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Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about certain people who have helped me tremendously on the path to becoming a scientist. I find we often do not thank influential people in our lives until much later in life. So here are some of these people that have helped me a ton! 1/6
I was a terrible kid in grade 9 and thought being smart was the most uncool thing. For some reason my HS biology teacher, Louise Bérubé, pushed and encouraged me towards science and that truly changed my life. I think about her and her class a lot. 2/6
Part of being a terrible was having too much energy and my first track coach, @FrancoisBelleI1, took care of that. He then became an unbelievable mentor and friend. He taught me to be a critical thinker, how to be a leader, and introduced me to biomechanics. 3/6
My undergrad biomech prof, Dr. Lori Ann Vallis, who later became my masters thesis advisor at @UofG_HHNS, solidified the idea that I wanted to be a biomechanist but also taught me time management, organization, and effective communication. 4/6
I don’t quite know how to explain the influence that @TStellingwerff has had on me. The way this man thinks has always blown my mind. Trent has always been wiling to help me and has been a catalyst for my career.
(Photo from 2007 in Albertville, France, I think)
(Photo from 2007 in Albertville, France, I think)
Finally, my PhD advisor, Dr. Songning Zhang of @UTKBiomechanics. Songning trusted me with so many projects (petrifying at times) that allowed me to fail often (this was 
). His guidance gave me the confidence and drive to become an independent investigator.
THANK YOU ALL!
). His guidance gave me the confidence and drive to become an independent investigator.THANK YOU ALL!
