Students Share Interdisciplinary Research Experiences

As a part of our focus on research that crosses boundaries, we are featuring the Bass Connections program at Duke University. In this group interview an undergraduate student, a doctoral student, and a recent alum share their experiences with hands-on interdisciplinary research projects. They offer tips for students and for faculty who are interested in teaching methods with hands-on projects.

The Panel

Matthew Ralph, Senior undergraduate student majoring in Statistical Science and Political Science

Bass Connections Participation:

·        Mental Health and the Justice System in Durham County (2020-2021)

·        Mental Health and the Justice System in Durham County (2021-2022)

Note: Matt also participated in a Data+ project as part of this same project. Data+ is an affiliated summer program of Bass Connections in which students work on interdisciplinary data science projects during the summer

Catherine Grodensky, Fourth year Ph.D. student in public Policy

Bass Connections Participation:

·        Harnessing Data from North Carolina's Jails to Inform Effective Policies (2020-2021)  (Catherine was a co-leader and project management for this team)

Sahil Sandhu, Undergraduate alumni, class of 2020, Program II (self-designed major) in Health Innovation: Evidence to Impact; Currently a Fulbright Scholar and Medical student at Harvard University 

Bass Connections Participation:

·        Help Desk: A Student Initiative to Help Address the Social Determinants of Health (2019-2020)

·        Global Alliance on Disability and Health Innovation (GANDHI): What Makes Innovation Stick? (2018-2019)

·        Global Alliance on Disability and Health Innovation (GANDHI) (2017-2018)

·        Bass Connections Student Research Awardee 2018

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