Aarti D Bodas

Proudest Moment: Receiving the email announcing that I'd been granted the Mary Gates Research Scholarship!

Thesis: 'Can I Count on You?' Infants' Expectations of Prosocial Behavior Across Contexts

Four years ago as a first-year, I could have never imagined how fulfilling my experience at the UW would be. I never would have guessed that I'd get to do Developmental Psychology research involving infants, that I'd win a research scholarship or that I'd end up getting a full ride to grad school! And above all else, I never imagined having as strong of a support network as I do, because of which I was able to accomplish so many things. The most important lesson that I learned during my time at the UW was to make the most of every experience, and in doing so to be persistent and ambitious, and that is what I carry with me moving forward.