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Student Profile — 4/7/25

Yifan Wang

After Wang receives his undergraduate degree this May, he’ll pursue a PhD at MIT, where he was part of a summer research program last year. Here, he shares the choices – including following up with an MIT professor after he was initially rejected from the summer research program – that helped him land a coveted spot in a PhD program straight out of undergrad.
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Staff Profile — 3/20/25

Robin Stock

Q: Out of everything you're working on at SoK, what are you most excited about and why? A: I would have said, "campaign launch" a few months ago, because building out our...
Bryan Pollard
Staff Profile — 3/13/25

Bryan Pollard

Q: What's one thing about your work at SoK that might surprise people or that people might not know much about? A: I'm an artist! It's not what most people would assume...
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Staff Profile — 2/27/25

Silke Kerstens

Q: Out of everything you're working on at SoK, what are you most excited about and why? A: I am most excited about advancing the development of regenerative peripheral...
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Staff Profile — 2/20/25

Ann Mehringer

Ann is working with David Conroy in the Motivation Lab and the Roybal Center for Promoting Adherence to Behavior Change and Enhancing Cognitive Function and started at...
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Staff Profile — 2/12/25

Jennifer Choi

Q: What's the most meaningful or satisfying aspect of your work at SoK? A: I am greatly proud to be part of the Center for Inclusive Mobility Environments (CIME...
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Staff Profile — 2/6/25

Jill Baker

Q: What's the most meaningful or satisfying aspect of your work at SoK? A: The most meaningful aspect of my job is knowing that the work I do helps support research and...
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Staff Profile — 1/30/25

Amy Davidoff

Amy was previously in a temporary position with HR. In January, she began working with Megan Kashani while also continuing to support the HR team with tasks involving...
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Faculty Profile — 1/23/25

Lindsey LaForest (SM '19)

Lindsey is teaching SM/AES 333: "Legal and Ethical Issues in Sport" and started at SoK in January. Q: What's one thing about your work at SoK that might surprise people...
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Faculty Profile — 1/16/25

Lew Porchiazzo III

Lew, is teaching KINSTUDY 200: "Topics in Human Performance" for the Human Performance & Sport Science Center (HPSSC) and started at SoK in January. Q: Out of everything...
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Faculty Profile — 1/9/25

Fernando "Ferran" Prieto

Ferran is teaching SM 509: "Financial Management for the Sport Industry" and started at SoK in January. Q: What's the most meaningful or satisfying aspect of your work at...
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Staff Profile — 1/2/25

Debra (Deb) Demski

Deb is working with Tina Chen on the Concussion Center team and started at SoK in November. Q: What's the most meaningful or satisfying aspect of your work at SoK? A...