Today I got the chance to speak with Ariel Christensen who is an environmental epidemiologist and Ph.D. student at UNC Chapel Hill. Among other things, she gave me some advice that really stuck with me. She told me that people tend to trap themselves in their major rather than following their passions. This is definitely the opposite of what she has done as she started in Marine Biology before moving to infectious disease, and now she works as an environmental epidemiologist. I told her about some of my interests and we discussed various careers that combine them. It was great to hear her insight and I really enjoyed our conversation!
