Meet Our Students

Read up on the work our graduate students are doing at the University, in the community, and around the globe.

The Value of Organic Certification to Consumers

Ph.D Candidate Dan Yu summarizes her research findings regarding organic certification and its impact on asymmetric information regarding organic products.

The Queer Feminist Possibilities of Can

RIDGS GRPP Fellow Ali Yıldırım Uses Unique Methodologies to Study Alevi Culture

Mi’Chael N. Wright on the Digital Paradox for Young Black Girls

“It matters to me. And that’s enough.” Mi’Chael N. Wright, an outstanding sociology PhD candidate, inspires others with her passion for digital life, online communities, and…

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Academically and Adventure Bound

Natalie Warren, a graduate student in communication studies, recently published "Hudson Bay Bound" about her experience canoeing more than 2,000 miles over 85 days from…

Florencia at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she is a Botany in Action Fellow. She is sharing her research with middle and high schoolers as a part of the 2022 Science Engagement Week. Photo Credit: Maria Wheeler-Dubas

Constructing Nuevos Caminos

RIDGS GRPP Fellow Florencia Pech-Cardenas Draws on Natural and Social Sciences to Create New Forms of Interdisciplinarity

Environmental Justice Worldmaking

Dr. Rose Brewer’s HWW Project Centers the Community

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“I owe the MHR program a lot”

MHR student Mohamed Mandour ('23) speaks with HRP about his experience as an Egyptian activist, scholar, and human rights defender.

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Grad Studies: Writer-Reader Relationships and 19th-Century Literature

PhD student Morgan Graham received an inaugural Early Career PhD Merit Grant.

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Grad Studies: Questions of Empire and Transpacific Migration

PhD student Nyla Numan was awarded an inaugural Early Career PhD Merit Award from the Department of English.

Running Towards

RIDGS IDF Fellow E Ornelas Studies Speculative Fiction to Inform and Inspire Justice Work

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Mental Health Care For All

Counseling psychology graduate student Vanessa Anyanso aims to add diverse voices to research and service in her field.

Alba Gónzalez, a Maya K'iche translator and workshop participant

Testimonies of Hope: Indigenous Migrants & Arts

Assistant Professor Osiris Aníbal Gómez and PhD candidate Olga Salazar Pozos created an arts workshop to collaborate with vulnerable women and tell their stories.

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PhD Candidate Wins Teaching Award

Graduate student Chris Bowman works to create a classroom atmosphere that encourages open dialogue.

Alumni Spotlight: Casey Giordano

An alum of the psych undergrad and doctoral program at the U, Dr. Giordano works as an assistant professor at Auburn University in Alabama. Read on to find out what tips he…

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Grad Studies: Representations of the American Vietnam War with Kerstin Tuttle

The PhD student has been awarded an inaugural Early Career PhD Merit Grant from English.

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Teaching English in our increasingly global world.

Professor Elizabethada Wright and Alumna Asmita Ghimire have published a pair of essays about teaching English in our increasingly global world.

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PhD Candidate Wins Teaching Award

Graduate student Moinak Choudhury thinks about teaching in terms of "communication puzzles."

Meet Our Students: Claire Park

Claire Park is a graduate student in our Counseling Psychology area and one of our outstanding students we are spotlighting in our Meet Our Students feature on our website.

Meet Our Students: Aisha Udochi

Aisha Udochi is a graduate student in our Personality, Individual Differences, and Behavior Genetics (PIB) area and one of our outstanding students we are spotlighting in our…

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Meet PhD Student Ashley Sorensen

Ashley Sorensen received several competitive fellowships and scholarships that have helped her cultivate her research studying representation in politics, which has led to…