Caroline Thompson

Caroline is a second-year master’s student in UConn’s Public Health program. She graduated with a Bachelors in Biochemistry in 2021 from Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire, where she worked as a pharmaceutical research assistant. In undergrad she also had the opportunity to work with a preschooler diagnosed with ASD. This experience led to a passion for working and advocating with those with neurodevelopmental disabilities. She applied to the LEND program with hopes to gain more experience working with individuals with disabilities and to develop her leadership skills. Caroline intends to attend medical school and plans to use the knowledge and skills she obtains through the LEND program in her future career as a physician to become a better advocate for her patients.