2025 Candidates—Y

YANGZOM, DIKI — BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
Between Jaws: The Evolutionary Tale of Craniofacial Diversity 
R. Craig Albertson, Biology 

YAZBEK, NICK — PHYSICS; MATHEMATICS 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
Studying the Optical Properties of a SI-Coated Reflector in the UMass nEXO LXe Setup Using Chroma-Based Optical Simulations 
Andrea Pocar, Physics 

YE, KASSIDY — BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Optimization of the Formulation and Mechanical Characterization of Hydrogels 
Alfred Crosby, Polymer Science & Engineering 

YODER, HALLEE L. — PSYCHOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
An Investigation in Error Detection of Idiomatic Expressions 
Adrian B. Staub, Psychological & Brain Sciences 

YOON, SARAH G. — SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING SCIENCES 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
Examining the Relationship Between Listening Effort and the Pursuit of Hearing Loss Treatment 
Sara Mamo, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 

YOUNG, GRACE — HISTORY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Female Migration to Postwar Britain: National Health Service (NHS) Women Workers and British Historical Memory 
Maxine Oland, Commonwealth Honors College 

YOUNG, JADEN R. — ARCHITECTURE 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 

YUAN, STANLEY S. — BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
Investigating Stability and Subunit Exchange Kinetics of the CheA P3 Dimer Interface 
Lynmarie Thompson, Chemistry