Gillian Farland

Research Assistant: Gillian Farland is a second-year LSA Honors student from Potomac, Maryland pursuing a dual degree in Statistics and Economics with a minor in Spanish. While studying at the University of Michigan, Gillian was admitted into the university’s flagship program, UROP, affording her the opportunity to serve as a research assistant and work alongside a faculty member on examining demographic and structural variables related to unsolved homicides (cold cases). On campus commitments include Women in Mathematics, Michigan Undergraduate Students of Statistics (MUgSS), and Society of Women in Economics. In past summers, Gillian has participated in immersion trips to Spain and Peru, and plans to gain fluency in Spanish through Michigan’s study abroad program. In her free time, she enjoys soccer scrimmages at Mitchell Field, playing the guitar, attending hockey games at Yost, and marathon movie nights with friends.