Celebrating 2020-2021 Graduate School Award Recipients!

With the generous support of donors and the CU �鶹ӰԺ community, the Graduate School offers awards, grants and fellowships that support the outstanding research, creative work and teaching of our graduate students. Congratulations to our award winners��and many thanks to the faculty and staff who support them in their research, creative work and teaching, as well as to the donors whose generosity make these awards possible.

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Graduate Part-Time Instructors Teaching Appreciation Award Recipients

These awards recognize��excellent graduate student teachers for their��hard work, creativity, and continued excellence in teaching.��

Cali Banks, Department of Art & Art History, Fall 2020
Jake Carias, Department of Sociology, Spring 2021
Joelle Cicak, Department of Art & Art History, Spring 2021
Rachel Chai, Department of Geography, Fall 2020
David Chu, Department of Classics, Fall 2020
Jennifer Cole, Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Spring 2021
Christopher Dengler, Department of Philosophy, Spring 2021
Bailey Duhe, Department of Anthropology, Fall 2020
Sara Fischer, Department of French & Italian, Fall 2020
Kevin France, Department of Physics, Fall 2020
Daniel Garzon, School of Education, Spring 2021
Greg Gondwe, Department of Journalism, Fall 2020
David Gunderman, Department of Applied Mathematics, Fall 2020
Erkan Gunes, Department of Political Science, Fall 2020
Emily Hite, Department of Anthropology, Spring 2021
Shirely Huang, Department of Speech,��Language & Hearing Sciences, Spring 2021
Shruthi Jagadeesh, Department of Geography, Spring 2021
Brooke Latham, Department of Classics, Spring 2021
Samantha Moya, Department of Political Science, Spring 2021
Joy Mueller, Department of Applied Mathematics, Spring 2021
Leah Powers, Department of French & Italian, Spring 2021
Elisa Riga, Department of German & Slavic Languages & Literatures, Spring 2021
Àjené Robinson-Burris, Department of Philosophy, Fall 2020
Jayne Simpson, Department of Communication, Fall 2020
Justin Trupiano, Department of Critical Media Practices, Fall 2020
Kun You, Department of Asian Languages & Civilizations, Fall 2020
Christine Zabala, School of Education, Fall 2020

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Dissertation Completion Fellows

These fellowships provide one academic semester of financial support.��Graduate School and Reynolds Dissertation Completion Fellows receive one full year of academic support toward their research.��

Bertha Bermúdez Tapia, Department of Sociology
Christopher Barnes, Department of Media Studies
Julie Larson, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Anna Hermes, Department of Environmental Studies
Angela Theodosopoulos, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Kelly Zepelin, Department of Anthropology
Kimberly Strong, School of Education
Javan Carter, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Jennifer Reeve, Department of Geological Sciences
Brittany Lambert, Leeds School of Business
Sebastian Cantarero, Department of Geological Sciences

Graduate School Dissertation Completion Fellow

Amelia Hogstad, Department of History

Reynolds Dissertation Completion Fellow

Gagan Sapotka, Department of Philosophy

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MFA Completion Fellow

This fellowship provides one academic semester of financial support.

Amy Hoagland

Amy Hoagland is a Louisville, KY born artist. She is currently attending the University of Colorado, �鶹ӰԺ as a candidate for her Masters of Fine Art in Sculpture.�� Her work focuses on the role that humankind plays within nature, discussing how human’s technological advancements are progressing Earth’s ever evolving structure. Amy received her BFA from the University of Kentucky and was granted a 2017 Windgate Fellowship award presented by the Center for Craft. She has completed residencies with the Marpha Foundation in Marpha, Nepal and with Casa Lü in Mexico City, Mexico. Amy recently had a solo exhibition as a visiting artist for the Kentucky College of Art and Design. She has exhibited internationally in Mexico City and nationally including Los Angeles, Austin, and Portland.

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Summer Fellows

These fellowships provide��$6,000 stipends over the summer term to support students working on their dissertation.

Alexandra Alexiev, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Sheena Barnes, Department of History
�ċ�ċBrett Bessen, Department of Political Science
Joseph Carzoli, Department of Integrative Physiology
André��Davis, Department of Mathematics
Jessica DiCarlo, Department of Geography
Sarah Fahmy, Department of Theatre & Dance
Sara Fischer, Department of French & Italian
Florencia Foxley, Department of Classics
�ċ�ċQuinton Freeman, School of Education
Catherine Gach, ATLAS Institute
Jamie Glass, Department of Geological Sciences
Logan Rae Gomez, Department of Communication
�ċGreg Gondwe, Department of Journalism
Tessa Gorte, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Payne Hennigan, Department of Economics
Xiaowen Hu, Leeds School of Business
Yiming Hu, Department of Chemistry
Nicollette Laroco, Department of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
Nathaniel Mathews, Department of Applied Mathematics
John McKeever, College of Music
Samantha Molnar, Department of Computer Science
Jonathan Quartin, Department of Mathematics
Marley Olson, Department of Sociology
Danielle Quichocho, Department of Advertising, Public Relations, Media Design
Urooj Raja, Department of Environmental Studies
�ċJulia Salinger, Department of Psychology & Neuroscience
Gagan Sapkota, Department of Philosophy
Alyssa Strickler, Department of Linguistics
Kevin Sweet, Department of Critical Media Practices
Andrew Tomaschke, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Griëtte van der Heide, Department of Anthropology
�ċRobert Wagner, Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Michael Wheeler, Department of Mathematics
Patrick Wynne, Department of Mathematics
�ċJunnan Yu, Department of Information Science

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Helen Christy Summer Fellow

Kristin Enright, Department of Art & Art History��

Kristin came to CU after working in museums for several years, most recently as a museum educator at the Art Institute of Chicago and the National Museum of Mexican Art. In these roles, she��managed programming for students, educators and docents that used culturally responsive pedagogy and works of art to increase student agency and facilitate access to language learning, historical thinking, and other academic areas. Kristin's��research investigates the complex, global history of colonial Mexican Talavera ceramics in order to de-center dominant narratives about Latin America that are perpetuated by museums and the field of art history. Her��practice of intervening in the frequent erasure of other narratives and the marginalization of colonial artworks in cultural institutions developed from her work��with Latinx communities through Chicago art museums. Her��goal through graduate study is to create spaces for difficult objects like Talavera in museums and art history curricula in such a way that invites reflection and engenders a provocative space to apply critical theory.

Katherine holds an MA in Art and Museum Studies from Georgetown University, an MA in Spanish with a concentration in Applied Linguistics from New York University in Madrid, and a BA in Art History and Spanish from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Donor Award Recipients

These awards are made possible by the Graduate School's generous donors.��The��Figueroa Family Fellowship��provides financial support to a science or engineering student committed to positively impacting the cu boulder community and beyond. The��Carol B. Lynch Memorial Fellowship��provides a $2,500 fellowship to a student in the sciences whose research interests are interdisciplinary.��The��Sheryl R. Young Memorial Fellowship��provides a $4,000 fellowship to a student in the sciences. The��Brenda M. Romero CU Dissertation Award��provides a $1,000 award to students enrolled at CU �鶹ӰԺ, CU Denver, and the Anschutz Medical Campus whose work relates��to music (or sound studies) and social justice.��

Figueroa Family Fellowship

First Place: Maximilian Bailey, Department of Integrative Physiology
Honorable Mention: Gabriella Johnson, Department of Computer Science
Honorable Mention: Julia Potocnjak, Department of Integrative Physiology

Carol B. Lynch Memorial Fellowship

Varsha Srikanth Koushik, Department of Computer Science

Sheryl R. Young Memorial Fellowship

Katherine Hernandez, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Brenda M. Romero CU Dissertation Award in Music and/or Sound Studies and Social Justice

Renata Barreto, Department of Critical Media Practices
Benjamin Cefkin, College of Music

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Cynthia H. Schultz Graduate Student Small Grant Recipients

These awards are made possible by the generous donation of the Schultz family, and in Loving Memory of John &��Cynthia Schultz.

Ernest A. Bigelow Award

Sergei Motov, Department of German & Slavic Languages & Literatures

Hope Schultz Jozsa Award

Varsha Srikanth Koushik, Department of Computer Science

Jenny Kate Collins Award

Brittney Banaei, Department of Theatre & Dance

Paula C. Moore Award

Will Patterson, Department of Integrative Physiology

Verona Walker Award

Duong Nguyen, Department of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering

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Beverly Sears Graduate Student Grant Recipients

The Beverly Sears Graduate Student Grants are competitive awards sponsored by the Graduate School that support the research, scholarship and creative work of graduate students from all departments at CU �鶹ӰԺ.��Funding for the Beverly Sears Graduate Student Grants program comes mainly from private donations. Some awards are made possible by the generous donation of an individual or family, often in honor of a family member.��The highest-ranked proposals are considered for a��Named Graduate Student Grant.

Dreycey Albin, Department of Computer Science
Stephan Allen, Department of Integrative Physiology
Roberto Azaretto, Department of Critical Media Practices
Brittney Banaei, Department of Theater and Dance
Liza Barnes, Leeds School of Business
Fiona Bell, ATLAS Institute��
�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċCalin Brackin, Department of Advertising, Public Relations & Design
Bentley Brown, Department of Critical Media Practices
Kristin Calahan, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Renata Carvalho Barreto, Department of Critical Media Practices
Xiaoling Chen, Department of Geography
Janghee Cho, Department of Information Science
Miriam Clayton, Department of Psychology
Zane Cupec, College of Music
�ċ�ċTaralicin Deka, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Jing Deng, Leeds School of Business
Nicholas Dragone, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Anden Drolet, Department of Anthropology
Sebastian Duenas Ocampo, Department of Environmental Studies
�ċ�ċRawinorn Dulyakasem, Department of Environmental Studies
�ċ�ċ�ċPaige Edmiston, Department of Anthropology
Stephanie Ellyse Schneider, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Caitrin Engle, Department Anthropology
Lucia Escamilla Gonzalez, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Chet Falk, Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Denise Fernandes, Department of Environmental Studies
Alex Flores, Department of Psychology
Anna Gilmour, Department of Psychology
Airy Gonzalez Peralta, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Matthew Harvey, Department of Political Science
Rachel Havranek, Department of Geological Sciences
Austin Hayes, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Michael Hoefer, Department of Computer Science
Peter Innes, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Taylor Johaneman, Department of Geography
Kimberly Killen, Department of Political Science
Varsha Srikanth Koushik, Department of Computer Science
Nicollette Laroco, Department of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
Emma Loizeaux, Department of Geography
Kyle Marquis, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Ferrell McClean, Department of Anthropology
Dillon McGovern, Department of Psychology & Neuroscience
Benjamin Morris, College of Music
Sergei Motov, Department of German & Slavic Languages & Literatures��
Sasha Novak, ATLAS Institute
Duong Nguyen, Department of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
Anna Paraskevopoulos, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Will Patterson, Department of Integrative Physiology
Nicholas Puente, Department of Anthropology
Jake Saunders, College of Music
Jeffrey Schmidt, Department of Geography
�ċ�ċIsabel Schroeter, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Adrienne Scott, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kailey Shara, ATLAS Institute
Young-Young Shen, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Samantha Sheppard, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Gabriella Subia Smith, Department of Geography
Bertha Bermudez Tapia, Department of Sociology
Sanggay Tashi,��Department of Anthropology
�ċ�ċChilton Tippin, Department of Anthropology
Chia-Nien Tsai, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Paulus van Horne, Department of Critical Media Practices
�ċ�ċMelissa Villareal, Department of Sociology
Corinne Walsh, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Kimberley Warren, Department of Critical Media Practices
�ċDana Withrow, Department of Integrative Physiology
Anna Wynfield, Department of Anthropology
Spencer Ziegler, Department of Geological Sciences

CURFA Carl Kisslinger Research Award

Shirley Huang, Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences

Dean's Award

Meghan Hayden, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Eloise Timmons Award

Kristin Enright, Department of Art & Art History

Friends of the Graduate School Award

Jennifer Coulombe, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Ray Hauser Award

Keke Wu,��ATLAS Institute

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Three Minute Thesis Winners

In the��Three Minute Thesis (3MT),��competitors��.��They��use��only one static slide, in front of a panel of judges and a live audience. This event is held annually at the beginning of the Spring semester and��is��free and open to the public.

First Place

Varsha Rao, Department of Chemical & Bioligal Engineering

Second Place

Shirley Huang, Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences

People's Choice

Vishal Ray, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences

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Professional Development Digital Credential Badge Recipients

The Graduate School at��CU �鶹ӰԺ is offering digital credential badges��that may be earned by current graduate students and postdocs participating in our professional development opportunities.��These digital badges are online microcredentials that allow students��to showcase skills, competencies or achievements they��have gained through learning experiences.

D. Ashley Campbell, Department of Media Studies,��Communications Badge

Conny Cassity, Department of English,��Communications Badge

Shirley Huang, Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences,��Leadership Badge

Erin Schultz, Department of Engineering Management,��Professionalism Badge

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Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award Recipients

These awards recognize��outstanding faculty for their mentorship of graduate students and contributions to graduate education.

Nichole Barger, ecology and evolutionary biology
Christine Brennan,��speech, language, and hearing sciences
Dan Doak,��environmental studies
Francoise Duressé-Stimilli,��art and art history
Jaelyn Eberle,��museum studies
Jennifer Fitzgerald,��political science
Leila Gómez, spanish��and portuguese
Bradley Hayes,��computer science
Jerry Jacka, anthropology
Jan Lenaerts,��atmospheric and oceanic sciences
Ann-Marie Madigan,��astrophysical and planetary sciences
Donna Mejia, theatre��and dance
Valerie��Otero, education
David Root, psychology and neuroscience
Ricarose Roque, information science
Rebecca Scarborough, linguistics
Deborah Whitehead,��religious studies
Emily Yeh, geography
Luis Zea,��aerospace engineering

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