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Activity 1. Instructions, Let's get to know each other!

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Activity 1. Instructions, Let's get to know each other!

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Use the questions below to introduce yourself to our team --video is preferred but if it is not possible, answer the questions and post a photo of yourself.

-Share your name (first & last), nickname if you prefer
-preferred pronouns

-a bit about your background -where did you grow up? - attend high school?

-favorite food, favorite animal

-favorite song, movie, or artwork

-a closest family member and why you are close

-a talent, hobby, or unique thing about you

-best accomplishment last semester

-what career path are you pursuing? what makes you passionate about this field?

-what skills or knowledge do you hope to take from this course?

-one thing you are looking forward to when the pandemic is over.

-one specific learning goal you have for this course. (make this a S.M.A.R.T. goal)

-any advice for your instructor to help you learn in the online format!  :-)

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Hello from your Instructor! (photo option)

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Hello from your Instructor! (photo option)

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My name is Dr. Deanna Wilkinson. call me Dr. D. About me:

First in my family to attend college, get an advanced degree, move out of poverty

Authored two books and more than 40 scholarly works

Secured almost $6 million in grants to fund my research and intervention work.

Expert on urban gun violence and positive youth development.

Grew up in a rural town of 600 people, graduating class of 65 people

Married (heterosexual) and Mother of two teen boys

Fish tacos are my favorite food

Interests promoting justice and opportunities for all

Hobbies walking my black lab, hiking, gardening, cooking, organizing, water aerobics, scrapbooking, & creating mosaic art

Looking forward to travel and less stress

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Dr. Deanna Wilkinson's introductory video

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Activity 1. Introductory Video -Deanna Wilkinson

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Activity 1. Introductory Video -Deanna Wilkinson

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In this initial activity, I am asking you to introduce yourself on video.*

-Share your name (first & last), nickname if you prefer
-preferred pronouns

-a bit about your background -where did you grow up?

-favorite food, favorite animal

-favorite song, movie, or artwork

-a closest family member and why you are close

-a talent, hobby, or unique thing about you

-best accomplishment last semester

-what career path are you pursuing? what makes you passionate about this field?

-one thing you are looking forward to when the pandemic is over.

-one specific learning goal you have for this course.

-any advice for your instructor to help you learn in the online format!  :-)

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Meliyah Hodges

I grew up in Cincinnati Ohio and attended school at Wyoming. My favorite food is pizza. Any kind, but my favorite is Hawaiian pizza (yes, I like pineapple on my pizza). My favorite animal is either an otter or a giraffe. My favorite movie is Gone Girl. My closest family member is my cousin Donovan because I can call her anytime and talk to her about anything. She’s also 4 year older than me so she has been through the same life struggles as me which makes her insight invaluable. My hobbies include journaling, listening to records, thrift shopping, ceramics, reading, cooking, and playing with legos. My best accomplishment last semester was getting straight A’s while taking 18 credit hours after opting for completes in every class the past two semesters. I had my scholarship reinstated and I was able to bring my GPA back up. I am unsure of my career path but I will figure it out. I’m interested in HDFS because I want to be an advocate for children and their families and help bridge the gap between their potential and success. I’m still figuring out what this course is about, but I’m hoping to just acquire more concrete facts that I can spew when talking about injustice or suffering in society. One specific goal I have for this course is to have looked over or at least begun the chapter summaries before class that way I can get help from peers if I need to. Quality feedback on my writing would be really helpful to me.

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Activity 1: Community Building,  Megan Allardyce

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Activity 1: Community Building,  Megan Allardyce

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Hello, my name is Megan Allardyce. My pronouns are she/her. I am from Columbus Ohio and attended High School at Grandview Heights High School graduating in 2004. I love trying different salad recipes from cookbooks that I get from my local library. My favorite animal is cats. My family and I grew up always having one or two cats. I am close to all of my family members as my sister and I have always had a close relationship with our parents and each other. We have shared a lot of family experiences. I love cooking new recipes every Sunday from the cookbooks that I get from the Grandview Heights Public Library and when I have free time at home crafting is a hobby that I enjoy. My best accomplishment last semester is that I was able to continue my hard work and dedication to my classes in completing my semester successfully. I am starting my senior year this semester at The Ohio State University and will be graduating in July of 2023. I am in the Human Development and Family Sciences major and currently pursuing a career in child adoption services. I hope to improve my communication skills in this class as that has been hard for me to do. I will do my best to engage in discussions. Learning about Human Ecology Research on different topics will be good for my knowledge. I am looking forward to my future career after the pandemic is over. After graduation, I plan to use Ohio State career counseling to help me get the best career I can get. Participating in office hours online with the instructor would be very helpful for me when taking this course.

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Activity 1- Community Building- Erica Opachick 

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Activity 1- Community Building- Erica Opachick 

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Hi! My name is Erica Opachick and my preferred pronouns are she/her. I grew up in Coshocton, Ohio where I attended Coshocton High School. I attended Ohio University right out of high school and later graduated from OSU-Newark. I am a returning student. My favorite foods are tacos and pasta. I enjoy going out to eat and cooking with my family. I love dogs and any baby animals. My favorite type of music is folk or bluegrass. I also love pop music that I can run to. I enjoy running in my free time. I also take pictures and am a lactation counselor so I love learning more about those topics. I am close with my two kids and my husband. I am also still close with my mom and step-dad. I am close to them because they are huge support I can lean on while raising my own kids. My best accomplishment last semester was receiving two A's while parenting and working full-time. I am currently a lead teacher and lactation counselor. I am supposed to graduate this year and then I would like to obtain my developmental specialist license. I am very passionate about early intervention and inclusion in schools. I am hoping to learn the skills to appropriately research the topics I am interested in further. One thing I am looking forward to when the pandemic is over is being able to parent in a "normal" world. Parents have had to navigate very difficult topic and decisions the whole pandemic and it's overwhelming. One goal I have for this semester is to be able to complete my weekly tasks on time, on a daily schedule, to prevent feeling anxious. This is my first in person class since returning to school. The last in person class I attended was in 2010. The only advice I have is to be patient with me. I am a little anxious about this return to the classroom right before graduating.

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- My name Irene Byrne-Zhang, I have a three years old boy.
- My preferred pronouns are she/her/herself.
- I am Chinese and moved to the states 7 years ago. I did not go to high school in China, and my college career started with attaining GED here.
- Hmm, I am not a picky eater and love all kinds of food, so it is hard for me to pick a favorite. I love dogs and have fond memory of the dog I grew up with.
- I love all the movies from Tom Hanks, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan. Some of my favorite songs are "Don't give up on me" and "Keep your head up" by Andy Grammer.
- I am really close to my niece, she lives in Shanghai, China. She is 7 years younger than me and we grew up together. We talk everyday and pretty much share everything that is happening in our lives.
- I love sewing with thread and needle. A friend gave me her old sewing machine once. I tried to use it but found out I prefer the old fashion way.
- I think my best accomplishment from last semester was that I learned so much about open-ended questions from one of the courses.
- I want to be a certified Montessori teacher. I believe children should be taught in the most gentle way, and education strategies should be based on their own capacities.
- I hope I can learn more about research methods from this course.
- I love traveling, we used to travel a lot before Pandemic. We can't wait to hit the road again once Covid-19 is behind us.
- I want to learn different scientific research methods at the end of the semester.

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Activity 1: Community Building; Julius Jofferion

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Activity 1: Community Building; Julius Jofferion

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Hello! My name is Julius Jofferion and you can just call me Julius and my pronouns are he/him. I am from Cleveland, Ohio and a second-year at OSU, pursuing a Bachelors of Science. If you haven't noticed, I'm a goofy kind of guy. I attended Brush High School in Cleveland and I played varsity basketball for them as well. My favorite food I definitely have to say is pizza by far and my favorite animal is either a lion or a panther, depending on the day lol. My favorite song is Waterfall Flow by Lil Baby. I'm not particularly a movie or arts guy, but my favorite movie is probably The Irishman with Robert DeNiro. My closest family member is my nephew (if that counts) because I'm the youngest and I look at him like he's my little brother and I treat him like it too. Something unique about me is that I also am heavily invested into the youth. I have been since about 6 months ago. I realized that me being in college means there's a whole wave of young people that's either graduating or confused about what they want to do after college, and that's where I want to help. My best accomplishment last year was that I dunked for the first time in my life. It was at JOS and I watch that video to remind myself of who I can be. I'm pursuing something along the lines of a guidance counselor because I know that I'm good with kids. I used to be the kid not knowing what he's doing after high school. I had all these ideas, but never settled on one. So, I want to help encourage kids to go to college, and if they don't, I want to encourage them to work as hard as they can to be successful. I'm willing to help those who are willing to listen. Some skills that I want to obtain from this course is better conversation skills and to use better vocabulary when I'm talking or typing. One thing I'm looking forward to when the pandemic is over (if it ever ends), is to get engaged to my girlfriend and leave Ohio after I graduate. One SMART goal I have is to get an A in the class and to connect with somebody in here before the semester is over. No advice yet, not until the last week of the semester lol!

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Activity 1: Community Building- Kayla Welling

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Activity 1: Community Building- Kayla Welling

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Hi everyone! My name is Kayla Welling, and I use she/her pronouns. Here's a little bit about me:
- I spent my childhood in Cincinnati, OH, and moved to a small town called Washington Court House, OH for high school, graduating in May of 2020.
- In this past year, I've really gotten into cooking and making homemade dinners and desserts. I love trying new crockpot recipes, but I really enjoy seafood, with salmon being my favorite.
- I like watching crime/mystery films and t.v. shows, and like to read romantic thriller books.
- My closest family member is definitely my cousin, Hannah. Hannah is 23 years old, so there is a two year age gap between us, but the age difference has never gotten in the way of our friendship, it's only strengthened it. She's the one I always turn to in times of need, and I know she will always have my back like I have hers.
- Last semester I took on HDFS as a double major in addition to my dental hygiene major. I would say juggling those two majors, as well as working and supporting myself along the way was my biggest accomplishment from last semester.
- Currently my career path includes graduating with my HDFS degree as well as my dental hygiene degree. From there forward, I plan to practice my DH licensure in a pediatric dental office, and hopefully return to school in the next couple of years to obtain a graduate degree in HDFS, specifically working in Couples and Family Therapy field of study.
- In this course, I'm hoping to broaden my knowledge of the research methods used within families and their behavior. With that, I hope to apply the themes, patterns, and methods explored in this course to apply to future courses and my future career.
- Recently, I've gotten interested in traveling and seeing the world. I have yet to travel out of the country, so hopefully after I graduate next spring and the pandemic is officially over I am able to take some time to explore other countries.
- I find that keeping the line of communication open and having opportunities to speak with the professor and my peers one on one is beneficial towards online learning.

I'm excited to get started and looking forward to what this course has to offer!

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My name is Melody Taylor and my pronouns are she/her. My picture is myself, my boyfriend Chris, and our furbaby, Duke! I grew up between Lewis Center and Worthington in Ohio and attended Thomas Worthington High School. My favorite foods are steak, pizza, and ice cream! And dogs are my favorite animal. I come from a blended family and am pretty close to all my family members. A talent of mine would have to be baking. I absolutely love trying new treats and love baking for other people! My best accomplishment last semester was staying on top of my class assignment and balancing the “up-tick” of work. It was hectic at times, but I made it! I’m majoring in Human Development and Family Science while minoring in Communications and Hospitality Management and hopefully graduating in August of 2023. I hope to learn better research methods in this course. While I enjoy getting to learn about human development and families, compiling that information can be hard for me at times. My boyfriend and I love traveling and we’re looking forward to lessened travel restrictions when the pandemic is over. A goal I have for this semester is to stay on track with the assignments and survive the work-school-life balance!

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Hi everyone, my name is Chloe McKinney and I use she/her pronouns. I am from a small town in New Hampshire and lived in the same town my whole life. My favorite food is gyros and my favorite animals are cows. My favorite song changes constantly but right now it is Ghost in the Machine by SZA. I am very close with my mom because growing up she was a stay at home mom majority of the time so we were always together. A hobby that I have is reading, I got a kindle for Christmas and have been using it non stop. Last semester I had the accomplishment of becoming truly passionate about my major and being excited for the future of my career. The career path I am pursuing is marriage and family therapy because I find these relationships fascinating to look at and am interesting how families and partners impact us. From this course I am hoping to better understand studies in the field of HDFS when I am reading them and gathering information. I am looking forward to the day I can enjoy the company of a crowd without worrying about catching or spreading covid. One learning goal I have for myself this semester is to be able to confidently say I did my best on all of the work and in my participation in this course. I have no advice that I can think of right now that will help me learn, I am normally good at retaining information in most formats.

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Activity 1: Community Building - Aidan McEuen

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Activity 1: Community Building - Aidan McEuen

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Hello! My name is Aidan McEuen and my preferred pronouns are He/Him. I grew up in Akron/ Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. It is about 2 hours north of Columbus and I went to Cuyahoga Falls High School. I am a third year and I really enjoy dogs. My favorite food is too hard to choose personally, but I will say Sushi for this post. I really enjoy movies and music. Currently, I would say that my favorite song is Are You Even Real? by James Blake and my favorite movie is anything made by Christopher Nolan. My closest family member would be my older brother and younger sister. The three of us are best friends and spend most of our free time together. My best accomplishment last semester was ending with a high GPA after being run over by a bus in September. I am pursuing a career in some form of therapy or family counseling. I personally enjoy helping people and this is an excellent way to do that! I am hoping to gain a better understanding of the empirical data that comes with this type of career and how to interpret it! One thing I am looking forward to when the pandemic is over is beginning to travel again without concern and risk. My goal for this class is to find an ideal middle ground between my personal health and rehab, this course schedule, and my work life as well.

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Hi everyone! My name is Kayley Ratka and my pronouns are she/her/hers. In my picture I am in the middle and next to me are my two younger sisters, Nicole and Anna. I grew up in Solon Ohio, which is a suburb of Cleveland. I attended Solon High School and graduated in 2020. I am now a junior here at Ohio State, but I plan on graduating next fall semester. I am majoring in HDFS and have two minors in education, as well as inequality and society. My favorite food is probably pasta, and my favorite animal is a cat. At home we have three cats, and I cant wait until I can get one of my own. I don't have one favorite song, but I would say I like all genres of music. My favorite movie is Catch Me If You Can, and I also enjoy Adam Sandler movies. One of my hobbies is painting, or really anything crafty I enjoy doing in my free time. My best accomplishment last semester was finishing with A's in all of my classes, while I was also working. After I graduate from OSU I plan to go to graduate school to get my masters to pursue a career in social work or as a therapist. I am not 100% sure but I know I want to work with children and families. From this course I am excited to gain knowledge on HDFS from a research perspective. I hope to gain skills on how to understand and evaluate research related to human development and family science. One thing I am looking forward to when the pandemic is over is traveling. Prior to Covid-19 my family did not travel much, so I am excited to be able to once I graduate and the pandemic ends. One goal I have for this course is to participate as much as I can in this course. Also, to not only focus on getting an A, but to actually retain what I'm learning.

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My name is Hannah Schuler and my preferred pronouns are she/her.  I grew up around Columbus, specifically in Gahanna and Westerville and I attended Worthington Christian High School.  My favorite food is pizza or enchiladas, and my favorite animal is a dog.  My favorite song currently is Escapism, and my all-time favorite movie is She’s the Man.  A family member that I am close to is my sister (pictured), we are close in age and enjoy so many of the same interests, so I love hanging out with her. We often get coffee and hangout together. A hobby that I recently got into was reading, over this past summer I started to read very frequently, and I specifically enjoy Coleen Hoover's books.  My best accomplishment last semester was being able to balance school, work, and other activities during my first semester at Ohio State (I transferred from Ohio University).  The career path that I am pursuing is education. I would love to be a teacher and teach second grade. I have always loved being around kids and being in school so I think it is a great career path for me. Knowledge from this course that I would like to know more about is how to interpret results of different studies and see the research side of human development/ family. One big thing I am looking forward to when the pandemic is over, is being able to travel and take a trip to Germany to visit my uncle (as I was supposed to after my senior year of high school, but then the pandemic started). A S.M.A.R.T. learning goal for this course is to attend class and submit all of the assignments on time.

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Hi! My name is Sarah Dorfman and I use she/her pronouns. I am from the San Francisco Bay Area and attended high school about 45 minutes outside of the city. My favorite food is fish tacos and my favorite animal is a hedgehog. Something unique about me is that my family and I go deep sea fishing once per month (I only go when I am home though). I am majoring in HDFS and will be continuing to get my masters in Sensory Impairments and Inclusion and I will be getting my orientation and mobility license to work with visually impaired students.A goal I have for this course is to have no missing assignments. I will have to keep on track and have only one semester to do this.

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Taylor Pack -Looking forward to this semester!!

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Taylor Pack -Looking forward to this semester!!

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I forgot to add my smart goal. This semester I will study for two hours on Mondays and Wednesdays for this class to help myself comprehend the materials.

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Hi, my name is Andrew Garcia, but I go by Andy. My preferred pronouns are he/him/his. I grew up in Cincinnati, OH. I attended an all-boys school, Archbishop Moeller.
My favorite food is dumplings. My favorite animal is the kangaroo. My favorite song is Let It Shine by Take That. My favorite movie is Marvel Avengers series.
I am closest with my grandpa because we connect through watching sports together ever since I was 10 years old.
A hobby that I enjoy that I recently got into is cooking.
After I graduate, I plan to go to nursing school to become a registered nurse. I am passionate in helping and interacting with people which helped me decide to go into this field.
I hope that when I complete this course that I have a better knowledge of the methods to utilize for researching because I know I am not the best at it.
The one thing I am looking forward to when the pandemic is over is being able to visit Asia, specifically either Japan, China, or Singapore.
A goal for me is to improve my participation for this class knowing I am usually quiet by asking questions.
It would be really helpful to me if the instructor would be greater access to office hours when I feel I need help. The one thing about online classes is that I felt it was hard reaching out to the professor or any of my classmates.

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Hi, my name is Jerod Rinehart and my prefered pronouns are he/his/him. I grew up in a small town called Dover, Ohio about 25 minutes south of Canton, Ohio. My favorite foods are anything Italian. I have always been fascinated by tigers so that would be my favorite animal. I have no favorite songs/movies or artwork. I try and stay away from having favorites, I believe it having favorites takes away from the value of other things. I do not have a close family member, I do not speak with majority of my family. A unique thing about me is that I regularly skydive. Best accomplishment last year was finishing off the semester with a 4.0 on top of working full-time for the Army. I am pursuing a career in Couple and Family Therapy. I am passionate about helping others. I hope to gain the skills of knowing how to research things to become more knowledge about topics that may help clients in the future. I am looking forward to human interaction again via social events, specifically annual formal military balls. A learning goal I have for this course is that I want to learn how to become better at researching factual information by the end of the semester. I am not entirely sure that this is an online format, so I do not think the last question is relevent. :-)

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Activity 1. Introduction- Savannah Douglas

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Activity 1. Introduction- Savannah Douglas

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My name is Savannah Douglas and I go by She/Her.
I am from Maineville, Ohio which is around 30 minutes north of Cincinnati, Ohio, right next to Mason, OH if people know where that is. I attended Kings High School while I lived here.
My favorite food would either have to be chocolate or streak. My favorite animal is a Koala!
My favorite movie is a tie between Shawshank Redemption and Pride and Prejudice. Two very different movies but both so good!
My younger brother is probably my closest family member. We are a year apart and when our older siblings went away to college, it was just us in the house for two years so we got really close.
A hobby is that I love to read and read a lot. A talent that comes with this is that I am able to finish three hundred pages books in around three hours! Also, I love hiking and exploring outdoors! My picture is of a hike that I did last semester at Red River Gorge, KY.
My best accomplishment from last year would be finishing my minor in Pharmaceutical Sciences. I really loved the classes and learned a lot in the process.
I am currently pursuing mission field for the first few years after college. My faith is very important to me and I am excited to be able to pursue it full time for a few years. After that I am looking forward to going back to school to get my masters in Child Life Specialty. I am passionate about this field because I was able to see the work these professionals do up close while my sister was in the hospital during high school.
I am hoping to learn more about about how to use and apply research to my field of study. I am passionate about working with people, and especially in the hospital settings. I am excited to learn how to understand, use, and apply research methods to further understanding in my field.
When the pandemic is over, I am looking forward to having more options and availability for traveling because I would love to visit so many places and have never left the country!
A smart goal that I have for this course be to stay on tasks with assignments and to not wait till the last minute to finish them.
Advice for the online format would just be good communication! I have had a few online classes and some of my favorite classes have been the ones where information is clearly presented, clear expectations, and a good line of communication!

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My name is Shea Bertman and my pronouns are she/her.  I grew up in Shaker hts, about 20 minutes outside of Cleveland. I went to shaker heights high school. My favorite food is Mac and cheese. My favorite animal is a snow leopard. My favorite movie is either Mama Mia or Little Women. I can’t pick a favorite song but my favorite artist is Noah Kahan. My closest family member is my cousin Bridget. We are only a year apart and grew up together and we were inseparable. A hobby I have is that I am on the Club Irish Dance team here, and I have been dancing since I was five years old. My best accomplishment last semester was that I got all As. I am pursing a career in the guidance counselor field. I am really passionate about helping people find their way and helping them find their fullest potential. I hope to gain knowledge on how reasearch methods intersect with daily problems. I am looking forward to traveling around the world when the pandemic is over. By the end of this semester i want to have passed all my quizzes. I will do this by studying at least 30 minutes a day.

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My name is Stacy Ramirez and my pronouns are she/her.

I was born and raised in Manhattan, New York and attended high school at Manhattan Hunter Science High School.

My favorite meal would be a rice, chicken, and beans dish and my favorite animal is an aye aye. My favorite song is "Efecto" by Bad Bunny and my favorite movie is Finding Nemo.

I am really close with my younger brother who has just turned 18, and we connected while I was getting ready to leave home for college. We were always okay with being siblings but the fact that there was going to be some separation, really brought us together.

I was a 4 year varsity athlete and 4 year national team athlete, and I still play competitive adult volleyball now. I also played violin for 12 years.

My best accomplishment last semester was working 3 jobs, being a full time student, and passing my classes.

I am pursuing an HDFS major and the ability to help others in various ways is what makes me passionate about it.

I hope to learn a skillset that I can use and develop or further develop a skillset that I already have, that will assist me in the future.

I am looking forward to eating out with my friends and family and spending time in public places as well.

One specific goal I have is to be thorough with all my assignments and turn them all in on time, if not early.

As for the online format, I just ask for some organization; as long as the content online is organized, I feel like I can be successful.

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Hi! My name is Zoe Shook and my pronouns are she/her. I grew up in Cleveland Ohio and graduated from Beachwood High School in 2020. My favorite food is miso soup and my favorite animal is chickens!! I don’t have a favorite song (too hard to pick one) but I love The Growlers, Gillian Welch, and Courtney Barnett. My closest family member is probably my mom, I call her at least twice a week. We have a really close relationship and we tell each other everything. I hope to learn more from this course about what I can do with my major after I graduate! Once the pandemic is over I would love to go to a lot more concerts (but truly is it ever going to end?). My SMART goal for the course is to dedicate time every week to really going over and annotate the readings, since that is sometimes something I struggle with.

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Hi! My name is Claire O'Neill. I go by she/her. I'm originally from Chicago IL, but I've also lived near Washington DC for a while. I'm married to my beautiful wife, Elizabeth. We've been together for nearly 7 years. My major is HDFS. Originally I wanted to be a teacher, but I realized it wasn't for me at all. So, here I am. A goal I have for this course is to stay on track. I struggle with reading sometimes, so I hope I'll be able to keep up with everything! I hope we have a great semester together!

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Activity 1: Community Building- Jaycie Gardner

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Activity 1: Community Building- Jaycie Gardner

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Hi guys! My name is Jaycie Gardner (I'm on the right in the picture) and my pronouns are she/her. I live in Westlake, Ohio (right outside of Cleveland) which is where I attended high school, but I grew up in a suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina. I am currently a junior majoring in HDFS with a minor in education and I plan on becoming a high school math teacher. I have always loved math and I've always had a passion for helping people, so teaching seemed like a great way to do this. My favorite food is sushi, my favorite animal is a dolphin, and my favorite movie is How to Get Away With a Guy in 10 Days. My closest family member is my sister, Abbie. We are only 15 months apart in age, so we are in similar stages of life, allowing for a strong level of relatability. Something unique about me is that I'm a good painter, I have always been very artistic and painting is definitely my strong suit. My best accomplishment last semester is being selected to be a member of my sorority's executive board. As far as this course is concerned, I hope to learn how to successfully analyze research studies in a way that benefits my future career plans. Something I'm looking forward to when the pandemic is over is to be able to go about my life without fear of getting sick myself or getting someone else sick. A learning goal that I have for myself is to feel confident that I did my best work by the end of this course.

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Activity 1: Community Building-Esha Parekh

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Activity 1: Community Building-Esha Parekh

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I was born and raised in Akron but moved to Dublin for high school. I went to Dublin Jerome High School. My favorite food is chicken nuggets. My favorite animal is a panda. I like to read and draw in my free time. I want to become a mental health counselor where I work with children and adolescents of minority communities. I'm looking forward to not having to be consciously worried about the pandemic every day. My SMART goal is to graduate with my bachelor's degree by completing all my courses by the end of the summer.

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Activity 1. Community Building - Kathleen Adams

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Activity 1. Community Building - Kathleen Adams

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-Hi everyone! My name is Kathleen Adams, I am a second-year student and I use she/her pronouns.
-I am from Long Island, New York (about 15 miles, or a 30 min train ride from Manhattan) and went to Garden City High School. I love everything about New York, but wanted to have an out-of-state experience for college, which led me to Ohio State.
-My favorite food is weirdly specific. A restaurant near my house makes Cavatelli with Short Rib Bolognese. It absolutely slays.
-My favorite animal is sloth because honestly laziness is a mood.
-My favorite song is My Hero by Foo Fighters and my favorite movie is Almost Famous.
-I am really close with both of my grandmas. I was fortunate enough to have them live nearby growing up and they are very inspiring to me. I miss them a lot being away at college, but we still keep in touch!
-One fun thing about me is I am a huge hockey fan! I grew up 20 min from where the New York Islanders play and got to go to a lot of games growing up. I try to get to as many Blue Jackets games as I can now that I am in Columbus.
-My best accomplishment last semester was managing my stress while taking 18 credit hours so that I did not become overwhelmed with the course load. I am really happy with how I handled that!
-I want to be a clinical therapist. I am super passionate about mental health as a result of personal experiences, so I want to be able to help others like those who helped me.
-I am in an HDFS research lab, so I hope to take the skills and information from this class to help me in my research position.
-When the pandemic is officially over, I would love to travel to Australia and Japan.
-One SMART goal I have this semester is similar to last semester, to manage my schoolwork while maintaining low stress. I plan on doing this by working ahead and not procrastinating. Using a planner and Google Calendar will certainly help!
-I am looking forward to a great semester with Dr. D and am excited to work with you all and get to know you better!

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Kamil Sadlocha
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I was born in Poland and moved to the United States when I was two years old. I still speak polish at home. I live outside of Chicago in the Northwest suburbs where I went to high school.

Favorite...
Food: Portillo's Italian Beef
Song: Walk of Life by Dire Straits
Movie: Gladiator
Animal: Elephant

I am close to my Dad because we love building stuff together like tables, gazebos, and other needs around or house.

A hobby of mine is I enjoy playing chess.

Best accomplishment last year is finishing with the grades I was hoping for with the circumstances and how busy I was last semester.

The skills I am looking to take from this course is improving my research methods and ideas for certain topics.

As for Covid I have not heard or seen any cases for a while now and have been vacationing for the past two summers so I feel as if my life is back to normal.

I want to ultimately follow in my dads footsteps and do what he does and I am hoping to do that through connections I've made over the past years I have watched him build his company.

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Hi!  My name is Sydni Buhrow.  My pronouns are she/her.  I am from a small town in Northwest Ohio called Elmore.  I am from a very rural area and I grew up on a farm. I come from a family of five consisting of my parents and two brothers.   I attended Woodmore high school and my graduating class was the biggest with 97.  I love all types of foods and trying new foods!  My favorite would have to be some type of pasta!  I enjoy all types music and I never can pick just one favorite song.  I am very close with all of my family but I am especially close with my mom.  Even though I live two and a half hours away from home we still stay in contact a lot while I am away at school.  My best accomplishment last semester was finishing the semester out strong for my first semester here at Ohio State.  Previously, I attended Owens Community College where I received my associates degree in May 2022. I palm to now earn my bachelors in HDFS me then come back for my masters in Special Education. In this class I am excited to explore more research studies that have been done. When the pandemic is done I look forward to traveling more frequently! A SMART goal I have for this class is to absorb as much information I can.

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Hiiiii! My name is Mya Rios and my preferred pronouns are she/her/hers. About Me:

- I am a 22-year-old Puerto Rican from the south side of Youngstown, Ohio. I graduated from Youngstown Early College, which is a non-traditional high school. At the same time I was completing high school, they offered college classes at Youngstown State University and I was able to graduate with my associate's degree.
- My favorite food is steak tacos and my favorite animal is a panda (also my spirit animal).
- I don't really have a favorite song since I like all kinds of music. My favorite movie is "I Am Legend" with Will Smith. I enjoy art a lot and like to look at sculptures or creative structures. I also really enjoy landscapes or seascapes.
- My closest family member is my paternal grandmother. I call her Buela and she is the closest person to me because she has always been there for me through everything. She is the one I have the most in common with and talks to every day.
- I like to make art of various mediums. I usually draw or paint mostly but I also like to build structures.
- My best accomplishment from last semester was passing all of my classes and pulling myself back up after my depression almost took me out.
- I want to eventually be an advocate for children whether that's through counseling, therapy, or psychology. I have considered becoming an art therapist. I am very passionate about child development.
- I hope to understand research methods and bring what I am learning into my other classes as well.
- I am looking forward to listening to live music again if the world ever goes back to normal.
- One goal I have is to stay on top of the weekly chapter summaries and have them completed the day before the due date.
- If possible weekly check-ins would be helpful, so I don't drown from being overwhelmed by my course load.

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Activity 1- Community Building- Mackenzie Nosker

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Activity 1- Community Building- Mackenzie Nosker

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Hi everyone! My name is Mackenzie Nosker (she/her) and I am a third year. I am a double major with psychology and HDFS and I also minor in Spanish. I grew up in Troy, Ohio (a little North of Dayton) and attended Troy High School. I have 3 cats and 2 dogs :) We have a golden retriever and a Bernese mountain dog. My favorite food is probably lasagna but I am not a picky eater. As much as I hate to say it, I love The Notebook and it will always be my favorite movie. A fun fact about me is I have a twin and my little brother and sister are twins as well. I am incredibly close with my twin. I have a very big family and I would say we all get along pretty well. After I graduate, I hope to one day become a counselor and help those dealing with mental health. I am passionate about this because I have known many people that deal with mental health and I have always been dishearten by how hard it can be to obtain recourses for something so important. One S.M.A.R.T goal I have for this course is to be able to correctly identify reliable sources when completing the final project and to explore more databases by the end of the semester.

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- My name is Abigail Evans! I usually go by Abbie.
- My pronouns are She/Her
-I grew up in Massillon Ohio! It is a small city in North East Ohio about 10 minutes away from the Hall of Fame. I attended Massillon Washington High School.
-My favorite food is fettucini alfredo. My favorite animal has always been elephants.
- My favorite song is Somewhere Only We Know by the Glee cast. My favorite movie is Hairspray.
-My closest family member is probably my middle sister Alliah. I feel like I guide her in life and I still learn so much from her even though shes younger then me.
- A talent I used to have was tumbling. I say used to because over winter break I broke my arm doing it. I grew up doing dance where I learned to tumble then eventually quit to do cheer to focus more on tumbling.
- Best accomplishment last semester was making more friends at OSU since my first year I had a hard time finding my people.
-I am pursing the career path of Occupational Therapy. I am passionate because I really like helping others and seeing people improve first hand.
- I hope to learn how to read research and learn from them.
- One thing I am excited to do after the pandemic is over is to have a cough and not worry about it being covid.
- One specific learning goal I have for this course is to be engaging and add to conversations in class.
-Advice be calm! We all will support you this semester!
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Activity 1: Community Building - Ally Schleich

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Activity 1: Community Building - Ally Schleich

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Hi everyone! My name is Ally Schleich and I use she/her pronouns. The picture above includes myself and my boyfriend, doing one of our favorite activities - attending OSU football games! I grew up in Plain City, which is about 25 minutes away from OSU’s campus. My high school was Jonathan Alder, and many students from my hometown choose to attend OSU since it’s so close.

My favorite food is sushi and my favorite animal (aside from my two adorable cats) is a polar bear because I believe they are one of the most fascinating animals to observe in the wild. The family member I’m closest to is my younger brother, Troy, because we grew up being best friends and wanting to do everything together. We understand each other and always support one another’s decisions. A hobby of mine is attending CycleBar classes, which is an indoor cycling workout. I try to go at least four or five times a week, and I like to remind people that spin classes are no joke!

I graduated from Columbus State in 2016 with an associate’s degree in Hospitality Management and decided to return to school in 2021 to obtain a bachelor’s degree. I’ll be graduating this May with a bachelor’s of Human Development and Family Science with a minor in Education. Upon graduation, I’m interested in continuing my education to receive a master’s degree in Human Resources. I acknowledge that my career path has been a bit all over the place throughout the years, but I really enjoy helping other people and being placed in a supportive role. Throughout my time in this course, I hope to learn what kinds of research on human development have provided breakthroughs in the social science world and how this research was successfully conducted. When the pandemic is over, I’m looking forward to airline travel returning to what it previously was (much less hectic and more reliable than what we see now).

S.M.A.R.T. goal: I want to complete our weekly chapter summaries before class on Thursdays, even though they are not due until 11:59 p.m., to help gather my thoughts and feel better equipped to partake in our discussions. I will complete these summarizes on Wednesdays, which will also elevate any stressors I would experience by waiting until the due date to complete the assignment.

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Hello everyone! My name is Lauren Alexander. (She/her) I grew up in Columbus, Ohio and attended Olentangy Liberty high school. I also spent a couple years at Ohio University but decided to move back home for work and to be closer to family. My favorite food is a cheese quesadilla with a lot of toppings. I am also a dog lover. We have two poodles now, but we recently lost our Yorkie-Terrier sadly. My favorite movie series is the SAW movies, or any thriller. My closest family member is my little sister because we get along best out of our five siblings. A unique thing about me is that all my siblings are tall with blonde hair but I’m short with dark hair. My best accomplishment from last semester was just staying organized. I tend to get disorganized and stressed especially toward the end of the semester, but I think I did well in keeping it together. I am not sure which career path I want to pursue quite yet; I’m hoping throughout this course I begin to narrow down what I want to do. I know that I’ve always wanted to work with children. I hope throughout this course I can better define what I want my future to look like. When the pandemic is over, I’m excited to see my extended family all together. Before the pandemic, we would always get together for a reunion, but since the pandemic, we haven’t done it in years. My goal is to better define what I want my future to look like. I want to be able to say, “I am going to do _____ with my degree and become a ___.” I will do this by the end of this semester or next, and I will accomplish this goal by using the resources given to me such as professors and courses, advisors, clubs, etc. No advice to give, but I already appreciate your quick communication skills, that’s always helpful!

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Activity 1: Community Building, Amanda Douzos

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Activity 1: Community Building, Amanda Douzos

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Hi! My name is Amanda Douzos and my pronouns are she/her/hers. I grew up in a suburb in Cleveland, Ohio and went to Avon High School. I love any kind of sweets and always love watching dystopian and/or thriller movies. I would say I'm pretty close with both my sister and mom. My sister and I became closer once she went to college and my mom and I have also had a good relationship with another. I spend a lot of time with her when I'm visiting home. I've danced since I was three and it was a big hobby of mine until Covid shut everything down. I also love working out and have made it a large part of my life. An accomplishment from last semester was getting a 4.0 and applying to nursing programs to start in the near future. My goal is to become a registered nurse and possibly work in trauma or the ICU. I've always known I wanted to work in the medical field and watching my sister go through it has increased my interest throughout the years. I've never taken a research class before so I'm interested to learn the basics in order to use later in my life. This class will definitely be different from my normal courses but I'm intrigued to see what I learn from it. One thing I'm looking forward to when the pandemic is over is to not have to worry about possibly spreading Covid to anyone who is immunocompromised or anyone in my family getting so sick. My goal for this course is to hopefully receive an A and gain knowledge and insight that I will be able to use for years to come in my nursing career. I'm also hoping to make friends with my peers around me in order to have someone to study and talk with about the course.

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Activity 1 Introduction - Lynn Reidinger

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Activity 1 Introduction - Lynn Reidinger

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Hey everyone, my name is Lynn Reidinger (she/her/they). I grew up all over Ohio, but mainly in Akron. I attended high school at Firestone CLC. My favorite food is stuffed peppers. My favorite animal (if you couldn't guess from my tats) is a wolf. Fav movie is Interstellar, and my music is too all over the place to give a fav song. I'll give my favorite artists, $uicideboy$, Eden, and Ramirez. I am a big history buff and could talk your ear off about Chernobyl, WWII, WWI, or the Holocaust. It's an odd special interest. How can we move forward if we don't observe where we came from? My undergrad thesis was accepted for the EHE research forum, and I applied to grad school last semester. Fingers crossed! I hope I am able to apply the knowledge used in this course to my own thesis and future research. Dr. D already gave me the best application to use for my thesis, Zotero. It really helped me to organize all my information during my work. Thank you so much!!

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Activity 1: Community Building - Kira Deerman

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Activity 1: Community Building - Kira Deerman

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My name is Kira Deerman, and my pronouns are she/her. I have grown up in Columbus my whole life, specifically in the Grove City/Urbancrest area. There, I attended high school at Central Crossing High School.

My favorite animal is a wombat. My favorite movie is "Collateral Beauty".

I think out of my family I am closest to my cousin. I think that we are so close because we are close in age and I have always seen her as a little sister.

A hobby that I do is that I am in a competitive performance company on the weekends that I dance for.

My best accomplishment last semester was getting all As!

I hope to continue in human development to become a researcher, specifically focusing on child development or sibling relationships. I am passionate about the field because I think that human development is fascinating.

I hope to learn about different research methods that will help me with future career endeavors.

When the pandemic is over, I look forward to traveling to Iceland as it is my dream vacation destination.

My SMART goal is to get at least a B+ in this class.

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Activity 1- Community Building- Maddie Jauss

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Activity 1- Community Building- Maddie Jauss

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Hello!
My name is Madelyn Jauss but I go by Maddie (she/her)
I grew up in Bellbrook Ohio which is a town outside of Dayton. I graduated from Bellbrook High School in 2020
My favorite food are tacos and my favorite animal is a dog! My favorite thing to do when I have free time is to read!
My biggest accomplishment last semester was getting another job that gives good hours and pays well.
I am unsure about the specific career that I want to go into but I feel Human Development and Family Science gives me many options on what I can pursue.
I hope I can grow my knowledge on research to better suit myself for the future. One of my main goals is to attend as many in person class lectures as I can.
Once the pandemic is over I look forward to traveling again and not have to deal with all of the precautions!
My advice is to just be patient and to communicate !
I am looking forward to this semester!

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Me and my friend Lexy at an Ohio State Basketball Game!

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Hello All!
My name is Tim Herber, and I use he/him/his pronouns. I am about as “true buckeye” as they come: I’ve lived in Columbus all my life! I attended an online high school based in Worthington called Ohio Connections Academy (OCA).
As far as favorite food goes… that is a tough choice between pizza and cookies and cream ice cream. A favorite animal, I can actually give three: In descending order: Snow leopard, capybara, and opossum.
I would proffer to say that I’m Still Standing by Elton John is probably my favorite song, followed by Softcore by The Neighbourhood, and Only 1 by Ariana Grande. I know. Tough to nail down my music taste. It’s all over the place.
I am definitely closest with my two brothers, mainly because they are two years younger than me and each other (Me, 21, Them 19 and 17).
I play the piano from time to time, I’ve participated in the Piano Guild when I was younger.
I think my best accomplishment last semester was taking a full dive into the world of HDFS coursework, and being comfortable with prioritizing my health over my schoolwork for, I think, the first time in my college career. All while still being academically successful.
My career path is likely to be working post-bachelor at an adoption agency, and I wish to move to working as a Marriage and Family Therapist once I complete a masters degree. I care about this field and major because it allows me to enact the most meaningful amount of change in the world. I’ve always been fascinated with the way that the family and the dynamics of family affect the outcomes of the children, and I hope to be able to discover these in my work in this interdisciplinary field.
I hope to be a more informed research reader, and a better equipped researcher as I progress through this course.
I think the thing I would be most looking forward to is this awful sense of fear and fright that I have every time I go outside going away. It has decreased in recent years because of getting a vaccination for COVID, but I still am concerned about what happens moving forward.
My SMART goal is to achieve a grade of a “B” or higher on every exam that we have in the course this semester. To do this, I will study for at least 45 minutes to an hour every day for this course to meet its required attention needs.

Looking forward to this semester, Dr. Wilkinson and all!

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Hi my name is Ayan Abdulahi. I prefer the pronoun She/Her. I was born in Ethiopia more specifically Addis Ababa, I was raised there until I was 7 years old, and then we moved to Ohio. My favorite food of all time is rice, and my favorite animal is a cat, I love cats. I do not have a favorite song, but my favorite movie would be beauty and the beast, every version of it, especially the live-action ones. Although I am very close to my entire intermediate family, I would say my sister is my closest family member. The reason why I choose her as the closest family member is that I can share anything with her, without her judging me, I do not have to filter anything I tell her, and I can communicate with her about any and everything. My best accomplishment last semester was being able to start working at the establishment I wish to work at in the future. I am pursuing the career field of child life specialist, and maybe occupational therapy. I love working with children and being able to help them on their hardest days would be an accomplishment for me. I do not know much about research, and I have always struggled with previous assignments that required research so being able to learn about that entire aspect is something I am looking forward to :) One thing I look forward to when the pandemic is over is taking off the mask in general areas in the hospital. I work with kids now and not being able to smile at them and make them feel at ease with whatever we are doing in that appointment is a bit disappointing. So although  I encourage wearing the mask even when the pandemic is over being able to take it off work for a couple of minutes to let a patient see your entire face until they feel safe with you would be great. One goal that I have for this course is understanding the steps it takes to achieve great research for whatever you need that research for. I have always struggled with collecting useful information for research papers and projects so learning to do that would be wonderful and I think even getting a grasp of how to achieve the needed information for successful research would be obtainable in this course.

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Hi Everyone, My name is Sarah Klein! I am from Syracuse, New York. I went to the University of Indianapolis prior to transferring here this year. My favorite food is Chicken Riggies and they are very famous around my hometown. My favorite music artist is Adele and my favorite animal is a black lab dog. A fun fact about me is that I won a National Championship at my old school in lacrosse and i am currently on the lacrosse team here at OSU. My biggest accomplishment from last semester was being able to complete all my classes and learn the hang of things since I was a transfer. I am pursuing a career path in Nursing but I am getting  HDFS degree here. I was a nursing major at my own school and I cant wait to go back to it next year. My learning goal for this semester is to gain a lot of new knowledge and do every assignment to the best of my ability. Having good communication is the best thing for me so that I can do my best to learn and be a good student.

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Hi everyone! My name is Bianca Blakey. I prefer the pronouns She/Her. I grew up here in Columbus and was a CCS student. My favorite domesticated animal is a dog and my favorite wild animal is a white tiger! My favorite hobby to do in my spare time is bake! Id say I've gotten pretty good at it.
My biggest accomplishment from last semester is when I was chosen by EHE to be filmed to share more about my personal story here on campus and to wish the scholarship donors a Happy Thanksgiving/Holiday season! :) I started my buckeye journey at OSU Extension. I work here full time. I have an associates degree in nutrition and I get the opportunity to teach children in schools about nutrition and the importance of physical education. My hope is that when I graduate, I can continue working in the community and be the link to resources that are essential to a persons health and or well-being. I also would like to settle down a little bit, get married and start a family :)
Im really looking forward to what this class is going to teach me and I look forward to getting to know everyone a little better!

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Activity 1: Community Building- Rey Velázquez II

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Activity 1: Community Building- Rey Velázquez II

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Hi, everyone! My name is Rey Velázquez II. I am a third-year Human Development and Family Science Major! My pronouns are he/they.
I grew up in Lorain, Ohio. It is a small city right on Lake Erie, and is about 30 minutes west of Cleveland. I attended Lorain High School, and while being there I was a part of the College Credit Plus Program, and I was able to graduate with both a High School Diploma and an Associates Degree. I also am a part of the Young Scholars Program! I have been since the 8th grade, and I have looked forward to coming here to OSU.
My favorite food is almost any Puerto Rican dish because that is what I grew up eating. But I think two of my favorites would be Pollo Guisado and Mofongo ( I suggest that you all try these)! Also, my favorite animal are Elephants!
As of right now, I have had SZA's new album on repeat. But my favorite song is one that is not on her album officially. But it's called PSA! I love it so much lol
The closest family member that I have I would say is my mom. My mom had me when she was 20 years old (my age) and we practically grew up together. My mom inspires me every day, and she is always there for me when I need her.
One of my hobbies is going on walks and going to parks. It hard to do now because of the weather, but I love going on walks on trails and just being in nature.
I am actually not sure where I want to go with this degree. I am very interested in the curriculum, as someone who is first-gen and who comes from not the best area. I have seen a lot within families and I am interested in learning about how our experiences affect our development.
I hope to have a better understanding of research and to hopefully be equipped with skills and knowledge that can help me possibly get into research of some sort!
When the pandemic is over, I am looking forward to just feeling safe again. Ever since the pandemic, I have developed anxiety for large crowds, in fear that I would get sick. I am not scared for my own health, but I am scared that I could pass it to someone who is immunocompromised. I just hope that these anxieties can be relieved, while also being considerate of not only our health, but of other individual's as well.
I know it is cliche but I hope to receive an A at the end of the course. I had a rough few semesters and this is my first semester that is mostly in-person. I hope that the in-person experience can help me become more motivated, and I can receive an A.

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Activity 1: Community Building- Lauren Ashkenazi 

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Hi I am Lauren Ashkenazi and my pronouns are she/her. I was born and raised in Los Angeles and graduated to Beverly Hills High School. My favorite food are pickles and giraffes are my favorite animals. My current favorite song is Nonsense by Sabrina Carpenter. I am really close with my cousin because we are very close in age and have been through a lot together that we are almost like tied souls. I am in a competitive A Capella group and have always loved to sing. I am not sure the specific career path yet, but I really want to work with at risk adolescents and try and make a change and support them. I just hope to gain more knowledge to better help my future. I am most looking forward to traveling with less stress surrounding it.

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Activity 1: Community Building: Jackie Garin 

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Hi everyone, my name is Jackie Garin and my preferred pronouns are she, her, and hers. I come from a family of six with two brothers, two sisters, and my parents.  I was born in Ghana and moved to the U.S. at seven years old. I’ve been living in Columbus, Ohio since my family and I moved here. I went to a catholic high school called Cristo Rey Columbus Highschool that’s located downtown near Grant hospital. My favorite food is macaroni and cheese, my favorite animal is dogs, especially french bulldogs, and my favorite movie is Coming to America. I don’t have a favorite song, but at the moment, the song that I’ve found myself listening to a lot is “Bad To Me”, by the Nigerian music artist Wizkid. Although I come from a very close family, I would say that my closest family member is my younger sister Daniella who is seven years younger than me. My sister and I are very close because we have teh same music tastes and the same fashion sense and we always have a good time around one another by cracking jokes and just being ourselves. A unique thing about me is that I am a part of a dance group on campus known as Zuvva which is a dance group that focuses on Afrobeat and Afro-Caribbean dance styles. I actually joined this group last semester. My best accomplishment last semester was being able to balance dance, work, and school. This was definitely not easy for me whatsoever, but I was able to juggle all three.  The career path that I’m pursuing is nursing.  I'm an HDFS major and plan to use this degree to enter a nursing program. I want to be a nurse, specifically a pediatric nurse because I want to advocate for first-generation families. I remember when I first came to the U.S. and I had to go to the hospital to get vaccines I witnessed how my parents struggled to communicate their needs and concerns with the nurses because English is not their first language. I don’t want any parents afraid to bring their child to the hospital to receive adequate healthcare because they fear that they won’t be able to communicate their needs. A knowledge that I hope to take from this course is to learn how we can use scientific research to address issues within family development overall. A specific learning goal that I have for this course is to be able to effectively conduct my own scientific research.

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Hi! My name is Sam Wagner (on the right in the picture) and I’m a senior double majoring in Psychology and HDFS. My pronouns are she/her and I’m from a suburb right outside of Cincinnati. My favorite animal is a dog (my family has three) and my favorite food is either sushi or pizza. I don’t have a specific favorite movie, but I mostly like thrillers and comedies. I’m really close with my parents and I’m very grateful for the relationship that I have with both my mom and my dad. Outside of school, one of my hobbies is working out and I work part time at a local fitness studio. An accomplishment from last semester that I am proud of is taking on a different position in the research lab I work in and really enjoying it /succeeding in it. After graduation, I plan to pursue my masters in clinical mental health counseling and become a LPCC. I also have interest in obtaining my marriage and family therapy license so I can practice both. A learning goal I have for this course is to add on to what I learned in my Psychology research methods course and deepen my understanding of methods used specifically in the HDFS field.

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Hello everyone! My name is Dalonte' Manley (He/Him) and I am currently a 4th year Human Development and Family Science major with a minor in Organizational Communications.
I am from small town Lima, Ohio which where is where I grew!(Fun Fact- Lima is one of the regional campuses that OSU has!). I attended Lima Senior High School where I was able to receive scholarships to come to OSU. While attending high school, I became very interested in education and thought I wanted to do it as a career. It wasn't until my sophomore year here at OSU while doing FEEP that I was interested in more of the administrative/policies in school districts rather than being an educator which has led me to becoming an HDFS major.

My favorite food is definitely seafood! I primarily love seafood boils, but fried or baked Tilapia comes really close! Dogs make the top of the list for my favorite animal. My mom owns a Maltese/Shih Tzu mix and he has to be one of the closes things to my heart!

My favorite movie is Poetic Justice. This movie has Tupac and Janet Jackson as the stars and I always enjoy watching a beautiful love story!

My cousin Tiffany would definitely be one of my closes family members. She is my mothers older cousin (we have a large age gap) but she has helped me so much personally and professionally. She is one of the very few that understands me which is why I think we're so close. Growing up in my family there are many generational curses that I think only Tiffany and I see, so we tend to come together often to try to break them. We are both considered the "glue" of our family.

Something that is unique about me that I like to mention is that I am spirit led! I love talking, learning and sharing experiences about God. My spirituality is a huge part of who I am and I love the fact that we are all walking testimonies to prove this.

The best accomplishment of last semester and probably even my life was joining Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, Kappa Chapter. I have been exposed to entire different world of connections and a brotherhood unlike anyone that I've had before!
I am pursuing a career and the non-profit sector! I was to be a Community Services director so that I can oversee grants/resources that are being put out into  low income communities. I became passionate about serving the communities who are considered to be low income because that is the community that I grew up in. It became personal when you realize that you're helping people like yourself!
I hope to learn research skills that will help me throughout Grad School so that I can find out things that could easily be overlooked!
I am looking forward to removing the anxiety that COVID has instilled in me pertaining to any sickness that comes around when the pandemic ends!

One learning goal that I have for this course is to take things in one at a time and actually practice the research methods that are being taught so that I can conduct research on my own by the end of the semester!

One advice that I have pertaining to helping me learn through an online format is being open to the fact that I am not that good with technology!

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- Alona Roebuck
- I grew up in Springfield, Ohio. It’s a really small city close to Dayton, John Legend is from there. I attended Global Impact STEM Academy.
- My favorite animals are dogs, I love dogs of any breed any I’ll always admire any dog I see around. My favorite food is chicken right now. In any form, I always enjoy chicken.
- My favorite song right now is Only If by Steve Lacy. It’s a song I can never skip and I hate that it’s so short.
- One of my closest family members is my cousin Kalesha we’re like 3 years apart so the proximity of age contributed to the closeness. We’ve been able to share the secrets of each other and have each other’s backs when we need it. She recently just had a son that I love so much.
- I used to run AAU track from ages 8 to 15 and I’ve participated in the Jr. Olympics in AAU where I got to travel and compete with many other runners from all around the states.
- My best accomplishment last semester was being able to pass all my classes with grades higher than a B. 3 As and 1 B..
- I want to become a child life specialist. I was passionate about this field because I initially wanted a job as a pediatrician, but I thought instead of delivering medicine I would deliver care for children in need. In a hospital setting where it can be stressful for both the child and parent, I am able to provide them with a little comfort.
- I want to be able to use these methods in my own work and career and expand on it to help others. This includes how to care for different types of children and parents and from many different backgrounds.
-Being able to be with my family and not have to worry about the risk of spreading a deadly virus. Being around people in general and also not having to have panic attacks whenever I or someone around me is sick because of the uncertainty.
- To achieve knowledge I have not seemed for before and to obtain this knowledge to use it for further purposes career and life wise.

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My name is Jasmine! I use she/her pronouns. I grew up in Dayton, Ohio and I attended Wayne High School. My favorite food is seafood and I don't have a favorite animal because I don't really like animals. My favorite is Lean On Me and my all-time favorite song is My Life Is In Your Hand. I am closest to my daughter, we share a very special bond. Not just because I am her mother, but because she was born with a birth defect that needed me to provide special care for her the first year of her life. That experience was life changing and made us closer than I believe we would have been if we didn't go with that journey together. One unique thing about me is that I lived in Italy for 6 months. My biggest accomplishment last semester was passing all my classes and finishing my junior year strong. The career path I am pursuing is Child Life Specialist. My passion for this career comes from spending many nights in the hospital with my newborn daughter. The CLS at that time was so amazing and supportive, which meant the most to me during that time. I knew then that I wanted to be that person for families whose love ones are being hospitalized. I hope to learn how to gather useful and effective information that will allow me to grow personally and professionally. I am looking for to the cost of living not being so high once the pandemic is over. My SMART goal for this course is I will pass HFDS 2900 with a grade of A or B. I am excited for all the things to come during this semester!

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Hello! My name is Dawson Stewart. I grew up in Manhattan, KS and went to Manhattan High school. My favorite food is my mommas broccoli chicken curry (SO GOOD) and my favorite animal is a wolf, always has been for some reason haha. My favorite song is probably a song by Drake and my favorite movie is for sure Inception because of how thought provoking it is (and I love Leonardo DiCaprio). I am very close to all of my family, I am the oldest of four siblings. I love basketball, and an accomplishment I had was doing both full time school and full time work and doing okay in both. I am pursuing business operations and I love the relational aspect of the possibilities in this field. I hope to learn how to relate with people better through this course. I look forward to being even more in-person with people and more people being healthy in post-pandemic life. I specific learning goal that I have is two have three concrete principles learned and implemented by the end of this course. I would advise the instructor to continue to be empathetic and supportive - you are amazing at this!

Thanks,
Dawson

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