Valerie Suydam
Valerie is an Anthropology major at Grinnell College, where she also volunteers and has been known to perform in theatre productions, including Midsummer Night's Dream (Titania), Galileo Galilei, and Women of Troy. She has spent her summers working all over the country, such as conducting graduate student research on the kinematic motions of flintnappers at George Washington University (2009), and The Great Ape Trust, a research facility for bonobos and orangutans in Des Moines, IA, where she studied language skills in a bonobo colony (2007). She has also interned at the B'nai B'rith National Museum located in Washington, D.C (2008). Last fall, she studied abroad for the first time in London, traveling also to Ireland and Bruges, Belgium.
Valerie grew up in Tomball, TX, and she was raised with an open-mind towards other cultures and religions. She attends college in IA, but she tends to spend her summers in as many different locations as possible, such as Colorado and D.C. Valerie has been to over half of the states in the U.S., as well as lived in London and visited Europe. In the future, Valerie aspires to write high quality popular fiction that challenges the horizons and ideals of the American public.
Latest Articles
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Three Major Trends in Human Evolution
In human evolution, three trends that occur include change towards bipedal movement, tool use, and evolutionary dead-ends.
Sep 19, 2008
- Valerie Suydam
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Book Review - The Queen's Lady
"The Queen's Lady", by Barbara Kyle, is a riveting historical fiction about a headstrong woman named Honor Larke living in the era of King Henry VIII.
Sep 19, 2008
- Valerie Suydam
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Tips and Tricks for Fiction Writers
When writing fiction, several basic tips concerning details, characters, and motivations, among others, are essential to the success of your plot line's presentation.
Sep 19, 2008
- Valerie Suydam
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A Brief History of Early Roman London
Roman London was a highly populated, and successful city during the later years of the Roman Empire, and was centered around both the Roman Wall and the London Bridge.
Sep 15, 2008
- Valerie Suydam
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How to Get an Internship
Find out how to get that desirable internship by writing resumes, choosing an organization, and paying for your summer, and get that career experience you're looking for.
Sep 7, 2008
- Valerie Suydam
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Researching Dyslexia
Dyslexia research, most often with people suffering from alexia, studies the brain's processes while reading, through functional imaging tests (or PETs and fMRIs).
Jun 28, 2008
- Valerie Suydam
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What is Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is a type of learning disorder that focuses on language, and is characterized by certain traits found in either children, adults, and people with brain trauma.
Jun 26, 2008
- Valerie Suydam
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Language in Primates
Non-human primates' capability for language is a result of their motivation, which lies in the importance of protection, social status, and for teaching skills.
Jun 23, 2008
- Valerie Suydam
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