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53rd Commencement of Penn State College of Medicine
Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 1 p.m.
Hershey Lodge, Great American Hall
325 University Drive
Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
Class of 2022 Graduates
Graduate School
Graduate school
Master of Professional Studies in Homeland Security
Joseph P. Able, BA, Waldorf University
Capstone experience: Are WMD Still a Threat?
Adviser: Gavin Macgregor-Skinner, BVSc, MSc, MPH, MRCVSAustin J. Boccardi, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: A Comprehensive Performance Assessment for St. Luke’s Quakertown (PA) EMS and MCI: Identifying Gaps and Recommendations for Best Practices
Advisers: Eugene Lengerich, VMD, and Gavin Macgregor-Skinner, BVSc, MSc, MPH, MRCVSCaitlyn Connors Voois, BA, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: School Violence: A United States Public Health Crisis
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMDCheyanne Jae Eisenmann, BSEd, Baylor University
Capstone experience: Vaccines and Autoimmune Diseases: A Systematic Review
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMDAna Garzon, BS, University of Central Florida
Capstone experience: Prevalence and Factors Contributing to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Amongst Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMDCraigory Harper, BA, University of Arizona
Capstone experience: An Examination of United States Public Health Policy for Immigration Detention Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMDKelly K. Hollenbeak, BA, BS, William Jewell College and The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Healthcare Workers in the United States
Adviser: Jennifer Osetek, PhD, MHSLori Karabinchak, BAS, Montclair State University
Capstone experience: Compassion Fatigued First Responders: The Mental Health Effects From COVID-19
Adviser: Avram Flamm, DOHannah McCain, BA, University of New Haven
Capstone experience: Community Resilience Programs and Disaster Readiness: Are Individuals and Communities Seeing Improved Disaster Outcomes?
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMDMichael S. Mitchell, BS, Indiana University, Bloomington
Capstone experience: Threat of Medical Supply Chain Vulnerabilities to National Security
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMDDavid H. Nguyen, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: A Systematic Review: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Contact Tracing
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMD and Jennifer Osetek, PhD, MHSNathan J. O’Brien, BS, Lockhaven University
Capstone experience: California’s Public Health Preparedness: Wildfires and the Lack of Preparedness
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMDSavannah N. Olimpo, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: A Systematic Review of Economic Development as an Indicator of Community Resilience in Response to a Major Disaster
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMDMonica N. Plumb, BS, West Texas A&M University
Capstone experience: The Emergency Management for Higher Education (EMHE) Grant Proposal
Adviser: Jennifer Osetek, PhD, MHSAlyssa M. Pursel, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Undocumented Immigrants Contributing to the Spread of Influenza and the Effect on the U.S. Health Care System: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMDTinamarie Reese, BS, Park University
Capstone experience: The Efficacy of DoD Medical Support in the Fight Against Domestic Natural Disasters
Adviser: Gavin Macgregor-Skinner, BVSc, MSc, MPH, MRCVSAgustus Reyna, BS, California University of Pennsylvania
Capstone experience: Emergency Planning for People with Disabilities During Disasters: Systematic Review
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMDPeter Rockey, BA, American Public University
Capstone experience: Opioids: A Seemingly Unstoppable Public Health Crisis
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMDAmelia Catherine Sagehorn, BS, California State Polytechnic University
Capstone experience: A Systematic Review of Improvements to Hurricane Response Operations Along the Gulf Coast
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMDMark Schroeder, BS, BSN, George Washington University and Virginia Commonwealth University
Capstone experience: Canine Use in the Detection of Human Remains During Disaster Recovery Operations
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMDTrisha M. Tibbs, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Autism Awareness Training for Law Enforcement and First Responders
Adviser: Avram Flamm, DOMikaela Toth, BS, Florida State University
Capstone experience: Transformation of Sporting Arenas for Crisis Management: A Systematic Review of International COVID-19 Response
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMDMASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Chelsi Blume, BS, DVM, Clemson University and University of Tennessee
Capstone experience: Lead Toxicity in Domestic Animals in Pennsylvania: A Scoping Literature Review
Adviser: Gene Lengerich, VMD
Employment: U.S. Army Veterinary CorpsRachel Brettler, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Needs of Human Trafficking Victims and Utilization of YWCA Services: A Data Report
Adviser: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPH
Employment: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.Rianna Conway, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Measuring and Defining Transformative Learning: The Transformative Learning Survey
Adviser: Heather Stuckey-Peyrot, DEd
Employment: Merck, Rahway, N.J.McKenzie Derby, BA, Albright College
Capstone experience: Coverage Gaps in Health Insurance: Demographic, Clinical and Health Expenditure Analysis in the U.S. Population Under 65
Adviser: Wenke Hwang, PhDAshmita Grewal, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: HPV Vaccination in LGBTQ+ Communities
Adviser: Li Wang, PhD
Employment: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.Emily Heilbrunn, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Identifying Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine Information Preferences for Parents of Adolescents
Adviser: Vernon Chinchilli, PhD
Education: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PaRyan Holcomb, BS, Pennsylvania School of Technology
Capstone experience: Depression is Associated with Longer Hospital Stay and Increased Risk of Non- Routine Discharge After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Adviser: Julie Lentes, MPH
Employment: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PaMoriah Lukasik, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: STD Trends Across Pennsylvania During the Start of the COVID-19
Adviser: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPH and Cara Exten, PhD, MPH
Employment: Chemonics InternationalEllie Manca, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: A Review of the Scope of Services Offered of Over-the-Counter Sexually Transmitted Disease Tests
Adviser: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPH
Employment: AlphaBioCom LLC, King of Prussia, Pa.Evelyn Marin, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Determinants of Influenza Vaccine Uptake Among Pregnant Women: Demographics and Medical Care Access
Adviser: Carol LaRegina, MS, CPH
Employment: Penn State REACH, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.Rachel Myers, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: A Solutions Based Community Needs Assessment on Racial and Ethnic Disparities Within Communities Residing in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Adviser: Wenke Hwang, PhD
Employment: Penn State Health, Hershey, Pa.Elisha J. Peregino, BS, MSN, University of Maryland School of Nursing
Capstone experience: Child Home Safety for Allied Health and Community Professionals: A Train- the-Trainer Educational Program
Adviser: Michelle LaClair, MPH, CHES
Employment: Penn State Health, Hershey, Pa.Caprielle Peters, BA, Hunter College – City University of New York
Capstone experience: Assessing Grief by Geographic Location in a NYC Faith-Based Black Community
Adviser: Edeanya Agbese, MPH
Employment: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NYKeegan Peterson, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Game on! Group Exercise and Active Video Games to Reduce Sedentary Behavior Among Older Adults
Adviser: Liza Rovniak, PhD
Continued education: The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.Melanie Potiaumpai, BS, MS, PhD, University of Miami
Capstone experience: Looking Back: The Evolution of Exercise-Related Healthcare Policy
Adviser: Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPHGloriany Rivas, BA, Millersville University
Capstone experience: Vamos a educarnos contra el cáncer
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMD
Employment: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.Micaela Tatman, BS, University of Tampa
Capstone experience: Genomic Signatures and Mechanisms Mediated by FOXA1 Knockout and Interferon-gamma Stimulation in Bladder Cancer Models
Adviser: Vonn Walter, PhD
Employment: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.William Gene Yeung Wong, BS, Tufts University
Capstone experience: Racial Differences in Bariatric Surgical Approach: A National Inpatient Sample Analysis
Adviser: Chan Shen, PhD
Employment: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.Integrated Undergraduate Accelerated Master of Public Health
Katherine Byrd, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Economic Barriers to Doula Access in the United States and its Contribution to Disparities in Maternal Mortality Rates
Adviser: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPH
Employment: Willis Towers Watson, Short Hills, N.J.Geraldine Corraro, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Code Blue Mental Health Outreach Initiative
Adviser: Jennifer Osetek, PhD, MHSKiara Sofia Cruz, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Maternal Prenatal Stress Among Women in the United States and the Associated Effects on Infant Outcomes: A Narrative Review
Adviser: Rachel MarcusSamantha Curriero, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Implementation Plan to Improve and Expand the Cancer Navigation and Survivorship Network’s (CaNSuN) Strategies
Adviser: Kate Konkle, MPHAllison Gaynor, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Human Papillomavirus, Cervical Cancer and Interventional Methods in Sub- Saharan Africa
Adviser: Kristin Sznajder, PhD, MPH
Employment: Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Ga.Caroline Grimm, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Penn State College of Medicine Health Careers Exploration Program: Public Health Education Series
Adviser: Michelle LaClair, MPH, CHESSarah K. Hohman, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Analyzing the Federal Funding Response for Health Care Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Adviser: Christopher Hollenbeak, PhD Employment: Capitol Associates, Alexandria, Va.Gillian C. Kay, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Policy Brief Analyzing the Global Implications of the Overturn of Roe v. Wade
Adviser: Kristin Sznajder, PhD, MPHStacie Kerbel, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Evaluating how the Interaction Between Child Maltreatment and Witnessing Adverse Police Interactions Affects Internalizing Symptomologies Present Among Black Adolescents
Adviser: Michelle Brown, PhD
Continued education: Medical SchoolJackson Kollasch, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Addressing Disordered Eating Habits of College-Aged Students at Pennsylvania State University Through a Social Media Campaign
Adviser: Thomas Godfrey, MDIsabel Paige Marsico, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Impact of STI Related Policy on STI Prevalence
Adviser: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPHColby Mitchell, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Lessons Learned From SARS-CoV-2 and Health Communication
Adviser: Kristin Sznajder, PhD, MPH Employment: Center for Disease Control, AtlantaNatalie Montanez, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Trauma-Informed Care Training Program for Healthcare Employees
Adviser: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPH
Employment: Health and Human Services Fellowship, Independence Foundation and Philadelphia Health Partnership, PhiladelphiaSamantha Monteiro, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Community-Led Initiative to Reducing Gun Violence in the Philadelphia
Adviser: Betsey Aumiller, DEdEmma Nolan, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Reducing the Stigma Surrounding Medication Assisted Treatment Programs for Incarcerated Individuals in PA
Adviser: Doug Leslie, PhD
Employment: The Arc of Pennsylvania, Lemoyne, Pa.Bryne Silva, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Sexual Violence at The Pennsylvania State University – University Park: A Program Plan
Adviser: Jocelyn Anderson, PhD, RN, FNE-A, SANE-A, CNRNMaster of Science
Zainab Y. Kareem, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Major: Anatomy
Thesis: The Pathophysiology of OGF-OGFr Axis in Type-2 Diabetic Mice Model of Stroke
Adviser: Rashmi Kumari, PhD
Continuing Education: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical SchoolJessica Morehouse, BS, University of Arizona
Major: Anatomy
Thesis: Diet-Induced Modulation of Brainstem Perineuronal Net Development
Adviser: Kirsteen Browning, PhD
Continuing Education: Kansas City University College of Osteopathic MedicineKarine Moussa, BS, Messiah University
Major: Bioinformatics and Genomics
Thesis: X-VIZ: Annotation and Visualization of Genes in Human X-Chromosomes by Their Activation States
Adviser: Dajiang Liu, PhDRolfy Perez Holguin, BS, MD, The Pennsylvania State University
Major: Clinical Research
Thesis: Outcomes after Sublobar Resection Versus Lobectomy in Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma In Situ
Adviser: Chan Shen, PhD
Employment: Penn State Health, Hershey, Pa.Nigel Ravida, BS, Bucknell University
Major: Anatomy
Thesis: The Effects of Novel Drug Compounds on Glioblastoma as an Indicator for Therapeutic Intervention
Adviser: James Connor, PhD
Continuing Education: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.Tiffany Tang, BS, Arizona State University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Thesis: Effects of Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy on Taste Preference and Underlying Neural Signaling in an Obese Rat Model of Spinal Cord Injury
Adviser: Andras Hajnal, PhD
Employment: Pfizer, Cambridge, Mass.Abdul Waheed, MBBS, Aga Khan University
Major: Public Health
Thesis: Enrichment of Culture of Scholarship in a Family Medicine Residency Program: Effect of Structured Roadmap, Individual Accountability and Measurement of Outcomes
Adviser: Li Wang, PhD
Employment: WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Residency Program, Lebanon, Pa.Doctor of Public Health
Suzanne A. Akuley, BS, Lincoln University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Examining the Association Between Social Determinants of Health and Food Insecurity Among U.S. Military Veterans
Dissertation Adviser: Betsy Aumiller, DEdNatasha Burse, BA, University of Cincinnati
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Understanding Quality of Life and the Impact of Physical Activity on Quality of Life Among Black Breast Cancer Survivors: A Convergent Mixed Methods Study
Dissertation Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMD
Postdoctoral training: School of Nursing at UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.Melissa Butt, BSA, Syracuse University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Evaluating Skin Bias Internalization in Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Dissertation Adviser: Vernon Chinchilli, PhDTongyao Fan, MBBS, Southern Medical University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Patient Navigation-based Tobacco Harm Reduction Program Among Cancer Patients
Dissertation Adviser: Joshua Muscat, PhD, MPHEiman A Sh H Khesroh, MBBS, Kuwait University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: The Use of Emotional Intelligence Skills in Combating Burnout Among Physicians-in- training and Program Directors
Dissertation Adviser: Betsy Aumiller, DEdAshely Kuzmik, BS, Liberty University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Social Moderators and Mediators of Age and Gender Based Disparities in Adults’ Physical Activity
Dissertation Adviser: Liza Rovniak, PhD, MPH
Postdoctoral training: Penn State College of Nursing, University Park, Pa.Aditi Sharma, BBA, Kathmandu University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Influence of Patriarchy on Women’s Health
Dissertation Adviser: Heather Stuckey, DEdKatie Corinee Sneeringer, BA, Franklin & Marshall University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Hydraulic Fracturing and Hematologic Malignancies in the Pediatric Population of Pennsylvania, 2003-2017
Dissertation Adviser: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPH
Postdoctoral Employment: Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa. and Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.Anna Ssentongo, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Stress Hyperglycemia in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19
Dissertation Adviser: Vernon Chinchilli, PhDXingran Weng, BL, Jiangnan University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Explore End-of-Life Care Among Cancer Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
Dissertation Adviser: Li Wang, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epidemic Intelligence Service, AtlantaYanxu Yang, BA, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: The Effects of Psychosocial Factors and Biomarkers on the Association between Sleep and Life Satisfaction Among Middle-Aged American Adults
Dissertation Adviser: Vernon M. Chinchilli, PhDXin Yin, BA, China Pharmaceutical University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Antimicrobial Resistance in Non-Typhodial Salmonella From Human and Retail Meats- United States, 2009-2018
Dissertation Adviser: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPH
Postdoctoral Employment: University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass.Doctor of Philosophy
Djibril M. Ba, BS, Temple University
Major: Epidemiology
Dissertation: Association of Mushroom Consumption With Major Chronic Diseases and Mortality
Dissertation Adviser: John Richie, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.Kalins Banerjee, MS, Indian Statistical University
Major: Biostatistics
Dissertation: Adaptive Statistical Methods for Microbiome Association Analysis
Dissertation Adviser: Xiang Zhan, PhD
Postdoctoral training: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.James H. Baraniak, BS, Arizona State University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Revealing the Orai-STIM Binding Interface Through the Use of Novel Peptides
Dissertation Adviser: Donald Gill, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP, BostonEmily N. Blanke, BS, Lebanon Valley College
Major: Neuroscience
Dissertation: Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels and the Disruption of Gastric Vagal Afferent Signaling After Spinal Cord Injury
Dissertation Adviser: Gregory Holmes, PhD
Postdoctoral training: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.Scott Matthew Emrich, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Insights into the Diversity of Calcium Signaling in B Lymphocytes
Dissertation Adviser: Mohamed Trebak, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, N.J.Emily Frieben, BS, Shippensburg University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Dopamine D1-like Receptors: Structure, Function and Role in Cancer Therapeutics
Dissertation Adviser: Nikolay Dokholyan, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Wiley, BostonMichelle Gravener, BS, Stockton University
Major: Neuroscience
Dissertation: The Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Grapheme-Color Synesthesia
Dissertation Adviser: Krishnankutty Sathian, MBBS, PhD
Postdoctoral education: Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, Pa.Fan He, BE, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Major: Epidemiology
Dissertation: Impact of Air Pollution on Cardiac Electrophysiology and Sleep Health in Adolescents
Dissertation Adviser: Duanping Liao, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.Jordan Hughey, BS, University of California – Santa Cruz
Major: Bioinformatics and Genomics
Dissertation: In-Silico Modeling Gene Expression Utilizing Genomic Activity and 3D Contact Information
Dissertation Adviser: Dajiang Liu, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: GlaxoSmithKlineMatthew D. Lauver, BS, Messiah College
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: The Role of Polyomavirus Capsid Mutations in Antibody Evasion and Virulence
Dissertation Adviser: Aron Lukacher, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral training: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.Kelly Esme Leon, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: The Epigenetic Regulation of the Senescence Microenvironment in Oncogene-Induced Senescence
Dissertation Adviser: Katherine Aird, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Fenix Group International, PhiladelphiaStephen M. Matthews, BS, York College of Pennsylvania
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Investigating the Wnt/MYC Axis in the Pathogenesis of Crohn’s Disease
Dissertation Adviser: Gregory Yochum, PhD
Postdoctoral training: Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, ClevelandDillon McDevitt, BS, Elizabethtown College
Major: Neuroscience
Dissertation: Alterations in Neuronal Excitability Within the Reward Neurocircuitry Following Opioid Exposure
Dissertation Adviser: Nicholas Graziane, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Merck & Co., North Wales, Pa.Daniel McGuire, BA, Western Michigan University
Major: Biostatistics
Dissertation: Methods for Assessing Replicability in GWAS and Analyzing Large-Scale Electronic Health Record Datasets
Dissertation Adviser: Dajiang Liu, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Travelers Insurance, Pa.William P. Miller, BA, Skidmore College
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: The Role of Regulated in Development and DNA Damage Response 1 (REDD1) in Diabetes-Induced Retinal Pathology and Visual Dysfunction
Dissertation Adviser: Michael Dennis, PhD
Postdoctoral training: Harvard University, BostonChirag Patel, BS, MD, University of Arizona and St. George University School of Medicine
Major: Anatomy
Dissertation: Clinical and Morphological Manifestation of Multiple Sclerosis and EAE Resulting from Modulation of Endogenous Peptides
Dissertation Adviser: Patricia McLaughlin, DEd
Postdoctoral Employment: Neurology Residency, University of Arizona, Tucson, Az.Indira Purushothaman, BS, Rochester Institute of Technology
Major: Anatomy
Dissertation: Dysregulation of the OGF-OGFr Axis Determines Onset and Severity of Ocular Surface Complications in Type 1 Diabetes
Dissertation Adviser: Patricia McLaughlin, DEd
Postdoctoral Employment: RQM+, Monroeville, Pa.Renan Sauteraud, MS, Université Paris-Sud XI
Major: Biostatistics
Dissertation: Statistical Methods for the Functional Genomic Analysis of the X Chromosome
Dissertation Adviser: Dajiang Liu, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: 23andMe Therapeutics, San FranciscoEmily M. Schleicher, BS, Ursinus College
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Using CRISPR Screens to Identify Genetic Vulnerabilities to Cancer Treatment
Dissertation Adviser: Lucian Moldovan, PhD
Postdoctoral training: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey Pa.Biyi Shen, BS, Zhengzhou University
Major: Biostatistics
Dissertation: Methodologies for Longitudinal Data Adjusting for Informative Cluster Size with Non- Ignorable Zeroes
Dissertation Adviser: Ming Wang, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Lawrenceville, N.J.Angela Snyder, BS, BA, Cedar Crest College
Major: Neuroscience
Dissertation: The Role of the BNST in Stress and Alcohol-Related Behaviors
Dissertation Adviser: Yuval Silberman, PhD
Postdoctoral training: Scripps Research, San DiegoFan Song, BS, Fundan University
Major: Bioinformatics and Genomics
Dissertation: Unveiling Structural Variation: Detection, Characterization, Phasing and its Role in 3D Genome Reorganization in Cancer
Dissertation Adviser: Feng Yue, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Illumina, San DiegoPaddy Ssentongo, MD, Makerere University College of Medicine
Major: Epidemiology
Dissertation: Intersection of Childhood Undernutrition and Postinfectious Hydrocephalus
Dissertation Adviser: Vernon Chinchili, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.Jenna (Wilcox) Hagerty, BS, MS, Slippery Rock University, Harrisburg University of Science & Technology, Drexel University College of Medicine
Major: Anatomy
Dissertation: Metabolic Alterations in Mice with Cachexia
Dissertation Adviser: David Waning, PhD
Dissertation Employment: Drexel University College of Medicine, Reading, Pa.Beth Worley, BS, MS, Millersville University, The Pennsylvania State University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Elucidating the Metabolic and Anti-tumorigenic Functions of Myelin Protein Zero-like 3
Dissertation Adviser: Nadine Hempel, PhD
Postdoctoral training: Oregon Health & Science University, PortlandLina Yang, BS, Zhejiang University
Major: Biostatistics
Dissertation: ‘Leveraging Big Genetic Data for Prediction in Multi-Ethnic Studies: Applications to Tobacco Use Phenotypes
Dissertation Adviser: Dajiang Liu, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, N.J.Ryan E. Yoast, BS, Sonoma State University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: The Coordinated Functions of STIM1/2, ORAI1/2/3 and MCU Underlie the Diversity of Physiological Ca2+ Signaling
Dissertation Adviser: Mohamed Trebak, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, N.J.Hui Zeng, BS, Shandong University of Finance and Economics
Major: Biostatistics
Dissertation: Causal Inference with a Mediated Proportional Hazards Regression Model and a Mediated Accelerated Failure Time Model
Dissertation Adviser: Vernon Chinchilli, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyDoctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy
Kristen Eloie Clements, BS, Siena College
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Identifying Novel Mechanisms of Sensitivity and Resistance to Poly-ADP-Ribose Polymerase (PARP) Inhibitors through Genome-wide CRISPR Knockout and Activation Screens
Dissertation Adviser: G. Lucian Moldovan, PhD
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, N.Y.Yunsung Kim, BS, Purdue University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: H63D HFE as a Genetic Modifier of Parkinson’s Disease: Clinical Impacts and Molecular Mechanisms
Dissertation Adviser: James Connor, PhD
Residency: Child Neurology, University of California San FranciscoMonica Manglani, BS, Lafayette College
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Interactions Between Cytotoxic Lymphocytes and Cerebrovasculature Drive Blood Barrier Dysfunction in Cerebral Malaria
Dissertation Adviser: Dorian McGavern, PhD and Robert Levenson, PhD
Residency: Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PhiladelphiaDerek Nye, BS, Wilkes University
Major: Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
Dissertation: Intrinsic Mechanisms of Neuronal Remodeling: Degeneration and Repair in Drosophila Sensory Neurons
Dissertation Adviser: Melissa Rolls, PhD
Residency: Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, BostonJerry R. Ren, BS, Cornell University
Program: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Mouse Breast Cancer Modeling: Cell Cycle Arrest, Radiation Mutagenesis and Transposon-Based Cancer Gene Discovery
Dissertation Adviser: Edward Gunther, PhD
Residency: Pediatrics, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.Heather Ren, BS, University of Minnesota
Program: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Characterizing Interleukin 21 in its Role as the CD4 T Cell Help During Mouse Polyomavirus Infection
Dissertation Adviser: Aron Lukacher, MD, PhD
Residency: Pediatrics, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.Andrea Schneider, BS, University of Buffalo, SUNY
Program: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Innate Immunology and Microbial Diversity in Human Skin Diseases
Dissertation Adviser: Diane Thiboutot MD, and Amanda Nelson, PhD
Residency: Dermatology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.Doctor of Medicine/Master of Public Health
Alexandra de la Plante, BA, New York University
Capstone experience: Efficacy of Interventional Management of Chronic Post-Traumatic Headache: A Pilot Study
Adviser: Carol LaRegina
Residency: Pathology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.Alexis Victoria Hyczko, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: An Exploratory Study: Evaluating Pediatric Families’ Understanding of and Reactions to COVID-19-related Visitor Restriction Policy
Adviser: Adrian Zurca, MD, MEd
Residency: Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PittsburghPhysician Assistant Program
Physician assistant program
Regan Britt
University of Michigan, BSJacob Church
Brigham Young University, BSGabrielle Ciotti
University of Pittsburgh, BSSheena Corl
Pennsylvania College of Technology, BSHieu Duong
University of California, BSDakota Edmiston
The Pennsylvania State University, BSDelaney Elling
The Pennsylvania State University, BSDamian Gerkman
University of Michigan, BAMaria Gillio
University of Pittsburgh, BSAlexis Hatten
Miami University, BATodd Herbert
West Chester University, BS, BMJohn Jacobs
University at Buffalo, BAKate Keith
University of Maryland, BAKendall Leuffen
University of Pittsburgh, BSAdam Litster
Brigham Young University, BSCalvin Martin
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, BSJonathan McKinney
McDaniel College, BASydney Moosekian
University of Michigan, BSMichael O’Connor
University of Notre Dame, BSLenisha Paige
University of Maryland, BSJessica Phillips
Syracuse University, BSJasmin Pimentel
Florida Institute of Technology, BSDerick Rawding
California State University, BSLaShea Townsend
University of Massachusetts, BSTjing-Tong Tse
Palm Beach State College, BAQuinn Verfurth
The Ohio State University, BSGeena Wasiak
University of Scranton, BSJacob Watkins
Virginia Commonwealth University, BSEric Wellham
University of Maryland, BSAlix Zackon
Northeastern University, BSMD Program
MD program
Ty Jeremiah Achtermann – Albright College, BS
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Va.: Internal MedicineAya Agha – University of Pittsburgh, BS
Residency: Oregon Health & Science University, Portland: Internal MedicineNabeal Aljabban – University of Michigan, BS
Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Morningside-West, New York, N.Y.: Radiology-DiagnosticBrittany Ammerman – University of Wisconsin-Madison, BA; Rutgers University, MBS
Residency: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, N.Y.: Orthopaedic SurgeryJacob Glen Anderson – Brigham Young University, BS
Residency: Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix: PediatricsMichael James Anderson – Virginia Tech, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Orthopaedic SurgeryBlake R. Baer – Grove City College, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: UrologyDavid Scott Bailey – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, MEd
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Neurological SurgeryJason M. Barbaretta – High Point University, BS, The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Neb.: Internal MedicineSarah Elizabeth Benyo – Hobart and William Smith Colleges, BS
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland: OtolaryngologyPatrick John Bergquist – Fordham University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: NeurologyMatthew James Bierowski – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, BS
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pa.: Internal MedicineKaleb Tadesse Bogale – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, MEd
Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, N.Y.: Internal MedicineFaiza Boukerche – The City College of New York, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: UC Irvine Medical Center, Orange, Calif.: Interventional RadiologyCameron Lawrence Brandon – University of Pittsburgh, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio: Neurological SurgeryTyler Jacob Bruinsma – Saint John’s University, BA
Residency: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia: PediatricsShannon R. Brumbaugh – Juniata College, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Family MedicineLinda T. Bui – St. Joseph’s University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, N.Y.: AnesthesiologyLindsay Kristen Buzzelli – Cornell University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas: Obstetrics-GynecologyKatsiah Clare Cadet – Fairleigh Dickinson University, BS
Residency: UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh: Child NeurologyXavier Joseph Candela – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, BS, MBA, MEd
Residency: UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh: Plastic SurgeryAllison Chang – Stony Brook University, BS
Residency: Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, R.I.: PathologyMatthew Ryan Chapman – Stony Brook University, BS
Residency: Zucker School of Medicine/Northwell at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, N.Y.: Radiology-DiagnosticKaren Chen – Case Western Reserve University, BA
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore: NeurologyMelissa Ezinne Chima – University of Maryland, BS
Residency: University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, N.Y.: Obstetrics-GynecologyKristen Eloie Clements – Siena College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, PhD
Residency: University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, N.Y.: Internal MedicineMary Connolly – University of Miami, BS
Residency: UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh: Internal MedicineDavid Cui – The Johns Hopkins University, BA
Residency: Sinai Hospital of Baltimore: OphthalmologyNicole Marie Cumbo – Wilkes University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, N.J.: Obstetrics-GynecologyDeborah U. Daoud – Rutgers University, BA
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, N.J.: General SurgeryAlexandra de la Plante – New York University, BA; SUNY Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, MA; The Pennsylvania State University, MPH
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: PathologyKevin Charles Diehl – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston- Salem, N.C.: Internal MedicineYen Phuong Doan – Emory University, BS
Residency: Penn Medicine Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia: Obstetrics-GynecologyMeaghan Colleen Dougher – Boston University, BA; The Pennsylvania State University, MPS
Residency: Penn Medicine Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: PathologyDavid Michael Drago – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Neb.: Family MedicineSamuel James Dressler – Lycoming College, BS
Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio: PediatricsMaria Viviana Escudero-Fung – University of California, Berkeley, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, Calif.: Radiology-DiagnosticMatthew John Evers – King’s College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: AnesthesiologyJason David Fairbourn – Utah State University, BS
Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, N.Y.: UrologyMegan Helene Fiorillo – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Obstetrics-GynecologyJohn Paul Gaspich III – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston: General SurgeryAlex Geertsen – University of Utah, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: AnesthesiologyMarisa Everett Giglio – Carnegie Mellon University, BS
Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, N.J.: Obstetrics-GynecologyTaylor E. Gladys – Case Western Reserve University, BA; The Pennsylvania State University, MBA
Residency: Case Western/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland: DermatologyMichael Moshe David Goldenberg – The Pennsylvania State University, BA, BA, MA
Residency: Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh: Radiology-DiagnosticRamon Govea – Stony Brook University, BS
Residency: University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, Mich.: DermatologyTimothy L. Groh – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Va.: Family MedicineGabrielle Joan Gundermann – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, MEd
Residency: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta: Internal MedicineDaniel Glenn Haas – Messiah College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Christiana Care, Newark, Del.: Emergency MedicineElias Gerald Harkins – Messiah College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: PediatricsStephen Anderson Harrington – Case Western Reserve, BA
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Surgery-PreliminaryMaxwell Alexander Hart – The Ohio State University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Ariz.: Internal MedicineMolly Hartley – University of New Hampshire, BS
Residency: Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Portsmouth, N.H.: PsychiatryHaley Marie Hartman – College of Wooster, BA; The Pennsylvania State University, MLS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Radiology-DiagnosticFrederick Heitjan – United States Military Academy, BSc
Residency: Mary Free Bed Hospital, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Physical Medicine and RehabilitationBrittainy Hereford – University of Virginia, BS
Residency: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.: DermatologyAmy Kristine Vitalis Hoffman – University of Maryland, Baltimore County, BA, BA
Residency: Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pa.: Family MedicineJulie JiHye Hong – Duke University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: University of Hawaii, Honolulu: Medicine- PreliminarySamantha Rose Horn – Middlebury College, BA
Residency: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia: PediatricsAlexa Jamie Hughes – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, MEd
Residency: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis: General SurgeryAlexis Victoria Hyczko – Pennsylvania State University, BS, MPH
Residency: UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh: PediatricsPeter Kyuseok Im – University of Southern California, BS
Residency: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center: General SurgeryNeekita Jikaria – Binghamton University, State University of New York, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Surgery-PreliminaryZara Karuman – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BS
Residency: Spectrum Health/Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Surgery-PreliminaryRahim Kassam-Adams – Brown University, BA
Residency: Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center, Reading, Pa.: Family MedicineThomas Kellner – Canisius College, BS
Residency: SUNY Buffalo/Education Consortium, Buffalo, N.Y.: OphthalmologyRyan Kenney – Elizabethtown College, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: OphthalmologyMorgan S. Kim – University of Delaware, BA, The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Surgery-PreliminarySarah Chan Yae Kim – Washington and Lee University, BA
Residency: Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, Calif.: Family MedicineYunsung Kim – Purdue University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, PhD
Residency: UC San Francisco: Child NeurologyElizabeth Jenny Ko – University of California, Davis, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Internal MedicinePaige Eden Koetter – Florida International College, BS
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.: Emergency MedicineTobias Alois Krussig – Eckerd College, BS
Residency: Stony Brook Teaching Hospitals, Stony Brook, N.Y.: Emergency MedicineEllius Kwok – University of California, San Diego, BS, MS
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia: General SurgeryLois Kwon – Wellesley College, BS
Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Conn.: Emergency MedicineMichelle Kwon – Georgia Institute of Technology, BS
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, N.J.: Medicine-PediatricsChristopher Laboe – University of Cincinnati, BS
Residency: Harvard South Shore, Brockton, Mass.: PsychiatryNicholas Salvatore Lazzara – Vanderbilt University, BA
Residency: Zucker School of Medicine – Northwell Cohen Children’s Medical Center, New Hyde Park, N.Y.: PediatricsEmily Nicole Leboffe – Susquehanna University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Lawrence, Mass.: Family MedicineAlexander Patrick Lee – Rutgers University, BA; University of Medicine and Dentistry: New Jersey Dental School, DMD
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Emergency MedicineCharles Chasoo Lee – University of Rochester, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MBA
Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, N.Y.: NeurologyNicole Legro – University of Toronto, BS
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.: Obstetrics-GynecologyKate Robbins Levenberg – Elon University, BA
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore: PsychiatryDavid Locke – Indiana University of Pennsylvania, BA, BA
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Emergency MedicineAbby Rose London – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, MLS
Residency: Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, R.I.: Internal MedicineNathaniel A. Long – Shenandoah University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston: Internal MedicineCrystal Linda Lovelace – Lehigh University, BA
Residency: Family MedicineZhexi Lu – University of Richmond, BS
Residency: UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh: Internal MedicineAndrew David Luo – Duke University, BS; Columbia Business School, MBA
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston: Emergency MedicineMonica Manglani – Lafayette College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, PhD
Residency: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia: PediatricsCiara Marie Marshall – Lebanon Valley College, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Obstetrics-GynecologySeth Lydell Martin – Millersville University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Family MedicineAndrew John McCullen – University of Virginia, BA; Georgetown University, MS
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland: Radiology-DiagnosticDaniela Medina – Florida International University, BS
Residency: Louisiana State University School of Medicine-New Orleans: Vascular SurgeryChristopher Robert Messner – The Pennsylvania State University, BS; MEd
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore: Internal MedicineNathan R. Michalak – College of the Holy Cross, BA
Residency: New York Presbytery Hospital – Columbia University Medical Center, New York, N.Y.: Surgery- PreliminaryDaniella Nagy Mikhail – The College of New Jersey, BS
Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, N.J.: Internal MedicinePeter John Milianta – Iona College, BA; The Pennsylvania State University, MBA
Residency: Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, R.I.: AnesthesiologyBrianne Morgan – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Obstetrics-GynecologyMatthew Jude Murray – Dickinson College, BS
Residency: Wellspan Health York Hospital, York, Pa.: Internal MedicineNanjiba Nawaz – Mount Holyoke College, BA
Residency: Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Jacksonville, Fla.: Internal MedicineAndrew Henry Nesdill – University of Maryland, BS, BS; Rutgers University, MBS; The Pennsylvania State University, MBA
Residency: Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pa.: AnesthesiologyDarya Sergeyevna Nesterova – Virginia Tech, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Surgery-PreliminaryAndrew Patrick Nevin – Messiah College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Medicine-PediatricsPaul Duc Huy Nguyen – Emory University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: UC San Francisco: AnesthesiologyMaria Elena Noel – University of Notre Dame, BA
Residency: Christiana Care, Newark, Del.: Emergency MedicineDerek Michael Ryan Nye – Wilkes University, BS; Penn State College of Medicine, PhD
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston: Internal MedicinePrisca C. Obidike – Lincoln University, BS
Residency: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.: General SurgeryEmily A. O’Brien – University at Buffalo, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MBA
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Obstetrics-GynecologyAlexander J. O’Donovan – Boston University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn.: PediatricsBanan Wael Otaibi – Hobart and William Smith Colleges, BS
Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Ariz.: General SurgeryTommy Pan – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA
Residency: Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh: Orthopaedic SurgeryJi Min Park – University of Washington, BS
Residency: San Antonio Military Medicine, San Antonio: Internal MedicineWon Sik Park – Macaulay Honors College at CUNY Lehman College, BA
Residency: Zucker School of Medicine Northwell at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Manhasset, N.Y.: Emergency MedicineAkshilkumar Navindrabhai Patel – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Surgery-PreliminaryDolly Suresh Patel – Rutgers University, BS
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Einstein, Bronx, N.Y.: Internal MedicineShivam D. Patel – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh: OtolaryngologyYuriy Pechenyy – City College of New York CUNY, BS, MS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: AnesthesiologyMatthew Robertson Pelton – Wesleyan University, BA
Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, N.J.: Internal MedicineNhu y Phan – University of Georgia, BS
Residency: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.: NeurologyShayann Ramedani – Ursinus College, BA, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, N.Y.: TransitionalElizabeth Anne Raoof – University of Maryland, BS, ME
Residency: MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, D.C.: Physical Medicine and RehabilitationHeather Marie Ren – University of Minnesota, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, PhD
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: PediatricsJerry Ruizhe Ren – Cornell University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, PhD
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: PediatricsMarisa Joann Riley – The University of Scranton, BS
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Va.: DermatologyPratiti Roy – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pa.: Family MedicineGarrett Rucker – University of California, Los Angeles, BS
Residency: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Va., D.C.: Radiology-DiagnosticCasey Aileen Ryan – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Fla.: Neurological SurgeryCody Dylan Sacks – University of Scranton, BS, MS
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: AnesthesiologyFrancesco Paulo Satriale – Bucknell University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Family MedicineJacob Schick – The Johns Hopkins University, BS
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore: Radiology-DiagnosticDerika Schlueter – Gettysburg College, BS
Residency: University of Florida College of Medicine-Shands Hospital, Gainesville, Fla.: PediatricsAndrea Marie Schneider – University at Buffalo, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, PhD
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: DermatologyCatherine Seeger – Loyola University of Maryland, BS
Residency: SUNY Buffalo/Education Consortium, Buffalo, N.Y.: OphthalmologyAesha Shah – The New Jersey Institute of Technology, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Emergency MedicineChristopher Simion – Lebanon Valley College, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Emergency MedicineHaley Sinatro – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, MBA
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas: Emergency MedicineGlenn Scott Slick Jr. – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Surgery-PreliminaryCatherine Elizabeth Smiley – College of William and Mary, BA
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa: DermatologyEric William Sobieski – University of Pittsburgh, BS
Residency: St. Luke’s Hospital – Anderson Campus, Easton, Pa.: TransitionalChristopher Michael Stauch – The Johns Hopkins University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Orthopaedic SurgeryAbigail Christine Styck – Valparaiso University, BS
Residency: Mercy Health Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Family MedicineSydnie Marie Thomas – Utah State University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Christiana Care, Newark, Del.: Emergency MedicineOlubukola Olubunmi Toyobo – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, MBA
Residency: Memorial Healthcare System, Pembroke Pines, Fla.: Medicine-PreliminaryMax Lawrence Trojano – College of the Holy Cross, BA; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Orlando Health, Orlando, Fla.: Emergency MedicineMaya Tsao-Wu – Pomona College, BA
Residency: Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, R.I.: Medicine-PediatricsKyle J. Tuohy – East Stroudsburg University, BS; Montclair State University, MS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Neurological SurgerySarah Walser – Bard College, BA
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore: PsychiatryGrant Donald Wandling – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Orlando Health, Orlando, Fla.: Emergency MedicineAmanda Kahlea Williams – Elizabethtown College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.: PediatricsTrishae Lynne Winters – Grove City College, BS
Residency: Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh: Radiology-DiagnosticJayme Wood – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BS; University College of London, MSc
Residency: Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, N.C.: PediatricsAlly Ae Lim Yang – University of Maryland, Baltimore County, BS
Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn.: Orthopaedic SurgeryQian Yang – Stony Brook University, BS
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.: Radiology-DiagnosticKevin J. Zhen – University of Maryland, BS
Residency: UC San Diego Medical Center, San Diego: Family MedicineEric Michael Zimmerman – Elizabethtown College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Internal MedicineOlivia Zucaro – John Carroll University, BS
Residency: Case Western/MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland: Obstetrics-Gynecology
Graduate school
Master of Professional Studies in Homeland Security
Joseph P. Able, BA, Waldorf University
Capstone experience: Are WMD Still a Threat?
Adviser: Gavin Macgregor-Skinner, BVSc, MSc, MPH, MRCVS
Austin J. Boccardi, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: A Comprehensive Performance Assessment for St. Luke’s Quakertown (PA) EMS and MCI: Identifying Gaps and Recommendations for Best Practices
Advisers: Eugene Lengerich, VMD, and Gavin Macgregor-Skinner, BVSc, MSc, MPH, MRCVS
Caitlyn Connors Voois, BA, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: School Violence: A United States Public Health Crisis
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMD
Cheyanne Jae Eisenmann, BSEd, Baylor University
Capstone experience: Vaccines and Autoimmune Diseases: A Systematic Review
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMD
Ana Garzon, BS, University of Central Florida
Capstone experience: Prevalence and Factors Contributing to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Amongst Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMD
Craigory Harper, BA, University of Arizona
Capstone experience: An Examination of United States Public Health Policy for Immigration Detention Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMD
Kelly K. Hollenbeak, BA, BS, William Jewell College and The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Healthcare Workers in the United States
Adviser: Jennifer Osetek, PhD, MHS
Lori Karabinchak, BAS, Montclair State University
Capstone experience: Compassion Fatigued First Responders: The Mental Health Effects From COVID-19
Adviser: Avram Flamm, DO
Hannah McCain, BA, University of New Haven
Capstone experience: Community Resilience Programs and Disaster Readiness: Are Individuals and Communities Seeing Improved Disaster Outcomes?
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMD
Michael S. Mitchell, BS, Indiana University, Bloomington
Capstone experience: Threat of Medical Supply Chain Vulnerabilities to National Security
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMD
David H. Nguyen, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: A Systematic Review: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Contact Tracing
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMD and Jennifer Osetek, PhD, MHS
Nathan J. O’Brien, BS, Lockhaven University
Capstone experience: California’s Public Health Preparedness: Wildfires and the Lack of Preparedness
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMD
Savannah N. Olimpo, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: A Systematic Review of Economic Development as an Indicator of Community Resilience in Response to a Major Disaster
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMD
Monica N. Plumb, BS, West Texas A&M University
Capstone experience: The Emergency Management for Higher Education (EMHE) Grant Proposal
Adviser: Jennifer Osetek, PhD, MHS
Alyssa M. Pursel, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Undocumented Immigrants Contributing to the Spread of Influenza and the Effect on the U.S. Health Care System: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMD
Tinamarie Reese, BS, Park University
Capstone experience: The Efficacy of DoD Medical Support in the Fight Against Domestic Natural Disasters
Adviser: Gavin Macgregor-Skinner, BVSc, MSc, MPH, MRCVS
Agustus Reyna, BS, California University of Pennsylvania
Capstone experience: Emergency Planning for People with Disabilities During Disasters: Systematic Review
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMD
Peter Rockey, BA, American Public University
Capstone experience: Opioids: A Seemingly Unstoppable Public Health Crisis
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMD
Amelia Catherine Sagehorn, BS, California State Polytechnic University
Capstone experience: A Systematic Review of Improvements to Hurricane Response Operations Along the Gulf Coast
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMD
Mark Schroeder, BS, BSN, George Washington University and Virginia Commonwealth University
Capstone experience: Canine Use in the Detection of Human Remains During Disaster Recovery Operations
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMD
Trisha M. Tibbs, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Autism Awareness Training for Law Enforcement and First Responders
Adviser: Avram Flamm, DO
Mikaela Toth, BS, Florida State University
Capstone experience: Transformation of Sporting Arenas for Crisis Management: A Systematic Review of International COVID-19 Response
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMD
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Chelsi Blume, BS, DVM, Clemson University and University of Tennessee
Capstone experience: Lead Toxicity in Domestic Animals in Pennsylvania: A Scoping Literature Review
Adviser: Gene Lengerich, VMD
Employment: U.S. Army Veterinary Corps
Rachel Brettler, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Needs of Human Trafficking Victims and Utilization of YWCA Services: A Data Report
Adviser: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPH
Employment: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.
Rianna Conway, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Measuring and Defining Transformative Learning: The Transformative Learning Survey
Adviser: Heather Stuckey-Peyrot, DEd
Employment: Merck, Rahway, N.J.
McKenzie Derby, BA, Albright College
Capstone experience: Coverage Gaps in Health Insurance: Demographic, Clinical and Health Expenditure Analysis in the U.S. Population Under 65
Adviser: Wenke Hwang, PhD
Ashmita Grewal, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: HPV Vaccination in LGBTQ+ Communities
Adviser: Li Wang, PhD
Employment: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.
Emily Heilbrunn, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Identifying Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine Information Preferences for Parents of Adolescents
Adviser: Vernon Chinchilli, PhD
Education: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa
Ryan Holcomb, BS, Pennsylvania School of Technology
Capstone experience: Depression is Associated with Longer Hospital Stay and Increased Risk of Non- Routine Discharge After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Adviser: Julie Lentes, MPH
Employment: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa
Moriah Lukasik, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: STD Trends Across Pennsylvania During the Start of the COVID-19
Adviser: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPH and Cara Exten, PhD, MPH
Employment: Chemonics International
Ellie Manca, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: A Review of the Scope of Services Offered of Over-the-Counter Sexually Transmitted Disease Tests
Adviser: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPH
Employment: AlphaBioCom LLC, King of Prussia, Pa.
Evelyn Marin, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Determinants of Influenza Vaccine Uptake Among Pregnant Women: Demographics and Medical Care Access
Adviser: Carol LaRegina, MS, CPH
Employment: Penn State REACH, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.
Rachel Myers, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: A Solutions Based Community Needs Assessment on Racial and Ethnic Disparities Within Communities Residing in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Adviser: Wenke Hwang, PhD
Employment: Penn State Health, Hershey, Pa.
Elisha J. Peregino, BS, MSN, University of Maryland School of Nursing
Capstone experience: Child Home Safety for Allied Health and Community Professionals: A Train- the-Trainer Educational Program
Adviser: Michelle LaClair, MPH, CHES
Employment: Penn State Health, Hershey, Pa.
Caprielle Peters, BA, Hunter College – City University of New York
Capstone experience: Assessing Grief by Geographic Location in a NYC Faith-Based Black Community
Adviser: Edeanya Agbese, MPH
Employment: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Keegan Peterson, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Game on! Group Exercise and Active Video Games to Reduce Sedentary Behavior Among Older Adults
Adviser: Liza Rovniak, PhD
Continued education: The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.
Melanie Potiaumpai, BS, MS, PhD, University of Miami
Capstone experience: Looking Back: The Evolution of Exercise-Related Healthcare Policy
Adviser: Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH
Gloriany Rivas, BA, Millersville University
Capstone experience: Vamos a educarnos contra el cáncer
Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMD
Employment: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.
Micaela Tatman, BS, University of Tampa
Capstone experience: Genomic Signatures and Mechanisms Mediated by FOXA1 Knockout and Interferon-gamma Stimulation in Bladder Cancer Models
Adviser: Vonn Walter, PhD
Employment: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.
William Gene Yeung Wong, BS, Tufts University
Capstone experience: Racial Differences in Bariatric Surgical Approach: A National Inpatient Sample Analysis
Adviser: Chan Shen, PhD
Employment: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.
Integrated Undergraduate Accelerated Master of Public Health
Katherine Byrd, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Economic Barriers to Doula Access in the United States and its Contribution to Disparities in Maternal Mortality Rates
Adviser: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPH
Employment: Willis Towers Watson, Short Hills, N.J.
Geraldine Corraro, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Code Blue Mental Health Outreach Initiative
Adviser: Jennifer Osetek, PhD, MHS
Kiara Sofia Cruz, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Maternal Prenatal Stress Among Women in the United States and the Associated Effects on Infant Outcomes: A Narrative Review
Adviser: Rachel Marcus
Samantha Curriero, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Implementation Plan to Improve and Expand the Cancer Navigation and Survivorship Network’s (CaNSuN) Strategies
Adviser: Kate Konkle, MPH
Allison Gaynor, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Human Papillomavirus, Cervical Cancer and Interventional Methods in Sub- Saharan Africa
Adviser: Kristin Sznajder, PhD, MPH
Employment: Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Ga.
Caroline Grimm, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Penn State College of Medicine Health Careers Exploration Program: Public Health Education Series
Adviser: Michelle LaClair, MPH, CHES
Sarah K. Hohman, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Analyzing the Federal Funding Response for Health Care Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Adviser: Christopher Hollenbeak, PhD Employment: Capitol Associates, Alexandria, Va.
Gillian C. Kay, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Policy Brief Analyzing the Global Implications of the Overturn of Roe v. Wade
Adviser: Kristin Sznajder, PhD, MPH
Stacie Kerbel, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Evaluating how the Interaction Between Child Maltreatment and Witnessing Adverse Police Interactions Affects Internalizing Symptomologies Present Among Black Adolescents
Adviser: Michelle Brown, PhD
Continued education: Medical School
Jackson Kollasch, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Addressing Disordered Eating Habits of College-Aged Students at Pennsylvania State University Through a Social Media Campaign
Adviser: Thomas Godfrey, MD
Isabel Paige Marsico, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Impact of STI Related Policy on STI Prevalence
Adviser: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPH
Colby Mitchell, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Lessons Learned From SARS-CoV-2 and Health Communication
Adviser: Kristin Sznajder, PhD, MPH Employment: Center for Disease Control, Atlanta
Natalie Montanez, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Trauma-Informed Care Training Program for Healthcare Employees
Adviser: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPH
Employment: Health and Human Services Fellowship, Independence Foundation and Philadelphia Health Partnership, Philadelphia
Samantha Monteiro, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Community-Led Initiative to Reducing Gun Violence in the Philadelphia
Adviser: Betsey Aumiller, DEd
Emma Nolan, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Reducing the Stigma Surrounding Medication Assisted Treatment Programs for Incarcerated Individuals in PA
Adviser: Doug Leslie, PhD
Employment: The Arc of Pennsylvania, Lemoyne, Pa.
Bryne Silva, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: Sexual Violence at The Pennsylvania State University – University Park: A Program Plan
Adviser: Jocelyn Anderson, PhD, RN, FNE-A, SANE-A, CNRN
Master of Science
Zainab Y. Kareem, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Major: Anatomy
Thesis: The Pathophysiology of OGF-OGFr Axis in Type-2 Diabetic Mice Model of Stroke
Adviser: Rashmi Kumari, PhD
Continuing Education: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School
Jessica Morehouse, BS, University of Arizona
Major: Anatomy
Thesis: Diet-Induced Modulation of Brainstem Perineuronal Net Development
Adviser: Kirsteen Browning, PhD
Continuing Education: Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Karine Moussa, BS, Messiah University
Major: Bioinformatics and Genomics
Thesis: X-VIZ: Annotation and Visualization of Genes in Human X-Chromosomes by Their Activation States
Adviser: Dajiang Liu, PhD
Rolfy Perez Holguin, BS, MD, The Pennsylvania State University
Major: Clinical Research
Thesis: Outcomes after Sublobar Resection Versus Lobectomy in Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma In Situ
Adviser: Chan Shen, PhD
Employment: Penn State Health, Hershey, Pa.
Nigel Ravida, BS, Bucknell University
Major: Anatomy
Thesis: The Effects of Novel Drug Compounds on Glioblastoma as an Indicator for Therapeutic Intervention
Adviser: James Connor, PhD
Continuing Education: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.
Tiffany Tang, BS, Arizona State University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Thesis: Effects of Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy on Taste Preference and Underlying Neural Signaling in an Obese Rat Model of Spinal Cord Injury
Adviser: Andras Hajnal, PhD
Employment: Pfizer, Cambridge, Mass.
Abdul Waheed, MBBS, Aga Khan University
Major: Public Health
Thesis: Enrichment of Culture of Scholarship in a Family Medicine Residency Program: Effect of Structured Roadmap, Individual Accountability and Measurement of Outcomes
Adviser: Li Wang, PhD
Employment: WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Residency Program, Lebanon, Pa.
Doctor of Public Health
Suzanne A. Akuley, BS, Lincoln University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Examining the Association Between Social Determinants of Health and Food Insecurity Among U.S. Military Veterans
Dissertation Adviser: Betsy Aumiller, DEd
Natasha Burse, BA, University of Cincinnati
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Understanding Quality of Life and the Impact of Physical Activity on Quality of Life Among Black Breast Cancer Survivors: A Convergent Mixed Methods Study
Dissertation Adviser: Eugene Lengerich, VMD
Postdoctoral training: School of Nursing at UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Melissa Butt, BSA, Syracuse University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Evaluating Skin Bias Internalization in Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Dissertation Adviser: Vernon Chinchilli, PhD
Tongyao Fan, MBBS, Southern Medical University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Patient Navigation-based Tobacco Harm Reduction Program Among Cancer Patients
Dissertation Adviser: Joshua Muscat, PhD, MPH
Eiman A Sh H Khesroh, MBBS, Kuwait University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: The Use of Emotional Intelligence Skills in Combating Burnout Among Physicians-in- training and Program Directors
Dissertation Adviser: Betsy Aumiller, DEd
Ashely Kuzmik, BS, Liberty University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Social Moderators and Mediators of Age and Gender Based Disparities in Adults’ Physical Activity
Dissertation Adviser: Liza Rovniak, PhD, MPH
Postdoctoral training: Penn State College of Nursing, University Park, Pa.
Aditi Sharma, BBA, Kathmandu University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Influence of Patriarchy on Women’s Health
Dissertation Adviser: Heather Stuckey, DEd
Katie Corinee Sneeringer, BA, Franklin & Marshall University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Hydraulic Fracturing and Hematologic Malignancies in the Pediatric Population of Pennsylvania, 2003-2017
Dissertation Adviser: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPH
Postdoctoral Employment: Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa. and Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.
Anna Ssentongo, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Stress Hyperglycemia in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19
Dissertation Adviser: Vernon Chinchilli, PhD
Xingran Weng, BL, Jiangnan University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Explore End-of-Life Care Among Cancer Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
Dissertation Adviser: Li Wang, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epidemic Intelligence Service, Atlanta
Yanxu Yang, BA, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: The Effects of Psychosocial Factors and Biomarkers on the Association between Sleep and Life Satisfaction Among Middle-Aged American Adults
Dissertation Adviser: Vernon M. Chinchilli, PhD
Xin Yin, BA, China Pharmaceutical University
Major: Public Health
Dissertation: Antimicrobial Resistance in Non-Typhodial Salmonella From Human and Retail Meats- United States, 2009-2018
Dissertation Adviser: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPH
Postdoctoral Employment: University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass.
Doctor of Philosophy
Djibril M. Ba, BS, Temple University
Major: Epidemiology
Dissertation: Association of Mushroom Consumption With Major Chronic Diseases and Mortality
Dissertation Adviser: John Richie, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.
Kalins Banerjee, MS, Indian Statistical University
Major: Biostatistics
Dissertation: Adaptive Statistical Methods for Microbiome Association Analysis
Dissertation Adviser: Xiang Zhan, PhD
Postdoctoral training: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
James H. Baraniak, BS, Arizona State University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Revealing the Orai-STIM Binding Interface Through the Use of Novel Peptides
Dissertation Adviser: Donald Gill, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP, Boston
Emily N. Blanke, BS, Lebanon Valley College
Major: Neuroscience
Dissertation: Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels and the Disruption of Gastric Vagal Afferent Signaling After Spinal Cord Injury
Dissertation Adviser: Gregory Holmes, PhD
Postdoctoral training: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.
Scott Matthew Emrich, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Insights into the Diversity of Calcium Signaling in B Lymphocytes
Dissertation Adviser: Mohamed Trebak, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, N.J.
Emily Frieben, BS, Shippensburg University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Dopamine D1-like Receptors: Structure, Function and Role in Cancer Therapeutics
Dissertation Adviser: Nikolay Dokholyan, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Wiley, Boston
Michelle Gravener, BS, Stockton University
Major: Neuroscience
Dissertation: The Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Grapheme-Color Synesthesia
Dissertation Adviser: Krishnankutty Sathian, MBBS, PhD
Postdoctoral education: Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, Pa.
Fan He, BE, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Major: Epidemiology
Dissertation: Impact of Air Pollution on Cardiac Electrophysiology and Sleep Health in Adolescents
Dissertation Adviser: Duanping Liao, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.
Jordan Hughey, BS, University of California – Santa Cruz
Major: Bioinformatics and Genomics
Dissertation: In-Silico Modeling Gene Expression Utilizing Genomic Activity and 3D Contact Information
Dissertation Adviser: Dajiang Liu, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: GlaxoSmithKline
Matthew D. Lauver, BS, Messiah College
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: The Role of Polyomavirus Capsid Mutations in Antibody Evasion and Virulence
Dissertation Adviser: Aron Lukacher, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral training: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.
Kelly Esme Leon, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: The Epigenetic Regulation of the Senescence Microenvironment in Oncogene-Induced Senescence
Dissertation Adviser: Katherine Aird, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Fenix Group International, Philadelphia
Stephen M. Matthews, BS, York College of Pennsylvania
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Investigating the Wnt/MYC Axis in the Pathogenesis of Crohn’s Disease
Dissertation Adviser: Gregory Yochum, PhD
Postdoctoral training: Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland
Dillon McDevitt, BS, Elizabethtown College
Major: Neuroscience
Dissertation: Alterations in Neuronal Excitability Within the Reward Neurocircuitry Following Opioid Exposure
Dissertation Adviser: Nicholas Graziane, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Merck & Co., North Wales, Pa.
Daniel McGuire, BA, Western Michigan University
Major: Biostatistics
Dissertation: Methods for Assessing Replicability in GWAS and Analyzing Large-Scale Electronic Health Record Datasets
Dissertation Adviser: Dajiang Liu, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Travelers Insurance, Pa.
William P. Miller, BA, Skidmore College
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: The Role of Regulated in Development and DNA Damage Response 1 (REDD1) in Diabetes-Induced Retinal Pathology and Visual Dysfunction
Dissertation Adviser: Michael Dennis, PhD
Postdoctoral training: Harvard University, Boston
Chirag Patel, BS, MD, University of Arizona and St. George University School of Medicine
Major: Anatomy
Dissertation: Clinical and Morphological Manifestation of Multiple Sclerosis and EAE Resulting from Modulation of Endogenous Peptides
Dissertation Adviser: Patricia McLaughlin, DEd
Postdoctoral Employment: Neurology Residency, University of Arizona, Tucson, Az.
Indira Purushothaman, BS, Rochester Institute of Technology
Major: Anatomy
Dissertation: Dysregulation of the OGF-OGFr Axis Determines Onset and Severity of Ocular Surface Complications in Type 1 Diabetes
Dissertation Adviser: Patricia McLaughlin, DEd
Postdoctoral Employment: RQM+, Monroeville, Pa.
Renan Sauteraud, MS, Université Paris-Sud XI
Major: Biostatistics
Dissertation: Statistical Methods for the Functional Genomic Analysis of the X Chromosome
Dissertation Adviser: Dajiang Liu, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: 23andMe Therapeutics, San Francisco
Emily M. Schleicher, BS, Ursinus College
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Using CRISPR Screens to Identify Genetic Vulnerabilities to Cancer Treatment
Dissertation Adviser: Lucian Moldovan, PhD
Postdoctoral training: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey Pa.
Biyi Shen, BS, Zhengzhou University
Major: Biostatistics
Dissertation: Methodologies for Longitudinal Data Adjusting for Informative Cluster Size with Non- Ignorable Zeroes
Dissertation Adviser: Ming Wang, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Lawrenceville, N.J.
Angela Snyder, BS, BA, Cedar Crest College
Major: Neuroscience
Dissertation: The Role of the BNST in Stress and Alcohol-Related Behaviors
Dissertation Adviser: Yuval Silberman, PhD
Postdoctoral training: Scripps Research, San Diego
Fan Song, BS, Fundan University
Major: Bioinformatics and Genomics
Dissertation: Unveiling Structural Variation: Detection, Characterization, Phasing and its Role in 3D Genome Reorganization in Cancer
Dissertation Adviser: Feng Yue, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Illumina, San Diego
Paddy Ssentongo, MD, Makerere University College of Medicine
Major: Epidemiology
Dissertation: Intersection of Childhood Undernutrition and Postinfectious Hydrocephalus
Dissertation Adviser: Vernon Chinchili, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.
Jenna (Wilcox) Hagerty, BS, MS, Slippery Rock University, Harrisburg University of Science & Technology, Drexel University College of Medicine
Major: Anatomy
Dissertation: Metabolic Alterations in Mice with Cachexia
Dissertation Adviser: David Waning, PhD
Dissertation Employment: Drexel University College of Medicine, Reading, Pa.
Beth Worley, BS, MS, Millersville University, The Pennsylvania State University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Elucidating the Metabolic and Anti-tumorigenic Functions of Myelin Protein Zero-like 3
Dissertation Adviser: Nadine Hempel, PhD
Postdoctoral training: Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
Lina Yang, BS, Zhejiang University
Major: Biostatistics
Dissertation: ‘Leveraging Big Genetic Data for Prediction in Multi-Ethnic Studies: Applications to Tobacco Use Phenotypes
Dissertation Adviser: Dajiang Liu, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, N.J.
Ryan E. Yoast, BS, Sonoma State University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: The Coordinated Functions of STIM1/2, ORAI1/2/3 and MCU Underlie the Diversity of Physiological Ca2+ Signaling
Dissertation Adviser: Mohamed Trebak, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, N.J.
Hui Zeng, BS, Shandong University of Finance and Economics
Major: Biostatistics
Dissertation: Causal Inference with a Mediated Proportional Hazards Regression Model and a Mediated Accelerated Failure Time Model
Dissertation Adviser: Vernon Chinchilli, PhD
Postdoctoral Employment: Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy
Kristen Eloie Clements, BS, Siena College
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Identifying Novel Mechanisms of Sensitivity and Resistance to Poly-ADP-Ribose Polymerase (PARP) Inhibitors through Genome-wide CRISPR Knockout and Activation Screens
Dissertation Adviser: G. Lucian Moldovan, PhD
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, N.Y.
Yunsung Kim, BS, Purdue University
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: H63D HFE as a Genetic Modifier of Parkinson’s Disease: Clinical Impacts and Molecular Mechanisms
Dissertation Adviser: James Connor, PhD
Residency: Child Neurology, University of California San Francisco
Monica Manglani, BS, Lafayette College
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Interactions Between Cytotoxic Lymphocytes and Cerebrovasculature Drive Blood Barrier Dysfunction in Cerebral Malaria
Dissertation Adviser: Dorian McGavern, PhD and Robert Levenson, PhD
Residency: Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Derek Nye, BS, Wilkes University
Major: Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
Dissertation: Intrinsic Mechanisms of Neuronal Remodeling: Degeneration and Repair in Drosophila Sensory Neurons
Dissertation Adviser: Melissa Rolls, PhD
Residency: Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
Jerry R. Ren, BS, Cornell University
Program: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Mouse Breast Cancer Modeling: Cell Cycle Arrest, Radiation Mutagenesis and Transposon-Based Cancer Gene Discovery
Dissertation Adviser: Edward Gunther, PhD
Residency: Pediatrics, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.
Heather Ren, BS, University of Minnesota
Program: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Characterizing Interleukin 21 in its Role as the CD4 T Cell Help During Mouse Polyomavirus Infection
Dissertation Adviser: Aron Lukacher, MD, PhD
Residency: Pediatrics, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.
Andrea Schneider, BS, University of Buffalo, SUNY
Program: Biomedical Sciences
Dissertation: Innate Immunology and Microbial Diversity in Human Skin Diseases
Dissertation Adviser: Diane Thiboutot MD, and Amanda Nelson, PhD
Residency: Dermatology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.
Doctor of Medicine/Master of Public Health
Alexandra de la Plante, BA, New York University
Capstone experience: Efficacy of Interventional Management of Chronic Post-Traumatic Headache: A Pilot Study
Adviser: Carol LaRegina
Residency: Pathology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.
Alexis Victoria Hyczko, BS, The Pennsylvania State University
Capstone experience: An Exploratory Study: Evaluating Pediatric Families’ Understanding of and Reactions to COVID-19-related Visitor Restriction Policy
Adviser: Adrian Zurca, MD, MEd
Residency: Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh
Physician assistant program
University of Michigan, BSJacob Church
Brigham Young University, BSGabrielle Ciotti
University of Pittsburgh, BSSheena Corl
Pennsylvania College of Technology, BS
Hieu Duong
University of California, BS
Dakota Edmiston
The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Delaney Elling
The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Damian Gerkman
University of Michigan, BA
Maria Gillio
University of Pittsburgh, BS
Alexis Hatten
Miami University, BA
Todd Herbert
West Chester University, BS, BM
John Jacobs
University at Buffalo, BA
Kate Keith
University of Maryland, BA
Kendall Leuffen
University of Pittsburgh, BS
Adam Litster
Brigham Young University, BS
Calvin Martin
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, BS
Jonathan McKinney
McDaniel College, BA
Sydney Moosekian
University of Michigan, BS
Michael O’Connor
University of Notre Dame, BS
Lenisha Paige
University of Maryland, BS
Jessica Phillips
Syracuse University, BS
Jasmin Pimentel
Florida Institute of Technology, BS
Derick Rawding
California State University, BS
LaShea Townsend
University of Massachusetts, BS
Tjing-Tong Tse
Palm Beach State College, BA
Quinn Verfurth
The Ohio State University, BS
Geena Wasiak
University of Scranton, BS
Jacob Watkins
Virginia Commonwealth University, BS
Eric Wellham
University of Maryland, BS
Alix Zackon
Northeastern University, BS
MD program
Ty Jeremiah Achtermann – Albright College, BS
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Va.: Internal Medicine
Aya Agha – University of Pittsburgh, BS
Residency: Oregon Health & Science University, Portland: Internal Medicine
Nabeal Aljabban – University of Michigan, BS
Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Morningside-West, New York, N.Y.: Radiology-Diagnostic
Brittany Ammerman – University of Wisconsin-Madison, BA; Rutgers University, MBS
Residency: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, N.Y.: Orthopaedic Surgery
Jacob Glen Anderson – Brigham Young University, BS
Residency: Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix: Pediatrics
Michael James Anderson – Virginia Tech, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Orthopaedic Surgery
Blake R. Baer – Grove City College, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Urology
David Scott Bailey – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, MEd
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Neurological Surgery
Jason M. Barbaretta – High Point University, BS, The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Neb.: Internal Medicine
Sarah Elizabeth Benyo – Hobart and William Smith Colleges, BS
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland: Otolaryngology
Patrick John Bergquist – Fordham University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Neurology
Matthew James Bierowski – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, BS
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pa.: Internal Medicine
Kaleb Tadesse Bogale – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, MEd
Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, N.Y.: Internal Medicine
Faiza Boukerche – The City College of New York, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: UC Irvine Medical Center, Orange, Calif.: Interventional Radiology
Cameron Lawrence Brandon – University of Pittsburgh, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio: Neurological Surgery
Tyler Jacob Bruinsma – Saint John’s University, BA
Residency: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia: Pediatrics
Shannon R. Brumbaugh – Juniata College, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Family Medicine
Linda T. Bui – St. Joseph’s University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, N.Y.: Anesthesiology
Lindsay Kristen Buzzelli – Cornell University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas: Obstetrics-Gynecology
Katsiah Clare Cadet – Fairleigh Dickinson University, BS
Residency: UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh: Child Neurology
Xavier Joseph Candela – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, BS, MBA, MEd
Residency: UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh: Plastic Surgery
Allison Chang – Stony Brook University, BS
Residency: Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, R.I.: Pathology
Matthew Ryan Chapman – Stony Brook University, BS
Residency: Zucker School of Medicine/Northwell at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, N.Y.: Radiology-Diagnostic
Karen Chen – Case Western Reserve University, BA
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore: Neurology
Melissa Ezinne Chima – University of Maryland, BS
Residency: University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, N.Y.: Obstetrics-Gynecology
Kristen Eloie Clements – Siena College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, PhD
Residency: University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, N.Y.: Internal Medicine
Mary Connolly – University of Miami, BS
Residency: UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh: Internal Medicine
David Cui – The Johns Hopkins University, BA
Residency: Sinai Hospital of Baltimore: Ophthalmology
Nicole Marie Cumbo – Wilkes University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, N.J.: Obstetrics-Gynecology
Deborah U. Daoud – Rutgers University, BA
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, N.J.: General Surgery
Alexandra de la Plante – New York University, BA; SUNY Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, MA; The Pennsylvania State University, MPH
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Pathology
Kevin Charles Diehl – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston- Salem, N.C.: Internal Medicine
Yen Phuong Doan – Emory University, BS
Residency: Penn Medicine Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia: Obstetrics-Gynecology
Meaghan Colleen Dougher – Boston University, BA; The Pennsylvania State University, MPS
Residency: Penn Medicine Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Pathology
David Michael Drago – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Neb.: Family Medicine
Samuel James Dressler – Lycoming College, BS
Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio: Pediatrics
Maria Viviana Escudero-Fung – University of California, Berkeley, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, Calif.: Radiology-Diagnostic
Matthew John Evers – King’s College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Anesthesiology
Jason David Fairbourn – Utah State University, BS
Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, N.Y.: Urology
Megan Helene Fiorillo – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Obstetrics-Gynecology
John Paul Gaspich III – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston: General Surgery
Alex Geertsen – University of Utah, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Anesthesiology
Marisa Everett Giglio – Carnegie Mellon University, BS
Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, N.J.: Obstetrics-Gynecology
Taylor E. Gladys – Case Western Reserve University, BA; The Pennsylvania State University, MBA
Residency: Case Western/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland: Dermatology
Michael Moshe David Goldenberg – The Pennsylvania State University, BA, BA, MA
Residency: Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh: Radiology-Diagnostic
Ramon Govea – Stony Brook University, BS
Residency: University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, Mich.: Dermatology
Timothy L. Groh – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Va.: Family Medicine
Gabrielle Joan Gundermann – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, MEd
Residency: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta: Internal Medicine
Daniel Glenn Haas – Messiah College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Christiana Care, Newark, Del.: Emergency Medicine
Elias Gerald Harkins – Messiah College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Pediatrics
Stephen Anderson Harrington – Case Western Reserve, BA
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Surgery-Preliminary
Maxwell Alexander Hart – The Ohio State University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Ariz.: Internal Medicine
Molly Hartley – University of New Hampshire, BS
Residency: Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Portsmouth, N.H.: Psychiatry
Haley Marie Hartman – College of Wooster, BA; The Pennsylvania State University, MLS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Radiology-Diagnostic
Frederick Heitjan – United States Military Academy, BSc
Residency: Mary Free Bed Hospital, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Brittainy Hereford – University of Virginia, BS
Residency: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.: Dermatology
Amy Kristine Vitalis Hoffman – University of Maryland, Baltimore County, BA, BA
Residency: Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pa.: Family Medicine
Julie JiHye Hong – Duke University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: University of Hawaii, Honolulu: Medicine- Preliminary
Samantha Rose Horn – Middlebury College, BA
Residency: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia: Pediatrics
Alexa Jamie Hughes – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, MEd
Residency: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis: General Surgery
Alexis Victoria Hyczko – Pennsylvania State University, BS, MPH
Residency: UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh: Pediatrics
Peter Kyuseok Im – University of Southern California, BS
Residency: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center: General Surgery
Neekita Jikaria – Binghamton University, State University of New York, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Surgery-Preliminary
Zara Karuman – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BS
Residency: Spectrum Health/Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Surgery-Preliminary
Rahim Kassam-Adams – Brown University, BA
Residency: Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center, Reading, Pa.: Family Medicine
Thomas Kellner – Canisius College, BS
Residency: SUNY Buffalo/Education Consortium, Buffalo, N.Y.: Ophthalmology
Ryan Kenney – Elizabethtown College, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Ophthalmology
Morgan S. Kim – University of Delaware, BA, The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Surgery-Preliminary
Sarah Chan Yae Kim – Washington and Lee University, BA
Residency: Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, Calif.: Family Medicine
Yunsung Kim – Purdue University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, PhD
Residency: UC San Francisco: Child Neurology
Elizabeth Jenny Ko – University of California, Davis, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Internal Medicine
Paige Eden Koetter – Florida International College, BS
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.: Emergency Medicine
Tobias Alois Krussig – Eckerd College, BS
Residency: Stony Brook Teaching Hospitals, Stony Brook, N.Y.: Emergency Medicine
Ellius Kwok – University of California, San Diego, BS, MS
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia: General Surgery
Lois Kwon – Wellesley College, BS
Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Conn.: Emergency Medicine
Michelle Kwon – Georgia Institute of Technology, BS
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, N.J.: Medicine-Pediatrics
Christopher Laboe – University of Cincinnati, BS
Residency: Harvard South Shore, Brockton, Mass.: Psychiatry
Nicholas Salvatore Lazzara – Vanderbilt University, BA
Residency: Zucker School of Medicine – Northwell Cohen Children’s Medical Center, New Hyde Park, N.Y.: Pediatrics
Emily Nicole Leboffe – Susquehanna University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Lawrence, Mass.: Family Medicine
Alexander Patrick Lee – Rutgers University, BA; University of Medicine and Dentistry: New Jersey Dental School, DMD
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Emergency Medicine
Charles Chasoo Lee – University of Rochester, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MBA
Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, N.Y.: Neurology
Nicole Legro – University of Toronto, BS
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.: Obstetrics-Gynecology
Kate Robbins Levenberg – Elon University, BA
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore: Psychiatry
David Locke – Indiana University of Pennsylvania, BA, BA
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Emergency Medicine
Abby Rose London – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, MLS
Residency: Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, R.I.: Internal Medicine
Nathaniel A. Long – Shenandoah University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston: Internal Medicine
Crystal Linda Lovelace – Lehigh University, BA
Residency: Family Medicine
Zhexi Lu – University of Richmond, BS
Residency: UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh: Internal Medicine
Andrew David Luo – Duke University, BS; Columbia Business School, MBA
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston: Emergency Medicine
Monica Manglani – Lafayette College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, PhD
Residency: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia: Pediatrics
Ciara Marie Marshall – Lebanon Valley College, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Obstetrics-Gynecology
Seth Lydell Martin – Millersville University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Family Medicine
Andrew John McCullen – University of Virginia, BA; Georgetown University, MS
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland: Radiology-Diagnostic
Daniela Medina – Florida International University, BS
Residency: Louisiana State University School of Medicine-New Orleans: Vascular Surgery
Christopher Robert Messner – The Pennsylvania State University, BS; MEd
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore: Internal Medicine
Nathan R. Michalak – College of the Holy Cross, BA
Residency: New York Presbytery Hospital – Columbia University Medical Center, New York, N.Y.: Surgery- Preliminary
Daniella Nagy Mikhail – The College of New Jersey, BS
Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, N.J.: Internal Medicine
Peter John Milianta – Iona College, BA; The Pennsylvania State University, MBA
Residency: Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, R.I.: Anesthesiology
Brianne Morgan – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Obstetrics-Gynecology
Matthew Jude Murray – Dickinson College, BS
Residency: Wellspan Health York Hospital, York, Pa.: Internal Medicine
Nanjiba Nawaz – Mount Holyoke College, BA
Residency: Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Jacksonville, Fla.: Internal Medicine
Andrew Henry Nesdill – University of Maryland, BS, BS; Rutgers University, MBS; The Pennsylvania State University, MBA
Residency: Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pa.: Anesthesiology
Darya Sergeyevna Nesterova – Virginia Tech, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Surgery-Preliminary
Andrew Patrick Nevin – Messiah College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Medicine-Pediatrics
Paul Duc Huy Nguyen – Emory University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: UC San Francisco: Anesthesiology
Maria Elena Noel – University of Notre Dame, BA
Residency: Christiana Care, Newark, Del.: Emergency Medicine
Derek Michael Ryan Nye – Wilkes University, BS; Penn State College of Medicine, PhD
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston: Internal Medicine
Prisca C. Obidike – Lincoln University, BS
Residency: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.: General Surgery
Emily A. O’Brien – University at Buffalo, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MBA
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Obstetrics-Gynecology
Alexander J. O’Donovan – Boston University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn.: Pediatrics
Banan Wael Otaibi – Hobart and William Smith Colleges, BS
Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Ariz.: General Surgery
Tommy Pan – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA
Residency: Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh: Orthopaedic Surgery
Ji Min Park – University of Washington, BS
Residency: San Antonio Military Medicine, San Antonio: Internal Medicine
Won Sik Park – Macaulay Honors College at CUNY Lehman College, BA
Residency: Zucker School of Medicine Northwell at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Manhasset, N.Y.: Emergency Medicine
Akshilkumar Navindrabhai Patel – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Surgery-Preliminary
Dolly Suresh Patel – Rutgers University, BS
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Einstein, Bronx, N.Y.: Internal Medicine
Shivam D. Patel – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh: Otolaryngology
Yuriy Pechenyy – City College of New York CUNY, BS, MS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Anesthesiology
Matthew Robertson Pelton – Wesleyan University, BA
Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, N.J.: Internal Medicine
Nhu y Phan – University of Georgia, BS
Residency: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.: Neurology
Shayann Ramedani – Ursinus College, BA, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, N.Y.: Transitional
Elizabeth Anne Raoof – University of Maryland, BS, ME
Residency: MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, D.C.: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Heather Marie Ren – University of Minnesota, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, PhD
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Pediatrics
Jerry Ruizhe Ren – Cornell University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, PhD
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Pediatrics
Marisa Joann Riley – The University of Scranton, BS
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Va.: Dermatology
Pratiti Roy – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pa.: Family Medicine
Garrett Rucker – University of California, Los Angeles, BS
Residency: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Va., D.C.: Radiology-Diagnostic
Casey Aileen Ryan – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Fla.: Neurological Surgery
Cody Dylan Sacks – University of Scranton, BS, MS
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Anesthesiology
Francesco Paulo Satriale – Bucknell University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Family Medicine
Jacob Schick – The Johns Hopkins University, BS
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore: Radiology-Diagnostic
Derika Schlueter – Gettysburg College, BS
Residency: University of Florida College of Medicine-Shands Hospital, Gainesville, Fla.: Pediatrics
Andrea Marie Schneider – University at Buffalo, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, PhD
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Dermatology
Catherine Seeger – Loyola University of Maryland, BS
Residency: SUNY Buffalo/Education Consortium, Buffalo, N.Y.: Ophthalmology
Aesha Shah – The New Jersey Institute of Technology, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Emergency Medicine
Christopher Simion – Lebanon Valley College, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Emergency Medicine
Haley Sinatro – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, MBA
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas: Emergency Medicine
Glenn Scott Slick Jr. – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Surgery-Preliminary
Catherine Elizabeth Smiley – College of William and Mary, BA
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa: Dermatology
Eric William Sobieski – University of Pittsburgh, BS
Residency: St. Luke’s Hospital – Anderson Campus, Easton, Pa.: Transitional
Christopher Michael Stauch – The Johns Hopkins University, BS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Orthopaedic Surgery
Abigail Christine Styck – Valparaiso University, BS
Residency: Mercy Health Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Family Medicine
Sydnie Marie Thomas – Utah State University, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Christiana Care, Newark, Del.: Emergency Medicine
Olubukola Olubunmi Toyobo – The Pennsylvania State University, BS, MBA
Residency: Memorial Healthcare System, Pembroke Pines, Fla.: Medicine-Preliminary
Max Lawrence Trojano – College of the Holy Cross, BA; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Orlando Health, Orlando, Fla.: Emergency Medicine
Maya Tsao-Wu – Pomona College, BA
Residency: Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, R.I.: Medicine-Pediatrics
Kyle J. Tuohy – East Stroudsburg University, BS; Montclair State University, MS
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Neurological Surgery
Sarah Walser – Bard College, BA
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore: Psychiatry
Grant Donald Wandling – The Pennsylvania State University, BS
Residency: Orlando Health, Orlando, Fla.: Emergency Medicine
Amanda Kahlea Williams – Elizabethtown College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.: Pediatrics
Trishae Lynne Winters – Grove City College, BS
Residency: Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh: Radiology-Diagnostic
Jayme Wood – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BS; University College of London, MSc
Residency: Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, N.C.: Pediatrics
Ally Ae Lim Yang – University of Maryland, Baltimore County, BS
Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn.: Orthopaedic Surgery
Qian Yang – Stony Brook University, BS
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.: Radiology-Diagnostic
Kevin J. Zhen – University of Maryland, BS
Residency: UC San Diego Medical Center, San Diego: Family Medicine
Eric Michael Zimmerman – Elizabethtown College, BS; The Pennsylvania State University, MEd
Residency: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.: Internal Medicine
Olivia Zucaro – John Carroll University, BS
Residency: Case Western/MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland: Obstetrics-Gynecology