By: Rachael Chansler, Nursing ’23 Rachael enjoying a plate of boxty while working on the literature review for the project. Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland This summer, I had the privilege of working with an amazing team based out of Trinity College Dublin. Professor Eimear McGlinchey, my PI, and Holley Dennehy and Andrew Allen,…
By: Brian Vu, CAS ’22 Brian’s workspace for the duration of his internship. Hanoi University of Public Health – Vietnam As a Vietnamese person born and raised in the United States (or Việt kiều as the locals call it, which translates to “overseas Vietnamese”), the only times I have traveled to my motherland were during…
By: Rachael Chansler, Nursing ’23 Rachel’s computer screen waiting for the webinar, the learning, and the music to begin. Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland The summer seems to still have barely begun. The kids I babysit seem to have barely grown. The summer league I joined seems to barely have started. Yet the end…
By: Kaitlyn McGeehan, Nursing ’23 Kaitlyn preparing for her weekly coffee chat. Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland In the virtual setting, I learned that it is a challenge for me to let my social personality come through along with my serious academic side. One way that Trinity College has allowed my peers and me…
By: Lejia Zhao, SEAS ’23 Lejia working at a desk at home National University of Singapore I applied to the GRIP program because I was very intrigued by the idea of doing research with a professor from another world-renowned institution with potentially very different perspectives than that of Penn. I wanted to get to know what…
By: Helen Lortie, SEAS ’24 A photo of the sunset in Germany sent to Helen by her exchange “buddy.” RWTH Aachen University – Germany When I first learned about the GRIP Program in the fall of 2020 I was immediately drawn to it. One of my main goals for my time at Penn has been…
By: Angela Ding, Nursing ’23 Learning about men’s health disparities, their fracture risk, and associated osteoporosis in men with intellectual disability in Ireland Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland My first few days as an intern have been much different than expected, but still incredibly enjoyable. As far as Zoom meetings go, I have to…
By: Breanna Trainor, Nursing ’22 Meeting with the team from the balcony in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland I am currently participating in the GRIP Nursing Research Program at the Trinity College of Dublin (TCD) in Ireland. I decided to apply because the opportunity to spend a summer abroad in…
By: Olivia Meuser, CAS ’22 Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland As a rising senior who did not get an abroad experience because of COVID-19, I decided to apply to a GRIP program. Luckily, GRIP offered many programs that I was interested in, but I felt particularly drawn to Trinity College Dublin’s research programs. As…
By: Kaitlyn McGeehan, Nursing ’23 An Image of the Old Library at Trinity College Dublin that the program director used as her Zoom on orientation day. Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland I have always been a planner. If you ask me where I see myself five years from now, I could guarantee you that I…