2026 Candidates—C
COSIMA T. CALINESCU — Neuroscience, Psychology
Advanced Scholarship - Multidisciplinary Honors
Relations Between Depressive Symptoms in Mothers and Toddler Sleep
Rebecca M. C. Spencer, Psychological & Brain Sciences
TALIA J. CALOON — Psychology
Advanced Scholarship - Multidisciplinary Honors
The Impact of Childhood Maltreatment on Amygdala-Prefrontal Cortex Connectivity and Functioning: A Systematic Review
Maria M. Galano, Psychological & Brain Sciences
INDIRA R. CALVO — Individual Concentration, Legal Studies
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Patria: Examining Cultural Bereavement in the Context of Environmental Migration
Elizabeth Brabec, Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning
FRANCESCA V. CAMPANALE — Public Health Sciences
Advanced Scholarship - Multidisciplinary Honors
Beyond the Hospital Walls: The Legal Power of Nurses in Child Sexual Assault Cases
Kathleen A. Brown-Pérez, Commonwealth Honors College
CAROLINE G. CANTERBURY — Natural Resources Conservation
Advanced Scholarship - Multidisciplinary Honors
Habitat Use Model and Report for Setophaga virens waynei at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
Curt Griffin, Environmental Conservation
LIAM V. CARAMELLO — Biology, Neuroscience
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Exploratory Analysis of Astrocyte-Like Glia in the Rhinophore Ganglion of the Nudibranch Berghia stephanieae
Paul S. Katz, Biology
ANDREA CARDONA-SANCHEZ — Pre-Veterinary Science
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
MICHAEL H. CARLONE — Mechanical Engineering
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Engineering Spatial Morphogen Gradients for Reproducible Patterning of Human Brain Organoids
Yubing Sun, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
JIARONG CARLSON — Environmental Science
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Foliar Microplastics Deposition: An Urban-Rural Comparison
Baoshan Xing, Stockbridge School of Agriculture
AIDEN K. CARRARA — Management
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Using AI to Understand Itself
Anurag Sharma, Isenberg School of Management
CONNOR A. CASEY — Finance, Individual Concentration: Quantum Science and Engineering, Physics
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Evaluation of Quantum Error Correction and Entanglement Swapping Protocols in Satellite-Based Quantum Repeaters
Donald F. Towsley, Information & Computer Science
NICHOLAS J. CASSIDY — Biology
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Investigating ATAD3 Function in Arabidopsis thaliana
Elizabeth Vierling, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
OYKU CELIK — Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Defining the Role of Dbf4 in Mammalian Early Embryo Development
Wei Cui, Veterinary & Animal Sciences
MARKO S. CERNE — Environmental Science
General Studies & Departmental Honors
Implications of Heteroaggregation on Low-Density Polyethylene Vertical Transport in Quartz-Based Soil Column Using Laser-Direct Infrared (LDIR) Spectroscopy
Baoshan Xing, Stockbridge School of Agriculture
SHRUTI P. CHALLA — Biology, Neuroscience
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Structural Adjustment Programs: Their Impact on the Sub-Saharan African Countries' Economy of Somalia and Kenya
Deepika Marya, Commonwealth Honors College
SHIVALI CHANDRASEKAR — Mathematics, Managerial Economics
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Minimum Wage and Food Insecurity Across Different Costs of Living
Hossein Pishro-Nik, Electrical & Computer Engineering
STEPHANIE CHANG — Electrical Engineering
Advanced Scholarship - Departmental Honors
Designing a Cost-Effective Reusable Shuttle Guide for Flexible Neural Probe Insertion
Jun Yao, Electrical & Computer Engineering
SARAH C. CHARBONNEAU — Mechanical Engineering
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Architectural Properties of Velar Bone Within the Horn Core and Cranium of Bighorn Sheep Rams
Seth W. Donahue, Biomedical Engineering
ANNA CHATTERJI — Chemistry, Astronomy
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
An Investigation into Methods of Thermal Transport in Edge-On Polymer Thin Films
Yanfei Xu, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
AARYAVARDHAN CHAWLA — Finance
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
AKSHATHA S. CHELLURI — Economics, Individual Concentration: Decision Sciences
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
ALAN Y. CHEN — Legal Studies
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Manufactured Crises Justify Authoritarianism
Martha L. Yoder, Commonwealth Honors College
ERIC CHEN — Computer Science, Mathematics
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Insertion-Based Generative Models for Molecules
Andrew K. McCallum, Information & Computer Science
VICTOR CHEN — Computer Science, Mathematics
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Automated Knowledge Component Generation for Tutor-Student Dialogues Using Large Language Models
Shiting Lan, Information & Computer Science
HENLEY CHEN — Mechanical Engineering
Advanced Scholarship - Multidisciplinary Honors
OMNI: An Osmotic Microneedle Implant for Long-Term Direct-to-Brain Drug Delivery
Sunandita Sarker, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
ROU CHEN — Psychology
General Studies & Departmental Honors
Examining the Effects of the Types and Timing of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Irritability and Impulsivity as Transdiagnostic Factors
Maria M. Galano, Psychological & Brain Sciences
AARON V. CHEREPOV — Finance
Advanced Scholarship - Departmental Honors
PAVAN CHERUKU — Psychology
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Open the Door, Nobody's Home
Daniel J. Pope, Humanities & Fine Arts
LEAH Y. CHOUBAH — Biomedical Engineering
General Studies & Departmental Honors
The Influence of Mechanically Stimulated Osteocytes on Metastatic Breast Cancer Cell Behavior
Stacyann Bailey, Biomedical Engineering
FAWWAZ CHOWHAN — Biology
General Studies & Departmental Honors
Theoretical Vaccine of Dengue
Laura I. Francis, Biology
JIMMY CHU — Accounting
Advanced Scholarship - Multidisciplinary Honors
Helping Independent Insurance Agents Reach and Connect with Gen Z
Heidi E. Bailey, Isenberg School of Management
REBECCA T. CIAFFI — Mechanical Engineering
Advanced Scholarship - Departmental Honors
Design and Analysis of Blade Damper for Offshore Wind Turbines
Matthew A. Lackner, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
AINSLEY L. CICONE — Hospitality & Tourism Management
General Studies & Departmental Honors
Balancing Efficiency and Empathy: Artificial Intelligence Adoption in Human-Centered Human Resources
Muzzo Uysal, Isenberg School of Management
ELIZABETH M. CLANCY — Biomedical Engineering
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Designing an Autotransfusion Device for the Vide Shore Chest Drainage System
Karen K. Giuliano, Nursing
HEATHER M. CLARK — Biology
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
From Recovery to Risk: How Menstrual Cycle Hormones Influence Female Athletic Performance
Lynnette Leidy Sievert, Anthropology
ETHAN J. CLARK — Accounting
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Among US Elites, What Is the Relationship Between Higher Education and Net Worth?
Kevin Young, Economics
CLAIRE J. CODY — Marketing, Sport Management
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Translating Generation Z College Student Pickleball Motivations into Strategic Marketing Advantage
Heidi E. Bailey, Isenberg School of Management
ANNABELLA COLAVITO — Civil Engineering
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Investigating Disinfection Byproduct Formation During the Electrochemical Degradation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid
Sean McBeath, Civil & Environmental Engineering
RILEY COLE — Civil Engineering, Earth Systems
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
The Role of Snowmelt on the Hydrology and Carbon Dioxide Dynamics in Headwater Streams Across the East River Watershed, Colorado, USA
Matthew J. Winnick, Geosciences
MALIA M. COLE — Neuroscience, Social Thought & Political Economy
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
JOSEPH E. COLLINS — Accounting
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
ESG Ratings and Financial Performance in the US Food Manufacturing Industry
Muzzo Uysal, Isenberg School of Management
RAQUEL J. COLLINS — Psychology, Biology
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
The Impact of a Six-Month Gross Motor Skill-Based Physical Activity Intervention on the Phonological Working Memory in Preschool-Age Children (Massachusetts, United States)
Sofiya Alhassan, Kinesiology
ARAWAN E. COLLINS — Political Science, English
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
The Syndemic of Racial Inequalities in Medicine: Biases, Diagnoses, and Outcomes
Dean Robinson, Political Science
ARIN CONNOLLY — Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Moving Beyond the Deficit Model: Convincing Scientists to Adopt Dialogue and Participation Communication Styles to Restore Public Trust in Scientists
Rosa Moscarella, Biology
THOMAS P. CONOMOS — Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Neuroscience
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Drugs in Prison: Evaluating Withdrawal Treatment from Drugs of Abuse in Carceral Facilities
Razvan Sibii, Journalism
KEIRA M. COOK — Legal Studies, Individual Concentration: Neuroscience and Philosophy
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Jury Impartiality and Its Epistemic Limits: Cognitive Constraints and the Sixth Amendment
Martha L. Yoder, Commonwealth Honors College
JONATHAN COOMBS — Biology, Computer Science
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Wireless Sensing in Humanoid Robotic Control
Donghyun Kim, Information & Computer Science
RACHEL L. COTTMAN — Philosophy, Psychology
Advanced Scholarship - Departmental Honors
On Anti-foundationalism: Ontological, Epistemic, and Semantic
Hilary Kornblith, Philosophy
AUBREY P. COYNE — Education
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Using Crithidia fasciculata Tools to Redesign Online Math Tutoring Resources for Elementary and Middle School Students
Robert W. Maloy, Education
ELSA K. CRANSON — Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Reproductive Insecurity, Resilience, and the American Dream for Degree-Seeking Women
Aline Gubrium, Health Promotion & Policy
LUCAS A. CRAWSHAW — German Studies, Computer Engineering
Advanced Scholarship - Departmental Honors
Jamming Approaches for Enabling Covert Wireless Communications
Dennis L. Goeckel, Electrical & Computer Engineering
MADISON E. CRUMMEY — Operations & Information Management
Advanced Scholarship - Departmental Honors
Unifying the Boston Scientific Corporation Digital Experience
Heidi E. Bailey, Isenberg School of Management
ANGEL D. CRUZ — Spanish, Statistics and Data Science
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Comparative Analysis of Massachusetts High School Mathematics Curricula
Adena Calden, Mathematics & Statistics
LEANNA B. CUTLER — Legal Studies
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Juror Bias: Factors Impacting Domestic Violence Trials in Western Massachusetts
Kathleen A. Brown-Pérez, Commonwealth Honors College
ADELAIDE S. CUTLER — Biology
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors
Eugenics: Legalized Evil in Early 20th Century American Healthcare
Martha L. Yoder, Commonwealth Honors College