2010Third Place
Risky Business: What Cognitive Factors Influence Risk Taking in the Academic Setting?
Joseph Hunter Yagoda
The experience of presenting to a team of top scientists definitely helped prepare me for presenting to professors and C-suite executives. From a subject matter perspective, learning more about NIDA and the NIH more broadly was incredibly helpful. I took many courses on US health policy, so understanding how research in this space worked was crucial. Additionally, as a consultant, I've done many engagements in which having this background was extremely helpful.
About the Project:
Using an innovative simulation mimicking a prototypical classroom, Joseph measured his subjects' perceptions of the risks of skipping class.
Where Are They Now?
Undergraduate School: Yale University
- Ethics, Politics, and Economics
Job: Senior Business Analyst, global management consulting firm
