2023-2024 Sally Casanova Pre-doctoral Scholars
Meet our 2023-2024 Scholars!
We are delighted to announce our 2023-2024 Sally Casanova Scholars! The Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars Program prepares students to apply for doctoral programs and provides access to a career in academia. In addition to scholarship funding, Scholars receive mentorship from faculty and participate in a funded summer research experience at doctoral granting institutions across the U.S.
2023-2024 Scholars
![Christian Carrillo Photo](/sites/default/files/images/2023-12/1.%20Christian%20Carrillo_1.jpg)
Christian Carrillo
Faculty Mentor: Samar Saade Needham
Psychology
![Jesus Cordero Photo](/sites/default/files/images/2023-12/2.%20Jesus%20Cordero_0.png)
Jesus Cordero
Faculty Mentor: William Jeynes
Education
![Carlos Fitch Photo](/sites/default/files/images/2023-12/3.%20Carlos%20Fitch_0.jpg)
Carlos Fitch
Faculty Mentor: Lindsay Perez Huber
Education
![Andee Gonzalez Photo](/sites/default/files/images/2023-12/4.%20Andee%20Gonzalez_0.jpeg)
Andee Gonzalez
Faculty Mentor: Laura Gonzalez-Alana
Management Information Systems
Kasandra Khiev
Faculty Mentor: Vasanthy Narayanaswami
Biochemistry
![Dylan Kurz Photo](/sites/default/files/images/2023-12/6.%20Dylan%20Kurz.jpg)
Dylan Kurz
Faculty Mentor: Steven Osuna
Sociology/Pre-Law
![Claudine Maloles Photo](/sites/default/files/images/2023-12/7.%20Claudine%20Maloles.png)
Claudine Maloles
Faculty Mentor: Kim Kelly
Early Childhood Education
![Tess Nguyen Photo](/sites/default/files/images/2023-12/8.%20Tess%20Nguyen.jpeg)
Tess Nguyen
Faculty Mentor: Araceli Gonzalez
Psychology
![Cody Spjut Photo](/sites/default/files/images/2023-12/9.%20Cody%20Spjut.jpeg)
Cody Spjut
Faculty Mentor: Max Rosenkrantz
Philosophy
![Daniel Torres Photo](/sites/default/files/images/2023-12/10.%20Daniel%20Torres.jpeg)
Daniel Torres
Faculty Mentor: Thomas Gredig
Physics
![Athena Vasquez Photo](/sites/default/files/images/2023-12/11.%20Athena%20Vasquez.jpeg)
Athena Vasquez
Faculty Mentor: Barton Saunders
English (MFA)
2022-2023 Scholars
![Antonio Arreguin picture](/sites/default/files/images/2022-09/Antonio%20Arreguin_0.jpg)
Antonio Arreguin
Faculty Mentor: Maryam Haddad
Chemical Engineering
![Guadalupe Barragan Picture](/sites/default/files/images/2022-09/Gudalupe%20Barragan%20%282%29.jpg)
Guadalupe Barragan
Faculty Mentor: Sarah Arroyo
English
![Jordie Conde picture](/sites/default/files/images/2022-09/Jordi%20Conde_0.jpg)
Jordie Conde
Faculty Mentor: Jonathan O'Brien
Education
![Emily Doffing Picture](/sites/default/files/images/2022-09/Emily%20Doffing.jpg)
Emily Doffing
Faculty Mentor: Danielle Kohfeldt
Psychology
![Destiny Gilliland picture](/sites/default/files/images/2022-09/Destiny%20Gilliland.jpeg)
Destiny Gilliland
Faculty Mentor: Karissa Miller
Psychology
![Ashley Guerrero Picture](/sites/default/files/images/2022-09/Ashley%20Guerrero_0.jpg)
Ashley Guerrero
Faculty Mentor: Gary Hytrek
Geography
![Julaina Juarez](/sites/default/files/images/2022-09/Julaina%20Juarez_0.jpg)
Julaina Juarez
Faculty Mentor: Jacob Olsen
Advance Studies in Education
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Stephen Kooshian
Faculty Mentor:
Caitlin Murdock
History
![Fanuel Mendez picture](/sites/default/files/images/2022-09/Fanuel_Mendez.jpg)
Fanuel Mendez
Faculty Mentor: Andreas Bill
Physics and Astronomy
![Evelyn Ortiz picture](/sites/default/files/images/2022-09/Evelyn%20Ortiz%20Soto.jpg_0.jpeg)
Evelyn Ortiz Soto
Faculty Mentor: Kathryn Perkins
Political Science
![Thomas Page](/sites/default/files/images/2022-09/Thomas%20Page_1.jpg)
Thomas Page
Faculty Mentor: Aili Malm
Criminology
![Taryn Thrasher pictutre](/sites/default/files/images/2022-09/Taryn%20Thrasher_0.jpg)
Taryn Thrasher
Faculty Mentor: Courtney Ahrens
Psychology
![Tanner Whitlow Picture](/sites/default/files/images/2022-09/Tanner%20Whitlow_0.jpg)
Tanner Whitlow
Faculty Mentor: Nick Laskowski
Philosophy
2021-2022 Scholars
![mariana_barrios.png Mariana Barrios image](/sites/default/files/images/mariana_barrios.png)
Mariana Barrios
Faculty Mentor:
Clorinda Donato
Linguistics
![alejandro_beltran_cortez_0.jpeg Alejandro Beltran Cortez image](/sites/default/files/images/alejandro_beltran_cortez_0.jpeg)
Alejandro Beltran Cortez
Faculty Mentor:
Lily House Peters
Geography
![keilee_bessho.jpg Keilee Bessho image](/sites/default/files/images/keilee_bessho.jpg)
Keilee Bessho
Faculty Mentor:
Cory Wright
Philosophy
![victoria_diaz.jpg Victoria Diaz image](/sites/default/files/images/victoria_diaz.jpg)
Victoria Diaz
Faculty Mentor:
Wan Lee
Chemical Engineering
![jessica_flores.jpg Jessica Flores image](/sites/default/files/images/jessica_flores.jpg)
Jessica Flores
Faculty Mentor:
Nina Flores
Education
![marina_ganicheva.jpg Marina Ganicheva image](/sites/default/files/images/marina_ganicheva.jpg)
Marina Ganicheva
Faculty Mentor:
Andrew Jenks
History
![tiffany_gonzalez.jpg Tiffany Gonzalez image](/sites/default/files/images/tiffany_gonzalez.jpg)
Tiffany Gonzalez
Faculty Mentor:
Arturo Zavala
Psychology
![jessica_grifaldo.jpg Jessica Grifaldo image](/sites/default/files/images/jessica_grifaldo.jpg)
Jessica Grifaldo
Faculty Mentor:
Deborah Fraser
Biology
![tom_ho.jpg Tom Ho image](/sites/default/files/images/tom_ho.jpg)
Tom Ho
Faculty Mentor:
Cory Wright
Philosophy
![marco_marrufo.png Marco Marrufo](/sites/default/files/images/marco_marrufo.png)
Marco Marrufo
Faculty Mentor:
Sean Kwon
Electrical Engineering
![liliana_mora.jpg Liliana Mora image](/sites/default/files/images/liliana_mora.jpg)
Faculty Mentor:
Caroline Lopez-Perry
Education
![jesse_ramirez.jpg Jesse Ramirez image](/sites/default/files/images/jesse_ramirez.jpg)
Faculty Mentor:
Kristina Lovato
Social Work
![trang_tran.jpg Trang Tran image](/sites/default/files/images/trang_tran.jpg)
Faculty Mentor:
Lora Stevens
Geology
![yeng_vue.jpg Yeng Vue image](/sites/default/files/images/yeng_vue.jpg)
Faculty Mentor:
Bill Pedersen
Psychology
![steven_wong.jpg Steven Wong image](/sites/default/files/images/steven_wong.jpg)
Faculty Mentor:
Scott Wilson
Anthropology
2020-2021 Scholars
![joshua_acosta_2.jpg Joshua Acosta photo](/sites/default/files/images/joshua_acosta_2.jpg)
Joshua Acosta
Undergraduate
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Guotong Li
Doctoral Field of Interest: History
![andrew_alvarez_3.png Andrew Alvarez photo](/sites/default/files/images/andrew_alvarez_3.png)
Andrew Alvarez
Undergraduate
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Katarzyna Slowinska
Doctoral Field of Interest: Biochemistry
![cristien_arzate_0.jpg Cristien Arzate photo](/sites/default/files/images/cristien_arzate_0.jpg)
Cristien Arzate
Graduate
Faculty Mentor: Thomas Klaehn
Doctoral Field of Interest: Physics
![alicia_castro__0.jpg Alicia Castro photo](/sites/default/files/images/alicia_castro__0.jpg)
Alicia Castro
Graduate
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bradley Pan-Weisz
Doctoral Field of Interest: Psychology
![everett_delfel__0.jpg Everett Delfel photo](/sites/default/files/images/everett_delfel__0.jpg)
Everett Delfel
Graduate
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bill Pederson
Doctoral Field of Interest: Psychology
![kylie_foster_0.jpeg Kylie Foster photo](/sites/default/files/images/kylie_foster_0.jpeg)
Kylie Foster
Undergraduate
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yada Treesukosol
Doctoral Field of Interest: Psychology
![lizbeth_jardon_0.png Lizbeth Jardon photo](/sites/default/files/images/lizbeth_jardon_0.png)
Lizbeth Jardon
Undergraduate
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ted Stankowich
Doctoral Field of Interest: Organismal Biology
![kayla_landers_0.jpg Kayla Landera photo](/sites/default/files/images/kayla_landers_0.jpg)
Kayla Landers
Undergraduate
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kensaku Nakayama
Doctoral Field of Interest: Chemistry
![jacob_moran_0.jpg Jacob Moran photo](/sites/default/files/images/jacob_moran_0.jpg)
Jacob Moran
Graduate
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Christopher Duerringer
Doctoral Field of Interest: Communication Studies
![grace_ocular_0.jpg Grace Ocular photo](/sites/default/files/images/grace_ocular_0.jpg)
Grace Ocular
Graduate
Faculty Mentor: Kim Kelly
Doctoral Field of Interest: Education - Dual Language Development
![lana_tran_0.jpg Lana Tran photo](/sites/default/files/images/lana_tran_0.jpg)
Lana Tran
Graduate
Faculty Mentor: Jyotsna Pattnaik
Doctoral Field of Interest: Early Childhood Education
![taryn_williams_0.jpg Taryn Williams photo](/sites/default/files/images/taryn_williams_0.jpg)
Taryn Williams
Undergraduate
Faculty Mentor: Becky Nash
Doctoral Field of Interest: Management and Operations & Supply Chain Management