People

Founder and CEO, Top Tutors for Us Angelica Harris recently graduated from WashU earning three degrees. She holds a Master’s in Computer Science, as well as two undergraduate degrees: one in Finance from the Olin Business School and the other in Computer Science from the McKelvey School of Engineering.   In the fall of 2022, Angelica […]

Founding General Partner, THENA Capital Meet Tatum Getty (WashU ’04), who has helped shape the health and wellness sector in both the USA and the UK through marketing, public relations, sales, and brand management positions with companies such as SoulCycle, Barry’s Bootcamp, and Tonal. Today she is an investor, having co-founded the venture capital fund […]

Architecture | Entering Year: 2023 As a Master’s candidate in Architecture, Tatianna Capko strives to design beautiful, affordable and sustainable spaces for the most vulnerable populations. Tatianna earned a Bachelor of Science in Architecture cum laude from WashU, where she also played club rugby and performed with the Bear Nation Varsity Band. Following graduation, she […]

Marketing | Entering Year: 2023 Emily is a PhD student in the Marketing department at Olin Business School. She studies consumer behavior and more specifically, how human beings make decisions. She is interested in understanding human behaviors and the human mind and hopes to bring forth positive changes to society. 

Speech and Hearing Science | Entering Year: 2023 Mona Jawad is a PhD student in Speech and Hearing Science with a focus on applied computation. With her bioengineering background, she seeks to use machine learning to create new clinical tools and investigate patterns in audiological data. The founder of a social enterprise for deaf learners, […]

Movement Science | Entering Year: 2023 Stacey Chen is a PhD student in the Movement Science PhD program housed within the Department of Physical Therapy. She graduated from University of Evansville in 2015 with a degree in Athletic Training. While pursuing her clinical degree, she concurrently worked in a biomechanics laboratory to better understand mechanisms […]

Mechanical Engineering | Entering Year: 2023 Alexis Rivera is pursuing a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. She graduated summa cum laude from Hendrix College with a B.A. in Physics in 2020. While at Hendrix College, she was a mentor for the Increasing Retention and Inclusion in STEM program, which provided resources and community for students in […]

Computational and Data Science | Entering Year: 2023 Samuel Naranjo Rincón, originally from Barranquilla, Colombia, is a Computational and Data Science PhD student with research interests in large-scale brain architecture and temporal dynamics of functional neural connections. He earned his BS in Psychology at the University of Central Florida. There, he joined the McNair program where […]

Molecular Cell Biology | Entering Year: 2023 Brianna is a Molecular Cell Biology PhD student with research interest in the intersection of genetic diseases and neurodegeneration. She received her BA in Chemistry, BS in Psychology from the University of Missouri- Columbia in 2021. She became involved in research during her undergraduate career within the fields […]

Cancer Biology | Entering Year: 2023 A PhD student in Cancer Biology, Alyssa aspires to deepen her understanding of the biological mechanisms that promote cancer initiation, growth, and metastasis. As a woman in STEM and the first in her family to pursue graduate education, she is enthusiastic about mentoring other young women in STEM and […]

Immunology | Entering Year: 2023 A PhD student in the Immunology department of The Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Crystal Lovato seeks to understand the immune system as it pertains to autoimmunity. With her background in Microbiology and personal connections to the challenges disease presents, she hopes to add to the body of knowledge […]

Plant and Microbial Biosciences | Entering Year: 2023 Joseph Adjei is a first-year PhD student in the Plant and Microbial Biosciences (PMB) program seeking to explore intracellular/intercellular communication within organisms, with the aim of improving food security and human condition. He is a deaf student from Ghana, West Africa. Joseph received his BS with Honors […]

Izzy Howerton (she/her) is a PhD student in Public Health Sciences, with a passion for investigating systems-level facilitators and barriers to LGBTQ+ health—particularly as it relates to intimate partner violence and gender norms. Since graduating with an MPH from the Brown School in 2020, Izzy has worked as an epidemiologist, whose work was dedicated to […]

Earth and Planetary Sciences | Entering Year: 2023 An incoming PhD student in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences (EEPS), Alexander Nguyen aims to use radar remote sensing to study earth processes on the planets and moons in our solar system. In his experience of navigating predominately white and affluential spaces while being […]

Ali is an evaluation specialist. She provides expertise in the assessment of student learning and experience alongside the design and implementation of psychosocial interventions and/or programmatic initiatives intended to enhance equity in student outcomes, particularly in STEM fields. She works collaboratively with the vice provost for educational initiatives, Institutional Research & Analysis, the Center for […]

Pam is a senior data analyst for the institutional research & analysis unit. She creates dashboards to share data visualizations with WashU stakeholders, helps analyze WashU rankings, and builds repeatable processes for managing data. Pam also conducts research and analysis to answer questions raised by senior management and committees and helps administer institutional surveys. 

Mike is a senior data analyst supporting key initiatives which aim to assess and improve student outcomes and promote equity of success across the student body. In collaboration with the vice provost for educational initiatives, the institutional effectiveness team, and other partners across WashU. He is helping to develop more systematic assessment of key student […]

School of Medicine Member until August 2026 Research: Stroke recovery, Rehabilitation, and Accelerometry Teaching: Graduate content in motor systems neuroscience, motor control, and research design. Graduate research mentorship.

Tamara Kulish serves as the administrative project coordinator in the Office of the Provost working closely with the senior program manager and the vice provost. She supports a variety of programs and initiatives for Danforth Campus faculty.