Finley Shinnick

Junior Honors Student

Graduation Year: 2027

Major: Biological Sciences and Mathematics

Minor: Scientific Computing and Glynn Family Honors Program

Mentor: Dr. Jason McLachlan

Project Title: Modeling Past Vegetation from Clustered High-Resolution Pollen Records: Assessing Signal Strength and Reducing Spatiotemporal Uncertainty

Career Plans: Attend medical school and work as a physician-researcher

Summer Experiences: Internship at Misericordia through NDBridge (2024); Clinical Research through the Strong Children’s Research Center (SCRC) Summer Training Program at The University of Rochester (2025)