Two of our graduating HSOC-ers have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships!
Natalia Lindsey, from Stoughton, Massachusetts, graduated in May from the College, where she was a health and societies major and Hispanic studies minor. She was awarded a Fulbright to teach English in Spain. At Penn she was president of Penn Sirens, an all-female acapella ensemble, and worked on the development team at the Institute of Contemporary Art. She is a recipient of the Onyx Senior Society Honor Roll and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation Merit Scholarship. Upon completion of her Fulbright, she plans to pursue a law degree.
Christine Olagun-Samuel, from Paramus, New Jersey, graduated in May from the College, where she was a health and societies major and chemistry minor. She was awarded a Fulbright to conduct research in South Africa in affiliation with the University of Pretoria. She will be investigating approaches to mitigate the impact of former apartheid policies on current health inequities. Her academic interests lie in the intersections of medicine, history, and policy. At Penn, Olagun-Samuel was a Benjamin Franklin Scholar, president of the Black Student League, a mentor in an Upward Bound program, and a reporter for The Daily Pennsylvanian. As a SUMR scholar at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, she conducted research on pain management disparities among African American cancer patients. She also was an intern at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Olagun-Samuel plans to pursue a career in medicine and public health.