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DCBN Alumni

DCBN grad students at 2023 graduation

*Note: Current position information might be out of date. Some alumni might be missing from this list.

2023 GRADUATES

Keely McGrew, Ph.D.
Advisor: Therese Kosten
Current Position: Industry, Charles River

Lindsay Santacroce, Ph.D.
Advisor: Benjamin Tamber-Rosenau
Current Position: Post-doc, Toronto Metropolitan University

2022 GRADUATES

Juliana Ronderos, Ph.D.
Advisor: Arturo Hernandez
Current Position: Post-doc, Boston University

Lichao Sun, Ph.D.
Advisor: Hanako Yoshida
Current Position: Post-doc, UH

Mei Tan, Ph.D.
Advisor: Elena Grigorenko
Current Position: Post-doc, Columbia

Shadab Forouzan, Ph.D.
Advisor: Therese Kosten
Current Position: Industry, LexisNexis

2021 GRADUATES

Hannah Claussenius-Kalman, Ph.D.
Advisor: Arturo Hernandez
Current Position: Industry, Human Interfaces, Inc

2020 GRADUATES

Laian Najjar, Ph.D.
Advisor: Leigh Leasure
Current Position: Faculty, University of London

Emma Perez, Ph.D.
Advisor: Leigh Leasure
Current Position: Post-doc, UH

2019 GRADUATES

Steven Nieto, Ph.D.
Advisor: Therese Kosten
Current Position: Research faculty, UCLA

Joseph Pirozzolo, Ph.D.
Advisor: Don Foss
Current Position: Industry, Far Harbor

Rebecca West, Ph.D.
Advisor: Leigh Leasure
Current Position: Industry, Proteintech Group

2018 GRADUATES

Brandin Munson, Ph.D.
Advisor: Arturo Hernandez
Current Position: Industry, Apple

Kelly Vaughn, Ph.D.
Advisor: Arturo Hernandez
Current Position: Faculty, UT Health

Jessica Wooden, Ph.D.
Advisor: Leigh Leasure
Current Position: Post-doc, UT Austin

2017 GRADUATES

Emily Barton, Ph.D.
Advisor: Leigh Leasure
Current Position: Faculty, St. Edwards

Madeleine Gorges (Warner), Ph.D.
Advisor: Arturo Hernandez
Current Position: Faculty, Shoreline Community College

Catherine Jockell, Ph.D.
Advisor: Jack Fletcher
Current Position: Academic, Prescott College

Melissa Trevino, Ph.D.
Advisor: Bruno Breitmeyer
Current Position: Government, NIA

Victoria Wagner (Walker), Ph.D.
Advisor: Arturo Hernandez
Current Position: Faculty, Univ St Thomas

2016 GRADUATES

Mark Maynard, Ph.D.
Advisor: Leigh Leasure
Current Position: Research faculty, UH

2015 GRADUATES

Nikki (Candice) Arrington, Ph.D.
Advisor: Jack Fletcher
Current Position: Research faculty, Georgia State University

Maya Greene (Ravid), Ph.D.
Advisor: Arturo Hernandez
Current Position: Industry, Verily

Aurora Ramos-Nunez, Ph.D.
Advisor: Arturo Hernandez
Current Position: Faculty, College of Coastal Georgia

Crystal (Duc Nang) Tran, Ph.D.
Advisor: Hanako Yoshida
Current Position: Faculty, Univ St Thomas

2014 GRADUATES

Kailyn Bradley (Lipowski), Ph.D.
Advisor: Arturo Hernandez
Current Position: Academic, Lone Star College

Joseph Burling, Ph.D.
Advisor: Hanako Yoshida
Current Position: Industry, Data Joint

Paulina Kulesz, Ph.D.
Advisor: David Francis
Current Position: Research faculty, UH

2013 GRADUATES

Beth Owens Woods, Ph.D.
Advisor: Hanako Yoshida
Current Position: Faculty, Texas Lutheran University

2012 GRADUATES

Pilar Archila, Ph.D.
Advisor: Arturo Hernandez
Current Position: Industry, Int'l Space Station Research Results

Darby Hawley, Ph.D.
Advisor: Leigh Leasure
Current Position: Faculty, Houston Christian University

2011 GRADUATES

Jane Jacob, Ph.D.
Advisor: Bruno Breitmeyer
Current Position: Faculty, Louisiana Tech University

2010 GRADUATES

Evelina Tapia, Ph.D.
Advisor: Bruno Breitmeyer
Current Position: Industry, Chaione

2006 GRADUATES

Peter Molfese, Ph.D.
Advisor: Jack Fletcher
Current Position: Government, NIH