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Student Scholar Ambassadors

» Student Scholar Ambassadors

Student Scholar Ambassadors are a select group of accomplished students who have participated in academic research, creative activity, and/or applied to or received a prestigious fellowship/scholarship. They serve as liaisons for the Center for Undergraduate Excellence at various events, highlighting all our office has to offer faculty and students.

CUE’s Student Scholar Ambassadors are available for one-on-one peer advising to help students get started and navigate their research and creative plan, find various scholarly opportunities, and answer any questions.

Meet the Student Scholar Ambassadors

2023-2024 Ambassadors

photo of Aeryn Ovanezian '25

Aeryn Ovanezian '25

Major: Health Sciences (Pre-OT) and Psychology
Research Focus: Marine Invertebrate Predator-Prey Dynamics
photo of Angelina-Rose Thalheimer '25

Angelina-Rose Thalheimer '25

Major: Psychology
Minor: Nutrition
Research Focus: Relation of fatty acid content in milk to developmental outcomes in early life.
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Borey Kong '24

Major: Biology
Minor: Chemistry
Research Focus: Plant Molecular Biology.
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Courtland Jeffries '26

Major: English
Research Focus: Gender and Socialized Identity
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Elena Skender '25

Major: Environmental Science and Policy
Minor: Art
Research Focus: Bioaccessability of Arsenic at Empire Mine
no photo available for Eusabeia Silfanus '27

Eusabeia Silfanus '27

Major: Psychology
Minor: Neuroscience
Research Focus: Psychology
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Jolea Hutt '25

Major: Business
Minor: Analytics
Research Focus: Celiac in Native American Communities
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Josie Lester '25

Major: Environmental Science and Policy
Minor: Organismal Biology
Research Focus: Documenting bird nesting habitat in the Los Cerritos Wetlands
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Katie Sanders '26

Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Research Focus: CO Inhibition for Nitrogen Fixating Bacteria.
photo of Keon Jafari '25

Keon Jafari '25

Major: Molecular Biology
Minor: Psychology
Research Focus: Synthesis of an Amylin Receptor Antagonist Peptide/ Peptide Drug Conjugate (PDC) pharmacokinetics
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Kylee Schwartz '26

Major: Creative Writing
Minor: Honors
Research Focus: Anti-abortion Messages in Young Adult Literature
no photo available for Lea-Sophie Vetter '26

Lea-Sophie Vetter '26

Major: Biochemistry
Minor: Molecular Biology
Research Focus: Environmental Geochemistry
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Logyn Okuda '26

Major: Music Composition
Minor(s): Film Music and Sound Design
Research Focus: Film Scoring & Sonic Storytelling
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Madeleine Chang '25

Major: Applied Human Physiology
Research Focus: Animal Social Behavior and Disease Transmission.
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Mandy Fang '26

Major: Dance
Minor: Public Relations, Advertising, Entertainment Marketing
Research Focus: Dance and Consciousness.
photo of Miguel Olivas-Maldonado '26

Miguel Olivas-Maldonado '26

Major: Chemistry
Minor: Electrical Engineering
Research Focus: Geochemistry
photo of Norra Anpree '25

Norra Anpree '25

Major: Biochemistry
Research Focus: Structure-function analysis of ferulic acid and chlorogenic acid esterases
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Paige Kwan '26

Major: Biological Science
Minor: Sociology
Research Focus: Plant Molecular Biology
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Raniyah Chishti '25

Major: Applied Human Physiology
Minor: University Honors Program and Psychology
Research Focus: Neuroscience and Human Physiology.
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Robert Arellano '26

Major: Political Science
Minor: Business Administration
Research Focus: Political Science and Economics.
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Tammy Nguyen '25

Major: Health Sciences
Minor: Honors Program
Research Focus: Neuromechanics, neuroscience, low back pain
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Thu Doan '26

Major: Applied Human Physiology
Research Focus: MorDOR lab and Sex Disparities in MI.
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Vania Nasrieh '26

Major: Health Sciences
Minor: Philosophy
Research Focus: Sex Disparities in Myocardial Infarction
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Vivian Nguyen '26

Major: Health Sciences
Minor: Psychology
Research Focus: How affect and stress impacts pediatric well-being / Sex disparities in myocardial infarction patient care and experience

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Schedule a one-on-one peer advising meeting here.

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Interested in becoming a Student Scholar Ambassador for AY 2024-2025? Learn more here.

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Would you like to have an ambassador present to undergraduates at an event, classroom, or to an organization about CUE opportunities? 

Request a Student Scholar Ambassador presentation here.