Featured Current Student
Sydney Shimizu
Hometown: Seattle, Washington |Major: Public Health
Minors: Biostatistics and Nutrition | Ideal Future Career: Biostatistician
Sydney Shimizu is a Gannon Scholar majoring in Public Health and is one of our most accomplished students. This year, she published her first article, “The Impact of Increased Telehealth Use on the Treatment of Substance Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic” in SSM Population Health with Dr. Fares Qeadan. Over the summer, Sydney had a research assistant internship at Michigan State University’s Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, where she developed an original manuscript on neighborhood predictors of physical activity among pregnant Black women. In addition to her impressive research experience, she gives back to her peers and the Loyola community through Loyola University Chicago Empowering Sisterhood (LUCES), an organization dedicated to supporting students from marginalized groups by providing cultural and community support. She credits the Gannon Scholars Program as an impactful part of her college career:
"The Gannon Scholars Program has inspired me to live out the values of leadership, feminism, and social justice every day and in everything I do. Being surrounded by such a driven and powerful community has truly helped me to thrive academically, mentally, and socially at Loyola. From volunteering to hosting events, being a Gannon means that you are constantly in a space that has multiple opportunities for involvement to promote a more equitable future. Despite how academically driven each of the Gannons are, they are also incredibly empathetic, friendly, and willing to be a listening ear or give a piece of their wisdom. I've had countless coffee chats and lunches with the Gannons and am excited to continue that during my Senior year and beyond. Being a Gannon has truly allowed me to continuously strive to reach my full potential as a student leader while having a supportive and empowering community to lean on and learn from."
Sydney plans to go to medical school after receiving her Bachelor of Science in Public Health.
Sydney Shimizu
Hometown: Seattle, Washington |Major: Public Health
Minors: Biostatistics and Nutrition | Ideal Future Career: Biostatistician
Sydney Shimizu is a Gannon Scholar majoring in Public Health and is one of our most accomplished students. This year, she published her first article, “The Impact of Increased Telehealth Use on the Treatment of Substance Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic” in SSM Population Health with Dr. Fares Qeadan. Over the summer, Sydney had a research assistant internship at Michigan State University’s Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, where she developed an original manuscript on neighborhood predictors of physical activity among pregnant Black women. In addition to her impressive research experience, she gives back to her peers and the Loyola community through Loyola University Chicago Empowering Sisterhood (LUCES), an organization dedicated to supporting students from marginalized groups by providing cultural and community support. She credits the Gannon Scholars Program as an impactful part of her college career:
"The Gannon Scholars Program has inspired me to live out the values of leadership, feminism, and social justice every day and in everything I do. Being surrounded by such a driven and powerful community has truly helped me to thrive academically, mentally, and socially at Loyola. From volunteering to hosting events, being a Gannon means that you are constantly in a space that has multiple opportunities for involvement to promote a more equitable future. Despite how academically driven each of the Gannons are, they are also incredibly empathetic, friendly, and willing to be a listening ear or give a piece of their wisdom. I've had countless coffee chats and lunches with the Gannons and am excited to continue that during my Senior year and beyond. Being a Gannon has truly allowed me to continuously strive to reach my full potential as a student leader while having a supportive and empowering community to lean on and learn from."
Sydney plans to go to medical school after receiving her Bachelor of Science in Public Health.