2025 Candidates—K
KAKKAR, ISHITA — COMPUTER SCIENCE; MATHEMATICS
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors
Persistent Use of Synthetic Data in Postvarsortability Causal Discovery
David Jensen, Information & Computer Science
KAM, NICHOLAS — BIOLOGY
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Economic Policy to Fund the Transition to Renewable Energy
Muzzo Uysal, Isenberg School of Management
KAMKAR, LAKSHMI — PSYCHOLOGY
Advanced Scholarship—Departmental Honors
Local Use-Dependent Changes in Slow Oscillation Coupling
Rebecca M. C. Spencer, Psychological & Brain Sciences
KANDEPUNENI, TANVI — COMPUTER SCIENCE
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors
Evaluating Noise Impact on Electroencephalogram (EEG)-Based Seizure Detection: A Study of Channel Sensitivity and Noise Types
Phuc VP Nguyen, Information & Computer Science
KANDINOV, SIVAN — COMPUTER SCIENCE
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
KANE, ISABELLA R. — MARKETING
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Designing a Personalized Digital Platform to Support Patient Success Through Bariatric Endoscopy
Heidi E. Bailey, Isenberg School of Management
KARIM, HAMZA N. — BIOLOGY
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Effects of Physical Activity on Overnight Sleep Quality and Sleep Pressure in Early Childhood
Christine St. Laurent, Kinesiology
KARIMUNDACKAL, THERESA J. — ENVIRONMENTAL & NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Bridging the Energy Gap: Investigating the Distribution of Community Solar Projects in the United States
Christine L. Crago, Resource Economics
KARTHIK, MANASA D. — COMPUTER SCIENCE
Advanced Scholarship—Departmental Honors
Breaking the Tracker: A Systematic Review of Browser Fingerprinting Evasion Strategies
Amir Houmansadr, Information & Computer Science
KASPER, RILEY Z. — FINANCE
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Private Equity in U.S. Health Care: Consequences on Costs, Care, and Efficiency on Patient and Community Outcomes
Dean E. Robinson, Political Science
KEANEY, ANNABELLA R. — BIOLOGY
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Food Insecurity in the Greater Amherst Region: Supporting the Work of a Community Kitchen
Ellen Correa, Civic Engagement & Service Learning
KEENAN, ELIZA R. — ENGLISH
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Something We Fear to Be Made Of
Connie Griffin, Commonwealth Honors College
KEISER, SHANE A. — PHYSICS
General Studies & Departmental Honors
KELLY, EMMA H. — FINANCE
Advanced Scholarship—Departmental Honors
Brazil as an Emerging Market: Unveiling Its Economic Potential and Global Influence
Robert Feingold, Isenberg School of Management
KEPPLER, NATALIE C. — NUTRITION; PSYCHOLOGY
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors
KHALIFA, AWAD — ARCHITECTURE
General Studies & Departmental Honors
Using Modular Construction for Refugee Housing in Boston
Jordan A. Kanter, Architecture
KHAN, JAIYANA E. — PSYCHOLOGY; SPANISH
Advanced Scholarship—Departmental Honors
The Biopsychosocial Model of Gender Identity: Reviewing Gender–Sex Incongruence and the Social Aspect of Gender Dysphoria
Kirby D. Deater-Deckard, Psychological & Brain Sciences
KHOND, NIKHIL A. — CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
The Engineering of Genetically Encoded Heavy Metal Sensors in Bacteria and the Use of Bacteria for Soil Heavy Metal Adsorption and Bioremediation
Lauren B. Andrews, Chemical Engineering
KHURMI, ADITYA — MATHEMATICS; COMPUTER SCIENCE
Advanced Scholarship—Departmental Honors
P-Resolutions and Kollár's Conjecture
Paul Hacking, Mathematics & Statistics
KIM, EMILY H. — ACCOUNTING
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
AI in Financial Audits: Capabilities, Limitations, and Future Prospects
Graham F. Gal, Isenberg School of Management
KIRRANE, MADISON H. — KINESIOLOGY
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Beyond Support: Expanding Access to Grief Resources for Children and Families
Ellen Correa, Civic Engagement & Service Learning
KISS, ZSUZSA — BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Investigating a Potential Exosite in Caspase-8 Prodomain
Jeanne A. Hardy, Chemistry
KLENNER VALENCIA, MANUELA J. — ARCHITECTURE
General Studies & Departmental Honors
KLINGSBERG, AIDAN — MUSIC; ENGLISH
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
KLOTZ, MIA S. — ENGLISH
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Bridging the Digital Divide: Empowering Education in Nucchu, Bolivia, Through Open Education and Technology
Theresa Dooley, University Libraries
KOKKULA, NAMISH V. — CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Molecular Dynamics Investigation of CO₂ and N₂ Diffusion in Amine-Functionalized HSPP Zeolite
Peng Bai, Chemical Engineering
KOMAISZKO, ALEXANDER I. — BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
General Studies & Departmental Honors
The Effects of Denatured Versus Native Prepared ch-RALF1 on Biological Activity and Cell Wall Integrity in Arabidopsis thaliana
Alice Y. Cheung, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
KOPOLOVIC, LIOR — INDIVIDUAL CONCENTRATION: THE NEUROSCIENCE OF PEDIATRIC BRAIN CANCERS
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors
KOT, PRISCILLA S. — PSYCHOLOGY
Advanced Scholarship - Departmental Honors
Exploring the Relations Between Diet, Physical Activity, Sleep, and Language Development in Toddlers
Rebecca M. C. Spencer, Psychological & Brain Sciences
KOTTURU, NEHA — COMPUTER SCIENCE
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Enhancing Deep Learning Models for Facial Expression Recognition in Mental Health Care
Hossein Pishro-Nik, Electrical & Computer Engineering
KREBS, ILANA — INDIVIDUAL CONCENTRATION: ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Evaluating the Effects of Long-Term Warming on Antimicrobial Resistance Among Alphaproteobacteria, an Abundant Soil Microbe
Kristen M. DeAngelis, Microbiology
KRISHANA, RISHI — COMPUTER SCIENCE; MATHEMATICS
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
KRITAM, NANDINI — BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Copolymer Nanovector for siRNA Treatment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Vincent M. Rotello, Chemistry
KUBI, BRIAN A. — BIOLOGY
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors
Unveiling Fusarium Wilt Resistance in Solanum neorickii: Insights from Wild Tomato Accessions
Ana Caicedo, Biology
KUCHMA, BENJAMIN T. — PHYSICS; COMPUTER SCIENCE
Advanced Scholarship—Departmental Honors
Iterative Optimization of Bosonic State Preparation
Chen Wang, Physics