2025 Candidates—G

2025 Candidates—G

GANDHI, MAITRI — BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Utilizing Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) to Assess the Impact of Somatosensory Impairment on Balance and Multiple Sclerosis (MS)-Related Fatigue 
Richard E. A. van Emmerik, Kinesiology 

GANDIKOTE, NIVEDITHA NAGARAJ — PSYCHOLOGY 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
The Influence of Core Body Temperature on Sleep Architecture During Menstrual Phases in Young Women 
Rebecca M. C. Spencer, Psychological & Brain Sciences 

GANTI, SUPRAJA — BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
The Combination of a Lateral Wedge and a Medial Arch for Knee Osteoarthritis Pain Management 
Seth W. Donahue, Biomedical Engineering 

GARDNER, SADIE H. — PSYCHOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Navigating Bisexuality: A Multimethod Exploration of Bisexual Identity Experiences Within the LGBTQ+ Community 
Aida Villanueva Montalvo, Office of Global Affairs 

GARLOCK, ABIGAIL — PSYCHOLOGY 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
The Correlation Between Social Media Use and Mental Health Treatment-Seeking Behaviors 
Erica Scharrer, Communication 

GATTEPALLI, SRIMAN — COMPUTER SCIENCE 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
Fuzzing Multithreaded Rust Programs 
Meng-Chieh Chiu, Information & Computer Science 

GAUTHIER, DREW M. — ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
The Hydrogeochemical Evolution of Inflows Through the Freshwater–Brine Transition Zone of the Salar de Pozuelos 
David F. Boutt, Geosciences 

GAUTHIER, JOSHUA J. — FINANCE 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
What Happens When We Dance? A Memoir 
Connolly Ryan, Commonwealth Honors College 

GAY, LAURA M. — SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING SCIENCES 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Measuring the Aphasia Awareness of 18–29-Year-Olds in the United States 
Jennifer Mack, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 

GEAGEA, ALEX J. — POLITICAL SCIENCE 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
America Divided: How Digitization Has Exacerbated Political Polarization 
Angela Maione, Commonwealth Honors College 

GEARY, SEAMUS E. — HISTORY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Forgotten Framers: The Ideology and Impact of the Massachusetts Delegates in the Constitutional Convention of 1787 
Daniel L. Gordon, History 

GEMEINHARDT, MAX — LINGUISTICS 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Transfeminine Speech Characteristics Vary by Social Context 
Benjamin H. Bailey, Communication 

GERETZ, SOFIA E. — MARKETING; PSYCHOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Social Media Marketing in the Age of Influencers 
Anurag Sharma, Isenberg School of Management 

GHURA, ARYAMAN — COMPUTER ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SCIENCE 
Advanced Scholarship—Departmental Honors 
Analyzing Security Vulnerabilities in Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Bitstreams 
Sandip Kundu, Electrical & Computer Engineering 

GILSON, CHARLOTTE F. — SOCIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Barriers and Facilitators to Offering Medication Abortion in University Health Centers 
Deborah M. Keisch, Civic Engagement & Service Learning 

GOBEIL, GRACE S. — SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING SCIENCES 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Acoustic-Perceptual and Prosodic Speech Characteristics in Adolescents with Autism 
Mary Andrianopoulos, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 

GOLAND, RACHEL F. — OPERATIONS & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
Brand Marketing Strategy: Launching Private Labels from the Automotive Sector as a Home Improvement Retailer 
Heidi E. Bailey, Isenberg School of Management 

GOLDBACH, JAMES H. — BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
The Impact of Time Constraints on Attentional Guidance and Dual-Target Search Efficiency 
Kyle R. Cave, Psychological & Brain Sciences 

GOLDSTONE, ALEXANDER R. — COMPUTER SCIENCE; BIOLOGY 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
Alzheimer's Classification Through Electroencephalography 
Ravi Karkar, Information & Computer Science 

GORDON, CASSANDRA E. — BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Skeletal Study: The Necessity for the Use of Genuine, Ethically Obtained Skeletal Material in Higher Education and Research 
Kathleen Brown-Pérez, Commonwealth Honors College 

GOURDE, ROBERT — ARCHITECTURE 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
Prolific Production Turned Profound Pride 
Jordan A. Kanter, Architecture 

GRAHAM, ELIZA M. — FINANCE 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 

GUARINO, JULIANA G. — MARKETING 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Perception of UMass Amherst Students on University Health Services and Marketing Materials 
Linda Griffin, Education 

GUERRA, CHRISTIAN T. — LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE; SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Memorial Design for the Opioid Epidemic Thus Far and to Come in Greenfield, Massachusetts 
Jane Thurber, Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning