{"id":6616,"date":"2026-05-29T12:28:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/newbury-center\/?post_type=profile&#038;p=6616"},"modified":"2026-05-29T12:28:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:28:41","slug":"kali-vom-eigen","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/newbury-center\/profile\/kali-vom-eigen\/","title":{"rendered":"Kali vom Eigen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>As an undergraduate, I conducted a research project on the impact of hidden curriculum on the success of first-generation\/low-income students in STEM majors, and since then have become passionate about reducing barriers for first-generation students in science and higher education. I wanted to become a Terrier F1RSTS Advocate to learn how to best support BU&#8217;s first-generation students in navigating the complex challenges of college life, and specifically how I can make a positive impact through my role as a graduate teaching fellow. I&#8217;m happy to chat about STEM classes, pursuing future careers in research, or anything else!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gender Identity and Pronouns: they\/she<\/li>\n<li><span>Race, Ethnicity, and\/or Nationality: White<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Home:<span> Windsor, CT<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Languages Spoken: English<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Business\/Industry of Interest: Science<\/li>\n<li>Personal Facts\/ Hobbies\/ Interests:<span> In my spare time I like playing board games, video games, and working on crafts like crocheting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/profiles\/kali-vom-eigen\/\">BU Profile\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kali-vom-eigen-07a8591a7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":25218,"template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/newbury-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/6616"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/newbury-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/newbury-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profile"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/newbury-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25218"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/newbury-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/6616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6618,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/newbury-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/6616\/revisions\/6618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/newbury-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}