H. Mudd Summer Research Intensive Students
Summer 2019 Cohort
Noor Banihashem Ahmad
Noor Banihashem Ahmad is a rising senior at Bryn Mawr College pursuing an independent major in Gender and Sexuality Studies with a concentration in public health and minoring in Chemistry. She is primarily interested in issues that disproportionately affect women and those of marginalized identities, both in research and healthcare systems. Noor has worked on the PTSD and PROG studies during her time at SRI. She is in the process of applying to medical school and hopes to place an emphasis on the gender, sex, socioeconomic, and race disparities that exist within the healthcare field.
Natalie Chao
Natalie Chao is an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania majoring in English with a concentration in Cinema Studies and minoring in Chemistry. Natalie is particularly interested in investigating how gender disparities of illnesses and addiction affect cognitive ability and the intricacies of accessibility to OB/GYN healthcare for low-income women. Natalie has primarily worked on the HIV/Sleep Study and the PROG study, and has additionally conducted research with Mothers Matter. She plans to take a gap year after college before attending medical school.
Emma Gutheinz
Emma Gutheinz is currently an undergraduate student at Connecticut College. She is pursuing a BA with a major in Neuroscience with a minor in Gender and Women's studies. Her interests in women's reproductive health, clinical research and policy surrounding access to healthcare led her to this SRI. In the future, she plans to harness her passion for women's health and research by becoming a Certified Nurse Midwife. At the PCWBW, Emma works on the PROG and IMPRES study and has done additional work with the Mother Matter program.
Sciaska Ulysse
Sciaska Ulysse is an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania currently pursuing a major in Biological Basis of Behavior with a minor in Healthcare Management. At PCWBW, Sciaska primarily works on our Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) study. Sciaska aspires to attend medical school and attenuate the disparities of equal and accessible care between Black women and their counterparts.
Summer 2018 Cohort
Alice Bian
Alice is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania as a mechanical engineering major. As a former bioengineering student, Alice's interest in anatomy, clinical research, and ethics led her to join the SRI where she is excited to learn about the intersection of mental health and philosophy. At the PCWBW, Alice works primarily on the PTSD and pregnancy study. In the future, she hopes to apply her clinical experience to robotics, with an emphasis on biomedical applications.
Emily Vance
Emily is currently an undergraduate at Saint Joseph’s University where she is pursuing a major in Psychology with a Clinical concentration. She hopes to enroll in the 5-Year BS/MS program in Experimental Psychology at SJU as well. At Saint Joseph’s University, Emily has worked as the PI on a study about emotional sensitivity and health challenges. After completion of her master’s degree, Emily hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. At the PCWBW, Emily works primarily on a study about HIV and sleep quality.
Summer 2017 Cohort
Thank you to our students for such a wonderful summer!
Helen Huang
Helen is currently an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Later, Helen plans to further her education to become a nurse practitioner or nurse anesthetist. So far, she has enjoyed working with pregnant women and infants, but hopes to expand her clinical interest areas. As our research assistant, Helen primarily works with patients seeking fertility treatment through the IVF study, in addition to working with pregnant populations through the maternal adversity and infant stress response study.
Jack Kilkenny
Jack is a student at Saint Joseph's University currently completing a 5-Year BS/MS program in Experimental Psychology. Specializing in clinical psychology, his graduate thesis project will investigate the cognitive process of "rumination" and how it interacts with other personality variables to predict maladaptive mental health outcomes. Following the completion of his master's degree, Jack hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. At our Center, Jack works primarily on our healthy males study, as well as the maternal adversity and infant stress response and nicotine research studies.
Folasade Lapite
Folasade Lapite is currently pursuing her Bachelor's of Arts in Health and Societies with a concentration in Bioethics and Society at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, she intends to minor in both Chemistry and Africana Studies. Folasade is not only interested in women's health issues in America but also the contrast between first-world and third-world countries' stances and approaches towards women's health issues. At our Center, Folasade primarily works on our Premenstrual Syndrome / Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMS/PMDD) Study. In the future, she hopes to continue her education by attending medical school.
Samantha Linhares
Sam is currently an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania pursuing a major in Cognitive Neuroscience and a minor in Chemistry. After college, she hopes to further her education by attending medical school. At the PCWBW, Sam assists primarily with the stress and premenstrual symptom study along with the maternal adversity and infant stress response study.
Summer 2016 Cohort
Mohini Dutt, BSc
Mohini is currently a student in Applied Anthropology with a concentration in medical anthropology at the University of South Florida. She graduated from the University of Mumbai, India in 2014 with a BSc in Life Sciences and Biochemistry. Mohini hopes to continue to gain knowledge in areas of human subjects research and apply her existing biomedical anthropology experiences to clinical and mental health research during her time at the PCWBW.
Anne Freeman
Anne Freeman is a sophomore at Georgetown University. She is interested in studying sex and gender differences in various diseases as well as the pathophysiology of those differences from a neurological standpoint. This summer she is working on an ongoing project, studying sex and gender differences in research protocols and the underlying conditions. She is hoping to continue her education by attending medical school.
Alexandra Kuzma
Alex is a senior at Middlebury College, where she is a neuroscience major and a gender studies minor. Following college, she plans on pursuing a career in medicine.
Joanna Marks, BA
Joanna graduated from Connecticut College in May of 2016 with a B.A. in Psychology and French. As a SRI Intern, she primarily works on the nicotine research study as well as the maternal adversity and infant stress response study. In the future, Joanna hopes to obtain graduate training in clinical psychology with a concentration in gender-based violence.
Gianna Melendez, BS
Gianna is a recent graduate of Saint Joseph’s University where she earned a Bachelors of Science in Psychology. She is currently a master's student at Saint Joe’s, working towards her degree in Experimental Psychology. Her thesis will highlight learning and memory in parakeets through behavioral observation. At our Center, Gianna works on the memory and menopause study, mother and infant stress study, and possible treatment for PTSD in pregnant women.
Anny Zhuo
Anny Zhuo is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing and her minor in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. She is interested in clinical work with mothers, children, and babies, she is focused on the psychological aspects of related clinical and life stresses. Anny hopes to continue her education to become a neonatal or psychiatric nurse practitioner, where she hopes to apply the knowledge she's gained at the PCWBW.