Micaela

  • Disability Resource Mentor

Biography

Preferred name: Micaela

Preferred Pronouns: she/her/hers

Major(s): Biomedical and pharmaceutical science

Minor(s): Biology

Class year: 2027

Hometown: Ossining, NY

Campus involvement: I am the Vice president of the BPS club, and I conduct research in a pharmaceutical research lab for the College of Pharmacy

Favorite place at URI: The trail near the cows

Favorite indoor place at URI: The College of Pharmacy building

Best URI food: Chicken quesadilla at the Brookside Bistro

Best Place for Pizza at URI: PVD Pizza

Why you wanted to become a Disability Resource Mentor: I want to help students thrive here at URI and get the help they need.

If you could pick one superpower, what would it be (and why)? If I could have any superpower, I would choose teleportation because I could travel the world any time I would like.

If you could go back in time, what advice would you give yourself while preparing to come to URI? I would tell myself it’s important to put yourself out there and that communicating with your peers isn’t as scary as it initially feels.

What is your favorite thing to do on campus when you aren’t studying? My favorite thing to do on campus when I’m not studying is going to the gym or taking a walk on the bike path.