2024-25 Hellman Fellows

 

Name	Department	Hellman Fellowship Research Title
Akua Banful	English	Constructing the Tropics: Empire and Discourses of Climate
Emorie Beck	Psychology	Social and Cognitive Health Dynamics as Digital Risk Biomarkers of ADRD
Anya Brown	Evolution & Ecology	Can Microbial Sharing Enhance Host Survival?
Hyoyoung Jeong	Electrical & Computer Engineering	Closed-Loop Wireless System for Autonomous Seizure Monitoring and Mitigation
Imtiyaz Khanday	Plant Sciences	Investigating Seed Development in Cereal Crops
Veronica Lerma	Sociology	Criminalizing Chicanas: Intersectional Criminalization and Resistance in California’s Prison Alley
Maria Maldonado	Plant Biology	Understanding Kelp Photosynthesis To Develop Better Carbon Fixation Strategies
Tanuja Mishra	Design	Design Bots ‘N’ Beings: Democratizing Access to Open-Source AI Technologies
Alicia Rusoja	Education	The Educational Experiences of Venezuelan Immigrants in Northern California
Xiao Hui Tai	Statistics	Armed Conflict and Women’s Economic Empowerment in Africa
Shingirai Taodzera	African American & African Studies	Resourceful African Kingdoms
Kathleen Whiteley	Native American Studies	Justice in Balance: The Indians of California Versus the United States of America