Curry Research Conference

Hi everyone,

As some of you know, I am currently working as a Child Development Research Assistant here at the University of Virginia.  This experience has provided me with many valuable opportunities to learn and better myself.  In June I attended a Research Conference in Washington D.C.  Over the summer I worked with my colleague to write a proposal for a poster presentation in the SRCD conference coming up this March.  The proposal was accepted into the conference and we are now working on developing the poster.  Unfortunately, I will be unable to attend this conference  =(

During my fall semester I was presented with an opportunity to write my very own proposal and submit it to the Curry Research Conference here at my school.  I cannot begin to tell you how hard this process was, being that I was so new to it.  There were times where I sat in front of the computer wanting to give up because I couldn't understand the language of the research world, or what it is I was doing.  Luckily, I made it through and my proposal was accepted for a poster presentation at the conference.  Over Christmas break I worked on the poster and presented it on February 11th.  It went very well.  I was one of five (of the first) undergraduates to be accepted into this conference.  The other four girls did a project together and I did mine on my own (because I work in a separate building off campus and they did their study as part of a program).  This was such a wonderful experience, although difficult and I wanted to share it all with you.  I wish all of you could have been there!!

 

Me and my poster  =)