IPHY students Jaela Zellars and Mikayla Seaward receive an Arts & Sciences J. Tour Scholarship

Anonymous — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 19:30:00 +0000

IPHY students Jaela Zellars and Mikayla Seaward receive an Arts & Sciences J. Tour Scholarship Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 06/03/2019 - 13:30

Congratulations to IPHY students Jaela Zellers and Mikayla Seaward, winners of the Arts & Sciences J. Tour Scholarship.

Jaela Zellers - Jaela is a senior majoring in Integrative Physiology, along with a Public Health Certificate and minors in Spanish and Women and Gender Studies, all with the hopes of becoming a physician. A native of Georgia, Jaela has consistently worked multiple jobs while taking 18 credit hours per semester. She works at the Volunteer Resource Center on campus, has organized a service project focused on womens empowerment for the Better Boulder Day of Service, and has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity to build a home. She recently led an Alternative Spring Break experience in Las Vegas, Nevada where she worked alongside community members to prepare dinner and weekend meals for low-income children.

Mikayla Seaward - Mikayala is a senior majoring in Integrative Physiology. She is a native to Colorado, having grown up in the area and attending Monarch High School in Louisville. She enjoys being outside, whether its going on walks with her dogs, hiking or gardening. In addition, Mikayla plays for Kali, CU's Ultimate Frisbee team and recently returned from the national tournament in Austin, Texas. With any free time, she can be found at the Wee School Preschool in Erie, where she teaches the 3-year old class. After graduation, Mikayla's goal is to become a physician's assistant and hopes to specialize in pediatrics.

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IPHY Junior Maureen McNamara Wins Prestigious Aerospace Fellowship

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 17:41:44 +0000

IPHY Junior Maureen McNamara Wins Prestigious Aerospace Fellowship Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 02/08/2019 - 10:41

Maureen McNamara, a junior Integrative Physiology major with a minor in Space, is one of five CU Boulder students to earn a 2019 Brooke Owens Fellowship. This highly competitive program provides paid internships and mentoring to exceptional undergraduate women seeking careers in aviation or space exploration.

Maureen will intern with Avascent this summer. Ultimately, her goal is to pair her interests in medicine and space flight to pursue her dream of becoming an aerospace physician.

Looking for ways to get involved in space physiology research, last year Maureen approached Allison Anderson, an adjunct IPHY faculty member in the Bioastronautics Laboratory who studies issues in aerospace biomedical engineering and human physiology in extreme environments. Maureen obtained a fellowship with CU Boulder's Biological Sciences Initiative, which enabled her to join Dr. Anderson in her research.

With graduate student Arthur Barriault, Maureen is investigating EEG as a noninvasive way to sense changes in intracranial pressure. Her work has been focused on helping to collect preliminary data and to help identify the physiological mechanism behind changes in EEG signals with changes in posture.

The Brooke Owens Fellowship is an extremely competitive, yet highly inclusive program. It is also very selective of host institutions, and a rigorous matching process ensures effective mentoring. The program is inspired by the life of Brooke Owens whose passion for aerospace has had impacts throughout the space industry and federal space programs.

Beyond her interest in space medicine and physiology, Maureen has been involved in a variety of leadership and service activities at CU.
Learn more about Maureen and the other CU Boulder Brooke Owens Fellows.

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