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"I was resistant to the notion of mentors for a long time, and part of that was probably me being defensive in the sen…"

"That singular experience is why you are able to have this conversation with me today. The level of confidence that sh…"

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"That really got me excited about graduate school and I was attracted to the lab of Dan Hammer, who was interested in …"

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"Success did come to me later, but that was okay, I could feel myself getting better with each story or book. Age does…"

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"My music springs from the soil of the American midwest. It is music of the plains rather than of the city and reflect…"