Outstanding Graduate Student Honorees - Spring 2024

Sydney Bales

Sydney Bales

MS in Criminal Justice

Sydney has maintained her strong academic performance while participating in the BAM and MS programs as a student athlete. She is also a three-time Peter N. Stearns Provost Scholar Athlete awardee.

Jessica Dauterive

Jessica Dauterive

PhD in History

Jessica is an accomplished scholar of U.S. cultural history, public history, and digital humanities. She is a major contributor to the NEH-funded Hearing the Americas digital archive and has served as a digital consultant to the National Parks Service and the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies.

Alexandria Ditursi

Alexandria Ditursi

MPS in Applied Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Alexandria is recognized by her department for going above and beyond outside of the classroom by volunteering her time and contributing to the program in meaningful ways that benefit all students.

Noah Foster

Noah Foster

MA in Interdisciplinary Studies (Concentration in Social Justice and Human Rights)

For their graduate capstone project, Noah created a digital reentry resource guide for formerly incarcerated people in Prince William County to highlight community-based resources providing vital social services such as employment aid, food, housing, childcare, medical care, and legal aid.

Aditi Goel

Aditi Goel

MA in Communication

Aditi is commended for her contribution to classroom discussions and her sincere exploration of the theories for a deeper grasp of the subject matter. Her exploration led her to explore well-being communication, in particular health workplace experiences for employees.

Andrew Greco

Andrew Greco

MA in Global Affairs (Concentration in Culture and Society)

Andrew is an exceptional student with a 4.0 GPA. He was awarded a High Impact Grant to support his travels on GLOA 710 to Belgium in January 2024.

Shan Gui

Shan Gui

PhD in Economics

With a publication already in a notable scholarly journal and her cutting-edge research on dynamic and non-clairvoyant mechanisms, Shan stands out as a top researcher poised to influence the field of behavioral and experimental economics.

Kiseong Kuen

Kiseong Kuen

PhD in Criminology, Law and Society

Kiseong has developed an extensive publication record, received a student paper award from a national professional organization, has an international research agenda, and is always willing to help with CLS events.

Gréta Klaudia Kühne

Gréta Klaudia Kühne

MA in Anthropology

Gréta's MA thesis applied a new age estimation method to re-age human remains from the north coast of Peru. Her research has provided a better understanding of female health and stress, differences in colonial experiences, and the resilience of Indigenous people.

Diego Ordonez Rojas

Diego Ordonez Rojas

MA in Psychology

During his time at Mason, Diego has been part of four research papers on dual-language education and six conference presentations in and outside the United States. His thesis was the first study to investigate student-teacher relationships in Two-Way Immersion Dual Language Education programs.

Rafaella Silva

Rafaella Silva

MA in English (Concentration in Cultural Studies)

Rafaella's energy and enthusiasm are contagious, and her department commends her for being a great citizen and a terrific ambassador who has helped countless new students navigate its programs.

Tara Smith

Tara Smith

MS in Criminal Justice

Tara remained on the Dean's List throughout her master's program while working full time and traveling significantly for her job with the United States Air Force.

Nicholas Swanson

Nicholas Swanson

MA in Economics

Nicholas has excelled in his MA studies and is a James Buchanan Fellow. He has presented at an international seminar in Sweden and at a local conference, and has been teaching undergraduate courses at his alma mater.

Steven Zhou

Steven Zhou

PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Steven is graduating with his PhD in industrial-organizational psychology with research in leadership, psychometrics and data analysis, careers and calling, and the academic-practitioner gap.