Graduate & Professional Student Spotlights
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UC San Diego graduate and professional students make important contributions to research and education and go on to become tomorrow’s leaders, innovators, artists, and entrepreneurs.
Click on the boxes below to read student stories from each of our academic divisions and schools. If you know a remarkable student would we should feature or if you're a current student who would like to share your story, please email grad-div-student@ucsd.edu to find out more.
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School of Arts & Humanities
Ph.D in Literature - ### Bianca Negrete Coba
Ph.D. inLiterature, Cultural Studies - ### Milo Cramer
MFA Playwriting - ### Celine Khoury
Ph.D. in Literature - ### Caleb A. Mertz-Vega
Ph.D. inComparative Literature - ### Karina Ortiz Villa
Ph.D. in Philosophy - ### Reem Hazboun Taşyakan
Ph.D in Literature
School of Biological Sciences
Ph.D. in Molecular Biology - ### Asama Lekbua
Ph.D. in Biological Sciences
Jacobs School of Engineering
Ph.D. in Bioengineering - ### Nicole E. Félix Vélez
Ph.D. in Bioengineering - ### Nishta Krishnan
Ph.D in NanoEngineering - ### Nathaniel Linden-Santangeli
Ph.D in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - ### Carlos Munoz
Ph.D. in Bioengineering - ### Maya Rowell
Ph.D. in Bioengineering - ### Sai Zhou
Ph.D in Materials Science and Engineering
School of Global Policy & Strategy
Master in International Affairs - ### Austin Newcomer
Master in Public Policy - ### Briana Scott
Master in Public Policy
Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute
Ph.D. in Data Science - ### Zhongyang Zhang
Ph.D. in Data Science
Health Sciences
Joint Doctoral Program, Public Health - ### Eliza Davidson
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
Health Sciences - ### Petrona Gregorio-Pascual
Ph.D. in Public Health - Health Behavior
Joint Doctoral Program, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health - ### Anubhav Nikunj Singh Sachan
Ph.D. in Biostatistics
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health - ### Rosalyn Nguyen
Pharm.D. inSkaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences - ### Junghwan Park
Ph.D. in Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science
MS Candidate in Biostatistics - ### Zhaner Mou
Master in Biostatistics
School of Physical Sciences
Ph.D in Astronomy and Astrophysics - ### Lisa (Qishan) Liang
Ph.D. in Chemistry & Biochemistry - ### Lillian McPherson
Ph.D in Mathematics - ### Desirae Alexandria Mellor
Ph.D. in Chemistry & Biochemistry - ### Sawyer Robertson
Ph.D in Mathematics - ### Erik Szwed
Ph.D. in Physics
Rady School of Management
Ph.D. in Management (ITO) - ### Monica Stratakos
Master of Professional Accountancy
School of Social Sciences
Master's in Computational Social Science - ### Lourdes Carmona
MA in Latin American Studies - ### Morgen Chalmiers
Ph.D. in Anthropology - ### Bianca Freeman
Ph.D. in Political Science - ### Ramsey Ismail
Ph.D. in Anthropology - ### Ruby Johnston
MA in Latin American Studies - ### Benjamin C. Kennedy (he/him)
Ph.D Candidate in Education Studies - ### Ana Lopez Ricoy
Ph.D Candidate in Sociology - ### Shanelle Watkins
Ed.D Candidate in Education Leadership
Alumni
Ph.D. in Earth Science - ### Eleanor Castracane
Chemistry & Biochemistry, Ph.D. - ### Mir Muhtadi Faiaz
Master in Public Policy - ### Orion McCarthy
Ph.D. in Marine Biology - ### Kelli Mullane
Ph.D. in Marine Biology - ### Katherine Nesbit
Ph.D. in Marine Biology - ### Penelope Nwaukwa
Pharm.D. in Skaggs School of of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - ### Andrew Parlier
Ph.D. in Applied Ocean Sciences - ### Amelia Patton
Master of Finance - ### Max Rintoul
Ph.D. in Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry - ### Kevin Rychel
Ph.D. in Bioengineering - ### Megha Sanjay
Master in International Affairs - ### Katie Yang
Master of Professional Accountancy
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