Seven Emory College alumni, including five from the Class of 2022, and 11 doctoral students in Laney Graduate School have been selected for the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship.
EXCLUSIVE DETAILS – Samantha Horwitz did not realize her family members were worried about her mental health.
Suffering from post-traumatic stress and survivor’s guilt after watching the Twin Towers collapse, the 9/11 first responder told Fox News she was in a deep, dark place when she nearly took her own life.
Then, one day, Horwitz s mother showed up unannounced and told her, We need you back.
When we lose a partner, or we can t get to a victim or we re unable to save people … it takes its toll. Samantha Horwitz
The former United States Secret Service special agent and current president of A Badge of Honor, an organization dedicated to law enforcement officer mental health and resiliency efforts, credits the support from her mom and her husband for beginning the difficult process toward recovery.