Georgetown College. Georgetown University.

Dr. Lisa Singh (Photo: Roland Dimaya)

What is your idea of happiness?
Building sand castles on the beach with my family.

If you could do it all over again, what would you do differently?
Nothing. I have made many mistakes in my life, but I learned more from the mistakes than from any of my successes.

What do you enjoy about teaching?
Educating students about something I know. I enjoy trying to find simple ways to teach complex ideas. Sometimes I use strange examples to help students understand a concept. In many ways my philosophy of teaching is intertwined with my research objectives—finding ways to take something complex and simplify it.

Who are your favorite heroes/heroines in real life (and why)?
My mom. My father passed away when I was young and she raised me as a single parent in a country that was foreign to her. She sacrificed a lot to provide me with much more than I needed. She is a beautiful, honest, hard-working woman who has taught me so much and has always put her family’s well being ahead of her own.

If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?
I wish everyone in the world was honest—that there was no lying, cheating, and stealing.

If you could come back to life as a plant/animal/thing, what would it be?
I would be a bird and enjoy the freedom of flying through the wind.

What is your favorite word?
Hope.

How do you have fun?
I play with my kids. We read books, play dress-up, build Lego cars, paint, hike, and whiz down large slides at the park.

What is the best piece of advice you could give to your students?
Do not get frustrated when you make a mistake. Making mistakes is an important step in the learning process. Some of the greatest scientific and medical discoveries were results of mistakes.

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