2026 Candidates—T

ANANYA L. TALLURI — Finance, Informatics   

General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

Growth vs. Green: Structural Limits of Sustainable Initiatives in the Tourism Industry 

Thomas G. Brashear-Alejandro, Isenberg School of Management 

 

TIFFANY G. TAN — Biochemistry and Molecular Biology   

General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

Developing an Optimized Cadmium Biosensor in Pseudomonas putida and Investigating Surface Display of Metal-Binding Domains 

Lauren B. Andrews, Chemical Engineering 

 

NICHOLLE KIRSTEN L. TAN — Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Food Sciences   

General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

Biotransformation of Chickpea Flour Using Submerged Fermentation with Aspergillus oryzae to Enhance Protein Functionality and Proximate Composition 

Lutz Grossmann, Food Sciences 

 

THANG QUANG TAO — Biochemistry and Molecular Biology   

Advanced Scholarship - Departmental Honors 

Developing Amino Acid-Functionalized Antimicrobial Polymers for Biofilm Treatment 

Vincent M. Rotello, Chemistry 

 

SOPHIA C. TAYLOR — Psychology   

General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

Exploring STEM Identity, Belonging, and Research Readiness Across Undergraduate Research Engagement Stages 

Jeffrey Blanchard, Biology 

 

ERIK FILIPE T. TEODORO — Legal Studies, Political Science   

Advanced Scholarship - Multidisciplinary Honors 

Enigma: Latinos for Trump? 

Tatishe M. Nteta, Political Science 

 

SANYA THAKUR — Mathematics, Computer Science   

General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

Risk-Averse Stochastic Package Queries to Build Stock Portfolios 

Peter J. Haas, Information & Computer Science 

 

GRACE H. THOMPSON — Economics, Political Science   

General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

Restorative Practices in University Safety 

Deborah M. Keisch, Civic Engagement & Service Learning 

 

AARON TIAN — Computer Science, Mathematics   

Advanced Scholarship - Multidisciplinary Honors 

Sampling Methods for Sublinear Low-Rank Approximation 

Cameron Nicholas Musco, Information & Computer Science 

 

FIONA B. TISCHLER — Finance   

General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

Luxury Brands During Recessions 

Anurag Sharma, Isenberg School of Management 

 

NOY TOLEDANO — Biology   

General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

Impact of Educational Intervention on Pre-Health Students’ Understanding of Disability 

Ashley Woodman, Psychological & Brain Sciences 

 

MARIA EDUARDA T. TONIAL — Animal Science, Applied Plant and Soil Sciences   

General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

Biogas-Based Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage for Indoor Farming: A Net-Negative Emission Strategy 

Martin Hunter, Biomedical Engineering 

 

REBECCA N. TORONTO — Public Policy, Spanish   

Advanced Scholarship - Departmental Honors 

Peacemaking Circles and Support for Transformative Justice 

Brenda Bushouse, School of Public Policy 

 

JACOB L. TORRES — Computer Science   

General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

 

DOMINIC R. TRABUCCO — Management   

General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

 

NYLAH S. TRABULSI — Neuroscience   

General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

Object Stability as a Visual Feature: A Visual Adaptation Study 

Lauren Aulet, Psychological & Brain Sciences 

 

BAO N. TRAN — Biomedical Engineering, Economics   

Advanced Scholarship - Departmental Honors 

Covalent Surface Immobilization of Argatroban for Antithrombotic Biomaterial Applications 

Juan Jiménez, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering 

 

NATALIE TRAPANICK — Kinesiology   

Advanced Scholarship - Multidisciplinary Honors 

The Racket: An Analysis of Capitalism's Effect on Athlete Autonomy in Collegiate Sports 

Gregory Grinnell, Kinesiology 

 

ALEXIS M. TRENDEL — Accounting   

General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

Strengthening Food Recovery Through Data Analytics: A Case Study of Rachel's Table 

Leda Cooks, Communication 

 

SAMAY D. TRIVEDI — Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Neuroscience   

General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

Mapping Endocytic Motifs That Drive Tau Internalization through Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein 1 

Jennifer N. Rauch, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 

 

OLIVIA M. TRUMMEL — Political Science   

General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

The Political Economy of Wealth Inequality Since the 1980s 

Dean Robinson, Political Science 

 

MCKING M. TRUONG — Biochemistry and Molecular Biology   

Advanced Scholarship - Multidisciplinary Honors 

Investigating the Impacts of Methylparaben Exposure on Pancreas Development and Morphometrics in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) 

Alicia Timme-Laragy, Environmental Health Sciences 

 

TRISHA D. TRUONG — Biology   

Advanced Scholarship - Multidisciplinary Honors 

US Policy, Public Attitudes, and Vietnamese Immigrant Mental Health: The View across Generations 

Dean Robinson, Political Science 

 

SRIKRUTI TUMMLA — Public Health Sciences, Biology   

General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors 

Unequal Burdens: Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns Across Global Income Settings 

Mitchell Walkowicz, Microbiology 

 

DANIEL J. TWOHIG-MANN — Physics, Mathematics   

General Studies & Multidisciplinary Honors