{"id":25928,"date":"2018-08-28T10:55:53","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T14:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=25928"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:56:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:56:23","slug":"annie-simpson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=25928","title":{"rendered":"Women in Science Wednesday: Annie Simpson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Senior Annie Simpson is majoring in studio art within the UNC College of Arts & Sciences. Using a mid-20th-century analog camera, she investigates how North Carolina\u2019s socio-political and socio-economic changes affect the built landscape and the area\u2019s material culture. Most recently, she\u00a0compiled her photos into a series of artist books for her\u00a0Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)\u00a0project.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Annie<\/em><\/p>\n

When you were a child, what was your response to this question: \u201cWhat do you want to be when you grow up?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

If I had answered truthfully it would be that I never wanted to grow up. My childhood was full of climbing pecan trees, metal barn roofs, and lots and lots of horses. I really wanted that to last forever; I still can\u2019t think of anything better.<\/p>\n

Share the pivotal moment in your life that helped you choose your field of study.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I wouldn\u2019t say that there was one moment that helped me decide to be an artist. Everything that I\u2019ve loved leading up to now didn\u2019t leave me with much choice to be anything else. I guess if I wanted to never grow up, getting to go around and photograph the North Carolina landscape, talk to people, and walk through cotton and corn fields is a pretty good way to do that.<\/p>\n

\"Annie
Simpson riding Calisto in 2015. She has been riding horses since she was 7 years old.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Tell us about a time you encountered a tricky problem. How did you handle it and what did you learn from it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over the past year, I\u2019ve learned how important activism is, especially activism-motivated research. For myself and many other art and art history students, it was hard to see poor faculty retention, fewer classes, and our building both falling apart around us and not meeting OSHA codes while the university seemed to push its commitment to the arts in marketing material. We organized, staged a protest, distributed fact sheets, and presented a list of demands to the university. As a result, we\u2019ve actually had some very productive conversations with administrators.<\/p>\n

What are your passions outside of science?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Outside of art, I\u2019m very passionate about North Carolina barbecue. There\u2019s always been a huge debate between people in my life about Eastern style \u2014 whole hog with a strong vinegar sauce \u2014 versus Piedmont\/Lexington, which is pork shoulder with pink tomato and vinegar sauce. I definitely am more partial to Lexington style because it\u2019s what I grew up eating, but my partner is very loyal to Eastern. This is sometimes a point of contention in our relationship. Some of the best conversations I had while working on a recent project were over local, classic, Southern food.<\/p>\n

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Women in Science Wednesday highlights UNC researchers at all levels of their careers across dozens of fields. From medicine to mathematics to sociology, women at Carolina excel in research, mentorship, and advocacy. Click here to nominate an exceptional scientist.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Story by Endeavors<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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