{"id":34,"date":"2020-12-16T17:06:17","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T22:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2026-02-26T07:58:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:58:33","slug":"project-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/people\/project-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Assistants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The IMAP seeks to engage many students, from a variety of disciplines, in our research work as a part of their education.<\/p>\n<div id=\"alicia\">\n<p>Our current RA team includes:<br \/>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-2736 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-student-current\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/dorsa-mohammadi\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2026\/05\/Dorsa-Mohammadi-headshot-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dorsa Mohammadi headshot\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Dorsa Mohammadi<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">PhD student in Earth &#038; Environment at BU<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-2733 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-student-current\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/jena-santi\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2026\/05\/jena-santi-headshot-300x300.png\" alt=\"Jena Santi headshot\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Jena Santi<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">PhD student in Accounting at Questrom School of Business<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-2503 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-student-current\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/yikai-zhang\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2025\/05\/yikai-headshot-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Yikai Zhang headshot\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Yikai Zhang<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">PhD Candidate, Operations and Technology Management, Questrom School of Business<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<p>Our current graphics art &amp; videography team includes:<br \/>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-2584 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-studentgraphics-current\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/meggie-weithman\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2025\/09\/WeithmanHeadshot-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Meggie Weithman\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Meggie Weithman<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">MS in Media Science<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-2685 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-studentgraphics-current\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/alex-zhang\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2026\/02\/ALEX_HEADSHOT-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"headshot of alex zhang\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Alex Zhang<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">BS candidate in Film and Television<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<p>Formerly, the following students have participated in our research projects:<br \/>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-2035 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-student-former\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/adham-badawy\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2024\/05\/Adham-headshot-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Adham Badawy<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">PhD Candidate, Earth &#038; Environment, BU<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-1409 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-student-former event-participants-fall-workshop-2023\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/claudia-diezmartinez\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2023\/05\/claudia-diezmartinez-headshot-cropped-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Claudia Diezmart\u00ednez<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">PhD Candidate, Earth &#038; Environment, BU<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-2497 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-student-former\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/tati-fontana\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2025\/05\/tati-headshot-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Tati Fontana headshot\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Tati Fontana<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">PhD candidate in Accounting, Questrom School of Business<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-1461 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-student-former\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/olivia-henning\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2023\/06\/olivia-henning-headshot-smaller-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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status-publish hentry affiliation-student-former\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/emily-krichmar\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2023\/06\/Emily-Krichmar-headshot-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Emily Krichmar<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">JD Candidate, School of Law, BU<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-1423 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-student-former\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/nate-louf\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2023\/05\/nate-louf.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Nate Louf<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">MBA Candidate, BU PEMBA<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-1447 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-student-former\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/selenicah-maruza\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2021\/04\/Selenicah-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Selenicah Maruza<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Hubert Humphrey Fellow from Zimbabwe<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-1477 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-student-former\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/hallie-nothmann\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2023\/06\/blank-profile-pic-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Hallie Nothmann<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">BA Candidate, International Relations, BU<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-1427 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-student-former\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/sarah-pettengill\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2023\/05\/sarah-pettengill.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Sarah Pettengill<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">MBA Candidate, BU PEMBA<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-1449 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-student-former\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/yashi-phougat\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2023\/06\/Yashi-Phougat-headshot-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Yashi Phougat<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">BA Candidate, Communications, Morrissey College of Arts and Science, Boston College<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-1474 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-student-former\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/chris-sanchez\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2023\/07\/Chris-Sanchez-headshot-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Chris Sanchez<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">MBA Candidate, BU<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-1415 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-student-former event-participants-fall-workshop-2023\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/sakshi-sharma\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2023\/05\/sakshi-sharma-headshot-cropped-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Sakshi Sharma<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Research Assistant<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-2029 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-student-former\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/brian-sousa\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2024\/05\/brian-sousa-headshot-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Brian Sousa<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">MS Candidate, Climate &#038; Health, BU School of Public Health<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-1443 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-student-former\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/daralyn-wen\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2023\/06\/Wen_Daralyn_headshot-cropped-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Daralyn Wen<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">BS, Mechanical Engineering<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-1479 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-student-former\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/christina-young\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2023\/06\/blank-profile-pic-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Christina Young<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">MBA Candidate, BU<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-1407 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-student-former event-participants-fall-workshop-2022 event-participants-fall-workshop-2023\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/imap\/profiles\/alicia-zhang\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/imap\/files\/2021\/01\/AliciaHeadshot-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Alicia Zhang<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">PhD Candidate, Earth &#038; Environment, BU<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<p>Former graphics artists include:<\/p>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing 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