Choose Development! Fellows
Choose Development! Fellows - 2025
Raelyn Begay
(2024-2025)
(2024-2025)
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Academic Mentor: James Nichols
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Academic Mentor: James Nichols
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Thiago Borges
(2024-2025)
(2024-2025)
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Academic Mentor: Teresa Lee
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Academic Mentor: Teresa Lee
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Jacob Gray
(2024-2025)
(2024-2025)
Michigan State University
Academic Mentor: Julia Ganz
Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Rowan Lopez
(2024-2025)
Rowan Lopez
(2024-2025)
Cornell University
Academic Mentor: Leslie Babonis
Lab Mentor: Sarah Arnold
Academic Mentor: Leslie Babonis
Lab Mentor: Sarah Arnold
Cornell University
Emily Rose Pittman
(2025)
(2025)
California State University, Northridge
Academic Mentor: Alvaro Sagasti
Lab Mentor: Sukriti Kapoor
Academic Mentor: Alvaro Sagasti
Lab Mentor: Sukriti Kapoor
Gabriella Rodriguez
(2025)
(2025)
Swarthmore College
Academic Mentor: Brad Davidson
Academic Mentor: Brad Davidson
Swarthmore College
Allison Simmons
(2024-2025)
Allison Simmons
(2024-2025)
East Carolina University
Academic Mentor: Elizabeth Ables
East Carolina University
Academic Mentor: Elizabeth Ables
East Carolina University
Ella Williams
(2025)
(2025)
University of Massachusetts Boston
Academic Mentor: Cynthia Bradham
Boston University
Academic Mentor: Cynthia Bradham
Boston University
Choose Development! Alumni
2013-2024
| Fellow | Mentors |
| Chibuzo Anojulu (2013-2014) Pennsylvania State University | Academic: Celeste Nelson, Princeton University Lab: Victor Varner |
| Evan Brooks (2016-2017) North Carolina State University | Academic: Nanette Nascone-Yoder, North Carolina State University Lab (2016): Martha Alonzo-Johnsen Lab (2017): Mike Dush |
| Jordan Burnett (2022-2023) San Francisco State University | Academic: Laura (Kai) Burrus, San Francisco State University
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| Alexander Calderon (2014) Case Western Reserve University | Academic: Diana Ramirez-Bergeron, Case Western Reserve University |
| Alexis Camacho-Avila (2017-2018) California State University, Northridge | Academic: Crystal Rogers, California State University, Northridge Lab: Lisa Sorrells Smith |
| Bryan Crase (2023-2024) The Ohio State University | Academic: Rolf Stottmann, Nationwide Children's Hospital Lab (2023): Katherine Inskeep Lab (2024): Rebekah Rushforth |
| Naiga Cottingham (2013-2014) University of Pittsburgh | Academic: Judith Yanowitz, University of Pittsburgh Lab: Mainpal Rana |
| Amaya Crichton (2022-2023) University of Miami | Academic: Vivek Prakash, University of Miami Lab: Bikram Shrestha |
| Dylan Faltine-Gonzalez (2013-2014) University of Hawaii Manoa | Academic: Alexandra Joyner, Sloan-Kettering Institute Lab: Alberto Rosello Diez |
| Fran Franceschini Lopez (2016) University of Puerto Rico, Ponce | Academic: Jeremy Nance, New York University Lab: Joshua Abrams |
| Karla Garcia (2023-2024) Nevada State University | Academic: Kelly Tseng, University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| Marisa Garcia (2022-2023) New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology | Academic: Deirdre Lyons, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego Lab: Stephanie Neal |
| Edgar Gutierrez (2013-2015) University of California, Davis | Academic: Suzanne Mansour, University of Utah Lab Mentor: Lisa Urness |
| Talia Hart (2015) San Francisco State University | Academic: Carmen Domingo, San Francisco State University |
| Iliana Hernandez (2014-2016) New Mexico State University | Academic: Graciela Unguez, New Mexico State University Lab: Matthew Pinch |
| Lindsey Hernandez (2018) Rutgers New Jersey Medical School | Academic: Melissa Rogers, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School |
| Jose Hernandez-Trejo (2020-2021) University of Southern California | Academic: Gage Crump, University of Southern California Lab: D’Juan Farmer |
| Hannah Herron (2022-2023) Austin College | Academic: Crystal Rogers, University of California, Davis Lab: Heddy Menendez |
| Isabella Higgins (2021) University of Massachusetts | Academic: Madelaine Bartlett, University of Massachusetts |
| Grace Jean (2018) University of Miami | Academic: Mark Martindale, Whitney Marine Laboratory |
| David Lakomy (2013-2014) Rice University | Academic: Daniel Wagner, Rice University Lab: Bhavna Tandon |
| Jennifer Lidgard (2013) Boise State University | Academic: Mary Dickinson, Baylor College of Medicine Lab: Ross Anthony Poche |
| Davoneshia (Missy) Lollis (2019-2020) Rice University | Academic: Daniel Wagner, Rice University |
| Tomas Lopes (2022-2023) University of Connecticut | Academic: Rahul Kanadia, University of Connecticut Lab: Saren Springer |
| Davys Lopez (2013) University of Florida Gainesville | Academic: Jeremy Nance, New York University Lab: Diana Klompstra |
| Talia Marc (2021, 2023) Union College | Academic (2023): Loydie Jerome-Majewska, McGill University Lab (2023): Hannah Gordon Academic (2021): Marnie Halpern, Dartmouth College Lab (2021): Cagney Coomer |
| Jesus Martinez-Gomez (2013-2015) University of Washington | Academic (2013, 2015): Verónica Di Stilio, University of Washington Lab: Kelsey Galimba Academic (2014): E. Jane Albert Hubbard, New York University Lab: Olga Pekar |
| Zachary Mayne (2021-2022) Montana State University | Academic: Christa Merzdorf, Montana State University |
| Raquel Maynez (2017) University of Utah | Academic: Michael Shapiro, University of Utah Lab: Anna Vickrey |
| Deidre Mitchell (2022-2023) University of Michigan | Academic: Delbert André Green II, University of Michigan Lab: Meagan Simons |
| Matheo Morales (2017) Arizona State University | Academic: Bruce Appel, University of Colorado, Denver |
| Katherine Norton (2021-2022) New York University | Academic: E. Jane Hubbard, New York University Lab: Julia Burnett |
| Amanda Neves (2018) University of Calgary | Academic: Benedikt Hallgrimsson, University of Calgary Lab: David Katz |
| Christopher Pineda (2013-2014) San Francisco State University | Academic: Laura Burrus, San Francisco State University |
| Brittany Prioleau (2013) Winthrop University | Academic: Heather Evans-Anderson, Winthrop University Lab: Pooja Pardhanani |
| Caroline Pritchard (2016-2017) Lehigh University | Academic: Alana O'Reilly, Fox Chase Cancer Center Lab: Dara Whalen |
| Diana Ramirez (2018-2019) University of California, Berkeley | Academic: Carmen Domingo, San Francisco State University Lab: Julio Ramirez |
| Sofia Rebull (2023-2024) Miami University | Academic (2023): Katia Del Rio-Tsonis, Miami University Lab (2023): Jared Tangeman Academic (2024): Nicholas Leigh, Lund University |
| Josean Reyes Rivera (2016, 2018) University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piédras | Academic: David Weisblat, University of California, Berkeley Lab: Chris Winchell |
| Amber Rock (2017) Bowdoin College | Mentor: Mark Martindale Whitney Marine Laboratory |
| Victor Roman Rivera (2014-2015) University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón | Academic (2014): Kate Lewis Syracuse University Lab: Sam England Academic (2015): Martine L. Behra, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Lab: Luis Colon Cruz |
| James Russette (2023-2024) Chief Dull Knife College | Mentor: Christa Merzdorf, Montana State University Lab : Rhoda Adjartey |
| Jose Segura Bermudez (2021-2022) The Ohio State University | Academic: Aaron Goldman, The Ohio State University Lab: |
| Julissa Suarez Navarro (2019) University of California, Davis | Academic: Nadean Brown, University of California, Davis Lab: Bernadett Bosze |
| Krissie Tellez (2013) San Francisco State University | Academic: Carmen Domingo, San Francisco State University |
| Christian Torres (2021-2022) Northeastern Illinois University | Academic: Ricardo Zayas, San Diego State University Lab: Kelly Ross |
| Adriana Vélez (2018-2019) University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piédras | Academic (2018): Michael Georgieff, University of Minnesota Lab: Phu Tran Academic (2019): Mariana Wolfner, Cornell University |
| Miriam Villa-Lopez (2024) Idaho State University | Academic: Heather Ray, Idaho State University |
| Jessa Westheimer (2019-2020) Carnegie Mellon University | Academic: Rosa Uribe, Rice University Lab: Joshua Moore |
| Christian Wilson (2017) Reed College | Academic: Mariana Wolfner, Cornell University |
| Lauryn Worley (2019-2020) Fayetteville State University | Academic (2020): Ann C. Morris, University of Kentucky Academic (2019): Mariana Wolfner, Cornell University Lab: Qinan Hu |
| Jahmiyes Wright (2021-2022) University of Arizona | Academic: Lisa Nagy, University of Arizona |