Kali Bolick

Kali is in her junior year of a BS in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior. She is graduating as a junior in Spring 2026, pursuing an accelerated 1-year Master’s as a 3+1 student in Biology focusing on the neuropathy and neuroplasticity of chronic trauma, then attending medical school for neurosurgery. She has interned at Phoenix Children’s Hospital and the Arizona Burn Center at Valleywise Health, also recently being named a Mayo Premedical Scholar. She joined the WARM team as a Barrett Fellow in Summer 2024 then transitioned to the position of research aide. She has been involved in different projects within WARM, including brainstorming training activities, designing the website, and writing/helping develop the gamified IAQ trainings. Kali is also finishing her thesis with WARM under Dr. Jehn, investigating the impact of gamified IAQ trainings on behavioral conditioning and neurocognition. She is eager to further a holistic view of medicine by viewing environmental–specifically indoor air pollution–impacts on and interventions for health by being on the team. She loves the hands-on collaborative work that takes place within WARM and watching everyone’s expertise come together. Outside the lab, Kali has sold two businesses, bakes, avidly goes to concerts and music festivals, writes poetry and short stories, volunteers and does research in the healthcare industry, and travels the world.