What They Learned: Lena Yeakey ’19
The comparative literature major used her thesis to study the relationship between memory and language in the wake of civil wars, calling upon her study abroad experience in Lima, Peru, to augment her analysis of post-conflict culture in Peru and Sri Lanka.
Where They’re Headed David Zegeye ’19
The physics and astronomy double major is continuing his academic journey as he heads to the University of Chicago to pursue a Ph.D.
What They Learned: Talia Scott ’19
The political science major studied the prosecutorial reform movement as a way of exploring the various reasons why politicians and political candidates take up reform-minded stances that deviate from their party’s standard stances.
What They Learned: Alison Gibbons ’19
For her thesis, the psychology major explored the effects of a particular hormone on pregnancy by studying mice.
What They Learned: Sophie Hess ’19
The political science major studied the ways in which educational policies that group students by performance can lead to a type of intra-district segregation along racial and socioeconomic lines.
Where They’re Headed: Tina Le ’19
The English major is starting her career as a case intake analyst with the Philadelphia-based class action law firm Berger Montague.
Where They’re Headed: Oscar Huang ’19
The chemistry major is moving to Illinois to pursue a Ph.D. in his field at Northwestern University.
What They Learned: Ceci Silberstein ’19
The first Haverford student ever to graduate with a major from the recently founded Bi-College Department of Environmental Studies used techniques she learned as a double major in mathematics to study stream health in Philadelphia.
Where They’re Headed: Kofi Kwakwa ’19
The international studies major is interning at KiCK Global, a Barcelona-based marketing agency, prior to pursuing a similar position back in the U.S.
Where They’re Headed: Heather Robinson ’19
The psychology major and dance minor is splitting her time between her two respective passions at a Harvard Lab and a Cambridge ballet studio.
What They Learned: Reilly Milburn ’19
Physics and astronomy double major Reilly Milburn ’19 used his thesis to investigate both an exciting kind of astronomical object and the tools used to detect these objects.
Where They’re Headed: Nico Kaplan ’19
Political science major and Spanish minor Nico Kaplan ’19 is exploring the relationship between political and cultural projects by working with documentary distribution company Argot Pictures to reach Spanish-speaking audiences and organizations that stand committed to supporting immigrant communities in NYC.
What They Learned: Rachel Wolfson ’19
The softball player and sociology major explored how trending boutique fitness studios impact contemporary notions of health, wellness, and femininity in an era defined by universalizing pushes for gender equality.
What They Learned: Sam Epstein ’19
The chemistry major’s thesis involved innovative research that was published in a high-impact science journal.
Where They’re Headed: Tai Nguyen ’19
The economics major will be joining IBM at their Burlington, VT., location as a data scientist.
What They Learned: Paul Brucia Breitenfeld ’19
Classical languages major Paul Brucia Breitenfeld ’19 used the cultural allusions in a second-century North African Latin novel to understand the reach and oppression of the Roman empire.
What They Learned: Hassan Ahamed ’19
In his thesis, the chemistry major explores potential cures for pancreatic cancer.
What They Learned: Jharna Jahnavi ’19
The biology major’s thesis examined a non-toxic method of controlling the population of the Drosophila suzukii, which pose a threat to the agricultural industry by attacking fruit at a much earlier stage than their standard fruit fly counterparts.