HC Graduates

Congrats to 2025 HC graduate Caitlin Gay! Caitlin earned an H.B.S in political science and completed her thesis, “Offspring of Eugenics: Eugenic Thought in Modern Medicine, Technology, and Politics,” under the mentorship of Dr. David Bernell, an associate professor of political science in the College of Liberal Arts. After graduation, Caitlin will be pursuing a J.D. at Lewis & Clark Law School.

Congrats to 2025 HC graduate Kahlan Fleiger-Holmes! Kahlan earned an H.B.S in mechanical engineering with a minor in aerospace engineering and completed her thesis, “Numerical Analysis of Experimental Impacts on Wind Turbine Blades,” under the mentorship of Dr. Roberto Albertani, an associate professor of design and mechanics in the College of Engineering. After graduation, Kahlan will be taking a trip to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

Congrats to 2025 HC graduate Atticus Inman! Atticus earned an H.B.S in biology with a minor in chemistry and completed his thesis, “Cannabis flower, concentrates, and edibles : a narrative review of health and substance use outcomes,” under the mentorship of Dr. Anita Cservenka, an associate professor of psychological science in the College of Liberal Arts. Following graduation, Atticus will continue working in an electrochemistry lab before he applies to Ph.D. programs next year. 

Congrats to 2025 HC graduate Annabella Eisner! Annabella earned an H.B.A in Spanish and contemporary music industry and completed her thesis, “Fill Me With Now: A Soundwalk Through Surat Thani, Thailand,” under the mentorship of Dr. Dana Reason, an assistant professor of contemporary music in the College of Liberal Arts. After graduation, Annabella will be conducting soundscape research around the world, playing in her band and releasing more music.

Congrats to 2025 HC graduate Allie Freed! Allie earned an H.B.S in electrical and computer engineering and completed her thesis, “Efficient Sampling Methods for Randomized Algorithms in Signal Processing and Machine Learning,” under the mentorship of Dr. Raviv Raich, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the College of Engineering. After graduation, Allie dreams of working in the audio field, but is still exploring all of her options. 

Congrats to 2025 HC graduate Carson Cardwell! Carson earned an H.B.S in biohealth sciences and a certificate in medical humanities with a minor in chemistry and completed his thesis, “Fissures in Healthcare: An Assessment of Disconnects Between Dental and Medical Professionals,” under the mentorship of Dr. Phil McFadden, an associate professor of biochemistry and biophysics in the College of Science. Following graduation, Carson will be attending dental school at OHSU as a part of the Class of 2029. 
 

Congrats to 2025 HC graduate Sydney van der Zee! Sydney earned an H.B.S in microbiology with minors in chemistry and psychology and completed her thesis, “Cracking the Bacteria and Phage Code: Characterizing transmission parameters of a phage system and developing a mathematical model,” under the mentorship of Dr. Claudia Häse, a professor of microbial pathogenesis in the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation, Sydney will be working an infectious disease internship at OHSU studying antibiotic resistance in opportunistic pathogens. After she saves up some money, she will travel around Europe while applying to medical school.
 

Congrats to 2025 HC graduate Ragheeb Hoque! Ragheeb earned an H.B.S in biochemistry and molecular biology and completed his thesis, “Optimizing Single Domain Antibody Production Using Signal Peptides” under the mentorship of Dr. Brian Dolan, an associate professor of immunology in the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine. Following graduation, Ragheeb plans on applying to medical school. 

Congrats to 2025 HC graduate Anya Grobey! Anya earned an H.B.S in biology with a pre-medicine option and minors in chemistry and music. She completed her thesis,“‘It’s always easier with a queer provider’: A Qualitative Evaluation of Gender Disclosure Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Cancer Survivors,” under the mentorship of Dr. Jessica Gorman, associate professor in the School of Public Health. Anya is currently applying to medical school with plans to begin in fall 2026, aspiring to pursue a career in surgery.

Congrats to 2025 HC graduate Alexis Merker! Alexis earned an H.B.S in fisheries, wildlife, and conservation sciences and completed her thesis, “Community, Conflict, and Enabling Conditions: A Qualitative Analysis of Oregon's Marine Reserve System to Inform Adaptive Management,” under the mentorship of Dr. Jenna Sullivan-Stack, research associate in the Department of Integrative Biology. This summer, Alexis is serving as a Summer Scholar with Oregon Sea Grant, working with the Oregon Coastal and Ocean Information Network (OCOIN) to promote long-term collaboration among policymakers, managers and researchers involved in coastal and marine projects. After the internship, Alexis plans on attending graduate school to pursue her interests in the human dimensions of marine mammal or marine ecosystem conservation.