About Shreya Karnik
I am an undergraduate student at Columbia University majoring Political Science and History. My interests lie in education reform, carceral reform and alternative justice methods.
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Supporting mental-health in South Asia seems like such a cool experience that would stay with you forever! Global approaches to health are so important.
Wow Gersely! I'm so proud of all the work you're doing. Project Rousseau seems like it is truly a great fit for your interests in immigration law.
It sounds so interesting to get to choose between so many different paths in medicine!
In reviewing transcripts of previous interviews conducted by my Justice Lab colleagues, I noticed they included interviewees from the more conservative southern part of the United States as well as interviewees from more democratic states. I was surprised to see that even individuals with conservative ideals and closer ties to southern culture in which criminal law standards are generally significantly stricter, talked about the issues they noticed in the criminal justice system through their own work. Specifically, wanting to try more restorative methods of justice rather than punitive or wanting to put a stop against harsher punishments such as the death penalty. Before studying these interviews, I held assumptions about law enforcement and lawyers working in specific environments that they would have a harder time changing their opinions and going against the ideology propagated by their surroundings.
Through the Justice Lab, I was able to attend conferences on Criminal Justice and also have the opportunity to talk to previously incarcerated individuals to learn about their personal experience with the justice system. I found these resources particularly useful because it enabled us to gather quantitative data from real people needed to truly understand the shortcomings of the system.
Hanna this is so interesting, I'm glad that you were able to interview formerly incarcerated individuals. This anecdotal evidence is incredibly helpful and I'm interested to read about your work later!
With my project I have struggled with narrowing my focus on specific scholars and pieces of evidence. I want to conduct a literature review so it is important to me to make sure that my sources are able to hold steady in conversation with one another. The scope of my project has thus narrowed down when considering political theory aspects that inform my writing. I found JSTOR and CLIO to be particularly helpful when looking for sources for my writing. I also have been able to find statistical data on rates of incarceration from the government.
I am humbled to report that my work is already making a positive impact on the organization and treatment of patients at the NewYork-Presbyterian Congenital Heart Center Program for Pediatric Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, and Transplantation. Updated genetic testing has been initiated for several patients, allowing for more personalized treatment. Additionally, communication among physicians has improved regarding treatment plans, thanks to discrepancies I identified in patient charts. As an undergraduate student, I did not anticipate the extent of the influence I could have so quickly.
My initial goal was to write a research paper upon completing my data collection, focusing on the treatment of children with cardiomyopathy. Dr. Teresa Lee, my mentor, has graciously offered to assist me in the writing process in the months following my stay in New York. The paper will aim to analyze which demographics of children are most commonly restricted from sports and whether these restrictions align with the updated 2024 AHA Athletic Guidelines.
The relationships I have built while working at NewYork-Presbyterian have opened numerous opportunities for me to continue this project and related work in the coming years. I am grateful to the Laidlaw Network for providing me with the chance to form these valuable connections.
I believe the work I am doing is vital not only for the children currently being treated within the program but also for the future of the community. While I am not directly testing the children, my efforts encourage physicians to tailor care to each child's needs, enabling them to lead more normal and comfortable lives. Evidence shows that children thrive when given the opportunity to participate in athletics or be part of a team. Personalized treatment is essential for these children to experience normalcy outside the hospital, fostering their development into successful young adults who can significantly contribute to the community. As someone who grew up receiving medical care for Pulmonary Valve Stenosis and benefited from the opportunity to play competitive sports, I am driven to help as many children in similar situations have childhoods defined not by their diagnosis but by their potential and growth as individuals.
So excited to see how your research turns out Tatum! I'm interested in your clinical approach to your research and what results the different demographics of children will yield.
For my research this summer I hope to be able to complete a literature review regarding my topic. This research is not something I imagine I will continue working on next summer but I can certainly see how ideas I am exploring now will be useful to take note of for next summer. Currently I am working on drafting my paper and gathering sources.
I believe my research has significance because ti allows for an exploration into the complicated relationships that exist between patriotism, veterans and incarceration. Since veterans are often incarcerated for violent crimes and for drug possession I think exploring why this happens and what the links are between violence while serving and violence towards communities is compelling.
At this time in my project, there are not many ethical issues as I am mainly working with cell lines and DNA samples, but I anticipate as our project shifts from in vitro to in vivo studies involving mice models, I will have to grapple with the ethics of animal testing. However, from what I've read and experienced in previous labs I've worked in, animal testing is a very rigorous process that always seeks to minimize the suffering and distress of the animal subjects.
As we are trying to discern the exact effects that kinase inhibitors have on cancer cell physiology and viability, we are reading through a lot of the current literature on the subject to understand how different researchers have approached quantifying their observations. We are incorporating multiple procedures and methods as such in order to ensure that our results are thorough and informative.
Sankrith this research sounds so interesting, I think that animal testing always has complicated ethics involved. I like though that you are aware of this and are looking to minimize distress. There is certainly a net positive result that will come out of your research making it important to still understanding such implications.