Alumni

Making a difference

Biology and Society alumni are amazing! We admit we are a little biased, but the reality is Biology and Society students go on to do incredible things. While at ASU, students in our programs have opportunities for travel, research, and strong faculty engagement. They are encouraged to ask the tough questions and to figure things out collaboratively. This leads to engaged thinkers who go out into the world and truly make a difference.  Our students go on to medical school, law school, work in policy at a state and national level, public health agencies, lab sciences, the arts, highly ranked graduate programs, strong research institutions, and everything and anything in between.

Take a moment to browse through some of our amazing Biology and Society alumni. If you are one of our previous students, please tell us what you are doing now. We want to hear about it and tell everyone else about you too!

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2023 Graduates

  • Isabella Bernat, MS (Biology and Society)
    "Respect and Dignity in Wildlife Rehabilitation"
  • Sanghamitra Das, PhD Biology (Biology and Society)
    "Ordering Subaltern Disorders: Embodiment, Biocapital and the Politics of Sickle Cell Management in India"
  • Elizabeth Dietz, PhD Biology (Biology and Society)
    "No Choice but to Choose: The Technopolitics of Informed Consent"
  • Anna Guerrero, PhD Biology (Biology and Society)
    "Images and the Development of the Microbial Biofilm Concept"
  • Levi Helm, PhD (Biology and Society), concentration in Ecology, Economics and Ethics
    "The Land-Use Impacts of Plastic Alternatives"
  • Michael Mihuc, MS (Biology and Society)
    "Identity Development During Adolescence in Individuals with Pectus Excavatum"
  • Raegan Mills, MS (Biology and Society)
    “Cripping Trans Childhood: A Critical Examination into the Legislating of the Trans Child”
  • Taya Misheva, PhD Biology (Biology and Society)
    "Accepting and Understanding Evolution: The Development and Evaluation of Measurement Tools in Evolution Education"
  • Erin Murphy, PhD Biology (Biology and Society)
    "Ecological, Economic, and Social Dimensions of Marine Plastic Pollution and Marine Plastic Pollution Interventions"
  • Katherine Poe,  MS (Biology and Society), graduate certificate in Public Policy
    "Testing the benefit of agroforestry as a solution for Red Listed bird conservation in the Peruvian Amazon"
  • Gabriella Rich, MS (Biology and Society)
    "Anglers Turned Bounty Hunters - Ethics and Effectiveness of the Lees Ferry Brown Trout Incentivized Harvest and Other Fish Bounties in the U.S." 
  • Nathaniel Ross, MS (Biology and Society)
    "Changes in American Judicial Behavior in Disability Discrimination Cases in Response to Anti-Discrimination Legislation"
  • Katie Surrey, PhD Biology (Biology and Society)
    "The Biosocial Ecosystem Dynamics of Sustainable Wildlife Based Ecotourism in Panama"
  • Dina Ziganshina Lienhard, PhD Biology (Biology and Society)
    “Reducing Abortion Rates without Restricting Legal Access to Abortion:  Evidence from Comparative Analysis of Relevant Policies and Demographic Indicators in 15 Post-Soviet Countries and Adaptive Agent-Based Modeling of Unintended Pregnancies"

2022 Graduates

  • Kenneth Carroll, MS Biology (Biology and Society)
    "Quantification of Organic Pollutants and Detection of Microplastic within Soil from Varying Landscapes in Antarctica"
  • Baylee Edwards, MS Biology (Biology and Society)
    "Christian Student Experiences During Peer Interactions in Undergraduate Biology Courses"
  • Challie Facemire, PhD Biology (Biology and Society)
    "Parceling the Wild:  Stewardship and Conservation in the 21st Century National Wilderness Preservation System"
  • Cassidy Fredette-Roman, MS Biology (Biology and Society)
    "A Trait-Based Risk Assessment for Ranking Relative Vulnerabilities of Marine Mammal Populations to Macroplastic Entanglement and Ingestion"
  • Kara Gardner, MS Biology (Biology and Society)
    "Cis-men’s Perspectives on Male Birth Control"
  • Logan Gin, PhD Biology (Biology and Society)
    "Challenges and opportunities for students with disabilities in evolving learning environments: active learning, online instruction, and undergraduate research"
  • Jonathan LaTourelle, PhD The History and Philosophy of Science
    "Murdering and Murderable Minds: Experiments and Remarks on the Psychology of Moral Status"
  • Julie Murphree, PhD Biology (Biology and Society)
    "The Mustang Dilemma:  Facts, Values and Decision Making in Arizona's Heber Wild Horse Territory"
  • Richa Venkatraman, MS Biology (Biology and Society)
    "Using Speculative Fiction to Explore a "Precision Medicine" Future" 
  • Nicholas Wiesenthal, MS Biology (Biology and Society)
    "Exploring the Relationship Between Depression and Graduate School Among Life Sciences Ph.D. Students"

2021 Graduates

  • Iroko Akoua Abalo, PhD Biology (Biology and Society)
    "Sentinels of the Sea: Marine Mammal Behavioral Responses to Environmental Change"
  • Stephanie Buchholtz, PhD Biology (Biology and Society)
    "Do Institutional Review Boards Adequately Address the CLIA Regulations When Studies Return Individual Research Results? A Document Analysis of IRB Policies and Guidance"
  • Isabella De Leon, MS Biology (Biology and Society)
    "Climate Sensitivity in Mature Versus Pre-Reproductive Saguaro Determined from Spine Isotopic Signals"
  • Kelle Dhein, PhD Biology (Biology and Society)
    "The Meaning of Meaning in Insect Navigation Research"
  • Mahmoud Hashemi, PhD Biology (Biology and Society)
    "Farmers’ Adaptations to Groundwater Scarcity in the Rafsanjan Plain, Iran"
  • Theresa Lorenzo, PhD Biology (Biology and Society)
    "Water Security in a Changing World: Analysis of Implications for the Philippines"
  • Cody O’Toole, PhD Biology (Biology and Society)
    "Unveiling Conceptual Shifts and Novel Dynamics in Genetic Engineering Science: A Gene Drive Case Study"
  • Christian H. Ross, PhD Biology (Biology and Society)
    "Editing Engagement: Visions of Science, Democracy, and Responsibility in Gene Editing Discourse"
  • Emily Santora, MS Biology (Biology and Society)
    "Overcoming a Cycle of Shame Through Menstrual Education: How Sources of Information Prepare Girls to Detect Abnormal Menstrual Bleeding"

2020 Graduates

  • Carolina Abboud, PhD Biology, Concentration Biology and Society 
    "A Fetus By Any Other Name: How Words Shaped the Fetal Personhood Movement in US Courts and Society (1884-1973)"
  • Arielle Amrein, MS Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "Examining the potential impacts of ecotourism on humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Panama"
  • Elijah Chambers, MS Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "Clicking for the Success of all Students: A Literature Review and Classroom Study Investigating the Possible Differential Impact of Clickers"
  • Ryan Davila, PhD Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "Ecotourism Certification Programs: Overview, History, and Impacts"
  • Brianna Ellis, MS Biology, Concentration Biology and Society 
    "Human and Social Dimensions That Arose with the Early Cases of Fetal Surgery to Correct Myelomeningocele"
  • Paige Madison, PhD Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "Discovering Human Origins: Fossils, Practices, and Controversies"
  • Theora Tiffney, PhD Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "The Ineffective Cure Hepatitis C and the Drug That Never Got Its Chance"

2020 Undergraduates

  • Delaney Bucker
  • Isabella De Leon
  • Marie Dong
  • Kayla Granado
  • Sarah Hart
  • Presley Laryea
  • Hanna Maroofi
  • Rohini Nott
  • Danielle Rayyan
  • Jasmine Rodarte
  • Hailey Tallman
  • Richa Venkatraman
  • Erica Wilson

2019 Graduates

  • Megan Allen, MS Biology, Concentration Biology and Society 
    "Impact of HIV-Related Stigma and Discrimination on HIV Testing Behaviors, and Interventions to improve Testing Uptake, in Northern Tanzania"
  • Ashley Camhi, PhD Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "The Conversation Reserve Program as a Payments for Water Quality Case Study: An Environmental Economic Analysis"
  • Hailey Cohan, MS Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "Advocating Dignity: Death with dignity in the US, 1985-2011"
  • Rainey Horwitz, MS Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "How Factors like 1800s Gender Expectations, Misconceptions, and Moral Traditions Shaped US Women's reproductive Medical Care"
  • Deryc Painter, PhD Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "Computational Interdisciplinarity: a study in the history of science"
  • Christopher Rojas, PhD Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "On the Virtues of a Philosophically Pragmatic Reorientation in Environmental Ethics: Adaptive Co-management as a Laboratory"
  • Samantha Thompson, PhD, History and Philosophy of Science
    "The Carnegie Image Tube Committee and the Development of Electronic Imaging Devices in Astronomy, 1953-1976"
  • Jada Wang, MS Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "Investigating the Current Status of Collegiate Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Organizations via a National Survey Study and Tracing the History of Arizona State University EMS Department"

2019 Undergraduates

  • Lorenzo Badiola
  • Tyler Bartels
  • Kenneth Carroll
  • Elijah Chambers
  • Alexis Darby
  • Katelyn Dinkel
  • Brianna Ellis
  • Leslie Jaimes
  • Carrie Keller
  • Staley Lane
  • Nicole Lueder
  • Michael Mihuc
  • Jack Oberhaus
  • Alyssa Sgro
  • Maria Vizcarra

2018 Graduates

  • Alexis Abboud, PhD Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "A Biography of Endocrine Disruptors: The Narrative Surrounding the Appearance and Regulation of a New Category of Toxic Substances"
  • Kenneth Aiello, PhD Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "Systematic Analysis of the Factors Contributing to the Variation and Change of the Microbiome Concept"
  • Elizabeth Barnes, PhD Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "From Conflict to Common Ground: Establishing Religious Cultural Competence in Evolution Education (ReCCEE)"
  • Claudia Eddy, MS Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "Publicly Funded Family Planning in Arizona, 1940-2017"
  • Jerica Vie, MS Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "Stress Levels and Performance in Nationally Ranked Fencers"
  • Tong Wu, PhD Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "The Socioeconomic and Ecological Drivers of Avian Influenza Risks in China and at the International Level"

2018 Undergraduates

  • Alysse Blight
  • Claire Cleveland
  • Mary Cummins
  • Kathleen Fowler
  • Victoria Hernandez
  • Rainey Horwitz
  • Easton Lathion
  • Krishnaa Pradhan
  • Madelyn Schild
  • Jasmine Truong
  • Daniel Ynigez
  • Lauren Zellner

2017 Graduates

  • Kristen Boyle, MS Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "Enclosing Nature: Naturalism, Animal Welfare, and the Evolution of Zoo Design"
  • Cecilia Chou, MS Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "Diagnosing Zuoyuezi: Taiwanese Physicians' Perspectives on Chinese Postpartum Practices"
  • Jennifer Craer, MS Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "Beyond Compliance: Cutlivating Ethical Virtues in Scientific Research"
  • Mary Drago, PhD Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "Promises, Expectations, and Obligations: An Examination of American Indian Health"
  • Steve Elliott, PhD Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "The Aims and Structures of Research Projects That Use Gene Regulatory Information with Evolutional Genetic Models"
  • Tyler Hughes, MS Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "The Potential Emergence of Dengue in the Phoenix Metropolitan area"
  • Grace Kim, MS Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "An Analysis of Resources That Address Sexual Violence in Arizona"
  • Kate MacCord, PhD, History and Philosophy of Science
    "Development, Evolution, and Teeth: How We Came to Explain the Morphological Evolution of the Mammalian Dentition"
  • Ernest Nkanash-Dwamena, PhD Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "Multi-Scale Analysis of the Opportunities and Threats of Large-Scale Land Acquisitions (LaSLA) in Sub-Saharan Africa"
  • Aireona Raschke, PhD Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "Is Whale Watching a Win-Win for People and Nature? An Analysis of the Economic, Environmental, and Social Impacts of Whale Watching in the Caribbean"
  • Tracie Shoumaker, MS Biology, Concentration Biology and Society
    "Effects of Urbanization on Bat Habitat Use in the Phoenix Metropolitan Region, Arizona: A Multi-scale Landscape Analysis"

2016 Graduates

  • Wesley H. Anderson, PhD, History and Philosophy of Science
    "Advancing the Causal Theory of Natural Selection"
  • Badingquiying, PhD Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae) as a Substainable Component of Alpine Grassland Ecosystem, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China"
  • Guido Caniglia, PhD Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Investigating Wasp Societies A Historical and Epistemological Study"
  • Rachel Gur-Arie, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "In Support of Mandatory Influcenza Vaccination of Healthcare Personnel"
  • Erica O'Neil, PhD Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Fetal Risk, Federal Response: How Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Influenced the Adoption of Alcohol Health Warning Labels"
  • Valerie Racine, PhD, History and Philosophy of Science
    "Beyond Reductionism and Emergence: A Study of the Epistemic Practices in Gene Expression Research"
  • Nevada Wagoner, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Exploring Practices and Perceptions on the Use of Primary Scientific Literature in Undergraduate Education" 
  • Bianca E. Zietal, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "The Genesis of Premenstrual Syndrome"
  • Yawen Zou, PhD, History and Philosophy of Science
    "Studying the History of Systems Biology Using a Computational Approach: From Systems to Biology, 1992-2013"

2016 Undergraduates

  • Carolina Abboud
  • Megan Kalinich
  • Grace Kim
  • Claudia Nunez-Eddy

2015 Graduates

  • Marci R. Baranski, PhD Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "The Wide Adaptation of the Green Revolution"
    Advisor: Ann Kinzig
  • Zane N. Bartlett, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "A History of Cellular Senescence and Its Relation to Stem Cells in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries"
  • Anne Clay, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Seoul Grand Park 1984-2015 A Historical Analysis of the Changing Conservation and Animal Welfare Priorities in South Korea"
  • Sarah L. Geren, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Identifying Key Attributes in Decisions About Protein Consumption"
  • Ashleigh Gonzales, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Development and Analysis of New 3D Tactile Materials for the Enhancement of STEM Education for the Blind and Visually Impaired"
    Advisor: Page Baluch
  • Andrea Noziglia, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society 
    "Flame Retardent Contamination of Seafood and Signifcance for Biodiversity Conservation"
    Advisor: Leah Gerber
  • Erick Peirson, PhD Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society 
    "Evolution Under our Feet: Anthony David Bradshaw (1926-2008) and the Rise of Ecological Genetics"
    Advisor: Manfred Laubichler
  • Bonnie Raschke, MS
  • Christine R. Stevenson, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Bad Drug Gone Good:  An explanatory model for Drug Normalization"
  • Chanapa Tantibanchachai, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society 
    "Substance-Exposed Newborns in Arizona: An Analysis of Medically, Ethically and Legally Appropriate Federal and State Responses"
    Advisor: Jane Maienschein
  • Mark Ulett, PhD Biology, Concentration in Biology and Society
    "Definitely Directed Evolution (1890-1926): The Importance of Variation in Major Evolutionary Works by Theodor Eimer, Edward Drinker Cope, and Leo Berg"
    Advisor: Manfred Laubichler
  • Meghana Yanamandra, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society 
    "Understanding Food Deserts and Their Proposed Solutions"
    Advisor: Jason Robert

2015 Undergraduates

  • Amber-Leigh Attanasio
  • Samantha Green
  • Lissette Guerrero
  • Rachel Gur-Arie
  • Shayla Hubbard
  • Tyler Hughes
  • Davina Kumar
  • Anika Larson
  • Jessica Mahoney
  • Jashae Murrillo
  • Cuathermoc Ruiz
  • Nicole Scott
  • Shima Schiehzadegan
  • Katrece Swenson
  • Ryan Whitney
  • Martin Zavala

2014 Graduates

  • Liz Barnes, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Professor Attitudes and Beliefs About Teaching Evolution"
    Advisor: Sara Brownell
  • Sean Cohmer, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Leo Kanner and the Psychobiology of Autism"
    Advisor: Jane Maienschein
  • Julia Damerow, PhD, Concentration in Biology & Society 
    "A Quadruple-Based Text Analysis System for History and Philosophy of Science"
    Advisor: Jane Maienschein and Manfred Laubichler
  • Christopher Dimond, PhD, Concentration in Biology & Society 
    "Three Perspectives on Multilevel Selection: An Experimental, Historical and Synthetic"
    Advisor: Jim Collins
  • Biao Huang, PhD Concentration in Biology & Society 
    "Bioeconomic Models and Sustainable Marine Resources: Three Case Studies"
    Advisor: Joshua Abbott & Charles Perrings 
  • Karen E. Love, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society 
    "Institutional Identity and Conservation Momentum: A Case Study of the Phoenix Zoo"
    Advisor: Ben Minteer
  • Melanie Sturm, MS
    "A Social-Ecological Evaluation of Conservation Markets for Wildlife"
    Advisor: Leah Gerber and Ben Minteer
  • Sarah E. Taddeo, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society 
    "Contemplating the Use of Neuroimaging as Evidence in Criminal Trials"
    Advisor: Jason Robert
  • Caitlin Troyer, MS
    "Assessing the Impact of Endangered Species Act Recovery Planning Guidelines on Managing Threats for Listed Species"
    Advisor: Leah Gerber
  • Karen Wellner, PhD Biology, Concentration in Biology and Society
    "Lessons fromo Embryos: Haeckel's Embryo Drawings, Evolution, and Secondary Biology Textbooks" 
    Advisor: Jane Maienschein

2014 Undergraduates

  • Alexis Abboud
  • Kenneth Aiello
  • Zane Bartlett
  • Melissa Brisbin
  • Jovi Burns
  • Jennifer Craer
  • Sarah Geren
  • Gia Goodman
  • Samantha Hauserman
  • Nathan Hess
  • Lauren Loges
  • Andrea Noziglia
  • Jessica Sargent
  • Mohamad-Wisam Sbai
  • Shayna Steingard
  • Christine Stevenson
  • Chanapa Tantibanchachai
  • Meghana Yanamandra
  • Nicole Zeig
  • Bianca Zeitel

2013 Graduates

  • Britta Martinez, MS, Biology and Society
    "In a New Light Early X-Ray Technology in Dentistry, 1890-1955"
    Advisor: Jane Maienschein and Karin Ellison
  • Lijing Jiang, PhD, Biology and Society
    "Degeneration in Miniature: History of Cell Death and Aging Research in the Twentieth Century"
    Advisor: Jane Maienschein and Manfred Laubichler
  • Nate Johnson, PhD, Biology and Society
    "Conveying Controversial Science: Sam Harris's The Moral Landscape and Popular Science Communication"
    Advisor: Jason Robert

2013 Undergraduates

  • Maryann Barnes
  • Mazen Beydoun
  • Pambinjeet Bhullar
  • Joseph Curcuru
  • Julianna Goenaga
  • Eric Hutson
  • Mitchell Kohl
  • Laura Lach
  • Howard Lanus
  • Inbar Maayan
  • Alexandra McKane
  • Kevin McLean
  • Laurel McNamara
  • Rianna Mergens
  • Miah Mollay
  • Anthony Murrieta
  • Lindsey O'Connell
  • Raechel Owen
  • Luke Powell
  • Chelsea Quaranto
  • Courtney Russell
  • Andrew Scott
  • Ami Sedani
  • Leanne Smith
  • Lindsey Thompson
  • Devin Welch
  • Grant Whitson
  • Elizabeth Yockey

2012 Graduates

  • Caroline Hart Appleton, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Environmental Values, Objectivity, and Advocacy: A Sociological Study of Academic Environmental Scientists"
    Advisor: Ben Minteer
  • Jennifer Brian, PhD, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Assessing Corporate Bioethics: A Qualitative Exploration of How Bioethics is Enacted in Biomedicne Companies"
    Advisor: Jason Robert
  • Tito Carvalho, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "The Human Genome Project and ELSI: The Imperative of Technology and the Reduction of the Public Health Debate"
    Advisor: Jason Robert
  • Gyong Eun (Catherine) Min, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Ethicist-Scientist Interactions: Analysis of Existing Methods and an Anthropological Account of the Life in the Laboratory"
    Advisor: Jason Robert
  • Amanda Waddell, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Ethos and Regula in Contemporary Clinical Research"
    Advisor: Jason Robert

2012 Undergraduates

  • Mohamed Abdalla
  • Nathalie Antonios
  • Nina Argade
  • Sara Atchison
  • David Bayne
  • Stacie Beute
  • Dean Bhula
  • Reed Bullen
  • Victoria Calvelage
  • Anne Clay
  • Sean Cohmer
  • Clairissa Cruz
  • Katherine Dreeland
  • Carrie Farkas
  • James Fernandez
  • Ashley Flowers
  • Meghan Franco
  • Emilio Galan
  • Taylor Goett
  • William Hipps
  • Kylie Huffman
  • Danielle Liss
  • Gabrielle Marshall
  • Britta Martinez
  • Catherine May
  • Kimberly Mohabir
  • Shireen Nouri
  • Glenda Ramirez
  • Nicole Reeves
  • Michelle Schmoker
  • Aimee Snow
  • Heidi Sorensen
  • Stephen Stewart
  • Traci Totten
  • Shawn Williams
  • Zubaidah Zahid

2011 Graduates

  • David J. Calverley, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology &Society
    "Analytic Functionalism as a Foundation for the Contention that a Non-Biological Machine (Android) can be Viewed as Both a Legal and a Moral Person"
    Advisor: Brad Armendt
    Committee: Andrew Askland and Joan McGregor
  • Cecilia Gonzalez-Paredes
  • Byunghun Hyun, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology &Society
    "A Contextual Understanding of the definition of Science in South Korea"
    Advisor: Ben Hurlbut
  • Cera Lawrence, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "The "History and Nature of Science" in the Era of Standards-Based Reform"
    Advisor: Jane Maienschein
    Committee: Julie Luft and Paul LePore
  • Valerye Milleson
  • Anjali Moorthy, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Transnational Commercial Gestational Surrogacy: Cultural Constructions of Motherhood and their Role in the Development of National Indian Guidelines "
    Advisor: Jason Robert
    Committee: Karin Ellison and Ben Hurlbut
  • Stephen Charles Ruffenach, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Global Bioethics: A Descriptive Analysis of the Function of Bioethics in Health and Medicine on a Global Scale"
    Advisor: Jason Robert
    Committee: Daniel Hruschka and Jane Maienschein
  • Johnny M. Winston, PhD Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Science, Practice, and Policy: The Committee on Rare and Endangered Wildlife Species and the Development of the U.S. Endangered Species Policy, 1956-1973"
    Advisor: Andrew Hamilton
    Committee: Jane Maienschein, Pamela Henson, James Collins, Ben Minteer

2011 Undergraduates

  • Cressa May Damin Alvarez
  • Cassie Choi
  • Suzanne Finkelstein
  • Julanda Frank
  • Mikayla Brittney Freeman
  • Gia Alyse Goodman
  • Byunghun Hyun
  • Aroob Abid Khokhar
  • Ashley Klott
  • Max Alexander Krzyzewski
  • Jennifer Rose Macias
  • Anjali Nmn Moorthy
  • Marie Jonis Q. Pangilinan
  • Amanda Mary Waddell

2010 Graduates

  • Darily Ebert, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "The Role Model Effect on Gender Equity: How are Female College Students Influenced by Female Teaching Assistants in Science?"
    Advisor: Anton Lawson
    Committee: Julie Mustard and Jane Maienschein
  • Katherine Liu, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "The Role of Evo Devo in Translational Medicine"
    Advisor: Jason Robert
    Committee: Manfred Laubichler and Brian Hall
  • Ryan Meyer, PhD in Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Producing Environmental Knowledge: Ecology, Research Priorities, and Policy"
    Advisor: Daniel Sarewitz
    Committee: Elizabeth Corley, Ann Kinzig, Clark Miller, and Andrew Smith
  • Nicole Newkirk, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "The Vision Care Professions: Optometry and Ophthalmology, 1860-1920"
    Advisor: Karin Ellison
    Committee: Rick Creath and Jane Maienschein
  • Felicity Snyder, MNS Biology
    "Open Access Publishing and the Embryo Project"
    Advisor: Ben Minteer
    Committee: Manfred Laubichler and Kathleen Pigg
  • Angela Strobel, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Neuropathological Features of the Human Hypothalamic Hamartoma"
    Advisor: Jane Maienschein
    Committee: John Kerrigan and Manfred Laubichler
  • Karen Wellner, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "From Fertilization to Birth: Representing Development in High School Biology Textbooks"
    Advisor: Jane Maienschein

2010 Undergraduates

  • Caroline Appleton
  • Kar Aw
  • Michael Brooks
  • Nick Canavas
  • Tito Carvalho
  • Lianne Chernofsky
  • Amanda Copeland
  • Tejkaran Dhillon
  • Mary Ellen Dupont
  • Christina Fang
  • Ariana Fox
  • Adam Gunderson
  • Johanna Hagstrom
  • Liz Harkin
  • Jonathan Harris
  • Lauren Imbornoni
  • Allyn Knox
  • Nicole Lopez
  • Nathan Ong
  • Stephen Ruffenach
  • Chelsea Russ
  • Rebecca Watkins

2009 Graduates

  • Katherine Brind’Amour, BS/MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "A Prenatal Education Intervention to Influence Birth Outcomes at 1st Way Pregnancy Center in Phoenix, Arizona"
    Advisor: Jason Robert
    Committee: Andrew Hamilton and Barbara Wilson
  • Richard (Tobie) Milford, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Narrative Medicine: Restoring Clinical Decision-Making by Rescuing the Doctor-Patient Relationship"
    Advisor: Jason Robert
    Committee: Jacqueline Chadwick and Andrew Hamilton
  • Mark Neff, PhD Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Public Values, Science Values, and Decision Making in Climate Science Policy"
    Advisor: Daniel Sarewitz
    Committee: Dave Guston, Andrew Hamilton, Clark Miller, and Roger Pielke Jr. (University of Colorado-Boulder)

2009 Undergraduates

  • Shaan Akhtar
  • Ryan Armstrong
  • Amanda Aschieri
  • Justin Bortz
  • Kristen Boyer
  • Denise Bush
  • Tito Carvalho
  • Katherine Divine
  • Krystal Dorathy
  • Suzanne Finkelstein
  • Chandra Goff
  • Jessica Latus
  • Cera Lawrence
  • Rachel Lusk
  • Michelle Mass
  • Meghan McCabe
  • Catherine Min
  • Amanda Morris
  • Robert Sterling
  • Ghazal Taghavi-Dilamani
  • Kelly Zamora

2008 Graduates

  • Mallory Feng, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "How Robust is the Model Organism Approach in Biomedical Research?: A Case For a More Comparative Approach"
    Advisor: Jason Robert
  • Brenda Flores, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Diabetes in the Latino Community: Making Sense of the Data and Illustrating the Connections"
    Advisor: Jason Robert
  • Hayley Ivins, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "The intersection of research ethics, gender, and policy in Canada, Australia, and the United States"
    Advisor: Jason Robert
    Committee: Donna Dean and Jane Maienschein
  • Mia McNulty, MS Natural Science
    Advisor: Rick Creath
  • Jennifer Minneci, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Baraminiology: A New Kind of Biosystematics"
    Advisor: Jane Maienschein
  • Maggie Paul, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "The Ideal Pediatric Hospice Program: Characteristics and Barriers"
    Advisor: Jason Robert
  • Lydia Pyne, PhD Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "The Life History of Klasies River Mouth: A Case Study of Archaeology and the History and Philosophy of Science"
    Co-Advisors: Manfred Laubichler and Jane Maienschein
    Committee: Richard Creath, John Lynch, and Michael White
  • Jeremy Stoloff, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "A Strategic Approach to Selecting Study Sites for Human Subjects Research"
    Advisor: Jason Robert
  • Mary Sunderland, PhD Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Studying Development: The Value of Diversity, Theory, and Synthesis"
    Advisor: Jane Maienschein
    Committee: Manfred Laubichler, Andrew Hamilton, Jason Robert, and Richard Creath

2008 Undergraduates

  • Hayley Anderson
  • Emily Bennett
  • Louis Bivins
  • Katherine Brind'Amour
  • Kimberly Buettner
  • Gwendolyn Clay
  • Kathryn Cuellar
  • Megan Dyer
  • Darilyn Ebert
  • David Encizo
  • Benjamin Esparra
  • Sharon Ewing
  • Nicole Hackett
  • Amanda Hassan
  • Kimberly Hill
  • Stephen Hulsey
  • Cory Martinez
  • Richard (Tobie) Milford
  • Nicole Newkirk
  • James Peacock
  • April Pomada
  • Holly Richard
  • Robert Sesniak
  • Sheraden Seward
  • Larry Smallwood
  • Angela Strobel

2007 Graduates

  • Stephen Dilley, PhD Philosophy/HPS
    "Methodological Naturalism, History, and Science"
    Co-Advisor: Manfred Laubichler and Michael White
  • Taylor Jackson, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "International Political Economy, Wilderness Myths, and Conservation Knowledge Constructing Environmental Priorities in the Global Environmental Facility"
    Co-Advisors: Dan Sarewitz and Clark Miller
    Committee: Ben Minteer and Ann Kinzig

2007 Undergraduates

  • Aliya Buttar
  • Tomas Chavez
  • Ramona Chomor
  • Kal Clark
  • Kelsey Drake
  • Mallory Feng
  • Benjamin Garcia
  • Kayla Graham
  • Hayley Ivins
  • Taylor Jackson
  • Amir Jafari
  • Adriana Kuiper
  • Kelsey Maloy
  • Justin Manganiello
  • Vivian Miller
  • Leslie Padrnos
  • Margaret Paul
  • Ryan Shreckengast
  • Arielle Silverman
  • Stephanie Williams

2006 Graduates

  • Matthew Chew, PhD Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Ending with Elton: Preludes to Invasion Biology"
    Advisor: Manfred Laubichler
    Committee: Jane Maienschein, Jim Collins, Gregg Mitman, and George Thomas
  • Jessica Underwood, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "What the EU Has That the US Wants: An Analysis of Potential Regulatory Systems for Follow-On Biologics in the United States"
    Co-Advisors: Manfred Laubichler and Jane Maienschein

2006 Undergraduates

  • Kimberly Boren
  • Kristin Brown
  • Erin Bunting
  • Meghan Caudill
  • Shannon Dinapoli
  • Philip Fallis
  • Allison Karow
  • Israel Leinbach
  • Sarah Lusk
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Jennifer Minnenci
  • Onika Patel
  • Jennifer Pieters
  • Dorothy Rice
  • Caitlin Schaninger
  • Kimberly Shepard
  • Tiffany Stadnick
  • Brian Webb
  • Jade Zapata

2005 Undergraduates

  • Basil Alkhatib
  • Jennifer Arredondo
  • Danielle Bethea
  • Detra Carmichael
  • Ryan Chiders
  • Brenda Flores
  • Christine Harbster
  • Nicole Heppner
  • Lyndee Johnson
  • Luke Parr
  • Rachel Smith
  • Debra Waffle
  • Jennifer Wisneski
  • Nan Wu

2004 Graduates

  • Marea Baggetta, MS Biology
    "Elegy for the Salt River: Successional Tales of a Southwestern Social-Ecological System"
    Advisor: Manfred Laubichler
  • Root Gorelick, PhD Biology
    "Evolutionary Epigenetic Theory"
    Advisor: Manfred Laubichler
  • Matthew Shindell, MS Biology, Concentration in Biology & Society
    "Outside the Revolution: Turning Points in Planetary Geology and the Introduction of Thermal Infrared Spectroscopy"
    Co-Advisors: Manfred Laubichler and Jane Maienschein

2004 Undergraduates

  • Damon Alzvekios
  • Richele Carroll
  • David Cohen
  • Alan Fortuna
  • Jaclyn Haendel
  • Glenn Heimburger
  • Richard Hunter
  • Jason Kovacevic
  • Natashia Madrid
  • Roxanne Marshall
  • Kim McIntosh
  • Mia McNulty
  • Daniel Nelson
  • North Noelck
  • Erik Pease
  • Angeline Sawicki
  • Clara Scarry
  • Patricia Shannon

2003 Undergraduates

  • Lynne Amato
  • Brian Dietz
  • Laura Hoff
  • Emily Koeckhoven
  • Lindsey Kramer
  • Brian Lutz
  • Melanie Malm
  • Lynne Monaghan
  • Sara Orozco
  • Crystall Rutherford
  • Julie Story
  • Melissa Thiebaut
  • Jessica Underwood
  • Jessica Wann

2002 Undergraduates

  • Jessica Ahmed
  • Molly Borman
  • Karrie Brimhall
  • Laura Calandrella
  • Kylene Carney
  • Jennifer Conner
  • Esther Ellsworth-Bowers
  • Arash Fatemi
  • Tara Fischer
  • Matthew Forrester
  • Lauren Harrison
  • Claire Hudson
  • Sarah Lindstrom
  • Cameron Nourani
  • Katherine Orth
  • Charles Preston
  • Scott Reardon
  • Caitlin Schaninger
  • Molly Solorzano
  • Jessica Tancredi
  • Kori Wallace

2001 Undergraduates

  • Kelly Amcher
  • Danielle Armas
  • Candice Davis
  • Melissa Goins
  • Linda Gousis
  • Clint Houston
  • Jordan Jacobs
  • Cystal Melton
  • Parisa Morris
  • Teresa O'Connor
  • Linda Stanford
  • Tamany Vinson

2000 Undergraduates

  • Shane Daley
  • Melika Eskalaei
  • Meggan Jacks
  • Farshad Marvasti
  • Nancy Watson

1999 Undergraduates

  • Elmore Chandler
  • Sarah Halstead
  • Melanie Hunter
  • Brent Maddin
  • Alon Unger
  • Travis Warner

1998 Undergraduate

Allison Vines