Kristin Bernard - Teachers Make a Difference

The speaker reflects on the influence of their graduate advisor, Mary Dozier, who encouraged a bold, cross-disciplinary approach to questioning. This approach led the speaker to expand their research interests beyond their initial focus on attachment and parent-child relationships to include areas like maternal brain activity and immune system functioning.

Who was the speaker's graduate advisor that had a significant impact on their educational journey?

• Jane Doe

• Mary Dozier

• Robert Brown

• John Smith

What approach did Mary Dozier encourage that influenced the speaker's way of asking questions?

• A traditional approach

• A single-discipline approach

• A cross-disciplinary approach

• A theoretical approach

What was the speaker's initial research interest when they started graduate school?

• Cortisol regulation

• Maternal brain activity

• Immune system functioning

• Attachment and parent-child relationships

Which of the following areas did the speaker explore due to Mary Dozier's influence?

• Linguistics

• Ancient history

• Maternal brain activity

• Quantum physics

How did Mary Dozier's approach affect the speaker's comfort zone in research?

• It kept them within their comfort zone

• It limited their research scope

• It pushed them outside their comfort zone

• It made them avoid new areas