Newly minted graduate Shanelle Haile defended her dissertation this summer, will receive her degree this October, and was selected as New Alumni Trustee by the Corporation in the Spring. She’s also starting a new job in Boston next month. It’s been a very busy year for Haile, who is exceptionally modest about everything she’s accomplished.

Diane Hoffman-Kim’s lab publishes on stroke therapy screening, showing that their “mini-brains” can serve important purposes in disease research.

His dissertation, Islamic Intersections: Religion and Politics in Kashmir in the Long Twentieth-Century, focuses on the previously unexamined lives and thoughts of poets, educators, ulema (Muslim scholars), activists, rebels, and revolutionaries in Kashmir. Yaseen is the Joukowsky Prize winner for the social sciences

Kiara Lee will graduate with a doctoral degree in Biomedical Engineering and a master’s degree in Global Public health, which she earned through the Open Graduate Education Program. Her dissertation, Leveraging Biotransport Mechanisms in the Design of Technologies to Improve Access to Blood-Based Diagnostics, was selected for the Joukowsky Prize in the life sciences.

Anant Hariharan was selected for his impacts to the fields of seismology, tectonics, and geodynamics through his dissertation, Understanding Overtone Interference in Surface Wave Measurements: Application to Anisotropic Imaging of the Uppermost Mantle Beneath North America.

Dennis Hogan, who completed his degree in Comparative Literature in September of 2022, is recognized for his dissertation, The Queen of Two Worlds: Crisis and Creation in the Central American Transit Zones, 1848-1914. He was selected for the Joukowsky Prize in the humanities.

Recognized for strengthening the international graduate student community and working tirelessly to bring positivity, clarity, and enthusiasm to the graduate community, Andrew Heald and Kerry Sabbag are winners of this year's Bates-Clapp and Wilson-DeBlois awards (respectively) from the Graduate Student Council.

Patrick Heller's nominators, all 18 of them, emphasize his genuine interest in their studies, his intense care and support for them as academics and people, and his patience and support as they work through ideas, projects, and navigate academic challenges and pandemic disruptions.

Professor of English, Kevin Quashie, was nominated by several students, who are among the many he formally and informally advises at Brown. Each student nominator provides a personal and detailed account of Quashie’s mentorship, sharing how they felt supported and encouraged both academically, and as unique individuals.

As a mentor, Jessica Plavicki has contributed to the academic and career development of early career scientists from high school to the postdoctoral level.

Manning Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Jerome Robinson, was nominated as a tireless advocate for graduate students, both within his department and the greater STEM community at Brown. 

Jennifer Lackey ‘00 Ph.D. is the Wayne and Elizabeth Jones Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Law (courtesy) at Northwestern University. She is also the Founding Director of the Northwestern Prison Education Program.

Kristin Kimble is honored with an Excellence in Teaching Award for her outstanding dedication, enthusiasm, and reliability in her work with curriculum design and teaching.

Haley Keglovits is recognized with an Excellence in Teaching Award for being an encouraging, supportive mentor who is generous with her time.

Doctoral candidate kristen iemma received an Excellence in Teaching Award that acknowledges her self-designed course, Archival Interventions, where students created the Brown Undergraduate Covid-19 Archives during the height of the pandemic.

Olivia Lafferty was selected for an Excellence in Teaching Award for her ability to share thoughtful feedback, create community, and encourage active student engagement.

Well-rounded, service-oriented scholar honored for her research to advance therapeutic options for patients experiencing brain ischemia.

From homelessness to healing, three-time Brown University degree holder honored for commitment to improving the lives of others.

In parallel to his studies, lifelong learner achieves significant accomplishments in the fields of finance, the digital economy and ESG.

Doctoral and master’s students are helping to build an inclusive community and develop programming and resources for graduate students across campus.

Eleven doctoral students received Global Mobility Research Fellowships during the fall and spring semesters of 2022-2023. They’ve traveled to Ghana, Germany, Argentina,Mozambique, and many other countries to conduct dissertation research.

Global travel and research are essential parts of the doctoral experience for Brown graduate students. Ahona Palchoudhuri's work is no exception.

Ethel Barja Cuyutupa completed her degree in October of last year in Hispanic Studies. She is the recipient of the Joukowsky Prize in the humanities for her dissertation, Tiempo de Promesa: Resonancias de la Revolución Cubana en la Poesía Latinoamericana (translated: Times of Promise: Resonances of the Cuban Revolution in Latin American Poetry).

Tangli Ge, a doctoral candidate in Mathematics, was selected for the Joukowsky award in the physical sciences for his dissertation titled, Uniform Mordell–Lang Plus Bogomolov.

Melanie White was selected for the Joukowsky Outstanding Dissertation Prize in the Social Sciences for her work entitled What Dem Do to We No Have Name: Intimate Colonial Violence, Autonomy, and Black Women’s Art in Caribbean Nicaragua.

Abigail Kaywana-Ann Brown, a doctoral candidate in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry was selected for the 2022 Joukowsky Outstanding Dissertation Prize in the life sciences.

Rui F. Carvalho, a doctoral candidate in Sociology was nominated specifically for his course, A Hip-Hop Companion to Race and Ethnicity, which he taught both at Brown and as an after school elective at Blackstone Valley Prep High School in the fall of 2021.

Jae-Young Son, a fourth year doctoral candidate in Psychology is recognized for his work as a teaching assistant for several courses, including Social Psychology, the largest course in his department with nearly 300 students.

Tess Renker, a doctoral candidate in Hispanic Studies was selected for her dedication and professionalism to teaching, as recognized by several faculty in her department along with glowing course evaluations.

Samuel Pattillo Smith, a doctoral candidate in Computational Biology, was nominated for his effectiveness in the virtual classroom and dedication to students.

Doctoral student Britt Threatt was recently selected for the K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award, which is granted by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U).

As Associate Director for Graduate Student Writing, Charles Carroll’s first priority is to help graduate students become empowered writers.

October 2022 was an exciting month for doctoral candidate Layra Cintron-Rivera. She was selected for several national honors for her microscopy work and pathobiology research.

AtomICs is a startup company composed of chemistry doctoral students, Dana Biechele-Speziale and Selahaddin Gumus, along with faculty members, Brenda Rubenstein and Jacob Rosenstein.

Kiara Lee, a doctoral student in biomedical engineering, was recently published in ACS Analytical Chemistry for her research on a new testing method of dried blood spots (DBSs).

Lin works with graduate students on all aspects of career development, helping doctoral and MFA students navigate both academic and non-academic career opportunities.

A new cohort of Open Graduate Education students will explore novel connections between disciplines and domains of expertise, by pursuing a secondary master’s degree in a field that differs from that of their Ph.D.

I hope your semester is off to an excellent start. It was a pleasure to meet so many new students at Orientation last month. Your energy and enthusiasm for what lies ahead are contagious and have been invigorating for all of us.