Austin Marchand is a first-year majoring in English and Pre-Health and minoring in Business Economics at the University of Notre Dame. During his free time, he enjoys summer camp counseling at Camp Hope in Clemson, playing lacrosse, and backpacking.
At Notre Dame, he pursues his passion for English exploring modern literary scholarship and criticism while simultaneously developing skills in STEM, Spanish, and economics. He also engages in clinical work as a personal care assistant with a fellow freshman as he continues to explore roles in medicine. His research interests target the intersection of the humanities and medicine with an emphasis on interrogating the current quality and future possibilities for global health. Moving forward, Austin is eager to develop his leadership and research skills further as he continues to engage in opportunities to explore this intersection.