Franklin student turning research into results

photo of woman, day, arch in background
By:
Alan Flurry

Foundation Fellow, Franklin College SGA Senator, and Blue Key Honor Society President Rayna Carter is building a lofty set of credentials to match her work ethic and soaring ambitions.

A triple-major in psychology, sociology, and women and gender studies, her work has spanned four labs—from neuroimaging to bioinformatics—and she has presented it at national conferences and published peer-reviewed work as an undergraduate student. 

From substance abuse to metacognition, Carter deliberately chooses to solve problems that affect people in their everyday lives. She wants to serve her community as much as possible, starting with UGA.

Carter grew up less than an hour from the University of Georgia and spent a lot of time on campus because both her parents worked there. Dawg Nation was so familiar for most of her life that she almost overlooked it. She had no plans to stay close to home after high school, and believed she needed to travel to find the community and academic rigor she was seeking. 

UGA’s Georgia Daze recruitment weekend changed all that. Organized and led by students, the program showed Carter a glimpse of UGA that she had never seen before.

“I saw a vibrant Black community that was leading and excelling in meaningful ways,” says Carter. “I got to see first-hand how Black students on campus build community.”

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Image: Rayna Carter at the Arch. UGA photo


 

 

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