Leyla Kiknadze

TRiO Advisor

Biography

College of Education and Human Development, College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources (CAFNR), College of Engineering, School of Journalism, and Sinclair School of Nursing

Education:

MA – Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia (Current)

BA – Philosophy & B.A Psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia 

TRiO Experience:

2024-2025 Ronald E. McNair Scholar  

Q&A:

Favorite spot in Columbia?

Tellers, Endwell, or Heidelberg  

Favorite spot on campus?

Sitting at the columns during a sunset  

Fun fact about you?

Russian is my first language  

Favorite quote?

“Life must be understood backward. But it must be lived forward.” – Soren Kierkegaard  

Favorite show, movie, or book recommendation?

Show: How to Get Away with Murder, Hunter X Hunter, Stranger Things 

Movie: Rain Man, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Interstellar  

Book: way too difficult of a question