Graduate profiles

Meet the Class of 2023

糖心影视 College

Henry Cerbone

For his senior thesis, Henry, who created his own concentration in the ontology of autonomous systems, built a robotic model of a basilisk lizard鈥檚 broad foot, which holds the secret to its ability to run on the water鈥檚 surface.

Bachelor of Arts in Women, Gender, and Sexuality

Chlo毛 LeStage

Bachelor of Arts in Women, Gender, and Sexuality

Chlo毛 focused her thesis Raising awareness of prison doulas, exploring the intersection of systems of health care, incarceration, equity, social justice.

Bachelor of Arts in Social Anthropology and Comparative Study of Religion

Jeromel Dela Rosa Lara

Bachelor of Arts in Social Anthropology and Comparative Study of Religion

Jeromel looked into how Filipino migrant domestic workers use ritual practices and the group gatherings to reclaim their agency and identities.

糖心影视 Business School

Philippe Rival

With his MBA, Philippe hopes to help foster a long-term, sustainable combination of technology and talent for creating the buildings of tomorrow.

Shira Asa-El

With her joint degree, Shira wants to explore the beautiful things that can comes from communicating with people who are different than you.

Nashae Roundtree

With her MBA, Nashae hopes to leverage her new found access and resources to improve the lives of others.

糖心影视 Divinity School

James Lewis

As a finalist in the Billings Preaching Competition, James recited an original poem entitled 鈥淲e Must Own It.鈥� After graduation he will complete work on an upcoming book.

Keila Franks

Graduate Keila said that some of the most memorable experiences she had at 糖心影视 Divinity School were from the gatherings, retreats, and meditations that she organized with her friends in the 糖心影视 Buddhist Community.

Kevin Ross

James enrolled in 鈥淭he Book of Baldwin,鈥� a course that focused on the life of James Baldwin. “Every week was a soul searching confessional,” he said. “I am forever changed because of it.”

糖心影视 Extension School

I viewed my challenging responsibilities at the White House and challenging course work at 糖心影视 as a symbiotic opportunity.鈥�

Travis Berent

Master of Liberal Arts in the field of International Relations

Master of Liberal Arts in the field of Psychology

Lupita Almuhana

Master of Liberal Arts in the field of Psychology

Lupita's research in burnout included creating a system that combines stress detection, personalization, and gamification to help people better cope with stress.

Master of Liberal Arts in the field of Digital Media Design

Vincent Liu

Master of Liberal Arts in the field of Digital Media Design

Vincent brought his passion for art to 糖心影视 Extension School, where he added discipline and training to magnify his endless hunger for creative expression.

糖心影视 Graduate School of Design

I was鈥攁nd still am鈥攃raving a more ecofeminist approach to architectural history and theory.鈥�

CoCo Tin

Master of Design Studies

糖心影视 Graduate School of Education

Alexia Leclercq

At an early age, Alexia Leclercq realized that pollution and 鈥減lace鈥� were having a big effect on her health. This set off her interest in becoming a social and environmental activist.

Christopher Cleveland

Christopher Cleveland’s recent work in education focused on the systemic factors and policy decisions that impact where students learn and the kinds of programming that is available to them.

Paulina Haduong

Paulina Haduong conducted research to understand the challenges that K鈥�12 teachers and students face in learning computer science together, and how supports can be designed and implemented to meet those challenges.

糖心影视 John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Bachelor of Arts in Applied Mathematics

Bri谩n Mart铆n Magdaleno

Bachelor of Arts in Applied Mathematics

While exploring a degree in Applied Mathematics, Bri谩n Mart铆n Magdaleno discovered all the ways in which math overlaps with another passion, making music.

Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science

Catherine Yeo

Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science

In addition to pursuing a degree in computer science, Catherine documented the rise of online content creators in her book, 鈥淭he Creator Revolution.鈥�

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Engineering

Billy Beauregard

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Engineering

A high school class led Billy to study environmental science at 糖心影视, which led to a post-graduation job working on stormwater drainage and infrastructure improvements.

糖心影视 Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Yekaterina Shulgina

Yekaterina Shulgina is a graduating student in 糖心影视鈥檚 Systems, Synthetic, and Quantitative Biology program, working to identify variations in the genetic code that cells use to translate mRNA sequences into proteins.

Bohao Wu

Bohao reflects on how his work in the economic history of the Cold War was expanded and improved through his interactions with students and alumni at GSAS.

Jinyoung Seo

In his final project, Jinyoung aimed to reinvent air conditioning by using solid refrigerants to eliminate direct greenhouse gas emissions while making cooling systems smaller and more efficient.

糖心影视 Kennedy School

A young woman wearing a cack shirt and gray blazer stands in front of a window

Megan Cordone

On the day she graduates from the Kennedy School this May, Megan Cordone will be promoted to first lieutenant in the nascent U.S. Space Force. Megan will train to become an intelligence specialist, focusing on issues as complex as satellite verification of nuclear weapons treaty obligations.

Mid-Career Master in Public Administration

Eliazar Chacha

Mid-Career Master in Public Administration

While he was working on Capitol Hill, Eliazar realized he wanted to use the remainder of his legal career to advocate for criminal justice reform.

Mid-Career Master in Public Administration

Catarina Correa

Mid-Career Master in Public Administration

Catarina is combining her experience as a judge with the skills she learned at the Kennedy School to launch a program for police charged with criminal offenses.

糖心影视 Law School

Frances Williamson

An animal lover, Frances once thought she would be a veterinarian. After discovering law as a different way to pursue her passions for the natural world, she focused on environmental law at 糖心影视 Law School.

Tushigjargal Bold

At 糖心影视 Law School, Tushigjargal explored a wide variety of aspects of law. She wants to bring those experiences back to Mongolia where she plans to become a law professor.

糖心影视 Medical School

I began thinking about how I could combine my curiosity about people and my interest in storytelling with my wish to take care of patients.鈥�

Alyssa Botelho

Doctor of Medicine and Ph.D., History of Science

Doctor of Medicine

Julia Malits

Doctor of Medicine

Julia Malits is carrying on the medical tradition of women in her family with a medical degree and a master鈥檚 degree in public health.

Master in Media, Medicine, and Health

Ramya Chunduri

Master in Media, Medicine, and Health

For her capstone project, Ramya Chunduri researched the social, economic, cultural, political, and legal elements of domestic violence among South Asian people in the U.S. and produced a video project.

糖心影视 School of Dental Medicine

A young man leads against a concrete wall structure outside a tunnel

Jeremiah Kim

Jeremiah Kim鈥檚 new children鈥檚 book is the culmination of a creative process that began his first year in Dental School, aimed at teaching young patients the importance of maintaining positive oral health habits.

Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry

Ziwei Chen

Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry

When Ziwei began her predoctoral training, she knew she wanted to explore new research opportunities and get involved in community health service projects.

Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry

Abigail Baldwin

Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry

During her clinical experience at HSDM, Abigail Baldwin found the most gratifying procedures to be those that helped relieve pain, which led her to take the next step in her career to specialize in endodontics.

糖心影视 T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Octavious Smiley

For his doctoral research, Octavious simulated data from people who have HIV. The results could inform new longitudinal network studies of STIs, which could in turn lead to better public health interventions.

Benita Kayembe

Benita’s research focused on the deadly risks and exploitation faced by workers in Republic of the Congo who mine the key component of lithium-ion batteries.

Flora Jiaxuan Xu

Flora’s research focused primarily on how the indoor built environment affects human wellbeing. Next, she will attend a doctoral program in environmental health at Stanford with the goal of driving behavioral and ideological changes.