSIE” WONG ’22 EMBRACES A PASSION FOR COMMUNICATION AT HOLLINS AND BEYOND
  
  CHIN WAI “ROSIE” WONG ’22 EMBRACES A PASSION FOR COMMUNICATION AT HOLLINS AND BEYOND URL
- Select activity HOLLINS STUDENTS TO CONDUCT SUMMER RESEARCH THROUGH VIRGINIA TECH’S GLOBAL CHANGE CENTER
  
  HOLLINS STUDENTS TO CONDUCT SUMMER RESEARCH THROUGH VIRGINIA TECH’S GLOBAL CHANGE CENTER URL