Lexi Mousley | PhD Gates-Cambridge Scholar (Medical/Neurosciences, Computational Models for Brain), US to UK (Elite College/Varsity Basketballer), Resilience (Auditory Processing Disorder APD, Anecdotes) | Coffee's on Me, David Quan 权丁文

Coffee's on Me, David Quan 权丁文

Episode 92 of #CoffeesOnMeDavidQuan: Alexa (Lexi) Mousley is a third year PhD candidate at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge. Supported by the Gates-Cambridge scholarship, Lexi uses computational models to better understand the development of structural brain networks, particularly during infancy and early development. Beyond her studies, Lexi is a member of the Blues basketball team and enjoys woodworking, hiking, and playing guitar and Nintendo. Before Cambridge, Lexi graduated with honours from Vassar College. She studied neuroscience and behaviour, worked in the Memory Neuroscience lab, and minored in education. She also played varsity basketball and rugby. Lexi was born and raised in Vermont, USA, and her family play a pivotal role in supporting her as she navigates the world as a head-strong, queer woman with an auditory processing disorder.

"I am grateful to David for facilitating an interesting and deep discussion. Talking about myself felt stressful at first but David made the conversation easy and enjoyable! I look forward to listening back in many year’s time and reflecting on who I was at 25 years old as well as listen to other’s unique stories…" – Alexa (Lexi) Mousley
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WHY? COFFEE'S ON ME, DAVID QUAN 权丁文
TL;DR: To process my emotions after a grueling campaign for President of The Cambridge Union, I reflected upon the influences of my late Grandfather and wrote him a letter: https://linktr.ee/DavidQuan . Drawing inspiration from him, I hope to learn more from others through genuine discussions – giving listeners heartfelt conversations filled with authentic insights, and giving guests legacy-worthy interviews to treasure.
To converse with someone without a strict time limit or structure – meticulously engaging in a curious process of clarifications or elaborations – is not only a rare privilege. This longer format also allows the sharing of otherwise unshared or unappreciated anecdotes. There are appeals to sound-bite media, of course, but the metrics that matter most to me are more about the uniqueness of contribution than measures of virality. Over time, I hope to be able to better deconstruct guests' fascinating experiences – to seamlessly tease out the insights for listeners to enjoy and learn from while cooking, commuting, relaxing, or walking their pet.
But this personal project is fundamentally as much about what we can learn from the guests as it is to give them (current) legacy-worthy interviews. My top priority is for guests to enjoy a unique opportunity to challenge, learn about, and be themselves; hopefully, they will be able to keep recordings of in-depth, heartfelt conversations to reflect on in years’ time.
And the best part for guests? Coffee’s on Me, David Quan 权丁文
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NOMINATE A GUEST
Please contact me to nominate someone. This would really help identify the anonymous extraordinaries！
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CONTACT ME
Having grown up in Xi'an, China, and Adelaide, Australia, I am a Double First-Class University of Cambridge Graduate (Class of 2023) and current Goldman Sachs Analyst.
Please do have the courage to say hello!
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