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Ali Ali is a graduate student studying brain and language development in infants, with the goal of a future career in psychological research. Just like the infants he studies, Ali too longs for days filled with sleep and no responsibilities. However, on days when he’s forced to contribute to society you’ll find him with the Cognition, Action, and Psychophysiology (CAP) Lab at UConn either looking endlessly at brain waves or reading countless articles on niche (but interesting!) psychological topics. On days the universe grants him free time, you’ll find Ali raving over aesthetic video games, listening to electronic-adjacent music, enjoying horror content, or brainstorming and creating outlines for book ideas (someone should push him to actually start writing one of them). |
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Baaqeyah Baaqeyah is a Ph.D. candidate in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department. Her research interests include developmental biology, vertebrate evolution, molecular biology, and genome evolution. Baaqeyah currently explores the phenotypic effects of genome evolution in salamanders. She is passionate about intersectional feminism, equity in education, and justice. An explorer at heart, Baaqeyah is always looking for the next adventure. In her free time, you can find her reading, traveling, visiting museums, and playing with animals.
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Tristan Graduate Student Ph.D. Student, Molecular and Cell Biology Tristan is a TA for MCB 2000 and hopes to become a professor after receiving his doctorate. His research involves studying the architecture of the bacterial ribosome and its protein partners. He spends most of his time building 3D molecular models in an aspiration to make biology beautiful and accessible to everyone. Tristan’s current hobbies include finding obscure topics on Wikipedia, and slowly reading the works of Kurt Vonnegut. Occasionally, he will attempt to bake/cook something that is far too difficult for him.
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Emery Roberts Emery grew up an hour from Yellowstone Park in the mountains around Bozeman, Montana. He taught first-year writing courses at Montana State University where he earned his BA and MA in English Literature. Currently, Emery is a second-year doctoral student in the Neag school of Education. His current research is on the intersection of post-secondary reading education, environmental education, alternative literacies, and disability studies. He is additionally involved with the Disability & Access Collective Blog project at UConn and is thrilled to be organizing the writing center’s Secondary School Outreach Conference again this year. When not on campus, Emery is typically out hiking, biking, or otherwise enjoying the outdoors.
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