Portrait of Sarah McCarthy

Nothing to Be Anxious About

Ph.D. student Sarah McCarthy didn’t want to follow in her family members’ footsteps — until the day she visited a classroom.

UNLV student Sarah McCarthy researches math anxiety as part of her doctoral program. (Lonnie Timmons III/UNLV Creative Services)

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