Meet Our Doctoral Program Students

Jinpeng Bai
Started Fall 2024
BS, MS, Minzu University of China
Laboratory: Dr. Matthew Dalva
jbai2@tulane.edu

Claire Alexander
Started Fall 2023
BS, Louisiana State University / MS, Lamar University Beaumont
Laboratory: Dr. Ricardo Mostany
ealexander2@tulane.edu

Kasey Anderson
Started Fall 2020
BS, Bates College
Laboratory: Dr. Jonathan Fadok
kanderson3@tulane.edu

Gabrielle Blahusiak
Started Fall 2023
BS, Rhodes College
Laboratory: Rotations
gblahusiak@tulane.edu

Julie Cohen
Started Fall 2024
BS, Tulane University
Laboratory: Dr. Lawrence Reiter
jcohen34@tulane.edu

Kierstin Cousin
Started Fall 2022
BS, University of Notre Dame / MS, Tulane University
Laboratory: Dr. Laura Schrader
kcousin1@tulane.edu

Carlie Epstein
Started Fall 2025
BS, Georgia State University
Laboratory: 1st Year Rotations
cepstein2@tulane.edu

Jill Flannery
Started Fall 2023
BA, Grinnell College
Laboratory: Dr. Jill Daniel
jflannery@tulane.edu

Benjamin Geier
Started Fall 2024
BS, Wabash College
Laboratory: Dr. Lawrence Reiter
bgeier@tulane.edu

Leeor Goldshmid
Started Fall 2025
BS, Queens Collegey / MS, Tulane University
Laboratory: 1st Year Rotations
lgoldshmid@tulane.edu

Tayler Hedgecock
Started Fall 2024
BS, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Laboratory: Dr. Lawrence Reiter
thedgecock@tulane.edu

Daniel Hereford
Started Fall 2018
BS, Baylor University / BS, University of New Orleans
Laboratory: Dr. Jonathan Fadok
dhereford@tulane.edu

Kennen Kelly
Started Fall 2025
BS, University of New Orleans / BS, Tulane University
Laboratory: 1st Year Rotations
kkelly20@tulane.edu

Sydney Monix
Started Fall 2022
BS, MS, Tulane University
Laboratory: Dr. Michael Moore
smonix@tulane.edu

Shirine Moukaled
Started Fall 2021
BS, MS, Tulane University
Laboratory: Dr. Lydia Bazzano
smoukale@tulane.edu

Maria Najjar
Started Fall 2024
BS, The George Washington University
Laboratory: Drs. Jonathan Fadok & Jeff Tasker
mnajjar@tulane.edu

Isabel Nichoson
Started Fall 2023
BA, Wellesley College
Laboratory: Dr. Ben Deen
inichoson@tulane.edu

Blake Ouvrier
Started Fall 2020
BS, MS, Tulane University
Laboratory: Dr. Gregory Bix
bouvrier@tulane.edu

Zachary Plumley
Started Fall 2021
BS, Arizona State University
Laboratory: Dr. Ricardo Mostany
zplumley@tulane.edu

India Pursell
Started Fall 2021
BS, Louisiana Tech University
Laboratory: Dr. Elizabeth Engler-Chiurazzi
ipursell@tulane.edu

Syed Rahman
Started Fall 2024
BS, University of Houston
Laboratory: Dr. Maria Galazo
srahman@tulane.edu

Chase Richard
Started Fall 2021
BS, MS, Tennessee State University
Laboratory: Dr. Sarah Lindsey
crichard2@tulane.edu

Parker Tirrell
Started Fall 2020
BS, Tulane University
Laboratory: Dr. Jill Daniel
ptirrell@tulane.edu

Ramya Vasudevan
Started Fall 2025
B.Tech, SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Laboratory: 1st Year Rotation
rvasudevan@tulane.edu

Matthew Watson
Started Fall 2018
BS, University of New Orleans / MS, Loyola University New Orleans
Laboratory: Dr. Jeff Tasker
mwatson2@tulane.edu

Stella Wroblewski
Started Fall 2022
BS, Reed College
Laboratory: Dr. Kevin Zwezdaryk
swroblewski@tulane.edu

Luisa Zavala-Rodriguez
Started Fall 2023
BS, MS, Villanova University
Laboratory: Dr. Jonathan Fadok
lzavalarodriguez@tulane.edu

Tasniya Zulfiquar
Started Fall 2022
BS, MS, Jahangirnagar University
Laboratory: Dr. Partha Chandra
tzulfiquar@tulane.edu