Alexis Rollins
(she/her)
Master of Science in Medical Sciences at University of Florida & ORISE fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Undergraduate Researcher
While I was in the Lasisi Lab I was an undergraduate researcher for Dr. Lasisi's dissertation on quantifying hair morphology. I assisted in preparing hair samples for both curvature and cross-section photography. The environment in the lab was always so welcoming and it was fun trying out new techniques for the procedure to improve the photography.
Currently I am in my fourth year as an ORISE fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Tobacco and Volatile Branch. I am also in the middle of obtaining my Master of Science in Medical Sciences with a concentration in Forensic Medicine from the University of Florida. I have really enjoyed learning about both the forensic pathology and anthropology field so far. Maybe in another life I would have pursued Forensic Anthropology as my career. My expected graduation date will be in December 2025.
I hope that once I finish my fifth year in my fellowship and have graduated from UF that I will find a job in forensic science as a chemist or medicolegal death investigator, preferably where I reside now in Atlanta, Georgia but I grew up as an Army brat so making a big move again is not off the table. I may consider going to medical school in the future to become a forensic pathologist, since it has been a goal since high school.
I have enjoyed exploring the Atlanta area so far, and I know there is plenty to still see. I have even considered working for a convention again like I did for 3 years in my undergraduate years, but it may have to wait until I finish schooling this time. There are many conventions though to attend in Atlanta and a few only about an hour away. Atlanta also has a Renaissance Faire that I hope to attend for the first time next year.
