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Major: Engineering Sciences modified with Studio Art
Hometown: Guilderland, NY
Language Study Abroad (LSA) or Foreign Study Programs (FSP): Spanish LSA in Barcelona, Spain.
Internship/Research Experiences: Business Analyst Inter, Target; Intern, Summer Enrichment At Dartmouth (SEAD); Intern, Edison Tech Center; Research Intern, New York State Foundation for Science Technology and Innovation.
Extra-Curricular Involvement: Undergraduate Advisor (UGA), Management and Leadership Development Program (MLDP), Mentors Against Violence (MAV), Summer Enrichment at Dartmouth (SEAD), National Society of Black Engineers.
Post-graduation Plans: I'm planning to spend a few years working before graduate school.
Email: Breanna.C.Day@Dartmouth.edu
Major: AMES (concentration in South Asia)
Minor: Neuroscience
Hometown: Twinsburg, OH
Language Study Abroad (LSA) or Foreign Study Programs (FSP): AMES/WGST program in Hyderabad, India.
Internship/Research Experience: Intern with the Senior Wellness program at University Settlement in Cleveland, OH, Volunteer on Makaibari Tea Estate near Darjeeling, India, Research with Dartmouth Memory and Aging Study, Department of Psychiatry at the DHMC, Nathan Smith Shadowing program, English Instructor / Drama Coach at Great Wall Summer Enrichment Program, Volunteer in Shishu Bhawan, Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity orphanage, Kolkata, India, Research in the Pathobiology Department of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Research in Infectious Disease lab at Case Western Reserve University/ University Hospital.
Extracurricular Involvement: Pan Asian Council student intern, Diversity Peer Leadership Program (DPP), Milan (Treasurer 2009), Vandana (President 2011, Secretary 2010), Women in Science Program peer mentor, Standpoints, Alpha Phi, Off Campus program student advisor, Pangea.
Post-graduation Plans: I have changed my “plans” several times. I began with a firm intention to enter medical school, then began considering law, public service, and public health. Even business has not been ruled out. In short, I have not yet narrowed my focus!
Email: Jyotsna.J.Ghosh@Dartmouth.edu
Cluster:Mass Row/ Gold Coast/ Hitchcock
Major: Neuroscience
Minor: French
Hometown: Temecula, California
Language Study Abroad (LSA) or Foreign Study Programs (FSP): Paris FSP.
Internship/Research Experience: Research Assistant in The Social Perception Lab, Paul & Evalyn Richter Grant Researcher for the Center of Cognitive Neuroscience, Superior Court of California Intern.
Extracurricular Involvement: Preschool Teacher at the Norwich Childcare Center, Undergraduate Advisor, Dartmouth OUTreach Program, Big Brother/Big Sister, Dartmouth Dining Services, Green Team.
Post-graduation Plans: Graduate School to pursue a Ph.D. in Neuroscience, research developmental neuroscience, and eventually become a professor.
Email: Jesse.L.Gomez@Dartmouth.edu
Major: Cognitive Science
Minor: Education
Hometown: Purchase, NY
Language Study Abroad (LSA) or Foreign Study Programs (FSP): Spanish LSA in Barcelona, Spain.
Internship/Research Experience: James O. Freedman Presidential Scholar, The Reading Brains Lab; Research Assistant, Educational Neuroscience Laboratory; Women in the Sciences Intern, Thayer School of Engineering; Legal Intern, Legal Aid Society Juvenile Rights Practice; Intern, Open Society Institute Office of the General Counsel; Market and Program Management Intern, DoSomething.org
Extracurricular Involvement: Sunday School Pre-K Teacher, Hillel (President, VP Programming, Community Service Chair), Undergraduate Advisor (UGA), member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority (Community Service Chair, Ritual Chair), Outdoor Leadership Experience (OLE), Summer Enrichment at Dartmouth (SEAD), Let’s Get Ready, Sinai Scholars.
Post-graduation Plans: I would like to spend a few years working in the field education, possibly as a teacher or in policy reform, and then apply to law school.
Email: Rachel.D.Groh@Dartmouth.edu
Major: Government
Minor: Chinese
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Language Study Abroad (LSA) or Foreign Study Programs (FSP): Beijing FSP – Fall 09, Keble College Exchange – Fall 10.
Internship/ Research Experience: Winter Analyst – Gridley and Company; Summer Marketing Analyst – American Express; Presidential Scholar.
Extracurricular Involvement: Sing Dynasty, UGA, Dream, Presidential Scholar.
Post-graduation Plans: I plan on working for two years and then pursuing a graduate degree in international relations.
Email: Pierre.T.Guo@Dartmouth.edu
Major: Neuroscience
Hometown: Shrewsbury, MA
Language Study Abroad (LSA) or Foreign Study Programs (FSP): French LSA+ in Toulouse.
Internship/ Research Experience: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellow and James O. Freedman Presidential Scholar in the Psychological and Brain Sciences Department; Intern at the Center for Comparative Neuroimaging at UMass Medical School.
Extracurricular Involvement: The Big Green Bus, Vice Chair of the New Hampshire College Republicans, Programming Director for Dartmouth College Radio, Women in Science Program, Academic Skills Center Tutor.
Post-graduation Plans: I plan to pursue a Ph.D. in neuroscience.
Email: Hannah.F.Iaccarino@Dartmouth.edu
Major: French Studies
Hometown: Sammamish, WA
Language Study Abroad (LSA) or Foreign Study Programs (FSP): French FSP in Paris, France.
Internship/ Research Experience: James O. Freedman Presidential Scholar, William G. North Laboratory at DHMC; Research Assistant, University of Washington School of Dentistry; Editorial Intern, Dartmouth Medicine; Service Learning Intern, Tucker Foudation.
Extracurricular Involvement: Undergraduate Advisor (UGA), Tour Guide, Epsilon Kappa Theta Sorority, RWIT, Mentoring (EDPA, SAPA, MAV, PAL).
Post-graduation Plans: I am planning to take a gap year before applying to dental school.
Email: Alicia.L.Kim@Dartmouth.edu
Major: Studio Art
Hometown: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Language Study Abroad (LSA) or Foreign Study Programs (FSP): Barcelona LSA, AMES FSP in Fez, Morocco.
Internship/ Research Experience: OPAL International Students Program intern, Arts Administration Summer Internship with Fractured Atlas Inc., New York. Research Assistant in Dartmouth Anthropology and Government Department, DPCS Internship with AVA Gallery and Arts Center, Lebanon.
Extracurricular Involvement: World Percussion Music Ensemble, Ujima.
Post-graduation Plans: I would like to explore opportunities in the art world.
Email: Si.Jie.Loo@Dartmouth.edu
Major: History
Minor: Public Policy
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Language Study Abroad (LSA) or Foreign Study Programs (FSP): Spanish LSA in Puebla, Mexico. UC San Diego Exchange Program.
Internship/ Research Experience: Program Intern for Beyond the Window, Women of Color Policy Network at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service; College Guidance Associate for Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA); Development Intern for Legal Momentum: The Women's Legal Defense and Education Fund.
Extracurricular Involvement: Staccato, Dartmouth's Step Team; The Dartmouth College Gospel Choir; Dartmouth Partner's in Community Service (DPCS); Undergraduate Advisor (UGA); Summer Enrichment at Dartmouth (SEAD); Leadership Discovery Program (LDP).
Post-graduation Plans: I would like to spend a year or two gaining work experience, in the field of law or public administration, and then apply to Law School.
Email: Kayasha.B.Lyons@Dartmouth.edu
Major: Psychology
Minor: Chemistry
Hometown: Ithaca, NY
Internship/ Research Experience: Research assistant in a plant biology lab at Cornell University (Spring 2010); CLIMB UP Research Fellow- research on ingestive behavior in the behavioral neuroscience department at the University at Buffalo (Summer 2011).
Extracurricular Involvement: Varsity Women’s Swimming Team, Organic Chemistry Laboratory Teachers Assistant (TA), Epsilon Kappa Theta Sorority, Undergraduate Advisor (UGA), DOC Trip Leader, Academic Skills Center Tutor, Big Green Readers, LEAD program participant.
Post-graduation Plans: Medical school after a gap year or two (undecided on plans for the gap year).
Email: Caitlin.A.Nicholson@Dartmouth.edu
Major: Engineering Sciences, concentration on Chemical Engineering
Minor: International Studies
Hometown: Lagos Nigeria
Language Study Abroad (LSA) or Foreign Study Programs (FSP): Spanish LSA in Barcelona, Spain
Internship/ Research Experience: Research in the micro fabrication lab at Thayer School of Engineering as a presidential scholar; Fiber Optics research assistant in the laser lab at Thayer school of Engineering; Facilities Engineering Project Management Intern at Chevron Nigeria Limited; summer volunteer at REMAR orphanage in Quito, Ecuador.
Extracurricular Involvement: Undergraduate Advisor (UGA); President of student chapters of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE); member of the Committee on Standards (COS); Cheyenne River Sioux Alternative Spring Break Trip to South Dakota; member of Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority (KDE).
Email: Akwugo.E.Nnama@Dartmouth.edu
Major: Medical Anthropology
Hometown: Staten Island, NY & Kumasi, Ghana
Internship/ Research Experience: Intern for the Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth, Intern for Economic Equity Initiative at Dartmouth, Intern for Leadership Discovery Program at Dartmouth, Tucker Fellow to Kpone, Ghana, Participant in Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami Area, Junior Cluster Chair for East Wheelock Cluster, Co-Chair for Ivy League Council, Intern for Neighborhood Housing of Staten Island, Founder of Fistula Initiative.
Extracurricular Involvement: Link-Up Mentor, Leadership Discovery Program (LDP).
Post-graduation Plans: I'd like to spend a few years gaining work experience, preferably in the field health consulting and women health/empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Email: Afia.A.Owusu.Obeng@Dartmouth.edu
Major: Biology, concentration on Biochemistry
Minor: History
Hometown: Rockville, MD
Language Study Abroad (LSA) or Foreign Study Programs (FSP): History FSP in London, UK.
Internship/ Research Experience: Summer Intern at National Institute of Health on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellow and Presidential Scholar Research Assistant in Department of Immunology at DHMC; Independent Research on History of Medicine in London, UK.
Extracurricular Involvement: Koop Scholar at the Dartmouth Center of Addiction, Recovery and Education; Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisor; Teacher at Korean Language School; The Dartmouth Independent.
Post-graduation Plans: Go to 2012 London Olympics, take a gap year to do clinical research in Boston and apply to medical school.
Email: Jihan.Ryu@Dartmouth.edu
Major: Government
Minor: Native American Studies
Hometown: Stamford, CT
Internship/Research Experience: Dartmouth Partners in Community Service Intern, Children's Aid Society LINC Juvenile Justice Program.
Extra-Curricular Involvement: Big Brothers Big Sisters, First Year Student Enrichment Program (FYSEP), Summer Enrichment At Dartmouth (SEAD), Alpha Pi Omega Sorority Inc, Dartmouth Women's Club Basketball.
Post-graduation Plans: I’m planning to go to law school.
Email: Abigail.J.Smith@Dartmouth.edu
Major: Neuroscience
Hometown: Mount Prospect, IL
Internship/ Research Experience: Intern, Parker Executive Search in Atlanta, GA; Residential Coordinator, Center for Talent Development, Northwestern University; James O. Freedman Presidential Scholar, Department of Physiology at DHMC; Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellow, Norris Cotton Cancer Center at DHMC; Research Assistant Volunteer, Social Psychology Lab.
Extra-Curricular Involvement: Women’s Varsity Golf, Cabin and Trail (C&T), Project RightChoice, Nathan Smith Society (NSS) Executive Committee, Tucker Fellowship (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), Big Green Readers, Athletes United, Organic Chemistry Lab Prep TA, Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science (DUJS).
Post-graduation Plans: I plan to attend medical school.
Email: Marietta.E.Smith@Dartmouth.edu
Major: History
Minor: Public Policy
Hometown: Ontario, CA
Language Study Abroad (LSA) or Foreign Study Programs (FSP): Spanish LSA in Barcelona, Spain; History FSP in London, UK.
Internship/ Research Experience: First Year Fellow, Congressman Paul Hodes Intern; Intern, Summer Enrichment At Dartmouth (SEAD); Intern, Education Trust-West; Research project, History FSP; James O. Freedman Presidential Scholar.
Extra-Curricular Involvement: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (President), Student Assembly, Dartmouth Alliance for Children of Color Volunteer, Dartmouth College Gospel Choir.
Post-graduation Plans: I would like to work in some aspect of the Education field for a few years and then get my Masters in either Education or Public Policy concentrated in Education. The end goal is a career in Education Reform.
Email: Chinedu.C.Udeh@Dartmouth.edu
Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Arabic
Hometown: San Diego, CA and Sydney, Australia
Language Study Abroad (LSA) or Foreign Study Programs (FSP):AMELL Arabic FSP in Tangier, Morocco.
Internship/ Research Experience: Research assistant at the Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center; Dartmouth-Fogarty Institute International Fellowship in Hanoi, Vietnam; Presidential Scholarship research assistant in a DMS Neurobiology lab; lab assistant in a Psychological/Brain Sciences lab; intern with International Rescue Committee in San Diego, CA; intern with the Association for India’s Development in San Diego, CA.
Extra-Curricular Involvement: Dartmouth Political Union, Faith in Action Alternative Spring Break trip to San Francisco, War and Peace Fellows, Students for Justice in Palestine, Al-Nur Muslim Student Association, Dartmouth Parliamentary Debate, International Student mentor.
Post-graduation Plans: I’d like to take a gap year and then medical school.
Email: Maryam.Zafer@Dartmouth.edu
Major: Geography
Hometown: Yorktown, VA
Internship/ Research Experience: Intern, Academic Skills Center and Tutor Clearinghouse; Research Assistant, Geography Department.
Extra-Curricular Involvement: Real Beauty Initiative, Alpha Theta Co-Educational Fraternity, Dartmouth EMS, Dartmouth Model United Nations.
Post-graduation Plans: I’d love to pursue a PhD in international development.
Email: Angela.Zhang@Dartmouth.edu
Major: Biology
Hometown: Edison, NJ
Language Study Abroad (LSA) or Foreign Study Programs (FSP): Spanish LSA in Barcelona, Spain; AMES FSP in Fez, Morocco.
Internship/Research Experience: Women in Science Program (WISP); Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellow and James O. Freedman Presidential Fellowship Research Assistant, Neuroscience Department; Intern, Anesthesiology at the NY Presbyterian Hospital; seasonal employee, Central Radiology; client support for the Expert Institute Group in New York, NY.
Extra-Curricular Involvement: Dartmouth China Care Club; (Founder, President), Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science (writer, editor); Dartmouth Chinese Culture Society; Dartmouth Asian Organization; Dartmouth Parliamentary Debate team.
Post-graduation Plans: I will hopefully hear back from medical schools soon.
Email: Jingna.Zhao@Dartmouth.edu
Major: Government, with concentration on Middle East
Hometown: Sichuan, China
Internship/Research Experience: Investment banking internships in Hong Kong and Beijing; James O. Freedman Presidential Scholar Research Assistant in Government Department.
Extra-Curricular Involvement: International Business Council (President), Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, Hill Winds Society member, Project Preservation to Poland and Ukraine, Alternative Spring Break to Dominican Republic.
Post-graduation Plans: I’d like to start a full-time career with an investment bank in Asia or work for an investment company in the Middle East.
Email: Yuxiang.Zhou@Dartmouth.edu
