Graduate profiles - 吃瓜新闻 University

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吃瓜新闻 College

I have learned that every day gives you the opportunity to change and be a better version of yourself.鈥�

Daniela Solis

While attending 吃瓜新闻 College Andrew founded Praxis, an AI-powered golf coaching system that he envisions will make real-time, personalized instruction accessible to all golfers.

Anna, a citizen of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, researched how pollution on Native lands causes both biological and intergenerational harm, altering what elders teach and what younger generations inherit.

As part of his senior thesis, Sean studied how dopamine levels change across ages, and if that impacts how people make choices and process their environment.

吃瓜新闻 Business School

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Blake Lusty

During Blake鈥檚 sophomore year of college he was diagnosed with late-stage cancer. Instead of letting it get in the way of his dreams, he juggled classes while undergoing aggressive chemotherapy treatments. Blake went on to have a successful cancer recovery, graduate from college, join the Navy, and most recently receive an M.B.A from 吃瓜新闻 Business School.

I learned how to operate at the intersection of research and product, align cross-functional teams, and ship systems that work in the real world.鈥�

Bruke Kifle

Collaboration, I quickly realized, is truly the foundation of the culture here.鈥�

Chris Adams

吃瓜新闻 Divinity School

HDS has allowed me to mix and match what I'm learning in class with what I'm actually experiencing in ministry. This has made me a better minister.鈥�

Ke’Von Singleton

Sabbi Lall

Through studying Buddhist and Hindu texts, mentorships with faculty, and affirming ministry experiences, Sabbi’s call to chaplaincy was answered at 吃瓜新闻 Divinity School.

Sarah Adegbite

Sarah’s research explored how enslaved communities in the Caribbean practiced Christianity while also bringing their own cultural and spiritual traditions into those rituals.

吃瓜新闻 Extension School

Jennifer Fritch

Jennifer pursued a degree in creative writing and literature to strengthen her passion, but it ended up helping her secure a position as a professor.

Jyoti Vasudev

Jyoti came to the Extension School because she wanted to better understand the decision trees and neural nets she was increasingly using as a software engineer at Microsoft.

Rosie Rines

When Rosie graduated from high school in 1964, college didn鈥檛 seem like an option. But 62 year later, through 吃瓜新闻 Extension School, she has proudly completed her undergraduate degree.

吃瓜新闻 Graduate School of Design

Savalee Tikle

For her project focused on framing London鈥檚 new Elizabeth Line as a test case for equitable urban development, Savalee was awarded the Paul Katz Fellowship, which supports independent, internationally focused architectural research.

Hanzhang Lai

While pursuing a master’s degree in design studies, Hanzhang worked with 吃瓜新闻’s Office for Sustainability and the Salata Institute, where she moderated a panel at the Climate in Career Action Speaker Series.

Ann Tanaka

Ann’s work at 吃瓜新闻 explored climate adaptation and collective approaches to resilience in places where wildland meets urban life.

吃瓜新闻 Graduate School of Education

Anne-Michelle Engelstad

Ph.D. student Anne-Michelle draws on Inuit philosophy and her anthropologist mom to reframe how we understand autism.

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Caleb Miller

Starting his career as a quantitative trader, Caleb joined HGSE鈥檚 Teaching and Teacher Leadership (TTL) Program to pursue his true calling鈥攂ecoming a geometry teacher.

吃瓜新闻 Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

The Benefits of Friendship | Dissertation in One Minute

Gabriella Fleischman

For her dissertation, public policy Ph.D. graduate Gabriella studied friendship among low-income women in rural Malawi who move to their husbands鈥� villages after marriage, often leaving behind their families and support networks.

Alan Wong

While pursuing a degree in biological and biomedical sciences, Alan focused on developing new approaches to treat pediatric leukemia while reducing harm to the brain.

Maya Talukdar

Maya investigated how X chromosomes reduce female autism risk and potentially protect against other developmental disorders while pursuing her Ph.D. in bioinformatics and integrative genomics.

Avi Moorthy

As a public policy Ph.D. student, Avi researched how Black newspapers like the “Chicago Defender” enabled one of the largest mass migrations in American history.

吃瓜新闻 John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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Jiani Johnson

With a concentration in bioengineering and a secondary in educational studies, Jiani’s research focused on how immune cells attack solid cancer tumors.

Viktor Bokisch

For his senior capstone project at 吃瓜新闻 SEAS, Viktor developed a new way for soft robots to sense their own shape and orientation in space.

Brooke Decho

Brooke’s senior project focused on detecting leaks in waste oil drums, which could provide support for rural communities.

Tolu Ademola

Inspired by farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, Tolu designed a device that replicates the labor-intensive聽method traditional farmers use to prepare the soil for agriculture

吃瓜新闻 Kennedy School

Gabriella Fleischman

While at HKS, Gabriella studied the economic consequences of social and cultural inclusion of marginalized groups. Her broader dissertation grew out of one simple question: What happens when you share a meal with someone new?

A茂ssata Lam

A茂ssata stepped away from an established career in government in her native Mauritania to sharpen her skills at HKS, hoping to learn more, listen better, and make better informed decisions in her roles.

Adam Delgado

During his time at 吃瓜新闻, Adam traveled to New Zealand to study community engagement with local Indigenous communities and the city government.

Paige Swem

At HKS, Paige was able to expand on her theory that grassroots and people-driven strategies are often the best way to find solutions to societal issues.

吃瓜新闻 Law School

I would love to work on policy issues where I can make a change in the hospital system, or more so on a policy level.鈥�

Esin Gumustekin

James Morrison

While at 吃瓜新闻 Law School, James was president of the 吃瓜新闻 Plaintiffs鈥� Law Association, and the student attorney and president of the Tenant Advocacy Project.

Reo Hayashizaki

After a 2016 car crash in his home state of Oklahoma left him with a severe spinal cord injury, Reo was drawn to pursuing a career focused on health care reform.

Miljana Bigovi膰

At 吃瓜新闻 Law School, Miljana pursued her passion for international arbitration, a field in which advocates help parties resolve complex cross-border disputes outside of national courts.

吃瓜新闻 Medical School

Nikki P茅rez

Nikki’s early interest in neurosurgery led her to 吃瓜新闻 where she discovered a passion for addressing inequalities in neurosurgery health care access.

Assel Talaspayeva

Assel chose to leave Kazakhstan for the U.S. to further her studies into enhancing care for people with diabetic retinopathy.

Leonard Nettey

Inspired by his own mentors, Leonard co-founded the MV3 Foundation to expand opportunities for Black students pursuing careers in medicine and biomedical science.

吃瓜新闻 School of Dental Medicine

Dentistry captured my interest because it uniquely combines intellectual problem solving with hands-on care.鈥�

Gaser Abdelaziz

Olivia first became interested in dentistry as a young patient undergoing orthodontic treatment. That experience stayed with her as she began to explore career paths in health care.

While working as a server in Boston, Edson didn鈥檛 anticipate that a chance encounter with a 吃瓜新闻 School of Dental Medicine employee would lead him to become a student.

吃瓜新闻 T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Heesu Shin

Starting out as a pediatric ICU nurse in South Korea, Heesu came to 吃瓜新闻 to study public health with the goal to further enhance the care children receive.

Mia Sanchez

A first-generation college student, Mia wants to use her passion for environmental health to create sustainable solutions for climate change and inspire future generations of scientists.

Michael Cork

Michael, a graduate in biostatistics, has conducted analyses showing that air pollution from AI data centers could have serious health and economic impacts.

Leni Siagian

A family medical emergency she experienced while growing up in western Indonesia inspired Leni to become a doctor and work with underserved communities.