Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, Pensacola, FL During this summer, I had the incredible opportunity to experience firsthand how to work in big data analytics and interactive data visualization under the supervision of Larry Bunch and in collaboration with Jairun Diemer at the Florida Institute for Human & Machine… Continue reading »
Knoxville Behavioral and Mental Health Services, Knoxville, TN This summer, I had the pleasure to intern with Karen Swanay, a licensed mental health counselor at Knoxville Behavioral and Mental Health Services, a private mental health practice with numerous psychologists who offer therapy for various ages and disorders. Karen specializes in… Continue reading »
KIPP Texas Public Schools, Houston, TX This summer, I interned with the Leadership Development Team at KIPP Texas Public Schools. KIPP Texas is a network of charter schools that aims to provide quality education to majority underserved, economically disadvantaged children. The Leadership Development team focuses on training school leaders and… Continue reading »
KIPP Texas Public Schools, Houston, TX My name is Sharon Mutoni, and I am currently a junior and math major. I opted to apply to intern through the ASIP fund to work as an intern for KIPP Texas this summer. In the spring, I had previously switched my major from… Continue reading »
Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, Pensacola, FL This summer I set out to design a multi-page web application where users (researchers) could rapidly reconfigure human performance experiments at the Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC). My supervisor, Dr. Anil Raj, believed that in-person work interactions were essential for… Continue reading »
Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, Pensacola, FL This summer, I worked at the Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC), a nonprofit research institution producing cutting-edge work in big data and machine learning, cybersecurity, and robotics. IHMC’s mission is to push the boundaries of what humans can achieve physically,… Continue reading »
KIPP Texas Public Schools, Houston, TX KIPP Texas Public Schools is an expanding network of tuition-free, public charter schools focused on educating early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school students. By committing to equity in education, KIPP Texas aims to foster academically excellent schools that prepare students with the necessary… Continue reading »
Laffer Associates, Nashville, TN This summer I had the pleasure of working as an economic research assistant with Laffer Associates—an economic research firm founded by economist Arthur B. Laffer, Ph.D. whose most well-known theory is by far that of the Laffer Curve. In addition to gaining a better understanding of… Continue reading »
TOSS, Morganton, NC This summer I had the wonderful opportunity of interning at The Old School Studio (TOSS), an art studio located in Morganton, North Carolina. I was drawn to this internship due to my previous interest in art education and my commitment to exploring art-making as a vehicle… Continue reading »
Harpeth Conservancy, Brentwood, TN This summer I had the opportunity to intern at a small non-profit organization called the Harpeth Conservancy (HC). HC operates out of a small office building that they share with a variety of other groups. From this small, often cramped office space, a team of… Continue reading »