Emma Vetter has made the most of her time at 猫咪社区app University. While earning her MA in Sociology Research and Practice, she鈥檚 worked as research assistant for three professors, learning new skills along the way.
It鈥檚 all prepared her for the next big step in her academic career, pursuing her PhD:
My combined research experiences with the Department of Sociology have allowed me to better understand how research moves from ideas to theory, research questions, and hypotheses. These opportunities have shown me how sociological methods can capture the lived experiences of overlooked communities. I am very grateful for my time at AU and with the sociology department for helping me grow academically.
As a research assistant, Emma鈥檚 work has ranged greatly. Working with Professor Nicole Angotti, she executed independent, in-person observations and interviews to pilot research methods. She also composed field notes and created observation protocol instructions.聽Working in Professor Ernesto Casta帽eda鈥檚 Immigration Lab, Emma researched social determinants of health and worked as the third author on a peer-reviewed journal article about health disparities (Journal of Migration and Health).聽For Professor Gay Young, Emma is examining the role of collective emotions in the 2020 presidential election.