HC Graduates

Congrats to 2025 HC graduate Katie Livermore! Katie earned an H.B.A in creative writing and an H.B.A in international studies with a minor in applied journalism and completed her thesis, “Rebuilding home with wounded hope: a mother’s journey across wartorn Ukraine,” under the mentorship of Dr. Jillian St Jacques, a senior instructor of the School of Writing, Literature & Film in the College of Liberal Arts. Following graduation, she will be pursuing a career in local and international journalism to report in-depth stories on topics that are traditionally underrepresented in media.

Congrats to 2026 HC graduate Margaret Martin! Margaret earned an H.B.S in social science with a minor in communications and completed her thesis, “Empowering families: communicating early childhood research reports with a trauma-informed approach,” under the mentorship of Dr. Shannon Lipscomb, a professor of the School of Human Development and Family Science in the College of Health. Following graduation, she will be attending Ohio State University to pursue a master's degree in communication with a focus on health, science, and risk research. 

Congrats to 2025 HC graduate Matthias Carney! Matthias earned an H.B.S in climate science with a minor in mathematics and completed his thesis, “Projected changes in extreme precipitation from high-resolution simulations in the western U.S.,” under the mentorship of Dr. Nick Siler, an associate professor of hydrology and climate change in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences. Following graduation, Matthias will be applying to law school and traveling. 

Congrats to 2025 HC graduate Sophiana Kung! Sophiana earned an H.B.S in design and innovation management, an H.B.A in music with a focus on piano and a Design for Social Impact certificate and completed her thesis, “Design Thinking in Beginner Piano Pedagogy Curriculum,” under the mentorship of Dr. Brigitte Gaal Cluver, a senior instructor of design and human environment in the College of Business. After graduation, Sophiana will be attending nursing school and continuing to work as a phlebotomist.

Congrats to 2025 HC graduate Kevin Chang! Kevin earned an H.B.S in computer science and completed his thesis, “Learning to Dock: A Simulation-based Study on Quantifying and Reducing the Sim2Real Gap in Autonomous Underwater Docking,” under the mentorship of Dr. Geoff Hollinger, a professor of mechanical, industrial, and manufacturing engineering in the College of Engineering. After graduation, Kevin will be pursuing a M.S. in Robotics at Oregon State University. 

Congrats to 2025 HC graduate Emily Rice! Em earned an H.B.S in earth sciences with a climate science option and completed their thesis, “Nitrous Oxide Records in the New ALHIC1903 and ALHIC1901 Ice Cores from Allan Hills, Antarctica Show that Allan Hills Cores Reliably Preserve Nitrous Oxide Concentrations,” under the mentorship of Dr. Edward J. Brook, a distinguished professor of earth, ocean, and atmospheric sciences in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences. After graduation, Em will be starting a PhD program in climate modeling at UC Santa Cruz.

Congrats to 2025 HC graduate Josiah Chan! Josiah earned an H.B.S in physics with a mathematics option and a minor in mathematics and completed his thesis, “Fabrication and Optical Characterization of 2D Magnetic Layers of CrSBr, FePS3, and CrSBr/Organic Heterojunctions,” under the mentorship of Dr. Oksana Ostroverkhova, a professor of physics in the College of Science. Following graduation, Josiah will be joining the University of Oregon Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program on the Optics Track. 

Congrats to 2025 HC graduate Jamie McMurray! Jamie earned an H.B.S in business administration and sustainability with a minor in organizational leadership and option in the Dean's Academy and completed her thesis, “Understanding perceptions of Oregon-based businesses on DEQ environmental regulation,” under the mentorship of Dr. Rajat Panwar, a professor of responsible and sustainable business in the College of Forestry. After graduation, Jamie will be continuing her higher education at Oregon State University, pursuing a Master of Science in Forest Ecosystems and Society. Her focus will be on sustainable business practices, combining her interests in environmental stewardship and responsible economic development.

Congrats to 2025 HC graduate Sophia Nowers! Sophia earned an H.B.S in agricultural sciences and a GIS certificate with minors in comparative international agriculture and French and completed her thesis, “Ecological Tradeoffs in Agricultural Wetlands: The Management of Flood-Irrigated Grass-Hay Systems in the Intermountain West for Waterbirds and Ranching,” under the mentorship of Dr. Aaron Wolf, a professor of water resources policy in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences. After graduating, Sophia will be attending graduate school in Integrated Water Resources Management at McGill University.