Honor Society® member
Joel Soler
Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) Facilitator/Writing Coach at Michigan State University
- Michigan State University
- Behavioral Neuroscience
- Class of 2019
- East Lansing, Michigan
Member since June 2015
About
A graduate student at Michigan State University who is interested in the field of Neuroscience. Currently working on a Master's thesis in a Ph.D. program, primary research advisor is Dr. Lily Yan.
Education
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Michigan State University
Behavioral Neuroscience
2014 – 2019
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University of Puerto Rico-Cayey
Psychology
2009 – 2014
Honors and awards
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MSU Academic Achievement recipient
Award given to graduate that have excelled academically and research-wise.
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Summa Cum Laude (Baccalaureate degree)
Award given to students who graduate with a cumulative GPA of 3.95 or better.
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Upon receiving my Ph.D. I plan to head into a government job conducting research or work at an academic institution by recruiting and helping students get involved in conducting research.
- Graduate school interests
My research focuses on determining the neurobiological underpinnings of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) may affect different aspects of learning and memory using a diurnal rodent species, the Nile Grass Rat (Arvicanthis Niloticus), as our model.
- Outside the classroom
Reading, swimming, weight lifting, archery.
Experience
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Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) Facilitator/Writing Coach
Michigan State University
May 2015 – Jul 2015
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Summer Intern Outreach recruiter
Michigan State University
Jan 2015
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Graduate Research Assistant
Michigan State University
Aug 2014 – Aug 2015
Volunteering
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Booth Leader at Neuroscience Fair
Michigan State University/MSU Neuroscience Outreach
Mar 2015
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Allegiance for Graduate Educators and the Professoriate (AGEP) speaker at the Biomedical Sciences recruiting weekend at MSU
Michigan State University/AGEP
Jan 2015
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Patient actor at MSU Brain Bee
MSU Neuroscience Outreach
Dec 2014
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
- Spanish Advanced
- Chinese (Simplified) Beginner
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