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Personal Narrative: My Great-Aunt Karen Froming
If I had to choose anyone in the world to join me in a tutorial, I’d choose my Great-Aunt Karen Froming. Besides being a neuropsychologist - a career which I’m extremely interested in pursuing - she works in African countries such as Rwanda in order to help bring better mental health services to those who don’t have access to it. She also gave a neuropsychological assessment of Ted Kaczynski, the “Unabomber” as a part of his defense team. I’m doing my senior thesis on what motivates people, specifically serial killers, to kill people, and I’d love to research this topic throughout my college career. My Great-Aunt Karen’s knowledge on this subject and all things neuropsychological would be invaluable to me. Apart from her skill in the field
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