When I was a freshman in high school, my grandfather was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia....

Unlike many other students, I entered UAB as a blank slate with the goal of pursuing whatever I thought I would enjoy....

My favorite classes in high school were, by far, biology and psychology. Specifically, I loved learning about the brain....

My senior year of high school I struggled between choosing to pursue a career in graphic design or my newer interest, neuroscience....

I never thought I would end up majoring in Neuroscience. There, I said it. I came from a very small high school (go Conquerors!)....

As both of my parents are health care professionals, my interest in science started at a very young age....

Ever since elementary school, I have had a profound interest in science. Knowing this and growing up in Alabama....

Like most of my cohort, I graduated high school with a very clear future goal: become a physician. When I was choosing a major....

With both of my parents as alumni and my interest in science, UAB was a very attractive school to me from the start....