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Sherry Yi is a doctoral student studying educational psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is examining how interest is developed and sustained over time. Her current project investigates the triggering of interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics using entertainment technologies like video games.
In her spare time, she likes to draw, explore and grow bits of nature, and keep up with the latest tech. |
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CLIFTON STRENGTHS |
restorative, achiever, individualization, intellection, analytical
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2019 NEWS
07/30 Received an Awesome Intern Award from the AbbVie Innovation Center. Featured in video for National Intern Day.
06/29 Awarded scholarship & travel grant from Foundations of Digital Games. Looking extremely forward to meeting other researchers and industry professionals focusing on the same interests. 06/27 Honored to have been selected the winner of the Student Paper Contest for ASIS&T SIG AH. 06/12 Dr. Rodney Hopson and I have been working on the details for EPSY 578 Qualitative Methods. Excited to be able to shape and mold a curriculum at a graduate level! 05/20 I've been elected as 1 of 2 student representatives on the Educational Psychology Executive Committee for this fall. 04/19 Officially starting as an Innovation & Emerging Technology intern at AbbVie next week. Toured the space earlier, love the start-up feel. 04/02 My dog turned 13 today. I passed my first qualifying exam and was notified that I won the Barak Rosenshine Award. What a great day! |
