CASSIE SUN is a journalist and student researcher from St. Louis, Missouri. She is a student at Northwestern University studying journalism and neuroscience and a two-time recipient of the Live Más Scholarship Recipient. Previously the Executive Producer of MHSNews, her work in storytelling has been recognized in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, National Student Press Association, Best of Student News Online, and Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Her work in behavioral research earned her 1st place in the Behavioral St. Louis region of the Missouri Junior Academy of Science and 2nd place internationally at the 2022 Health Occupation Students of America conference. She is a former research assistant at Washington University in St. Louis’ Behavioral Economics Laboratory.