Fellowships Ambassadors
Fellowships ambassadors are current undergraduates who have won an external award and serve the Office of Fellowships as liaisons to their fellow students, holding drop-in hours, attending fairs and info sessions, and leading a writing workshop.
Class of 2025–2026
Adithi Adusumilli (WCAS '26)
Adithi is a fourth-year undergraduate double majoring in neuroscience and data science and minoring in global health studies. Since her freshman year, she has worked in an on-campus lab to clarify how the activities of distinct neural populations in the primary motor cortex are coordinated to enable motor output. She was awarded the Goldwater Scholarship in spring 2025 for this work. She has also spent two summers in the pharmaceutical industry, interning in immunology labs to develop assays and identify biomarkers that can be used to enhance diagnostics and treatment development for immune disorders. After graduation, Adithi will be pursuing an MD-PhD at the Feinberg School of Medicine. Outside of the classroom, Adithi enjoys playing volleyball, listening to music, and spending time with loved ones.
Ethan Barnes (WCAS '26)
Ethan is a fourth-year student majoring in political science. In his junior year, he was selected as the 2025 Harry S. Truman Scholar representing Washington, DC, an award granted to students pursuing careers in public service. On campus, Ethan has been involved in research related to national policing reform policy and the policing of mental health crises. After graduation, he will attend Harvard Law School, after which he hopes to become a public interest attorney. Outside the classroom, Ethan enjoys watching soccer, reading, and hiking.
Brandon Takahashi (WCAS '26)
Brandon is a fourth-year student studying environmental science and environmental policy and culture. As a student advisory board member for the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, he has worked to promote representation in these subjects by organizing a speaker series featuring individuals of color in the Earth, marine, and environmental science fields. In 2025, Brandon was selected as an honorable mention for the Udall Undergraduate Scholarship for future leaders in environmental, Tribal public policy, and health care fields, and he was also selected as a 2024 scholar for the Japanese American Citizens League Chicago Chapter. After graduation, he plans to pursue a joint environmental law and environmental science graduate program and address such issues as urban pollution management and water rights. In his free time, Brandon loves playing ukulele, watching basketball, and listening to The Beatles.
Class of 2024–2025
Anna Dellit (WCAS '25)
Anna (she/her) is a fourth-year student double majoring in legal studies and Black studies with a minor in Asian American studies and a certificate in civic engagement. In her junior year, Anna was selected as Oregon’s 2024 Harry S. Truman Scholar, an award granted to students pursuing careers in public service. On campus, Anna is co-president of Northwestern’s Undergraduate Prison Education Partnership and led peer mentor workshops at Chicago’s juvenile detention centers focused on college preparatory skills. With a stipend from the Summer Internship Grant Program, Anna interned this past summer with Tennessee’s Post-Conviction Defender’s Office, assisting with clients sentenced to death. After graduation, Anna plans to continue her work in prison education and abolition of the death penalty. Outside of the classroom, Anna loves to hike, play tennis, and have craft nights with friends!
Melany Morales (WCAS '25)
Melany is a fourth-year undergraduate student double majoring in neuroscience and psychology. During her time on campus, she has worked closely with three labs, primarily examining potential neural biomarkers that can serve as predictors for atypical language development. In spring 2024, Melany was awarded the Goldwater Scholarship, highlighted by her work with Boston Children’s Hospital, which investigated the effects of general anesthesia during early infancy on language development. Following graduation, Melany plans to apply for predoctoral research positions before pursuing a PhD in neuroscience, with the aim of pursuing a career in academia. In her free time, Melany enjoys reading, hiking, cooking, and playing volleyball.
Shae Murphy (WCAS '25)
Shae (she/her) is a fourth-year student double majoring in neuroscience and global health. On campus, she has been involved in research focusing on Parkinson’s disease and other volunteer opportunities, including RockSteady Boxing and the Ronald McDonald House. In 2023, Shae received the Voyager Scholarship, which allowed her to visit seven countries in Europe over two months. While abroad, Shae researched sex differences in healthcare with an emphasis on expanding the scope of women’s health. After graduation, Shae will be attending the Feinberg School of Medicine. She hopes to increase our knowledge of women’s general health to reduce gender inequalities and create an environment where women feel confident in the care they receive.
Class of 2023–2024
William Clark (Medill '24)
Will (he/him) is a fourth-year student double majoring in journalism and history and minoring in French. On campus, he has served as the audio editor and the digital managing editor at The Daily Northwestern. This past summer, he was in Copenhagen on the Humanity in Action Fellowship, completing intensive seminars and discussions on the theme of climate change, human rights, and democracies in crisis. Continuing the fellowship during this academic year, he will be completing an action project, researching the history of public transit and segregation in Chicago. Ultimately, Will aspires to work as a researcher for an international human rights organization. In his time outside the classroom, Will enjoys reading, cooking, and exploring different genres of music.
Tomas Gordo-Churchill (WCAS '24)
Tomas is a fourth-year student studying economics and Middle East and North African studies with a passion for travel, studying foreign languages, and learning from other cultures. This past summer, he received the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to continue in an immersive Arabic program in Amman, Jordan, in addition to a stipend from the Summer Internship Grant Program that allowed him to participate virtually in an internship at the US Department of Commerce and as a research assistant in the Kellogg School of Management. After graduation, Tomas looks forward to sharpening his language and economic analysis skills, with the ultimate goal of working in a multilateral development bank. Outside of the classroom, Tomas finds joy in cooking, growing in my faith and spirituality, listening to electronic music, and boxing.
Kaitlyn Hung (WCAS '24)
Kaitlyn is a fourth-year undergraduate majoring in biology and minoring in data science. She has been involved in research throughout her undergraduate career, investigating the biological processes underlying aging. In 2023, she was awarded the Goldwater Scholarship for her work studying ovarian aging during a summer internship at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. Outside of research, Kaitlyn enjoys practicing Taekwondo, hiking, and crocheting.
Class of 2022–2023
Alexander Chun (Medill '23)
Alex (he/him) is a fourth-year student double majoring in journalism and American studies. On campus, he has served as a managing editor at The Daily Northwestern and as the Wildcat Welcome director for Medill in the Office of Student Transitions Experiences. This past summer, he was in Canada on a research fellowship from Fulbright Canada and Mitacs Globalink. This academic year, he is a recipient of a one-year research fellowship from Northwestern's Council of Race and Ethnic Studies. In his free time, Alex enjoys cooking, reading, skateboarding, and listening to podcasts.
Shira Nash (WCAS '23)
Shira is a fourth-year undergraduate student from Washington, DC, pursuing studies in sociology, French, and international studies. This past summer, Shira was selected as a Frederick Douglass Global Fellow to study topics of conflict resolution, peacebuilding, social justice, and leadership in Ireland. To continue her studies of international affairs, Shira is currently studying abroad in a French-immersion program and taking classes at Sorbonne University in Paris, France. She ultimately aspires to be a foreign service officer or an international human rights lawyer in order to advocate for displaced communities from Francophone countries. Outside of the classroom, Shira loves to enjoy nature, journal, attend concerts, and go thrift shopping with her friends!
Anthony Tam (WCAS '24)
Anthony is a third-year undergraduate student majoring in chemistry and mathematics in the Integrated Science Program. As a Goldwater, QuestBridge, and Chemistry of Life Processes Lambert scholar, Anthony works in Dr. Karl Scheidt’s lab, where he does research in organic chemistry. In particular, Anthony has worked on numerous projects, including developing a novel cancer therapeutic, pioneering novel bond-forming strategies to more easily access high-value molecules in drug discovery, and synthesizing bioactive, complex natural products.
Class of 2021–2022
Chalinee "Bam" Charoenwong (WCAS '23)
Bam is a third-year undergraduate from Thailand and Singapore, double majoring in economics and statistics, with a minor in math. She has been a research assistant for several professors over the course of her undergraduate career, including Professor Molly Schnell, in the economics department. With the support of the ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship, she spent two months in Zurich, Switzerland, conducting research with a faculty member from the University of St. Gallen about negative firm social practices and investor behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bam plans to apply for predoctoral research positions before pursuing a PhD in economics that will ultimately lead to a career in academia. In her spare time, she loves to cook, listen to music, go on walks, and wind down with some light yoga!
Madelyn Moy (WCAS '22)
Madelyn is a fourth-year undergraduate from Chicago, Illinois, with majors in integrated science, biology, and anthropology, as well as a minor in Chinese. Since her freshman year, she has been heavily involved in research on campus, where she primarily studies the gut microbiome of human and nonhuman primates. For this work, she was awarded the Goldwater Scholarship in spring 2021. This past summer, Madelyn worked at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, where she researched intestinal cell turnover. Ultimately, Madelyn aspires to be a university professor and run her own microbial research group.
Class of 2020–2021
Abby Everding (WCAS '22)
Abby is a third-year undergraduate student from Chandler, Arizona, pursuing studies in anthropology and linguistics. She is passionate about learning foreign languages and has studied German, Korean, Turkish, and Japanese in high school and at Northwestern. In summer 2019, she participated in the Critical Language Scholarship Korean language immersion program in Gwangju, South Korea, where she developed fluency in Korean. As a recipient of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship and Summer Fellowships for Advanced Turkish Language Study at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Abby plans to participate in an immersive Turkish language program in summer 2021. In her free time, she enjoys making art, listening to music, reading, cooking, and bird watching around Evanston!
Sophie Jiang (SoC '21)
Born and raised in Chicago, Sophie has always had an affinity for the creative arts and exploring the world. At Northwestern, she majors in radio/TV/film and Asian languages and cultures, with a certificate in integrated marketing communications. With the support of numerous external awards, including the Freeman Award for Study in Asia and the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, Sophie has taught English abroad in Taipei, studied the contemporary political economy of China at Peking University, and studied film production at Prague Film School. In addition to working at the forefront of the East–West music industry through her internship at 5A LABEL, Sophie has also created visual content for several artists at Top Dawg Entertainment. This fall, she participated in the Warner Music Group Classroom Series, where she got an inside look at the company’s industry, labels, and operations through interactive lectures and leadership panels. Next year, she will head to Beijing for a master's degree in global affairs as a Schwarzman Scholar. Sophie aspires to become a creative director and cultural bridge that encourages East–West collaborations in music and entertainment.