Hello,
my name is Nicole and I am an undergraduate student here at George Mason
University. This summer I was able to have the opportunity to work with George
Mason Nutrition and Food Studies Department. Working with the Nutrition and
Food Studies Department at George Mason interested me, as it would lead me to
expand my knowledge and understanding of nutrition research. The internship
through OSCAR brought on new adventures with learning how to code data and read
through many published works to help my partner and I construct our own
research question. The summer internship brought forth new knowledge and work
ethic. From my internship I hope I can take what I have learned and carry that
new knowledge with me when I work in the healthcare field.
This
summer my research project was a partner project with another undergraduate
student. During the internship, my partner and I would work on literature
analysis while also coding data for our excel tables. Every week we would have
different goals to meet, and our mentor, Dr.Slavin, would work alongside us to
make sure we were headed in the right direction with our research.
From
this opportunity to work alongside so many wonderful individuals it allowed me
to see how research is conducted and how hard it is at times. I have a new
appreciation for research, since it is something that takes a lot of time and
patience. The research conducted this summer by our team was challenging at
times, but seeing the results and interpreting the data at the end was worth
it, since we were able to see the results of our research question.
