People

Lauren Nacke, MSW, LCSW (she/her) is a PhD student in the School of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis. With over a decade of experience as a perinatal social worker, she focuses on addressing structural racism and inequities in maternal and infant health. Lauren’s research employs an intersectional approach to promote equitable policies […]

Sejal Popat is pursuing an MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture. She is an interdisciplinary artist, researcher and writer from California. She studied Fine Art along with Logic and Computation at Carnegie Mellon and did her masters in Information Systems at UC Berkeley. She is especially passionate about the role of creativity in education and […]

Emma Groetecke (she/her) is a second-year PhD student in Chemistry working in the Wencewicz laboratory, where she studies the influence of natural product analogs on bacterial nutrient acquisition, with a focus on the total synthesis of novel antibiotic scaffolds. Emma completed her B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Kentucky in 2024, where she was […]

A PhD student in Mechanical Engineering, Savannah hopes to use engineering principles to gain a deeper understanding of pregnancy-related biomechanical changes in uterine tissue. After graduating from Scripps College in 2021 with a BA in Biophysics, she continued her education at WashU as a member of the Dual-Degree Engineering Program, where she earned a BS […]

Eric is a PhD student in the IMSE who seeks to use computation methods to predict material behavior for a vast range of uses. He is a First-Generation student who was the first in his family to get a college degree. He is a 4-year recipient of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and has been awarded […]

Jacob is a portfolio coordinator which means he supports the portfolio of work of the full institutional effectiveness team. He helps manage day-to-day administrative functions and select initiatives for the team including intake document of new projects, scoping visualization products, assisting in operational tasks, and being our lead project manager. 

Soophia is a data visualization designer supporting the institutional effectiveness team and campus stakeholders at WashU by transforming complex datasets into clear, compelling visual narratives. With a background in both analytics and user experience, she creates data visualizations which prioritize the needs of users, ensuring data is transparent and equitably shared. A dedicated storyteller, Soophia […]

Keith is a senior reporting analyst. He coordinates the reporting of WashU data to federal and state agencies, consortia, and various rankings organizations. He is responsible for understanding regulations, reporting instructions, definitions, and uses of WashU data that are reported externally. Keith also reports on key ranking announcements and analyzes changes in ranking trends and […]

Koch Family Professor of Practice in Family Enterprise; Director of the Koch Family Center for Family Enterprise

Managing Director and Chief Impact Officer, Advantage Capital For more than 30 years, Sandra has been committed to the development and empowerment of people and the communities where they live through the design, implementation, evaluation, and financing of revitalization programs in areas facing economic and social distress. As the firm’s primary spokesperson, she guides its […]

Professor, Maryville University Leilani Carver-Madalon, PhD, is the program director for communication programs at Maryville University. She also serves as an associate professor of communication specializing in strategic communication, marketing communication, and leadership. Before entering academia, Leilani worked for eight years in technology training and development, project management and consulting. She also lived and worked […]

NA Corn Venture Lead, Bayer Crop Science Tina is a PhD scientist who has spent over 16 years in the Agricultural Industry working with Bayer Crop Science with the mission of driving ‘Health for all, hunger for none’. Born to immigrant parents who moved with very little from India to England in pursuit of a […]

Becca acts to coordinate and manage a variety of activities and resources for the implementation of the university strategic plan.

Lilly acts to coordinate and manage a variety of activities and resources for the implementation of the university strategic plan.

Assistant Professor of dance at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Ashley L. Tate is a director, choreographer, educator, and performer from Saint Louis, Missouri.  She is an assistant professor of dance at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, an affiliate faculty member with the UNC Charlotte Department of Africana Studies, and founder […]