2025 Candidates—T

TALLURI, AMELIA — BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Dual-Action-Only Proteolysis Targeting Chimeras (PROTACs) for Precision Targeting in Cancer 
Thai Thayumanavan, Biomedical Engineering 

TANCREDO, ISABELLA D. — BIOLOGY; PORTUGUESE 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Investigating Transcriptional Adaptation in TBCK Mutant Zebrafish Using Quantitative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR) 
Gerald Downes, Biology 

TANG, HELEN — INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
A Human Factors Investigation of Doors on the UMass Amherst Campus 
Anuj K. Pradhan, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering 

TANIKONDA, FIONA P. — OPERATIONS & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Using Visioning and Storytelling to Challenge the School-to-Prison Pipeline 
Deborah M. Keisch, Civic Engagement & Service Learning 

TAVARES, NESSIARA F. — LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Designing Equitable Green Spaces for Low-Income Communities: A Look into the Community of Brockton, Massachusetts 
Jane Thurber, Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning 

TCHESNOVSKY, ANDREA P. — COMPARATIVE LITERATURE 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
John J. Hennessy, English 

TEFFAHI, ZAKARIAH A. — MATHEMATICS; BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Exploring the Efficacy of ChatGPT as a Self-Guided Learning Companion: An Analysis of Benefits, Limitations, and Pedagogical Potential 
Hossein Pishro-Nik, Electrical & Computer Engineering 

THANE, SAO MYAT EINDRA — PHYSICS 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
How Do Flexible Sheets Attach to Fluid Surfaces? 
Narayanan Menon, Physics 

THOMAS, MERIN E. — PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Cultivating Justice: The Interplay of Conservation, Food, and Indigenous Sovereignty 
Deborah M. Keisch, Civic Engagement & Service Learning 

THOMPSON, LILY P. — KINESIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
The Sedentary Shift: Is Living Off-Campus a Barrier to Physical Activity for Undergraduate Students? 
Caryn J. Brause, Architecture 

THOMPSON, VICTORIA A. — ENGLISH; CLASSICS 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
Essays from a Room 
Katherine Emily O'Callaghan, English 

TIAN, STEPHANIE S. — PSYCHOLOGY; LEGAL STUDIES 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
The Impacts of Gentrification on Boston's Neighborhoods 
Ray Kinoshita Mann, Architecture 

TITTMANN, MIA — SPEECH, LANGUAGE & HEARING SCIENCE 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
A Systematic Literature Review on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Parent Outcomes of Autistic Children 
Ashley Woodman, Psychological & Brain Sciences 

TOTH, RACHEL T. — JOURNALISM 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Signing Sports Sounds: Improving Accessibility in Athletics for Deaf Students 
Ellen Correa, Civic Engagement & Service Learning 

TOWNSEND, CHARLES H. — ENGLISH 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
Clementina, A Novel 
John J. Hennessy, English 

TRALONGO, JANEL M. — HOSPITALITY & TOURISM MANAGEMENT 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
The Impact of Volunteerism on Mental Health and Well-Being Among Young Adults and Adolescents 
Muzzo Uysal, Isenberg School of Management 

TREBLE, MARISOL — MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

TRIGO, KYLE B. — KINESIOLOGY 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Social Media Use and Motivation for Exercise 
Erica Scharrer, Communication 

TROSTEANETCHI, DARIA — MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 
General Studies & Departmental Honors 
Gait Adaptation to Asymmetric Hip Stiffness Applied Overground by a Robotic Exoskeleton 
Meghan E. Huber, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering 

TRUONG, THOMAS T. — LINGUISTICS AND PHILOSOPHY 
Advanced Scholarship—Departmental Honors 

TSANG, RENEE S. — LEGAL STUDIES 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
From the Gold Rush to the Ivy League Rush: Model Minority or Model Enemy? 
Rebecca Hamlin, Political Science 

TSE, ISABELLE G. — ACCOUNTING 
General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 
Removing the Mask 
Connie Griffin, Commonwealth Honors College 

TUCKER, MAEVE G. — BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
Mental Health on Campus: A Comparative Analysis of Mental Health Resources for Students at Large Public Universities 
Elena T. Carbone, Nutrition 

TURK, TAMARA A. — BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 
Advanced Scholarship—Multidisciplinary Honors 
Exploring Nisin-Colicin Bacteriocin Synergy to Combat Uropathogenic E. coli 
Margaret Ann Riley, Biology