Class of 2023
The Class of 2023 has set the bar high. From an All-American scholar-athlete breaking NCAA records to a student who embraced the importance of art and science for health to a finalist on Jeopardy! High School Reunion Tournament to a scholar who filed a provisional patent for a novel drug treatment. We are truly in awe and so proud of you.
Meet some of our graduating seniors below.
Majors
Minors
Ishika Mukherjee
Minor: Global Health, Culture, and Society
Major: Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology BS
Class of 2023
Shifa Ali
Eunice Amador
Jennifer Bae
Alexia Bernhardt-Lanier
Alison Beskind
Joshua Beskind
Sachi Bhasin
Anna Biglaiser
Carson Bohl
Sandra Bourdon
Emma Brown
Olivia Browne
Sophia Burlaka
Sharay Castanon Franco
Sonia Chang
Nikhil Chaudhry
Michelle Chen
Seymone Clarke
Samuel Cohen
Jessica Cruz
Marissa Denys
Cosette Drook
Christopher Ejike
Adriana English
Andrew Feld
Nicole Felix-Tovar
Maya Freeman
Sophia Greenhoe
Samaia Hill
Charlotte Hochman
Justin Joseph
Pragati Kapila
Sriya Karra
Sonia Karsan
Talya Kovalsky
Victoria Lachac
Jenna Lasky
Jennie Lee
Thomas Lee
Ashley Lew
Daniel Litton
Ishani Malipatlolla
Sophia Mascialino
Sahana Mathiarasan
Saaya Morton
Alejandra Munoz
Christina Ni
Oluwabusayo Ogunlusi
Jiwon Park
Nicole Pozzo
Sanjana Reddy
Emma Renz
Joshua Riembauer
Sebastian Roa
Virginia Sanson
Barbara Soucie
Gabrielle Stearns
Nichole Stettner
Rebecca Sugerman
Sofia Tartaglia
Devyn Townsend
Amal Umerani
Annika Urban
Alexander Vallejo
Jamie Villalobos
Tiffany Whitfield
Madison Woods
Maya Wright
Mark Zaynidinov
Morgan Finch
Ilana Fischer
Yuhao Gao
Sarah Hancock
Jared Kupersmith
Caroline McCormack
Abigail Millender
Ishika Mukherjee
Emma Mutz
Jordan Narins
Siri Peddineni
Holly Robinson
Cecelia Rose
Barbara Soucie
Caroline Spancake
Alexander Vallejo
Emily Wang
Jennifer Wolters
Yujia Zhang
HONORS AND AWARDS RECIPIENTS
Cosette Drook received the CSHH award for Outstanding Leader which recognizes a student for the unique ability as an Emory undergraduate to guide and inspire others to make positive improvements for health. Cosette is majoring in Human Health with a minor in German Studies.
Carson Bohl received the CSHH award for Outstanding Scholar which recognizes students who have the demonstration of overall academic excellence throughout the Emory undergraduate experience. Carson is a double major in Human Health and Psychology. Carson also completed the Human Health honors program.
Vivek Lashkari received the CSHH award for Outstanding Innovator which recognizes the graduating senior who demonstrated creativity in thought and action leading to transformative improvements in health for the Emory community or beyond. Vivek is a double major in Business and Human Health and also completed the Health Innovation Concentration.
Nicole Felix-Tovar received the CSHH award for Outstanding Citizen which recognizes a graduating senior who has demonstrated a commitment to altruistic service focused on improving the health of others throughout the Emory undergraduate experience. In addition, Nicole has been selected to be the student commencement speaker. Nicole is a double major in Human Health and Anthropology and Human Biology.
Sandra Bourdon received the Emory College 2023 Marion Luther Brittain Award. The Marion Luther Brittain Award is presented each year to two graduating students (one undergraduate and one graduate) from any academic division of the University who are considered to have performed the most “significant, meritorious, and devoted service to Emory University.”
Considered the highest honor presented to a student by Emory University, Brittain recognizes two students whose contributions to Emory are outstanding. The award is made under provisions of a gift by the late Dr. M. L. Brittain, former President of Georgia Institute of Technology and alumnus of Emory.
The following students graduated with Highest Honors. Highest Honors (summa cum laude) represents completion of the program with exceptional performance in their coursework and a thesis of a quality suitable for publication.
Nichole Stettner
Thesis Title: Exploring Potential Correlations Among Developmental Deficits Experienced by Patients with Classic Galactosemia
Carson Bohl
Thesis Title: Mental Health in Academia: Examining the Prevalence of Psychological and Institutional Correlates of Mental Wellbeing in Emory University Undergraduate Students
Sriya Karra
Thesis Title: A Mother’s Burden: The Interactive Effects of Racism-Related Stress and Disrespect and Abuse by Care Providers During the Perinatal Period on Black Women’s Postpartum PTSD Symptoms