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my name is greta flaherty and i am a senior at bryn mawr. i am a biology major and history minor. as graduation approaches, i am starting to consider my options for life after college. i am extremely interested in public policy as an avenue to pursue in the future. to this end, i think that this course will provide a way to explore a plethora of recent and current studies pertaining to issues relevant to public policy. as an example, in class on tuesday there was discussion about unpublished studies concerning antidepressants. clearly, this is a public policy issue that must be addressed. simply for the sake of interest,

i am also excited to learn about the link between physiology, which i have studied extensively, and behavior, of which i know very little. as a collegiate athlete, i am interested in the mental consequences of exercise. i know that this is a rather exhausted area of popular science, however i am still captivated by it. in addition, i would like to explore the mental consequences of competitive sports from little league aged children to olympic athletes. i have always thought that the idea of studying the body in the midst of the ultimate physical exertions that sports provide while also examining the mental consequences brought on by the stress of competition is a fascinating topic.