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AnnaMarie Bliss is a fifth year PhD Candidate in Architecture with concentrations in Historic Preservation of Cultural Heritage, Perception Studies, Environmental Design, and Tourism. She is also pursuing her architecture license and hopes to become a professor and preservation architect/consultant. Her work concerns the impacts of preservation and restoration of historic architecture on future design and tourism in Barcelona. She is a world traveler, experimental cook, avid runner, and college football fanatic.
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Keilin Jahnke is a PhD student in the department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. Her research interests include the role of creativity in education and the impact of non-technical aspects (including social, cultural, and political) on infrastructure design and durability in rural communities. Keilin loves teaching, traveling anywhere on the globe, running, and spending time with her friends and family.
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Terry Vaughan III is a PhD Candidate in the department of Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership. His research and professional experiences focus on the assessment of mentorship programs within higher education. He has both theoretical and practical knowledge aimed at understanding the politics and practices involved in providing mentorship to students, particularly underrepresented students. Feel free to contact him to discuss philosophy, politics, and education.
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Michael Kruepke is a fifth year graduate student pursuing a PhD in Clinical-Community Psychology. His research focuses on understanding the link between externalizing psychopathology and aggressive or violent behavior, with the majority of his work looking at psychopathy and moral psychology (e.g., morality, moral judgment, moral disengagement). He hopes to work in an applied setting within the mental health field and is still deciding on the best fit for this. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his partner, conversations with friends, and slowly working through a daunting reading/ TV/ movie list.
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Dominique Kinnett-Hopkins is a fourth year PhD student in the department of Kinesiology. Her research focuses on racial differences in how persons with multiple sclerosis experience the disease and the development of culturally tailored exercise interventions to aid in symptom management. In her free time, she enjoys playing with her puppy, Benji, salsa dancing and spending time with her little from Big Brothers Big Sisters. |
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Margaret Brennan is a PhD candidate in the Department of History at Illinois. Her research focuses on the transportation of convicts, banishment of religious dissenters, and settlement of religious refugees in the early modern Atlantic World. When she’s not reading or writing history, she can be found riding her road bike or running with her charming Australian Shepherd, Bishop. |
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Elizabeth Moscoso is a first year graduate student pursuing a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree with focuses on School Social Work and Children, Youth and Family Services. She looks forward to continuing her work with youth and their families as an advocate and to offer assistance through counseling, long-term case development, and service linkage. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her fiancé, Nick, and can most often be found walking, hiking, reading, trying a new recipe, or visiting her family. |
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Diana Byrne is a third year graduate student pursuing a PhD in Environmental Engineering with an emphasis in Energy-Water-Environment Sustainability. She is most interested in quantitative sustainable design of water infrastructure and hopes to use her education to increase access to and sustainability of water resources around the world. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends, traveling, watching TED talks, and vegetable gardening. |
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Julian Martinez-Moreno is a second year joint degree candidate, pursuing both a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Human Resources and Industrial Relations. As an aspiring HR professional, he hopes to improve employee satisfaction and well-being by understanding the conditions under which workers find meaning in what they do. His research interests broadly include alternative dispute resolution, workplace diversity, and organizational behavior. You can usually spot him on campus riding his BMX or on his couch nerding out over videogames. |
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Zane Ma is a second year PhD student in the Computer Science department. His research interests focus on how to identify and repair insecure computer systems, most recently investigating the nature of attacks and vulnerabilities in ostensibly secure Internet connections. Whenever he's not in front of a computer screen, Zane enjoys all forms of non-digital games, basketball, and hiking. |
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Monica Chinea Diliz is a third year PhD student in the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology studying molecular neuroscience. Her professional goals are to become a principal investigator in the field of molecular biology, and start a mentoring/outreach program for minority students interested in pursuing graduate education in STEM. Monica enjoys reading and writing about productivity and time management, taking road trips, and spending time with her three rescue dogs. |
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Halie Rando is a fourth year graduate student working on a PhD in the area of Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics within the Department of Animal Science. Halie’s research focuses on using a population of foxes bred to be tame and friendly towards humans as a genomic model to identify genetic variants associated with anxiety and psychological resilience. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, traveling, and learning new languages. |
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Zachary Berent is a fourth year PhD student in Mechanical Engineering, working with Professor Amy Wagoner Johnson in the field of bone cell differentiation and tissue regeneration, aiming to become an engineering instructor and administrator. Zack advocates for an increase in mental health (encompassing everything from daily stress, to identity, to more persistent challenges) visibility and support in the engineering curriculum, in hopes to increase student wellness, performance, and persistence. Outside of these activities, Zack combines his love of art and science in his sculptures, paintings, and fashion designs. |
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Charlotte Prieu is a first year PhD student in French Linguistics. She aspires to do research on language and race in the French banlieues and more specifically at ‘crossing’, a linguistic phenomenon that consists in code-switching in a language that is not a part of the speaker’s ethnic background. In her free time, she is an advocate for social justice, here on campus as well as in the Champaign-Urbana community. Charlotte is also a visual artist and realized an award winning documentary on sexual assault on campus. |
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Ucheoma Nwaozuru is a first year PhD student in community health with a concentration in health policy and administration. Her research focuses on HIV prevention among mothers, children and youths through sustainable empowerment. In her spare time, Ucheoma enjoys watching movies, blogging, and learning new hairstyles. |
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Celeste Alexander is a second year graduate student pursuing a PhD in Nutritional Sciences. She hopes to become a professor and study the effects of dietary fat on the gut microbiome and host metabolism as well as teach upper level nutrition and microbiology courses to aspiring scientists. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, swimming, and visiting with family and friends. |
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Jared Anderson is a third year graduate student pursuing a Clinical Doctorate of Audiology. His current research focuses on improving how people with bilateral cochlear implants localize sound. Upon graduation, he hopes to pursue a career as a clinical research audiologist, allowing him to continue his passion of working with patients while simultaneously collaborating with researchers. Outside of the classroom you can find him outdoors backpacking or spending time with family and friends down South. |
