My candidature will contribute significantly to the diversity of the program and the Department of Psychology at NYU, given my status as an international student from The Bahamas, my unique undergraduate training program, and my personal interests and experiences. Coming from the Caribbean as well as a small island city I expect there to be cultural differences as a part of the transition to a new country. However, I look forward to interacting with new peers and colleagues, both American...

HOW I INTEND TO EXERCISE AND DEVELOP MY CAREER IN THE BAHAMAS My career goal is to study language and its effects on human behavior. I plan to do this by approaching topics such as bilingualism and multilingualism from a neuroscientific perspective. By studying the brain and the biological bases of language and other cognitive processes, I can determine how persons acquire language, how language shapes communication and social interactions, and in turn, the ways in which language affects the...

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