2025 Candidates—V

VALADE, KYLE J. — PSYCHOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Optimizing Patient Transport: Evaluating and Simplifying Decision-Making in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) 
Steven D. Brewer, Biology 

VALENCIA CORDOVA, CITLI M. — POLITICAL SCIENCE 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Weaving Threads in the Pioneer Valley: Building Collective Power to Organize for Immigrant Justice 
Jennifer Sandler, Anthropology 

VAN ALLEN, GWENDOLEN A. — NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Analysis of Tree Inventories Across College Campuses in the Northeast 
Richard W. Harper, Environmental Conservation 

VANZANDT, SAMANTHA A. — MARKETING 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
Honors Marketing Lowe's Case Study 
Heidi E. Bailey, Isenberg School of Management 

VASISHTHA, ISHA — PSYCHOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Temporal Focus and Emotional Dynamics: Exploring the Role of Temporal Framing in Affective Polarization During the 2024 U.S. Election 
Brian A. Lickel, Psychological & Brain Sciences 

VASQUEZ-CRUZ, MARYANN — PUBLIC POLICY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

VELAZQUEZ, JOCELYN M. — COMPUTER SCIENCE 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Inexact and Exact Graph Matching Using Quantum Walks 
Donald F. Towsley, Information & Computer Science 

VENGALIL, BENJAMIN M. — BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 

VIEIRA, RODRIGO M. — BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Bulk Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) Sequencing Profiling of Zebrafish TBCK Mutants: Differential Gene Expression Analysis of Stable Lines and G0 Crispants 
Gerald Downes, Biology 

VOLNEY, NOAH J. — BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
Drug Selection for Enhanced Cerebrospinal Fluid Production of the Choroid Plexus 
Rachael Sirianni, UMass Chan Medical School 

VOLPE, NICOLAS L. — COMPUTER ENGINEERING 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
Performance of Covert Communications Against ML-Based Receivers 
Dennis L. Goeckel, Electrical & Computer Engineering 

VU, TRUONG SON — COMPUTER ENGINEERING 
Advanced Scholarship—Departmental Honors 
Evaluation of 5G Carrier Latency Impact on Federated Learning Accuracy 
Taqi Raza, Electrical & Computer Engineering 

VUONG, MINH QUANG — CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Spinel Oxide Catalyst Synthesis for Natural Seawater Electrolysis 
Zhu Chen, Chemical Engineering