Jerilyn Kent

Major

Psychology and Biology

Research interests

• Research revolved around the neuroimaging of psychopathology.  Worked with both ERP and NIRS machines, and worked on an honors thesis/Murray project investigating the neural correlates of emotional processing in clinical and control populations.  
• Past research interests include motor recovery in stroke survivors and the effect of kinesthetic perceived space on cognition.  

W&M Activities

• Co-Editor in Chief of the DoG Street Journal, a daily online newspaper and monthly news magazine
• President of Unite For Sight, a service group that provides free vision screenings and educational programs in the community.
• Involved in CARES, a group that raises eating disorder awareness on campus
• Member of Alpha Chi Omega.
• Performed with a Middle Eastern dance ensemble once or twice a semester.  

Study Abroad

• Oxford University study abroad program  
• Service work in Romanian orphanage

Future goals

Jeri is enjoying graduate school in the Department of Psychology at Indiana University.  She applied aggressively for research grants and was awarded a highly competitive National Science Foundation Doctoral Research Fellowship.  This award is based primarily on the undergraduate record of research achievements.

Why Jeri chose W&M

"The Murray Scholars program has given me amazing opportunities at an already stellar school. I can't imagine attending college anywhere but William and Mary, and the Murray Scholars program has helped me make the absolute most of my college experience."