PhD Student List
2026 Cohort
Kevin Bolwerk
2026 Cohort Texas A&M University
Shakshi Desai, M.S.
2026 Cohort Rutgers University
Nicholas Griffin, M.S.
2026 Cohort California State University – Long Beach
Eleni Kepler
2026 Cohort University of Mary Washington
Piper Magowan
2026 Cohort University of Mary Hardin – Baylor
Regan Mangham, M.S.
2026 Cohort Texas A&M University
Raegan Nelson
2026 Cohort Iowa State University
Providence Pangira
2026 Cohort Bethune-Cookman University
Austin Willson
2026 Cohort Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Xiang Yin, M.S.
2026 Cohort Johns Hopkins University2025 Cohort
Sebastian Alvarez-Luna
2025 Cohort Advisor Dr. Masako Suzuki University of Houston
Andrew Eastland
2025 Cohort Advisor Dr. Seth Murray University of Texas at Austin
William Fortun
2025 Cohort Advisor Dr. Zhilei Chen Universidad Ana G Mendez-Carolina
Sydney Fox
2025 Cohort Advisor Dr. Weston Porter Texas A&M University Galveston
Moira La Fuente
2025 Cohort, GGSA Seminar Co-Chair Advisor Dr. David Threadgill University of Georgia
Dante Lopez
2025 Cohort Advisor Dr. Alex Keene University of Texas San Antonio
Lance Nuique
2025 Cohort Advisor Dr. Masako Suzuki Bosie State University
Ashlyn Parrott
2025 Cohort Advisor Dr. Shogo Sato McNeese State University
Emily Raiff, M.S.
2025 Cohort Advisor Dr. Jessica Galloway-Peña Ohio State University
Jacob Risch
2025 Cohort, GGSA Treasurer Advisor Dr. Erick Motta University of Texas at Austin
Elliott Runyan
2025 Cohort Advisor Dr. Juan Dong University of Nevada Reno
Tasmim Shibbir, M.S.
2025 Cohort Advisor Dr. Hui-Wen Lo University of Dhaka
David Suarez-Salazar, M.S.
2025 Cohort Advisor Dr. Zach Adelman Universidad De Los Andes
Yuqiao Tang, M.S.
2025 Cohort Advisor Dr. Bo Zhou Northeastern University
Emily Thornton, M.S.
2025 Cohort, GGSA Seminar Co-Chair Advisor Dr. Karl Clark Texas A&M University
David Uribe, M.S.
2025 Cohort Advisor Dr. Akhilesh Gaharwar University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Alison Wuerfel
2025 Cohort Advisor Dr. Matthew Moulton Clemson University2024 Cohort
Hussain Alcassab, M.S.
2024 Cohort Advisor Dr. Carl Gregory University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Sydney Christensen
2024 Cohort Advisor Dr. Wanhe Li Texas A&M University
Valeria Duran-Salas
2024 Cohort Advisor Dr. Akhilesh Gaharwar Texas A&M University – Commerce
Brighton Garrett
2024 Cohort, GGSA Recruitment Chair Advisor Dr. Masako Suzuki Baylor University
Isabella Lawlar
2024 Cohort Advisor Dr. David Threadgill Sam Houston State University
William Leach
2024 Cohort, GGSA Secretary Advisor Dr. David Threadgill Centre College
Doris Migliaccio
2024 Cohort, GGSA President Advisor Dr. Wanhe Li Clemson University
Kexin Pang, M.S.
2024 Cohort Advisor Dr. Jared Bard University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Natalie Wideman
2024 Cohort, GGSA Vice President Advisor Dr. Zach Adelman Marquette University2023 Cohort
Marianny Alvarado-Gonzalez
2023 Cohort Advisor Dr. Masako Suzuki University of Puerto-Mayaguez
Victoria Bunting
2023 Cohort Advisor Dr. Raquel Sitcheran University of Arizona
Samantha Foster
2023 Cohort Advisor Dr. Akhilesh Gahawar Texas A&M University
Pei-Jung Hsin
2023 Cohort Advisor Dr. Brian Davis National Taiwan University
Harpreet Kaur, M.S.
2023 Cohort Advisor Dr. Weston Porter University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Lucasantiago Macias
2023 Cohort Advisor Dr. Sarguru Subash University of Texas El Pas
Trevor Millar
2023 Cohort Advisor Dr. Mahul Chakraborty Utah Valley University
Charles Mitchell
2023 Cohort Advisor Dr. Dmitry Kurouski University of Texas Dallas
Veronika Mojik
2023 Cohort Advisor Dr. Hubert Amrein University of North Carolina – Asheville
Paola Najera
2023 Cohort Advisor Dr. Zach Adelman University of Houston-University Park
Fatma Ozair
2023 Cohort Advisor Dr. Seth Murray University of Texas Austin
Alexa Park
2023 Cohort Advisor Dr. Sakiko Okumoto University of Alabama Huntsville2022 Cohort
Emmarie Alexander
2022 Cohort Advisor Dr. William Murphy University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Ari Aviles
2022 Cohort Advisor Dr. Irtisha Singh Florida Atlantic University
Andres Barboza-Pereira
2022 Cohort Advisor Dr. Heath Blackmon Arkansas Tech University Russellville
Tyler Chan
2022 Cohort Advisor Dr. Zach Adelman University of Alabama – Huntsville
Esme Cope
2022 Cohort Advisor Dr. Zach Adelman Utah Tech University
Samantha Higgins
2022 Cohort Advisor Dr. Michael Golding Texas A&M University
Carlos Ramírez Carbó
2022 Cohort Advisor Dr. Beiyan Nan University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez
Anestacia Robinson
2022 Cohort Advisor Dr. Shogo Sato University of Central Florida
Daniela Ruiz
2022 Cohort Advisor Dr. Qing Sun Prairie View A&M University
Eric Shah
2022 Cohort Advisor Dr. Aaron Tarone University of Texas Rio Grande ValleySenior Students
Hannah Carter
2021 Cohort Advisor Dr. Weston Porter Texas A&M University
Isabella Childers
2021 Cohort Avisor Dr. William Murphy Clemson University
Allie Denham
2020 Cohort Advisor Dr. Vladimir Vladimirov San Angelo State University
Aaron DeSalvio
2021 Cohort Advisor Dr. Seth Murray University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sarah Ingram
2021 Cohort Advisor Dr. Shaunna Clark Texas A&M University – Texarkana
Ramsey Jenschke
2020 Cohort Advisor Dr. Weston Porter Tulane University