Brains and Bots: Making The Two Work Together
| dc.contributor.author | Chen, Lisa | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-03-26T20:00:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-03-26T20:00:51Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2015-10-23 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-03-26 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Incorporating two different STEM fields into one internship--an internship that harmonizes seemingly opposing fields like Neuroscience and Computer Science can prove to be quite a challenge. However, when an internship opportunity that captures the interdisciplinary nature of the two fields serendipitously arises, it is truly an amazing feeling. This summer, I worked at the Yale Technology and Innovation Lab, helping to design socially assisstive robots for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental disorder typically characterized by social anxiety, communication difficulties, and repetitive behaviors. I took part in multiple pilot robotics projects that aimed to improve methods of diagnoses and aimed to help children with ASD feel more comfortable and confident communicating in social settings. By engaging in both laboratory and clinical environments, and working closely with other researchers, psychologists, and social workers, I gained an understanding of collaborative research and the power of combining multiple efforts and experiences to produce innovative and unprecedented ideas that could benefit society. | |
| dc.description.panabstract | The Science Technology Engineering and Math world branches off into various directions; hence, there are different ways to go about a career in STEM. The goal of our joint panel is to integrate information from our respective experiences in different settings in STEM in order to not only show the diversity but discuss the universal components that connect all of our careers. Our settings range in scientific industry, as during this summer, we worked at different types of organizations- a lab, a clinic and a business startup. Whether it be in New York City, Boston or New Haven, we used our liberal arts educations to navigate the different experiences through our diverse Mount Holyoke backgrounds and were able to bring different skills to our internships and faced different challenges, observations and successes. We aim to bring these insights to enrich the Mount Holyoke Community. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10166/4563 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.rights.restricted | public | |
| dc.title | Brains and Bots: Making The Two Work Together | |
| dc.title.alternative | Diverse Pathways to Stem |
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