Student Research Profiles
Seeing the Invisible: Rethinking Stereotypes of Race and Gender
February 4, 2013“Modern society is both androcentric (or male-centered) and ethnocentric (or White-centered),” says Yale College alumna Erin Thomas (Psychology). Members of society who don’t fit into those categories (i.e., racial minorities and women) “are... read more
Lupus Research Brings Together Bench Science and Healing Arts
December 10, 2012Only about 15 students each year sign up for the rigors of earning both a PhD and an MD degree from Yale, a program that generally takes eight years to complete and currently enrolls a total of 96 future physician-scientists. MD/PhD students... read more
Studying Faith and Science in Muslim and Evangelical Christian High Schools
December 10, 2012Jeffrey Guhin (Sociology) is doing research that draws on both his intellectual interest in the sociology of religion and education and his own personal history. Tentatively titled “Moral Technology: Science, Religion, and Right Action in... read more
Seeing American History through the Changing Environment
November 13, 2012Eric Rutkow (History), a graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School, has written a ground-breaking book, American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation (Scribner, Simon & Schuster, 2012). To Eric, “Much of American... read more
Yale Student Pursues the Elusive Higgs Boson
November 13, 2012Emma Ideal (Physics) is a member of the ATLAS Experiment, a 3,000-person collaboration of physicists from 176 institutions in thirty-eight different countries around the globe. One of ATLAS’ primary aims is to prove or disprove with a high... read more
Studying the Psychology of Finance
November 12, 2012Oliver Bunn (Economics) has a lot on his plate right now. He’s wrapping up three studies on behavioral finance for his dissertation, looking for a job, and helping his wife Michela with their brand new baby Helena, born October 1. Oliver... read more
