Tanneh Tukan is a junior from Charlotte, North Carolina majoring in Psychology with a minor in Creative Writing and African and African American Studies. She is interested in child developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, therapy, clinical psychology, and mental health, specifically the mental health of children and young adults with limited access to mental health resources. In the spring 2024 semester, she participated in the Cognitive Neuroscience Research Internship where she assisted in designing and coding experiments to address cognitive functions of the brain using Python. The following summer she worked as a youth camp counselor, deepening her passion for working with kids of all ages. Her current research interests include examining the link between gang violence and PTSD in adolescents as well as investigating how mental health resources can be free and easily accessible in low-income areas. On campus, Tanneh is involved in the National Association of Black Journalists and Every Nation Campus. In her free time, Tanneh loves writing poetry, reading, playing basketball, and watching movies.