Fellows
2017 Amherst College Fellowships and National Fellowships
Sara Abrahams ’14, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine. Spencer Adams ’13, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in Rhetoric/Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley. Ipsita Agarwal ’13, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Evolutionary Genetics, Columbia University. Holda Anagho ’14, Rufus B. Kellogg University Fellow in Biology, Hannover Medical School, Germany. Daniel Ang ’15, Rufus B. Kellogg University Fellow in Physics, Harvard University. Aaron Aruck ’11, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in History, University of California, Santa Cruz. Razina Aziz-Bose ’14, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine. Kimberly Bain ’14, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in English, Princeton University. Jaskaran Bains ’14, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine and Health Policy, Weill Cornell Medical College. Rachel Bass ’14E, Roland Wood Fellow in Film Production and Directing, Chapman University. Sarah Bass ’06, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Creative Writing, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. Katherine Berry ’12, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law, Columbia Law School. Fraser Binns ’17, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Mathematics, National University of Singapore. Katherine Blumstein ’13, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Clinical Psychology, University of Michigan. Thais Calderon ’17, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Kassandra Casillas ’15, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Educational Counseling, University of Southern California. Adrian Castro ’14, John Mason Clarke 1877 Fellow in Geology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Monica Cesinger ’15, Lloyd I. Rosenblum Memorial Fellow in Microbiology, University of Washington. Wai Cheung Chan ’17, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in Chemical Biology, Harvard University. Jacqueline Chavez ’16, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law, Boston University School of Law. Ruqian Chen ’14, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle. Shiyan Chen ’16, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Architecture, Yale School of Architecture. Catherine Choi ’15, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Neuroscience, Tufts University Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences. Jiwoon Choi ’16, Seth E. Frank '55 Fellow in International Relations, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Sooji Choi ’14, Evan Carroll Commager Fellow in Biotechnology, University of Edinburgh. Stephanie Clegg ’12, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School. Maia Cole ’14, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law, New York University School of Law. Terrence Cullen ’13, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow and C. Scott Porter Memorial Fellow in French Literature, New York University. Isabelle D'Arcy ’13, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Medicine, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. David Desrosiers ’14, Amherst Memorial Fellow in History and Media, The New School. Wai Tan Di ’09, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Stony Brook University School of Medicine. Alexander Diones ’14, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in History of Political Thought, University of California, Los Angeles. Ruodi Duan ’14, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in History, Harvard University. Cedric Duquene ’15, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law, Columbia Law School. Thomas Enzminger ’15, John Mason Clarke 1877 Fellow in Hydrology/Geology, University of Colorado, Boulder. José Espinosa ’11, Roland Wood Fellow in Acting, Yale School of Drama. Boyeoluwatito Fakoya ’14, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Global Human Development, Georgetown University. Gina Faldetta ’16, Charles B. Rugg Fellow in Law, Harvard Law School. Andrew Fenwick ’15, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty of Medicine. Jessie Fields ’17, George Stebbins Moses Memorial Fellow in Religion, Union Theological Seminary.
Timothy Gaura ‘15E, George Stebbins Moses Memorial Fellowship in Religion, Yale Divinity School. Devon Geary ’13E, Roland Wood Fellow in Literature/Performance Studies, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. Andrei Gheorghe ’15, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in Chemistry/Physics, Harvard University. Madeline Giegold ’13, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine. Michelle Glick ’10, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College. Angelina Gomez ’14, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Clinical Psychology, Boston University. Mickhale Green ’17E, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Environmental Studies, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.
Greenstein ’14, Evan Carroll Commager Fellowship in Development Studies, Oxford University.
Carmine Grimaldi ’08, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow and Henry P. Field Fellow in History, University of Chicago. Kimberly Greenberg ’17, George A. Plimpton Fellow in Occupational Therapy, Boston University. Gus Greenstein ’14, Evan Carroll Commager Fellowship in Development Studies, Oxford University.
Carmine Grimaldi ’08, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow and Henry P. Field Fellow in History, University of Chicago. Michael Groot ’17, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in Chemistry/Medical Science, Boston University. Manuel Guerrero ’14, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Environmental Policy, Sciences Po, France. Kunali Gurditta ’16, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine. John He ’16, John Mason Clarke 1877 Fellow in Tectonics, University of Arizona. Jeffrey Helt ’13, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University. Samuel Hendel ’15, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Christina Herrero ’13, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, New York University School of Medicine. Irene Hickey Sullivan ’13, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law, University of Chicago Law School. Tatiana Hill ’16, Warner Gardner Fletcher Fellow in Educational Psychology, University of Virginia Curry School of Education. Claire Hoffmann ’14, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University. Madeline Hong ’14, Charles B. Rugg Fellow in Law, Harvard Law School. Michael Hudak ’12, John Mason Clarke 1877 Fellow in Earth Science, University of Oregon. Jordan Hugh Sam ’14, Edward Poole Lay Fellow in Choral Conducting, University of Colorado, Boulder. Maya Jackson-Gibson ’15, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Alexandra James ’16, Roland Wood Fellow in Film and Media Studies, Columbia University School of the Arts. Milisa Janda ’13, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Evaluation Studies, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Alexis Jaramillo ’12, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in Chemical Biology, Rockefeller University. Chen Jiang ’15, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Art History, Columbia University. Michelle Johnstone ’12, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Interdisciplinary Computer Science, Mills College. Shaunpaul Jones ’17, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Jessica Joy ’11, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Physical Therapy, Drexel University. Peter Kahng ’13, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Dartmouth University Geisel School of Medicine. Samuel Kang ’17, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow and C. Scott Porter Memorial Fellow in Dental Medicine, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. Caroline Katba ’15, Seth E. Frank '55 Fellow in International Relations, Pennsylvania State University School of International Affairs. Dana Kaufman ’12, Edward Poole Lay Fellow in Music Composition, University of Miami Frost School of Music. Risalat Khan ’13, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Environmental Science and Policy, Columbia University. Caleb Ki ’17, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Statistics, University of Michigan. Lilia Kilburn ’12, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in Philosophy/Critical Theory and Social Anthropology, Harvard University. Ayoung Kim ’17, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law, Harvard Law School. Joseph Kim ’14, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Ariah Klages-Mundt ’12, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in Applied Mathematics/Physics, Cornell University. Hana Kommel ’10, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law, University of California, Berkeley. Stefan Kondić ’16, Seth E. Frank '55 Fellow in International Relations, Princeton University. Rebecca Konijnenberg ’16, Evan Carroll Commager Fellow in Marine Management and International Policy, University of St. Andrews. Marie Lambert ’15, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Comparative Literature, Cornell University. Austin Lee ’17, Roswell Dwight Hitchcock Memorial Fellow in Sociology, University of Pennsylvania. Ji Hoon Lee ’16, Evan Carroll Commager Fellow in Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge. Junsuk Lee ’14, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in International Law, Georgetown University Law Center. Yeon Woo Lee ’15, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law, Harvard Law School. Carl Liebersohn ’09, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Financial Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Alexis Ligon ’17, Edward Poole Lay Fellow in Ethnomusicology/Cinema Studies, New York University. Geneva Lloyd ’13, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia. Christine Lyons ’12E, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Adoma Manful ’12, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Public Health, Vanderbilt University. Maria Elena Marione ’16, Roland Wood Fellow in Theater, Independent Study. Hewan Marye ’15, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in History, University of Hamburg, Germany. Joshua Mayer ’13, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Sociocultural Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles. Meghan McCafferty ’14, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law, Boston University School of Law. James McNally ’07, Edward Poole Lay Fellow in Musicology, University of Michigan. Julio Mendoza ’11, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Howard University College of Medicine. Oblaise Mercury ’13, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Emory School of Medicine. Chelsea Michta ’13, Evan Carroll Commager Fellow in Modern European History, University of Cambridge. Masudi Minga ’13, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Public Policy and Administration, University of Massachusetts Isenberg School of Management. Yuki Miyashita ’15, Evan Carroll Commager Fellow in Psychology, University of St. Andrews. Eli Mlaver ’14, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine. Emily Moin ’09, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Uju Momah ’15, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, School not known. Elizabeth Monty ’13, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Social Work, Columbia University. Constance Morrison ’12, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Rakin Muhtadi ’17, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Nayah Mullings ’17, Roswell Dwight Hitchcock Memorial Fellow in Clinical Social Work, Smith College School for Social Work. Elizabeth Mutter ’15, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Social Psychology, New York University. Sylvia Ngo ’14, Evan Carroll Commager Fellow in Anthropology, University of Cambridge. Afua Nti ’12, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School. Angela Nzegwu ’12E, George Stebbins Moses Memorial Fellow in Theology, Duke University Divinity School. Karen Odidika ’17, Evan Carroll Commager Fellow in Law, King's College London. Udochukwu E. Ojukwu ’14, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Labor Relations and Dispute Resolution, Cornell University. Adeline Oka ’07, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Creative Writing, Oregon State University. Kayleigh O'Keeffe ’12, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Rachel Om ’13, Amherst Memorial Fellow in City Planning, University of California, Berkeley. Christopher Ortega ’15, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Library and Information Science, University of Alabama. Ivonne Ortega ’12, Warner Gardner Fletcher Fellow in Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education. Stella Oyalabu ’16, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law, Boston University School of Law. Dexter Padayachee ’13, Amherst Memorial Fellow and Henry P. Field Fellow in English Literature, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Sophia Padelford ’15, Lloyd I. Rosenblum Memorial Fellow in Biology/Medicine, University of Washington. Eunjung Park ’10, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Dentistry and Education, Columbia University. Ji Hong Park ’17, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law, New York University School of Law. Alejandro J. Paulino ’14, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Rush University Medical College. Kade Pettie ’15, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Biology, Stanford University. Melissa Plummer ’15, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Tiffany Powell ’97, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Development Studies, School not known. Julia Powers ’06, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Comparative Literature, Yale University. Robyn Pront ’08, Amherst Memorial Fellow in French, Yale University. Shenglan Qiao ’13, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Physics, Stanford University. Anna Quan ’14E, Amherst Memorial Fellow in City and Regional Planning, Rutgers University. Yoon J. Rah ’11, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Anna Rasmussen ’13, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Earth System Science, Stanford University. Liya Rechtman ’14, George Stebbins Moses Memorial Fellow in Theological Studies, Harvard Divinity School. Christine Rehr ’16, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine. Charles Reighard ’14, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Columbia University. Ellen Richmond ’12, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine and Anthropology, University of Chicago. Nicole Rioseco ’16, John Mason Clarke 1877 Fellow in Geology, University of Calgary, Canada. Julia Rodi ’13, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine. Sean Rodriguez ’15, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine. David Ruth ’17, George Stebbins Moses Memorial Fellow in Theology, Harding School of Theology. Valerie Salcido ’17, George A. Plimpton Fellow in Counseling, Harvard Graduate School of Education. Abel Samanez ’15, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine. Danielle Santiago Ramos ’13, John Mason Clarke 1877 Fellow in Stable Isotope Geochemistry, Princeton University. Sarah Schear ’12, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Universities of California, Berkeley and San Francisco. Mariah Servos ’14, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine. Melissa Sheth ’17, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine. Faaiza Siddique ’07, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine. Katherine Sisk ’14, Roland Wood Fellow in Comedy, Writing, and Improvisation, Independent Study with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Lindsay Stern ’13, Amherst Memorial Fellow and C. Scott Porter Memorial Fellow in Comparative Literature, Yale University. Matthew Stevenson ’05, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Data Science, University of California, Berkeley. Eric Sullivan ’13, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Joseph Taff ’13, Edward Poole Lay Fellow in Choral Conducting, University of Rochester Eastman School of Music. Wrenford Thaffe ’13, Amherst Memorial Fellowship in Intellectual Property Studies. School not known.
Thuzar Thein ’10, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Diana Torres ’13E, Charles B. Rugg Fellow in Law and Business, University of New Mexico School of Law and Anderson School of Business. Dang Trinh ’12, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Business Administration and Data Science, University of Virginia Darden School of Business. Eileen Troconis Gonzalez ’15, Rufus B. Kellogg University Fellow in Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University. Yen Nhi Truong Vu ’17, Amherst Memorial Fellow and C. Scott Porter Memorial Fellow in Mathematics, Stanford University. Kate Turetsky ’12, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Psychology, Columbia University. Gabriela Ulloa ’15, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, New York University School of Medicine. Maxwell Urmey ’09, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in Chemistry/Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder. Chibuzo Uwakaneme ’11, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dylan Vasey ’14, John Mason Clarke 1877 Fellow in Geology, University of California, Davis. Alexander Vega ’16, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in Philosophy/Classics, Harvard University. Mayya Volodarskaya ’14, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Jacob Walters ’14, Roland Wood Fellow in Film History, Cornell University. Eirene Wang ’13, Seth E. Frank '55 Fellow in International Affairs, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs. Julia Weatherly ’14, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Public Health, University of Pennsylvania. Savannah West ’15, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law, University of Chicago Law School. Elizabeth White ’17, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in Chemistry/Biophysics, University of Chicago. Andrea Wise ’11, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Urban and Regional Planning, Georgetown University. Abigail Xu ’15, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law, Stanford Law School. Lucia Yang ’15, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado, Boulder. Changyun Yoo ’15, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in Chemistry/Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara. Rebecca Zakarian ’14, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Clinical Psychology, University of Memphis. Amandala Zalameda ’17, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Arts and Culture, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Jesus Zelaya ’16, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law, School not known.
AMHERST-DOSHISHA FELLOW
Levi Lee ’17
NATIONAL FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS
Erin Brousseau ’16, Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship, Russia Clarque Brown ’17, Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship, South Korea Samuel Chen ’17, Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship, Indonesia Daria Chernysheva ’16, Fulbright Research/Study Grant, United Kingdom Sheila Chukwulozie ’17E, Watson Fellowship Sophie Chung ’17, Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship, South Korea Dakota Foster ’18, Truman Scholarship Alexander Frenett ’18, Goldwater Scholarship Soham Gupta ’17, Fulbright Research/Study Grant, India Emma Hartman ’17, Fulbright Research/Study Grant, India Tomal Hossain ’17, Watson Fellowship and Fulbright Research/Study Grant, India (declined Fulbright, accepted Watson) JiaMei Huang ’17E, Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship, Mexico Robert Kwark ’17, Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship, South Korea (declined) Malinda Labriola ’17, St. Andrews Scholarship and Fulbright Research/Study Grant, Norway (declined St. Andrews, accepted Fulbright) Cara Lembo ’17, Fulbright Research/Study Grant, New Zealand Catherine Lowdon ’17, Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship, Malaysia Victoria Luizzi ’17, Fulbright Research/Study Grant, Sweden Kathryn McHenry ’17, Fulbright Research/Study Grant, Tanzania Athri Ranganathan ’16, Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship, Czech Republic
JinJin Xu’17, Watson Fellowship