2023-2024 Sally Casanova Pre-doctoral Scholars
Meet our 2023-2024 Scholars!
We are delighted to announce our 2023-2024 Sally Casanova Scholars! The Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars Program prepares students to apply for doctoral programs and provides access to a career in academia. In addition to scholarship funding, Scholars receive mentorship from faculty and participate in a funded summer research experience at doctoral granting institutions across the U.S.
2023-2024 Scholars
Christian Carrillo
Faculty Mentor: Samar Saade Needham
Psychology
Jesus Cordero
Faculty Mentor: William Jeynes
Education
Carlos Fitch
Faculty Mentor: Lindsay Perez Huber
Education
Andee Gonzalez
Faculty Mentor: Laura Gonzalez-Alana
Management Information Systems
Kasandra Khiev
Faculty Mentor: Vasanthy Narayanaswami
Biochemistry
Dylan Kurz
Faculty Mentor: Steven Osuna
Sociology/Pre-Law
Claudine Maloles
Faculty Mentor: Kim Kelly
Early Childhood Education
Tess Nguyen
Faculty Mentor: Araceli Gonzalez
Psychology
Cody Spjut
Faculty Mentor: Max Rosenkrantz
Philosophy
Daniel Torres
Faculty Mentor: Thomas Gredig
Physics
Athena Vasquez
Faculty Mentor: Barton Saunders
English (MFA)
2022-2023 Scholars
Antonio Arreguin
Faculty Mentor: Maryam Haddad
Chemical Engineering
Guadalupe Barragan
Faculty Mentor: Sarah Arroyo
English
Jordie Conde
Faculty Mentor: Jonathan O'Brien
Education
Emily Doffing
Faculty Mentor: Danielle Kohfeldt
Psychology
Destiny Gilliland
Faculty Mentor: Karissa Miller
Psychology
Ashley Guerrero
Faculty Mentor: Gary Hytrek
Geography
Julaina Juarez
Faculty Mentor: Jacob Olsen
Advance Studies in Education
Stephen Kooshian
Faculty Mentor:
Caitlin Murdock
History
Fanuel Mendez
Faculty Mentor: Andreas Bill
Physics and Astronomy
Evelyn Ortiz Soto
Faculty Mentor: Kathryn Perkins
Political Science
Thomas Page
Faculty Mentor: Aili Malm
Criminology
Taryn Thrasher
Faculty Mentor: Courtney Ahrens
Psychology
Tanner Whitlow
Faculty Mentor: Nick Laskowski
Philosophy
2021-2022 Scholars
Mariana Barrios
Faculty Mentor:
Clorinda Donato
Linguistics
Alejandro Beltran Cortez
Faculty Mentor:
Lily House Peters
Geography
Keilee Bessho
Faculty Mentor:
Cory Wright
Philosophy
Victoria Diaz
Faculty Mentor:
Wan Lee
Chemical Engineering
Jessica Flores
Faculty Mentor:
Nina Flores
Education
Marina Ganicheva
Faculty Mentor:
Andrew Jenks
History
Tiffany Gonzalez
Faculty Mentor:
Arturo Zavala
Psychology
Jessica Grifaldo
Faculty Mentor:
Deborah Fraser
Biology
Tom Ho
Faculty Mentor:
Cory Wright
Philosophy
Marco Marrufo
Faculty Mentor:
Sean Kwon
Electrical Engineering
Faculty Mentor:
Caroline Lopez-Perry
Education
Faculty Mentor:
Kristina Lovato
Social Work
Faculty Mentor:
Lora Stevens
Geology
Faculty Mentor:
Bill Pedersen
Psychology
Faculty Mentor:
Scott Wilson
Anthropology
2020-2021 Scholars
Joshua Acosta
Undergraduate
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Guotong Li
Doctoral Field of Interest: History
Andrew Alvarez
Undergraduate
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Katarzyna Slowinska
Doctoral Field of Interest: Biochemistry
Cristien Arzate
Graduate
Faculty Mentor: Thomas Klaehn
Doctoral Field of Interest: Physics
Alicia Castro
Graduate
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bradley Pan-Weisz
Doctoral Field of Interest: Psychology
Everett Delfel
Graduate
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bill Pederson
Doctoral Field of Interest: Psychology
Kylie Foster
Undergraduate
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yada Treesukosol
Doctoral Field of Interest: Psychology
Lizbeth Jardon
Undergraduate
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ted Stankowich
Doctoral Field of Interest: Organismal Biology
Kayla Landers
Undergraduate
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kensaku Nakayama
Doctoral Field of Interest: Chemistry
Jacob Moran
Graduate
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Christopher Duerringer
Doctoral Field of Interest: Communication Studies
Grace Ocular
Graduate
Faculty Mentor: Kim Kelly
Doctoral Field of Interest: Education - Dual Language Development
Lana Tran
Graduate
Faculty Mentor: Jyotsna Pattnaik
Doctoral Field of Interest: Early Childhood Education
Taryn Williams
Undergraduate
Faculty Mentor: Becky Nash
Doctoral Field of Interest: Management and Operations & Supply Chain Management
