BHRI Undergraduate Fellows 2020-25
Summer 2025 | |||
| First Name | Last Name | Major | Mentor |
| Joshua | Alfman | Psychology | Douglas Delahanty, PhD, Professor, Psychological Sciences, and Vice President for Research & Economic Development |
| Zaya | Campbell | Nursing | Meghan Edmondson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, College of Nursing |
| Cooper | DeFrange | Biology | Jennifer McDonough, PhD, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences |
| Madeline | Desmond | Environmental and Conservation Biology; Minor: Microbiology and Environmental Studies | Brian Trevelline, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences |
| Taylor | Dimmerling | Neuroscience | Ronald Seese, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, and Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences, NEOMED, Akron Children's Hospital |
| William | Maynard | Biology; Minor: Chemistry | Dinah Qutob, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences |
| Raymond | Maynard | Biology; Minor: Chemistry | Dinah Qutob, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences |
| Punarjai | Pratap | Exercise Science | Adam Jajtner, PhD, CSCS, Associate Professor, Health Sciences |
| Matthew | Puleo | Neuroscience | Min-Ho Kim, PhD, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences |
| Elise | Simmons | Psychology | Lee Gilman, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychological Sciences |
| Reece | Turner | Neuroscience, English | Joseph Bedont, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences |
Summer 2024 | |||
| First Name | Last Name | Major | Mentor |
| Samantha | Allan | Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology | Julia Huyck, PhD, Associate Professor, Health Sciences, and Assistant Director, BHRI |
| Sydney | Anderson | Neuroscience | Colleen Novak, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences |
| Riley | Boehm | Biology (Pre-Medicine) | John Johnson, PhD, Professor, Biological Sciences, Director, School of Biomedical Science |
| Grace | Davis | Neuroscience | Joseph Bedont, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences Department |
| Haillee | Ekis | Biology, Concentration in Pre-Medicine | Lique Coolen, PhD, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Assistant Director, BHRI |
| Kate | Hensley | Speech Pathology & Audiology | Julia Huyck,PhD, Associate Professor, Health Sciences, and Assistant Director, BHRI |
| Anna | Joy | Neuroscience and Biochemistry | John Johnson, PhD, Professor, Biological Sciences, Director, School of Biomedical Science |
| Nolan | King | Psychology; Minor: Management | Dong Whi Yoo, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Information |
| Samantha | McAnany | Biology - Molecular and Cellular Biology | Wilson Chung, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences |
| Vinaya | Patel | Psychology (Pre-Medicine) | Christopher Was, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences |
| Tasnuva | Promi | Neuroscience; Minor: Psychology | Richard Piet, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences Department |
| Hamza | Rouiha | Biology (Pre-Medicine) | Jennifer McDonough, PhD, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences Department |
| Amber | Tuck | Speech Pathology & Audiology, Minors in Psychology & Autism Spectrum Disorders | Hayley Arnold, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences |
Summer 2023 | |||
| First Name | Last Name | Major | Mentor |
| Abigail | Bennett | Animation Game Design | Joshua Albrecht, PhD, Assistant Professor, Glauser School of Music |
| William | Butke | Neuroscience | Wilson Chung, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences |
| Laura-Lee | Downes | Biology (Pre-Dentistry) | Colleen Novak, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences |
| Anna | Duraney | Neuroscience | Aleisha Moore, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences |
| Clarice | Farley | Biology (Pre-Medicine) | Angela Ridgel, PhD, Associate Director, BHRI; Professor, Health Sciences |
| Leah | Herbert | Speech Pathology & Audiology | Julia Huyck, PhD, Associate Professor, Health Sciences; Assistant Director, BHRI |
| Patrick | Hull | Biology (Pre-Medicine) | Ronald Seese, PhD, Pediatric Neurologist, Akron Children's Hospital |
| Elizabeth | Marhefka | Biology (Pre-Medicine) | Michael Lehman, PhD, BHRI Director and Professor, Department of Biological Sciences |
| Angele | Nsoure-Engohang | Biology (Pre-Medicine); Minor: Chemistry | Lique Coolen, PhD, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences; Assistant Director, BHRI |
| Aliyah | Ross | Psychology; Minor: Chinese | Lee Gilman, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences |
| Lauren | Scrimshaw | Psychology, Neuroscience; Minor: Biological Sciences | Lee Gilman, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences |
| Bria | Shackleford | Neuroscience | Angela Neal-Barnett, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences |
| Riley | Smith | Psychology; Minors: Applied Data and Information, Media Advocacy | Mary Himmelstein, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences |
| Sydney | Streby | Speech Pathology & Audiology | Julia Huyck, PhD, Associate Professor, Health Sciences; Assistant Director, BHRI |
| Logan | Yost | Biology (Pre-Medicine) | Lique Coolen, PhD, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences; Assistant Director, BHRI |
Summer 2022 | |||
| First Name | Last Name | Major | Mentor |
| Alaya | Kiser | Neuroscience | Lique Coolen, PhD, Professor and Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, BHRI Assistant Director, BHRI Undergraduate Fellows Program Director |
| Mariam | Awad | Biology (Pre-Medicine) | Ernest Freeman, PhD, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences |
| Samantha | Loar | Psychology | Mary Himmelstein, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences |
| Zoha | Shaikh | Medical Technology | Jennifer McDonough, PhD, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences |
| Samantha | Zaborowski | Psychology and Neuroscience | Clarissa Thompson, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology |
| Kendra | Dillon | Neuroscience | Aleisha Moore, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences |
| Sophie | Balcom | Biology and Criminology and Justice Studies | Michael Lehman, PhD, BHRI Director and Professor, Department of Biological Sciences |
| Aidan | Wade | Neuroscience (Pre-Medicine); Minor: Physics | Jeff Mellott, PhD, Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology, College of Graduate studies, NEOMED |
| Evelynne | Morgan | Biology (Pre-medicine concentration) | Helen Piontkivska, PhD, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences |
| Gabrielle | Williams | Speech Pathology and Audiology; Minor: Early Intervention | Julia Huyck, Associate Professor, PhD, Health Sciences, SPA Program Coordinator |
| Autumn | Redd | Neuroscience (Pre-Medicine); Minor: Physics | Lique Coolen, PhD, Professor and Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, BHRI Assistant Director, and BHRI Undergraduate Fellows Program Director |
Summer 2021 | |||
| First Name | Last Name | Major | Mentor |
| Anna | Anello | Neuroscience | Richard Piet, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences |
| Hunter | Burkart | Neuroscience; Minors: Chemistry, Psychology | Eric Mintz, PhD, Professor, Biological Sciences and Associate Dean, Arts and Sciences |
| Isabelle | Delorme | Neuroscience (Pre-Medicine); Minor: Chemistry | Woo-Yang Kim, PhD, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences |
| Destiny | Ezeliora | Neuroscience (Pre-Medicine) | Doug Delahanty, PhD, Professor, Psychological Sciences and Interim Vice President, Research |
| Sydney | Frigm | Biology | Collen Novak, PhD, Professor, Biological Sciences |
| Violet | Hutchison Goldinger | Biology - Molecular and Cellular | Helen Piontkivska, PhD, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences |
| Sarah | Kassis | Psychology (Pre-Medicine) | Lee Gilman, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychological Sciences |
| Hannah | Kunzler | Biochemistry (Pre-Medicine); Minor: Spanish | Lique Coolen, PhD, Professor, Biological Sciences and Associate Dean, Arts and Sciences |
| Danielle | Robusto | Speech Pathology; Minor: Psychology | Mike Lehman, PhD, Professor, Biological Sciences and Director, Brain Health Research Institute |
| Sydney | Severt | Neuroscience (Pre-Medicine) | Devin Mueller, PhD, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences |
| Zoha | Shaikh | Medical Technology | Jenny McDonough, PhD, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences |
| Emma | Smith | Psychology; Minor: Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology | Joel Hughes, PhD, Professor, Psychological Sciences |
| Melani | Whitmyer | Biology (Pre-Medicine) | Angela Ridgel, PhD, Professor, Exercise Science |
Summer 2020 | |||
| First Name | Last Name | Major | Mentor |
| Ayana | Getz | Speech Pathology and Audiology; Minor: Mild to Moderate Special Education | Gregory Smith, PhD, Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences |
| Taylor | Joseph | Exercise Science; Minor: Disability Studies/Comm Inclusion | Angela Ridgel, PhD, Exercise Science/Physiology |
| Matthew | Kern | Philosophy; Minor: Latin | David Pereplyotchik, PhD, Philosophy |
| Jessica | Livingston | Psychology; Dual Major: Music | Amy Sato, PhD, Psychological Sciences |
| Nathan | Ritchey | Mathematics; Dual Major: Neuroscience; Minors: Chemistry, Psychology | Lique Coolen, PhD, Biological Science |
| Joshua | Sanchez | Music (Voice Performance) | Joshua Albrecht, PhD, School of Music |
| Hayley | Shasteen | Biology (Molecular/Cellular); Dual Major: Psychology | Rachael Blasiman, PhD, Psychological Sciences, Salem Campus |
| Jason | Shea | Computer Science | Rob Clements, PhD, Biological Sciences |
| Jenna | Van Coppenolle | Biology (Pre-Medicine); Minor: Psychology | Gemma Casadesus Smith, PhD, Biological Sciences |
| Elizabeth | Wood | Special Education (Mild to Moderate, Moderate to Intensive); Minor: Autism Spectrum Disorders | Darlene Unger, PhD, Special Education |