What I Did in Australia…
Current Student Advisors
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Bowen Jiang — Autumn, 2006-07 | |
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| MAJOR: Biological Sciences (Molecular and Cell) | ADVISOR: Prof. Philip Hanawalt | |
| ACADEMIC INTERESTS/RESEARCH: Behavioral neuroscience, clean energy, emergency medicineAnthropology, and Photography | ||
| I expected the Australia program to be a series of lectures, in classrooms 7,000 miles away. I could not have been more wrong. The program was a true representation of the “hands-on” experience. Whether it was sand dunes, coral cays, or metropolises, we saw it all... Read full profile » | ||
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Brandon Silberstein — Autumn, 2006-07 | |
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| MAJOR: Human Biology | ||
| I was once told that the best thing you could do while at Stanford was to in fact, leave. I love Stanford campus, so I was curious to see how anything could possibly be better than it. I applied for the Shakespeare Seminar in Oxford and the Australia abroad program. I was accepted to both and thus began one of those incredible, unforgettable, Summer of ‘69esque, ‘those were the best days of my life.’Read full profile » | ||
Past Student Advisors
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Christopher Carlos — Autumn, 2005-06 | |
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| MAJOR: Human Biology (Neurobiology & Behavior) | ADVISOR: Jeffrey Wine | |
| ACADEMIC INTERESTS/RESEARCH: Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neuroanatomy, Medicine | ||
| We wouldn’t simply hear a lecture about the effects of global warming on coral ecosystems; we would spend the afternoon swimming through turquoise waters to calculate how many corals had lost their pigment due to elevated temperatures. We saw the downstream effects of industrialization on the placement and density of mangrove species as we boated down the Daintree River… Read full profile » | ||
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Kimiko Narita — Autumn 2005-06 | |
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| MAJOR: Anthropological Sciences MINOR: Biological Sciences and Political Sciences |
ADVISOR: Prof. Bill Durham | |
| When I was young and adults would ask me what I wanted to do when I grew up, I would say, “Save the environment!” As I was growing up, I learned about the rainforests, the Great Barrier Reef, and other crucial ecosystems that were being lost. Although my childhood goal turns out to be much more complex than I had thought…Read full profile » | ||
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Natalie Dana — Autumn 2004-05 | |
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| MAJOR: Human Biology (Human Evolution) | ADVISOR: Richard Klein | |
| ACADEMIC INTERESTS/RESEARCH: Archaeology, Physical Anthropology, and Biology | ||
| Australia ended up being far more than just an adventure, but hands down, my favorite experience, academic and social, at Stanford. Never before had I had such a unique opportunity to work so closely with my professors as well as with the materials with which we were working… Read full profile » | ||
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Paul Wesson — Autumn 2004-05 | |
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| MAJOR: Human Biology MINOR: History |
ADVISOR: Craig Heller | |
| ACADEMIC INTERESTS/RESEARCH: Cognitive Science, Public Health, Languages, Medical Anthropology, and Photography | ||
| We ate together, slept together, took classes together, and traveled together. In the end, the forty-six of us knew each other very well. This living arrangement fostered a unique group dynamic; and for me, facilitated many great friendships with people I had not known previously nor would have met had I not attended the program. I count them as some of my closest friendships at Stanford today… Read full profile » | ||
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Dawnis Chow — Autumn 2003 | |
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| MAJOR: Biology | ADVISOR: Joan Roughgarden | |
| As a biology major, I believed that I wouldn't be able to travel overseas because I wouldn't be able to earn any credits toward graduation. When I first discovered the program on a flyer last year, I was overjoyed… Read full profile » | ||
| Michelle Keller — Autumn 2003 | |
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| MAJOR: Human Biology MINOR: Psychology (Tentative) |
ADVISOR: Prof. Ron Barrett |
| …any fears, qualms or doubts that I had about how I would fare in the courses were obliterated by the extremely helpful and knowledgeable University of Queensland professors and tutors that would lead us on our journey. Our courses were incomparable to anything that I have ever taken on the Stanford campus… Read full profile » | |