Directory Page | Data Science Academy

Staff

Melanie Bowman

Program Coordinator

518-966-2861

bowmanm@arizona.edu

Michelle Higgins

DSA K-14 Design Committee

mlhiggins@email.arizona.edu

Janice Mak

DSA K-14 Design Committee

mak@pd.code.org

Angela Marquez

Outreach Program Manager

DSA K-14 Design Committee

ayazzie@arizona.edu

Sharon Ramon

Dream to Design Program Coordinator

sharonramon@arizona.edu

Joe Watkins

Director, Data Sciences Academy

520.621.5245

jwatkins@arizona.edu

Margaret Wilch

DSA K-14 Design Committee

mwilch@arizona.edu

Students

Hrithik Aghav

UBRP Fellow

Aerospace Engineering Major

Class of 2023

Faculty Mentor: Laura Miller

hrithikaghav@email.arizona.edu

Abrielle Agron

Student

Major: Math and Statistics & Data Science

Minor: Computer Science

Catherine Calma

UBRP Fellow

Major: Biomedical Engineering and Mathematics

Class of 2024

Faculty Mentor: Laura Miller

catherinecalma@arizona.edu

Alyssa Connolly

UBRP Fellow

Major: Natural Resources

Class of 2024

Faculty Mentor: Laura Miller

aconnolly@arizona.edu

Amy Fan

UBRP Fellow

Molecular and Cellular Biology Major

Class of 2023

Faculty Mentor: Ryan Gutenkunst

fana@email.arizona.edu

Olivia Fernflores

UBRP Fellow

Major in Bioinformatics

Class of 2025

Faculty Mentor: Ryan Gutenkunst

oliviafernflores@arizona.edu

Tori Garza

UBRP Fellow

Majors: Psychological Science, Neuroscience & Cognitive Science

Minors: Biochemistry, Consciousness Studies

victoriagarza@arizona.edu

Justin Grigory

UBRP Fellow

Biosystems Engineering Major

Class of 2023

Faculty Mentor: Laura Meredith

justingrigory@email.arizona.edu

Stephanie Hardy-Marsden

Student

Major: MIS

Class of 2021

stephaniehardy@email.arizona.edu

Caroline Hyland

Student

Majors: Computer Science and Spanish

Minor: Molecular and Cellular Biology

Class of 2023

cchyland@email.arizona.edu

Faith Kennedy

UBRP Fellow

Molecular & Cellular Biology and Statistics & Data Science Majors

Class of 2022

Faculty Mentor: Megha Padi

faithkennedy@email.arizona.edu

Sun Woo Kim

UBRP Fellow

Biochemistry and Physiology Major

Class of 2024

Faculty Mentor: Katalin Gothard

sunwookim1218@email.arizona.edu

Nicholas Leluan

Student

Computer Science Major

Class of 2022

nicholasleluan@email.arizona.edu

Lane Robert Lewis

UBRP Fellow

NSCS and Mathematics Majors

Class of 2022

Faculty Mentor: Kevin Lin

lanerobertlewis@email.arizona.edu

Zhaoying Lu

Graduate Assistant

Statistics & Data Science PhD Student

Faculty Advisor: Helen Zhang

Chau Nguyen

UBRP Fellow

Major in Bioinformatics and Molecular and Cellular Biology

Class of 2024

Faculty Mentor: A. Elizabeth Arnold

chaunguyen@arizona.edu

Vivian Nguyen

UBRP Fellow

Physiology & Medical Sciences; Mathematics Major

Class of 2023

Faculty Mentor: Tim Secomb

viviantnguyen15@email.arizona.edu

Wenbo Ouyang

Graduate Assistant

Statistics & Data Science PhD Student

Faculty Advisor: Helen Zhang

My current research focuses on developing a new quantification method for detecting TORC1 activity in S. Cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) using fluorescence microscopy. The TORC1 pathway is a metabolic supercomputer for the cell and has existed in eukaryotes f

natalierawlings@arizona.edu

Samantha Mata Robles

UBRP Fellow

Major: Biomedical Engineering

Class of 2023

Faculty Mentor: Jeong-Yeol Yoon

samanthamata@arizona.edu

Paige Rudy

UBRP Fellow

Major: Biomedical Engineering and Mathematics

Class of 2024

Faculty Mentor: Nima Toosizadeh

paigerudy@arizona.edu

Victor Sandrin

UBRP Student

Major: Neuroscience & Cognitive Sci, Minor: Philosophy

Structural connectivity analysis with diffusion tractography and validation with light imaging. I will use different tractography methods to build connectivity maps in specimens or live brains and compare with developed methods to measure fiber orientatio

vsandrin@arizona.edu

Zach Schlamowitz

UBRP Fellow

Mathematics Major

Class of 2023

Faculty Mentor: Andrew Paek

zschlamowitz@email.arizona.edu

Alex Sullivan

UBRP Fellow

Major: Biomedical Engineering

Class of 2023

Faculty Mentor: Nima Toosizadeh

acs1111@arizona.edu

Yolanda Terrazas-Franco

Student

Major: Information Science and Technology

Class of 2021

yolandat0612@email.arizona.edu

Jessica Zhang

UBRP Fellow

Major: Physics and Mathematics

Class of 2025

Faculty Mentor: Roberta Brinton

jessicakzhang@arizona.edu

Fellowship Participants 2021

Megan Beals

Math Teacher

Tucson Unified School District

Christel Bruno

Math and Statistics Teacher

Florence Unified School District

Charles Collingwood

Math Teacher

Tucson Unified School District

Aidan Cramer

Math and Response to Intervention (Math) Teacher

Tucson Unified School District

Mary Glueck

Math and Science Teacher

Marana Unified School District

Arnoldo Lopez

Math and Science Teacher

Imago Dei - Tucson, AZ

Leticia Lozano

Engineering Teacher

Tucson Unified School District

Amy Martinez

Engineering Teacher

Sierra Vista Unified School District

Jigar Mehta

Math Teacher

Nogales Unified School District 1

Sean Mendoza

Science and Religion Teacher

Diocese of Tucson

Edward Michel

Computer Science Teacher

Diocese of Tucson

Jackie Nichols

Social Studies Teacher

Sunnyside Unified School District

Dorothy Ruot

Science Teacher

Higley Unified School District

Amber Struthers

Computer Science and Science Teacher

Tempe Union High School District

Leon Tynes

Computer Science Teacher

Academies of Math and Science South

Elyse Wexler

Science Teacher

Tuscon United School District

Seed Grant Recipients 2021/2022

Kwang-Sung Jun

Computer Science

"Data-Driven Risk Assessment and Mitigation for Post-Fire Debris Flows"

kjun@arizona.edu

Aneta Kielar

Speech Language and Hearing Science

"Stimulating Language in Alzheimer's Dementia by Combing Noninvasive Neuromodulation and Language Therapy Informed by multimodal Measures of Neurodynamics"

akielar@email.arizona.edu