Graduate Student Story Archive
Each month a set of graduate student stories are highlighted on the Office of Graduate Studies homepage. This page serves as an archive for all graduate student highlight stories, broken down by academic year and college. Explore and learn about the incredible work being done by CMU graduate students!
2024-25 stories
CMU General News
College of the Arts and Media
College of Business Administration
College of Education and Human Services
College of Health Professions
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
College of Science and Engineering
2023-24 stories
CMU General News
College of the Arts and Media
Kaitlyn Coons, Communication, Journalism, and Media
Graduate String Quartet, School of Music
Rachael McCollum,Broadcast and Cinematic Arts
Xenia Quartet, School of Music
College of Business Administration
Ferdousi Zaman, Master of Science in Administration
College of Education and Human Services
Mohammad Iftekharul Alam, Fashion, Interior Design, and Merchandising
Lisa Hudson, Educational Technology
College of Health Professions
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College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Zachery Mondlak, Psychology
Cayla Mitzkovitz, Clinical Psychology
Sydney Yochum, Clinical Psychology
Katherine Brushaber-Drockton,Clinical psychology
College of Science and Engineering
Carson Prichard, Earth and Ecosystem Science
Chris Haupt,Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Olivia Buzinski, Biology
Shashwat Maharjan, Mechanical Engineering
Isaac Cinzori, Mathematics
Cody Morrison, Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology
Madelyn Offer, Neuroscience
Julia Place, Biology
Sethu Mettukulam Jagadeesan, Computer Science
2022-23 stories
College of the Arts and Media
Hope Spaw, Music
Thomas Delor, Broadcast & Cinematic Arts
College of Business Administration
Naveen Kumar Reddy Patil, Business Information Systems
College of Education and Human Services
Kelvin Byrd, Counseling, Educational Leadership & Higher Education
Tara Braun, Counseling, Educational Leadership & Higher Education
Leslee Weible, Fashion, Interior Design, and Merchandising
College of Health Professions
Barbara Slagel, Health Administration
Jocelynn Venema, Physical Therapy
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Amanda Borchardt, Psychology
Mable Clark, Psychology
Nathaniel Gonzalez, History
Laura Willman, Psychology
Charles Fales, Psychology
Gina Rossitto, Psychology
Danielle Paull, Psychology
Edwin Williamson, English Language & Literature
Alexandra Thelan, Psychology
Young-Kook Moon, Psychology
College of Science and Engineering
Nicole Vellequette, Biology
Rasha Almughrabi, Mathematics
Mary Gibson, Biology
Bridgette Russell, Mathematics
Ali Raza, Engineering & Technology
Jack Newcomb, Physics
Jake Sawecki, Biology
Kaitlyn Whitefoot-Keliin, Biology
John Jalkanen, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Jacob Lentz, Chemistry
Ezazul Haque Sabuz, Engineering & Technology
David Varner, Mathematics
Travis Rainey, Biology
2021-22 stories
College of the Arts and Media
Kelci Gormley, Communication, Pope's Persuasion
Joshua Daniels, Music, Music Enthusiast
Aimee Miller, Communication, Fandoms and Identity
Deniz Çağlarcan, Music, Viola Versatility
College of Business Administration
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College of Education and Human Services
Emily Dimet, Master of Science in Administration, International Intelligence
Michael Eliadis, MA in Education, Student Simulations
Leslee Weible, Apparel Product Development & Merchandise Technology, Apparel Advocacy
Jerome Cawley, Educational Leadership, Student Spirituality
College of Health Professions
Cassandra Tate, Health Administration, Investigating Identity
Misty Hauser, Health Administration, Prioritizing Patients
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Jacob Aday, Psychology, Psyched about Psychedelics!
Courtney Johnson, History, Influencing Teac(her)s
Mikaela Overton, Psychology, Interaction Interventions
Sarah Sykes, Psychology, CHARGEing Forward
Autumn Rivard, Cultural Resource Management, Quilt Query
Evan Woolbright, English, Media Masculinity
College of Science and Engineering
Amber Hubbard, Biology, Saving Swamps
Nichelle VanTassel, Earth & Ecosystem Science, Night at the Smithsonian
Mohamed Elaswad, Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Winning Worms
Emad Sanei, Earth & Ecosystem Science, Purifying Pollution
Jack Mouradian, Biology, Concerning Crude
Kylie McElrath, Biology, Monitoring Muskrats
Megan Bos, Biology, Exploring the Wetlands
2020-21 stories
College of the Arts and Media
Bradley Madsen, Communication, Political Perspective Hope Spaw, Music, Promising Piccolo Jayla Gaskins, Communication, Hiding in Plain Sight Aimee Miller, Communication, All Abroad
College of Business Administration
Brittni Abiolu, Entrepreneurship, Small Business, Big Dreams
College of Education and Human Services
Katelyn Haas, Apparel Product Development & Merchandising Technologies, Fashion for Anxiety
Emily Doyle, Apparel Product Development & Merchandising Technologies, Empowering Design
George Thayer, Educational Technology, Educational Escape
Natalie Zainea, Fashion Merchandising & Design, Getting to Know Gaba
Natalie Zainea, Fashion Merchandising & Design, When Fashion Meets Function
College of Health Professions
Lydia Patten, Speach-Language Pathology, Connecting Communities
Angela Iwebunor Okonji, Public Health, Perceiving Prevalence
DPT Students and faculty advisor Dr. Caroline Gwaltney, Physical Therapy, Learning How to Heal
Janae Alexander, Public Health, Award Winning Alum
Rosemarie Vitale, Nutrition & Dietetics, Take 2 Type 2
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Michael Ignat, Cultural Resource Management, Remembering the Forgotten
Hannah Gulick, Cultural Resource Management, Modeling Minidoka
Emilee Madison, Political Science & Public Administration, Promising Proposal
Mitchell Todd & Irene Brodd, Psychology, Parents Fighting Against Obesity
Alexander Rigney, Psychology, Learning with Confidence
Jaclyn Bowes, Psychology, Helping the Helpers
College of Science and Engineering
Khandaker Foysal Haque, Engineering & Technology, Algorithmic Accuracy
Jacqueline Akins, Geography, Courtesy of the Coast
Ibrahim Lacin, Geography, Mobilizing Knowledge
Adedoyin Adeyilola, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Geological Power
Nathaniel Jones, Geography & Environmental Studies, Innovative Investigations
Cameron Nixon, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Chasing Discovery
Dustin Brewer, Earth & Ecosystem Science, Keen of the King
Fadal Aldhufairi, Statistics, Actuarial and Data Sciences, Compatible Copulas
Daniel Carlsen, Biology, Where has the Rice Gone?
Sampa Maiti, Science of Advanced Materials, Pesky Polymers