Undergraduate Research Fellowship

Credit: Anthony DeCarlo

Explore the past recipients of the Undergraduate Research Fellowship.

Undergraduate Fellowship Recipients

2025-2026 Fellows: Lamia Ayaz ‘28
Mentor: Dr. Kelsey Martin

Nana Bhambi ‘28
Mentor: Dr. Margaret Furman

Nana Kyei ‘28
Mentor: Sara Luciano

Alexis Ramirez-Hardy ’26, returning
Mentor: Dr. Manuel Paris

Andrea Rix ’26, returning
Mentor: Dr. Samit Shah

Elle Stearns ‘27
Mentor: Dr. Maria Kristina Dorotan
2024-2025 Fellows: Zaharaa Altwaij ’25
Mentor: Dr. Linda Freed

Kira Berman ‘25
Mentor: Sara Luciano

Aeka Guru ’25, returning
Mentor: Dr. Kelsey Martin

Chernice Mbogori ‘25
Mentor: Dr. Marc Potenza

Alexis Ramirez-Hardy ‘26
Mentor: Dr. Manuel Paris

Andrea Rix ‘26
Mentor: Dr. Samit Shah

Kayla Yup ’25, returning
Mentor: Dr. Caroline Johnson
2023-2024 Fellows: Emily Anghad ’25
Mentor: Dr. Sarah Lichenstein

Aeka Guru ‘25
Mentor: Dr. Kelsey Martin

Stephanie Montealegre ‘26
Mentor: Dr. Manuel Paris

Mahnoor Sarfraz ‘24
Mentor: Dr. Audrey Merriam

Kayla Yup ’25, returning
Mentor: Dr. Carolyn M. Mazure
2022-2023 Fellows: Gillian Clouser ’23
Mentor: Dr. Carolyn M. Mazure

Nandini Erodoula '23
Mentor: Dr. Kelsey Martin

Christina Lee '25
Mentor: Dr. Marc Potenza

Yeji Lee '24
Mentors: Dr. Sarah Yip and Dr. Sarah Lichenstein

Sophia Silwal '24
Mentors: Dr. Sarah Yip and Dr. Sarah Lichenstein

Kayla Yup '25
Mentor: Dr. Clare Flannery
2021 - 2022 Fellows: Gillian Clouser ’23

Mentor: Dr. Carolyn M. Mazure and Rick Harrison

Margaret Hankins ’24

Mentor: Dr. Carolyn M. Mazure and Rick Harrison

Michelle Osagie ’22

Mentor: Dr. Kelsey Martin
2020 - 2021 Fellows: Ke'ala Akau '22
Mentor: Dr. Carolyn M. Mazure and Rick Harrison

Olivia Genao '23
Mentor: Dr. Kelsey Martin
2019 - 2020 Fellows: Suyeon Hong '20, returning
Mentor: Dr. Njeri Thande

Nardos Kebede '20
Mentor: Dr. Nii Addy

Hannah Lee ‘20
Mentor: Dr. Akiko Iwasaki

Natalie Schoen ‘20
Mentor: Dr. Megan Smith

Sita Strother ‘20
Mentor: Dr. Lisa Freed

Anjali Walia ‘21
Mentors: Dr. Carolyn M. Mazure and Rick Harrison
2016 – 2017 Fellows: Benjamin Fait '17, returning
Mentor: Dr. Carolyn M. Mazure

Haleigh Larson '18
Mentor: Dr. Carolyn M. Mazure

Milana Bochkur Dratver '18
Mentor: Dr. Lynn Fiellin

Rose Davis '18
Mentor: Dr. Lisa Freed
2015 – 2016 Fellows: Biruktawit “Birdy” Assefa '18
Mentor: Dr. Philip Smith

Ann Sarnak '17
Mentor: Dr. Sherry McKee

Lillian Bitner '17
Mentor: Dr. Sherry McKee

Benjamin Fait '17
Mentor: Dr. Carolyn M. Mazure

Teddy G. Goetz '17
Mentor: Dr. Kelly Cosgrove
2018 – 2019 Fellows: Kaveri Curlin '19, returning
Mentor: Dr. Njeri Thande

Suyeon Hong '20
Mentor: Dr. Carolyn M. Mazure

Nafeesa Abuwala ‘19
Mentor: Dr. Megan Smith

Cecilia Crews ‘19
Mentor: Dr. Njeri Thande and Dr. Carolyn M. Mazure

Jillian Eckroate ‘19
Mentor: Dr. Kimberly Yonkers

Devyn Rigsby ‘19
Mentor: Dr. Lisa Freed
2017 – 2018 Fellows: Haleigh Larson '18, returning
Mentor: Dr. Carolyn M. Mazure

Rose Davis '18, returning
Mentor: Dr. Lisa Freed

Dhikshitha Balaji '18
Mentor: Dr. Carolyn M. Mazure

Kaveri Curlin '19
Mentor: Dr. Njeri Thande

Lauren McNeel '18
Mentor: Dr. Kelly Cosgrove

Seyram Dodor '19
Mentor: Dr. Njeri Thande

Kanan Shah '18
Mentor: Dr. Kimberly Yonkers