Biography:
Gwendalynn is a queer Black/multiracial student from Colorado Springs. From an early age, they found myself interested in absolutely everything; they听wanted to know as much as they听could about everything they听could from history, languages, physics, and more. When they were听17, they were听awarded a scholarship to study abroad in Germany for a year which would change their course entirely. They听took their听first philosophy class in Germany, in German, and they were hooked. After they听returned to the USA and started their undergrad at CU Boulder, they听knew that while they still wanted to study STEM to some degree, philosophy was their听passion. As they听went into their听Sophomore summer, they听wrote up a proposal for a distributed/interdisciplinary studies track where they could explore to their听heart's content what made/motivated people to 鈥榖e鈥� in the world. Their听ultimate goal is to earn their听PhD and become a philosophy professor who encourages people to think outside the box and take risks; they听want to be a professor who helps people understand that the pursuit of knowledge can (and should!) be wonderfully messy and that a little failure can breed amazing results. They听also want to pave the way for academics to be more active in calls for social justice, and build up greater resources for BIPOC students through creating strong mentorship networks that they can rely on.
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Their research interests include听Existentialism, Philosophy of Mind, and Philosophy of Action.
Research Faculty Mentors:
- Ajume Wingo, PhD , Department of Philosophy
- AnnMarie Madigan, PhD, Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences
- June Gruber, PhD, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Gwendalynn's McNair Scholars mentor was Cynthia Villanueva.听