Tianeh Parsi
3rd Place
Science, Engineering & Mathematics, 2025
Growing up in a digital world, I have had to make a conscious effort to fact check information when consuming media online. The library resources helped me reignite this skill, learning to comprehensively evaluate sources to find those that are credible and applicable to my scope of research.”
— Tianeh Parsi
Comparing Lifestyle-Only Interventions with Combined Medicinal and Behavioral Approaches in Managing Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Literature review for UWP 104F: Writing in the Professions: Health
Project Description
Parsi evaluates the efficacy of various treatment methods for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). She interviewed friends about their experience managing PCOS symptoms to refine her research topic. Parsi then met with health sciences librarian Erik Fausak for guidance in strategic use of library databases to identify sources for her literature review.
In Their Own Words
Read Tianeh’s reflective essay (pdf) from their Lang Prize application.