Hometown: East Jerusalem
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Minor(s): Engineering Management and Human Factors Engineering
Yousef, a senior from from Jerusalem, Palestine, has pursued his academic journey at Tufts University with a major in Mechanical Engineering, alongside minors in Engineering Management and Human Factors Engineering.
Through his journey at Tufts he came to discover his passion for using engineering to help improve the lives of others. Yousef has honed his skills in medical devices and robotics, particularly in product development. His hands-on experience at a medical devices company during a cooperative education placement allowed him to contribute to the creation of products for clinical and surgical applications...
Yousef Abdo, E24
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Major: Clinical Psychology
Minor: Child Study and Human Development
Alvalyn is a senior from Chicago, IL, majoring in Clinical Psychology with a minor in Child Study and Human Development. At Tufts, Alvalyn has held leadership positions in numerous organizations, such as Black Student Union, DREAM, Ears for Peers, Parnassus, and more throughout her time...
Alvalyn Dixon-Gardner, A24
Hometown: Canton, Massachusetts
Major(s): Community Health, Biopsychology, and Political Science
Arielle is a Senior at Tufts University pursuing a diverse academic path in Biopsychology, Community Health, and American Politics. As the Tufts Student Body President, she actively shapes campus initiatives and policies, as well as serves as the Curator and Executive Organizer for TEDxTufts. Arielle's passion for advocating for older adults led her to co-found The Legacy Project, a Massachusetts-based non-profit dedicated to connecting students and olders to preserve life histories through published prose...
Arielle Galinsky, A24
Hometown: Sacramento, California
Major(s): International Relations and Arabic Language and Cultural Studies
Meg, a senior majoring in International Relations and Arabic Language and Cultural Studies, is originally from Sacramento, California, but primarily grew up in Washington, D.C.
She served as President of the Middle East Research Group (MERG), which involved orchestrating panels and dialogues, leading weekly meetings, and aiding in the transition of the Initiative of Global Leadership to Tisch College...
Margaret Grieve, A24
Hometown: Bronx, New York
Major(s): Clinical Psychology and Child Study and Human Development
Oumou is a senior from New York and The Gambia. With a passion for understanding the human mind and advocating for children's development, Oumou is currently pursuing a double major in Clinical Psychology and Child Study and Human Development. Throughout her college journey, Oumou has distinguished herself as a leader and an advocate for change...
Oumou Juwara, A24
Hometown: University Place, Washington
Major(s): Cognitive and Brain Science and Philosophy
Sam Lacet-Brown is a senior double majoring in Cognitive and Brain Science and Philosophy. He was born in Boston but moved to Washington State at age 2, eventually settling into his hometown of University Place, WA. Coming into college, he knew he wanted to pursue these majors due to his prior exposure to psychology and computer science through working as a freelance web designer and volunteering on a suicide hotline...
Sam Lacet-Brown, A24
Hometown: Syosset, New York
Major(s): Biology and Community Health
Annie is a Biology and Community Health double major who has a strong commitment to improving oral health access, fostering peer mentorship, and conducting laboratory and clinical research. Originally from Tianjin, China, Annie moved to Long Island, New York at an early age. Her immigrant background ignited her passion for breaking down barriers to healthcare for underserved populations...
Annie Siliang Lee, A24
Hometown: East Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Major(s): Biology, Community Health, and International Relations
Dan is a senior from East Longmeadow, Massachusetts studying Biology, Community Health, and International Relations, interested in pursuing a career as an infectious disease physician and global health researcher and practitioner. His passions stem from his family background, being raised by two Vietnamese refugees who fled their motherland and witnessed how humanitarian crises can manifest into adverse health outcomes for people...
Dan Nguyen, A24
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Major: Quantitative Economics
Minor: Urban Studies
Katie Shelburne is a senior majoring in Quantitative Economics and minoring in Urban Studies. Aside from her major and minor, Katie has enjoyed taking advantage of the broad variety of courses Tufts has to offer; she became a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Delta of Massachusetts in 2023. Katie is currently writing an Economics Senior Honors Thesis to study the impacts of urban freeway demolition projects on housing values...
Katie Shelburne, A24
Hometown: Los Gatos, California
Major: Computer Science
Liam Strand graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor's in Computer Science from the School of Engineering. He was additionally awarded the David Krumme Award for Experimental Computer Science and received Honorable Mention for the Computing Research Association's Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award. Liam’s next two plus years will be spent at Northwestern University pursuing a master’s degree in Computer Science and doing research to enable frictionless parallelism in computer systems...
Liam Strand, E24
Hometown: Bronx, New York
Major: Biomedical Engineering
John Waller is a senior at Tufts University majoring in Biomedical Engineering. He is originally from the Bronx, NYC and is of Trinidadian and African-American descent. His journey at Tufts commenced through the Voices diversity fly-in program, which sparked a profound interest in the academic excellence and community engagement found here. Following that, John was chosen to be a Bridge to Engineering Success (B.E.S.T.) scholar, a program that gave him, and students like him, the tools to succeed and lead at Tufts...
John Waller, E24
Hometown: Sorrento, Maine
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Harrison aspires to leadership in the healthcare community. He is studying biomedical engineering and will attend the Maine Track of the Tufts University School of Medicine following graduation. During his medical studies and beyond, Harrison will shine a light on access to healthcare services for underserved rural Americans...
Harrison Wilson, E24