Student & Alumni Profiles

Carolyn Fan focuses her dissertation on community positives, rather than deficits.

What were marriages like before Christianity?
Jennifer Hunter is trying to find out.

Enrique Saldarriaga won the Graduate School's
Three-Minute Thesis Competition
for his research on mathematical modeling
of infectious diseases.

Juliet Torres is breaking barriers and inspiring other Latinx students

Megan Wing is the Fulbright recipient of 2022-23.

Master's student Rachele Hurt is uplifting her community through access and resources.

Yiyuan Wang wants transportation to be sustainable, accessible and affordable.

A member of the Navajo Nation, Matthew Frank's doctoral research in social welfare will focus on Native experiences that center community strength.

Students from marginalized backgrounds bring strengths to schools that are rarely acknowledged as assets. Ph.D. student Jovani Azpeitia
is looking to change that.

Beth Halsne won The Graduate School's Three Minute Thesis Competition for her research on the power of patient input in picking prosthetic feet that work best for them.

Academia and the outdoors can be isolating for graduate students of color. Ph.D. student Amber Khan is changing this with the group UW POC Outdoors.

Keisha Bharath knows the past holds lessons. That's why she's using her Fulbright award to study sustainable urban design and planning, and give back to her home of Trinidad and Tobago.

Bias is a safety issue. Pilot Kimberly Perkins is using her doctoral research to prioritize psychological safety within the airline industry.

Doctoral student Kelly Mack shows how taking time for dialogue around accessibility leads to more inclusive experiences for everyone.

A car accident changed how Ather Sharif thought about accessibility. Now, he's changing others' minds, too.

Master's student Dwight Sablan wants to use data science to combat climate change, helping communities near the equator, like Guam, where he grew up.

An advocate for equitable representation in science, doctoral student Nick Maurice was awarded the 2021 Graduate School Medal.

Dual careers in the military and education have helped Mike McCarthy define—and then redefine—what it means to be a leader.

As computers aggregate massive amounts of information, Data Science master's student Christie Lee Gan is sharing her love of finding concise conclusions in large data sets.

Donavan Jackson views his doctoral studies as a way to provide opportunities for Native American students and others from underrepresented backgrounds in academia.

Juan Zavaleta Berdeja had a question that drove him to graduate school. In answering it, he hopes to effect educational change for students.

Doctoral student Nathalie Thelemaque is studying infrastructure's impact on the environment and communities so she can create sustainable systems.

Kim Meier received the 2020 Postdoc Mentoring Award for supporting students in the Vision + Cognition lab.

Near and Middle Eastern Studies doctoral student Mindy Cohoon studies how Iranian and Iranian American women experience disinformation and harassment on gaming platforms amidst the U.S. 2020 election.

The doctoral graduate uncovers how Islam and Marxism shaped Indonesian history

Little was known about coronaviruses five years ago when Lexi Walls made them the focus of her doctoral research

Callender's research shows U.S. maternal mortality rates deserve local attention

On a circuitous journey through higher education, Kiene found a niche in studying groups like Reddit and Discord

Conducting research with infants is no small feat, but the 2019 doctoral graduate has already made important contributions to emotions research.

When things don’t go according to plan, Daniel Lee finds opportunities to innovate in molecular engineering.

The bioengineering doctoral student is supporting a more diverse field of STEM learners through community outreach

The applied mathematics doctoral student has found support and mentorship in a diverse community of STEM graduate peers across the U.S.