Arianna Ulloa

Tampa, Florida

University of Pennsylvania

ariulloa@sas.upenn.edu

What do you plan to do in the future, career-wise?

I could see myself going in a thousand different directions! Mainly, I would like to follow a path in academia and see where that takes me.

What projects did you work on this summer?

 I worked on researching ways to change university environments to reduce the “freshman fifteen."
 I also worked on finding weight loss strategies through crowd-sourcing websites.
 I helped design a pilot study that investigated the justifications people use when they indulge in sweets.
 I also helped write articles for the new Slim By Design website.
 I also worked with a sleep researcher to help her conduct a study on the negative talk and stigma that surrounds sleeping at very competitive universities.

Any advice for future interns?

If you like an unstructured, flexible schedule, then this internship is for you! This internship works best for self-motivated people that make the most out of each of the opportunities they are given. With schedules varying weekly, and impromptu meetings, this internship gives you a taste of what academia is really like.