Stephanie González, a doctoral student in UNT’s educational psychology program, graduated from UNT with a bachelor’s in kinesiology in May 2021. Her experience as an undergraduate in the McNair Scholars program led to her interest in pursuing research as a career. She worked in the Pediatric Movement and Physical Activity Lab, conducting a study examining the use of virtual reality exercise and its impact on the physical and mental health of college students during the pandemic. Interested in the connection between how the body moves in connection with the brain, González is concentrating her doctoral studies on sport pedagogy and motor behavior with the goal of promoting physical activity in low-income communities.