Truth be told, recalls Aliyah Jones, it all started with a bout of procrastination.
Jones, a double major in psychology and social work, is currently working in a child development lab at Duke University.
The rising Rutgers University–Camden senior was browsing her emails, trying to do anything other than start her work, when she spotted an email from one of her professors touting a National Science Foundation research experience for undergraduates (REU) at Duke University.
“I saw that it was a great opportunity to work with children in a development lab,” says Jones, a double major in psychology and social work.