Lexy T. (IN A NUTSHELL)

Lexy is a senior at Stanford University earning a B.S. in Science, Technology, and Society and M.S. in Community Health and Prevention Research, and she considers teaching and mentorship to be one of her biggest passions. She has loved serving as a course assistant for the Stanford Math Enrichment Circle, which allows elementary schoolers to go beyond what is offered in their classrooms to further explore and engage in their love for math with other like-minded peers. Lexy also teaches weekly health education lessons to middle schoolers through the Cardinal Health Education Collaborative, and tutors/mentors students from underserved communities as part of the Teach For America corps.

A large part of what makes these experiences so enjoyable for Lexy is the similarity of the students she mentors to herself: curious, driven, and passionate. In high school, she started the nonprofit PERIOD to help address period poverty and co-founded Team HBV to help spread awareness of hepatitis B and liver cancer. Now, at Stanford, she volunteers at the VA medical center and is continuing her outreach efforts with Team HBV. She also has many years of experience in the research lab, and is currently working on using stem cell derived organoids to better understand endometrial cancer. Lexy has also ventured into journalism, serving as an Editor-in-Chief of the Intersect Journal of Science, Technology, and Society and as an Interdisciplinary Editor for the Stanford Journal of Public Health.

As a Curious Cardinals mentor, she hopes to similarly inspire younger students to follow their passions, explore their interests, and stay curious!