Meet Our Scholars
Caitlin Guidry
University of Texas at Austin
Psychology
She/Her
BIPOC
Caitlin Guidry is a third-year undergraduate student at the University of Texas at Austin. As a Black woman and lesbian, she is passionate about addressing issues that affect her community through medicine. She is on the pre-med track, pursuing a Bachelor's of Science in psychology in hopes of continuing research and becoming a psychiatrist. She has transferred from Vanderbilt University and Houston Community College and now studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Last year, she joined a neuroendocrinology and motivation behavioral neuroscience lab and is currently conducting research on sex, risk-taking behavior, and gambling. This past summer, Caitlin studied abroad in Cape Town, South Africa, at the University of Cape Town. She interned at the Mdzananda Animal Clinic where she assisted veterinary surgeons as a technician. Caitlin is originally from Houston, Texas, has two dogs, likes to play softball, make pottery, and spends her free time hanging out with friends, hiking, and discovering new parks in Austin.