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"Southern Symbols," Speed Museum, Louisville, KY "Of Monuments and Men, J. History News Network, What I’m Reading: An Interview with Russianist Historian Katherine Antonova (February 24, 2019)īrooklyn History Podcast: “Cholera in Brooklyn” (Erin Wuebker, September 28, 2018)īrooklyn History Podcast: "Brooklyn’s Pioneering Women Doctors" (Erin Wuebker, May 14, 2018)īrian Lehrer Show: “1001 Voices: A Symphony for a New America” (Sophia McGee, December 13, 2017) Talking head for the Netflix docudrama “The Last Czars” (Katherine Pickering Antonova, released July 2019)īrooklyn Paper Radio, “The oft-overlooked doctor who blazed the trail for black female physicians in Bklyn and beyond” (Erin Wuebker, March 26, 2019) TIAA Difference Makers Profile (Sophia McGee)ĪdriftNYC Podcast, “Upper New York Bay (New York Harbor)” (Kara Schlichting, July 8, 2019) Past Loves Podcast: “An Ordinary Marriage in Provincial Russia” (Katherine Antonova, June 1, 2020)įlash Forward Podcast: “Welcome to Celebrityville” (Katherine Antonova, May 26, 2020) It took her some time to really adjust to the seated game, but she's said that she's learned a lot about volleyball and has even become a better standing player because of it.New Books in History Podcast: “A Social History of Early Rock ‘n’ Roll in Germany” (Julia Sneeringer, Sept 18, 2020) After attending her third camp, Nieves decided to dedicate herself to the sport. She said she was "taken aback" at first because of how different it was from traditional volleyball, but she soon found that the camps gave her a sense of comfort, and she saw a huge opportunity in front of her. (Although athletes must remain seated during games, being unable to stand is not a requirement for playing sitting volleyball.)Īdaptive sports had never been on her radar before, but Nieves decided to give sitting volleyball a try in 2011.
sitting volleyball coach discovered Nieves and reached out to her through the school’s athletic director.
Nieves, who was born without a left hand, participated in several sports - including cheerleading, track and volleyball - while growing up and then played Division II volleyball at Queens College.
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