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Paula Hyman Mentorship Program

This program is made possible with a generous donation from J. Michael and Alice Smith in honor of Sara Halpern

To support the Hyman Mentorship Program, you can make a donation.

Program Co-directors: Melissa Weininger and Sara Ronis


2024–2025 Paula Hyman Mentorship Participants

Congratulations to the 2024–2025 Paula Hyman Memorial Mentorship Program participants:

  • •     Anabella Esperanza (Katz Center) with mentor Julia Phillips Cohen (Vanderbilt University)

  • •     Abby Gondek (Florida International University) with mentor Robin Judd (The Ohio State University)

  • •     Joanna Homrighausen (William and Mary) with mentor Samantha Baskind  (Cleveland State University)

  • •     Kathryn Huether (UCLA) with mentor Anna Shternshis (University of Toronto)

  • •     Aleksandra Jakubczak (Technical University of Berlin) with mentor Elissa Bemporad (Queens College)

  • •     Thaïs Miller (University of Central Arkansas) with mentor Brett Ashley Kaplan (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)

  • •     Angelina Palmen (Uppsala University) with mentor Lisa Silverman (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee)

  • •     Sarah Zager (St. Olaf College) with mentor Laura Levitt (Temple University)