Maria Dyann Osborne
UW Honors Graduates
Maria Dyann Osborne

English, Mathematics
Designation: College Honors
Honors Grads 2017/2018
Proudest Moment: Receiving the 2014-2015 Sophomore Medal
Thesis: Close Encounters: Bodily Politics of the Dissolving Human Subject in James Tiptree, Jr.'s "Slow Music" and "The Only Neat Thing to Do" (English Honors Thesis)
maria.d.osborne@gmail.comHi, I’m Maria! I am, among other things, a PNW local, a dancer, a baker, a traveler, and a reader. I also have a B.A. now, with majors in English literature and mathematics. Over the last 5 years, I’ve focused on studying gender and sexuality studies, postmodernism, rhetoric, and science fiction. Now more than ever I believe in the power and importance of stories, and have a special fondness for genre fiction and other forms of storytelling not generally considered high brow literature. Simultaneously, I’ve nurtured my love and appreciation of numbers, equations, and logical thought. In total, I’ve written more essays and proofs during my time at UW than I care to think about.
Besides my standard coursework, I’ve been on a research team with the WXML (Washington Experimental Mathematics Lab), studied abroad in Romania and Georgia, and volunteered in local 9th/10th grade math classes. From Eastern Europe to Seattle high school classrooms, these last 5 years have been a journey to so many places I never expected. In the future, I hope to combine my interests in the humanities and quantitative sciences by studying statistics in application to demographic issues and trends.