2024 Award: Outstanding Human Physiology Student Award
Major: Human Physiology
Minor: Philosophy
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Extracurricular activities: "I play the fiddle and guitar in the American old-time music tradition. I enjoy building a community around music and performing at local pubs and restaurants. I also love to hike, backpack, and camp especially in the Pacific Northwest."
More about Lily
Future plans:
Next year I will be pursuing an MA in Health and Society at Â鶹¹ÙÍø College Cork in Cork, Ireland. The program is interdisciplinary and draws its courses from the departments of philosophy, public health, and economics. I plan to pursue further graduate education after my masters, and I aspire to work on healthcare system reform.
How has your major contributed to your professional or personal development?
My education as a human physiology major and philosophy minor have provided me with the skills and background to approach healthcare as multi-faceted issue that captures both science and the humanities.
What has been your proudest or most significant accomplishment during your Gonzaga career?
I am proud of my investment in the human physiology department though my roles as student, teaching assistant, and employee. I have been particularly involved within the anatomy lab and am proud of the impact I have had on that course. I am also proud of the work I have completed towards my Honors thesis, in which I explore the construction of the female body in medicine and philosophy.