Claire Skowron is a rising senior majoring in chemistry and statistics with interests in epidemiology, toxicology, and health technology. At Illinois, she works at the Disability Participation and Quality of Life Research Laboratory on the Fall Management in Wheelchair Users team, which is developing WheelSafe, an app intended for full-time wheelchair users to track fall data, prevent future falls, and share health information more easily. Claire previously worked with Steve Petruzzello as a research assistant in the Exercise Psychophysiology Lab, where she completed an independent research project examining the relationship between heart rate variability and other social and emotional factors in chronic pain populations. She also serves as director of education for MEDLIFE UIUC, coordinating volunteer events focused on education and community outreach. At Mayo Clinic, Claire will explore statistical approaches to studying population health trends while gaining experience connecting data-driven research with patient care and the biological complexities of disease. She plans to pursue an MS in epidemiology and an MD as she prepares for a career as a physician.