Undergraduate Students
Ani SmithAni graduated in May 2025, and is currently a PhD student in Susan Williams lab at University of Ohio, where she will study feeding biomechanics. She won a prestigious Keim Undergraduate Research Award, as well as presented at several local, regional, and national conferences, and submitted a first authored paper in her time in the lab.
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Maressa KennedyMaressa graduated in December 2024, and stuck around to work in the lab through summer 2025. In her time in the lab, she won several awards, submitted a first authored paper, as well as gave several presentations at local, regional, and national conferences. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Speech and Hearing Sciences at University of Arizona. Outside of her studies, she enjoys playing soccer, cooking, and hiking.
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Lindsey SandovalLindsey joined the lab as a sophomore undergraduate student at NAU pursuing a degree in biomedical sciences, and I will attend dental school after graduation. She joined the lab to learn about new things regarding research in order to widen my skill set, specifically becoming familiarized to X-rays or working closely with the anatomical features of the animal models. Outside of school, she enjoys spending time with friends, shopping, and going to the gym! AlexAnn VelascoAlexAnn graduated in May 2024 in Biomedical Sciences at Northern Arizona University and in the Honors program. I plan to pursue a PhD after graduating from NAU. I became interested in swallowing mechanisms after my Tata had a stroke and needed to consume thickened liquids.
Alexane Marie FauveauI am an exchange student from the University of Bordeaux in France. I am currently doing my senior year as an undergraduate student in biology at Northern Arizona University. My main interests are in neurosciences, and understanding how our body works. After my bachelor, I will go back to France to finish my master in neurosciences, and I plan to pursue with a PhD to become a researcher.
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