Education and Mentorship
Supporting the Next Generation of Stroke Researchers
The Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases provides students and trainees with opportunities to participate in stroke research, clinical education, quality improvement, and collaborative projects.
We recognize the current and former trainees who have contributed to the Institute’s research and educational mission over the past 10 years.
Current Students and Trainees
| Student | School | Status | Mentor | Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandro Ho | McGovern Medical School | 3rd Year Medical Student | Haque | — |
| Amulya Kallam | UTRGV Medical School | 2nd Year Medical Student | Haque | Role of Axonal Degeneration and Its Association with Post-Stroke Depression |
| Daniel Tran | University of Houston | Undergraduate Student | Haque | — |
| Mikayla Deehring | Rice University | PHD Candidate | Fraser, Yamagami | Pediatric Exergaming System |
| Chidinma Elechi | CSON | Undergraduate nursing honor student | Beauchamp | LIVE-WEL |
| Junior Davidson | CSON | undergraduate nursing honor student | Beauchamp | LIVE-WEL |
| Hannah Zeller | CSON | PhD student | Beauchamp | LIVE-WEL and PSD |
| Fiona Smith | CSON | PhD student | Beauchamp | Emergency Care Seeking for Stroke and the Influence of Latino Sociocultural Factors |
| Jose Moraes | Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Brazil | Medical student | Savitz | PROSPERO Apathy MA |
Past Students and Trainees
Select a period below to view students and trainees who worked with Institute faculty between 2016 and 2026.
2023–2026
| Student (Years) | School | Status | Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fadi Musfee (2024-2026) | UT Health | Junior faculty | Sean Savitz |
| Jessica Wise (2023 – 2024) | SPH | PhD Student | Suja Rajan |
| Minh Nguyen (2023-2024) | SPH | MPH Student | Sean Savitz |
| Ruth Yanes (2023-2024) | SPH | MPH Student | Sean Savitz |
| Diamond Smith (2023-2024) | Baylor | MPH Student | Sean Savitz |
| Ashley Zapata (2023-2024) | TWU | OT Student | Emily Stevens |
| Tia Lal (2023-2024) | SPH | PhD student | Charles Green |
| Fiona Smith (2023-2024) | SON | PhD Student | Jennifer Beauchamp |
| Mahan Shahrivari (2023-2024) | SOM | Stroke Fellow | Anjail Sharrief |
| Sajini Thekkel (2023-2024) | SON | PhD Student | Deniz Dishman |
| Ayesha Abid (2023-2024) | UT Austin | Undergraduate | Heather Smith |
| Elizabeth Orr (2023-2024) | SON | DNP Student | Susan Alderman |
| Sandra Rivas (2023-2024) | SON | DNP Student | Susan Alderman |
| Mareena Joseph (2023-2024) | SON | DNP Student | Susan Alderman |
| Tammy Tran (2023-2024) | SON | DNP Student | Susan Alderman |
| Gabriel Castro (2023-2024) | SOM | Medical Student | Muhammad Haque |
| Nina Nariman (2023-2024) | SOM | Medical Student | Muhammad Haque |
| Ketaki R Jadhav (2023-2024) | UT | Visiting Student | Muhammad Haque |
| Miriam Hijazi (2025) | SON | DNP Student | Seema Aggarwal |
| Shaylon Govan (Summer 2025) | Baylor University | MPH Student | Seema Aggarwal |
| Alexander Do (2025) | McGovern Medical School | Medical Student | Susan Atwood |
| Isabella Ortigoza (2025) | Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine | Medical Student | Ruth Yanes Bengoa |
| Hari Indupuru (2024 – 2026) | UT Health | PhD student | Deniz Dishman |
| Juliet Sarah Abraham (2023-2024) | TAMU | Visiting Student | Sean Savitz |
| Anayeli Herrera Morales, (2024 -2026) | SPH | Postdoc Fellow | Sean Savitz |
2020–2022
| Student (Years) | School | Status | Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Jamil Ahmad (2021-2023) | Jordan University of Science and Technology | Postdoc Research | Sean Savitz |
| Stuart Fraser 2021-2024) | UT Health | Postdoc Research | Sean Savitz |
| Lamya Ibrahim (2022-2023) | SOM | Neurology Resident | Sean Savitz |
| Shayan Taleb (2021-2022) | SOM | Neurology Resident | Sean Savitz |
| Yenan Zhu (2020-2022) | SPH | PhD student | Kalyani Sonawane |
| Rebecca Borstmayer (2020-2021 | SON | Undergraduate Student | Seema Aggarwal |
| Ndi Chukwumerije (2020-2021) | SON | DNP Fellow | Sean Savitz/Lisa Thomas |
| Rachel Benjamin (2020-2021) | SON | DNP Fellow | Sean Savitz/Lisa Thomas |
| Sahar Ali (2020-2021) | SON | DNP Fellow | Sean Savitz/Lisa Thomas |
| Bukola Azeez (2020-2021) | SON | DNP Fellow | Sean Savitz/Lisa Thomas |
| Amee Moreno (2020-2021) | SON | DNP Fellow | Sean Savitz/Lisa Thomas |
| Hannah Chan (2020-2021) | UH | Pharmacy Resident | Teresa Allison/Sean Savitz |
| Emily Harman (2020-2021) | UH | Pharmacy Resident | Teresa Allison/Sean Savitz |
| Arun Sarkar (2020-2021) | SPH | MS Student | Seema Aggarwal and Jose-Miguel Yamal |
| Kimberly Aguilar (2020-2021) | SON | BSN Honor Student | Jennifer Beauchamp |
| Elise Siders (2020-2021) | SON | BSN Honor Student | Jennifer Beauchamp |
| Joseph Fries (2020-2021) | SOM | Medical Student | Anjail Sharrief |
| Nidha Sha (2020-2021) | SOM | Medical Student | Anjail Sharrief |
| Jooeun Jeong (2020-2021) | SOM | Medical Student | Anjail Sharrief |
| Diana Monyancha (2020-2021) | SOM | Medical Student | Anjail Sharrief |
| Maha Almohamad (2020-2021) | SPH | PhD student | Anjail Sharrief and Shreela Sharma |
| Jesse Angelo Potestas (2020-2021) | SPH | Master’s student | Anjail Sharrief |
| Mohammed Hamid (2020-2021) | SOM | Medical Student | Anjail Sharrief |
| Ekta Shah (2020-2024) | SOM | Neurology Resident | Anjail Sharrief |
| Madeline Drake (2020-2021) | SOM | Medical Student | Anjail Sharrief |
| Niharika Neela (2020-2021) | SOM | Medical Student | Anjail Sharrief |
| Kien Dieh (2021-2022) | UH | PhD Student | Chuck Green |
| Christin Silos (2021-2022) | SPH | PhD student | Chuck Green |
| Gloria Contreras (2021-2022) | SOM | MS 1 | Sean Savitz |
| Yan Chu (2021-2022) | SBMI | PhD student | Xiaoqian Jiang |
| Rebecca Borstmayer (2021-2022) | SON | BSN. Undergraduate student | Seema Aggarwal |
| Naveed Chaudhry (2021-2022) | Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine | Undergraduate student | Sean Savitz |
| Sadiyya Badat (2021-2022) | William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine | Undergraduate student | Sean Savitz |
| Spencer Solberg (2021-2022) | Texas A&M | College Student | Sean Savitz |
| Harshini Addanki (2021-2022) | SOM | MS2 | Elmer Berstam |
| Vedang Vyas (2021-2022) | SOM | Neurology Resident | Sean Savitz |
| Mohammad Ahmad (2021-2022) | SOM | Neurology Resident | Sean Savitz |
| Noopur Singh (2021-2022) | SPH | PhD Student | Jose Miguel-Yamal |
| Tia Lal (2021-2022) | SPH | PhD Student | Charles Green |
| Jooeun Jeong (2021-2022) | SOM 2nd yr | Medical Student | Anjail Sharrief |
| Nidha Sha (2021-2022) | SOM 2nd yr | Medical Student | Anjail Sharrief |
| Diana Monyancha (2021-2022) | SOM 4th yr | Medical Student | Anjail Sharrief |
| Megan Jiao (2021-2022) | SOM 3yr | Medical Student | Anjail Sharrief |
| Miguel De La Mora (2021-2022) | SON | DNP Fellow | Jennifer Beauchamp |
| Shafaq Mansoor (2021-2022) | SOM | Neurology Resident | Anjail Sharrief |
| Manish Bhojwani (2021-2022) | SOM | Medical Student | Anjail Sharrief |
| Maha Almohamad (2021-2022) | SPH | PhD student | Anjail Sharrief and Shreela |
| Dana Mofleh (2021-2022) | SPH | PhD Student | Anjail Sharrief |
| Kelly Chang (2021-2022) | SOM | Medical Student | Anjail Sharrief |
| Feby Kanatt (2021-2022) | SON | DNP Fellow | Jennifer Beauchamp |
| Dora Fast (2021-2022) | SON | DNP Fellow | Jennifer Beauchamp |
| Lenis Sosa (2021-2022) | SON | DNP Fellow | Jennifer Beauchamp |
| Hannah Zeller (2021-2022) | SON | BSN student | Jennifer Beauchamp |
| Hannah Ferrer (2021-2022) | SON | BSN Student | Jennifer Beauchamp |
| Sarah Brinson (2021-2022) | MH | Pharmacy Resident | Teresa Allison |
| Cathy To (2021-2022) | MH | Pharmacy Resident | Teresa Allison |
| Immaculata Okele (2022-2023) | SON | DNP Fellow | Susan Alderman |
| Sanober Barolia (2022-2023) | SON | DNP Fellow | Jennifer Beauchamp |
| Nevel Shah (2022-2023) | SON | Undergraduate student | Seema Aggarwal |
| Audra Hust (2022-2023) | SON | BSN student | Deniz Dishman |
| Faith Lee (2022-2023) | SON | BSN student | Deniz Dishman |
| Francis Nkansah (2022-2025) | SPH | PhD student | Charles Green |
| Fiona Smith (2022-2023) | SON | PhD Student | Jennifer Beauchamp |
| Ariah Leday (2022-2023) | SOM | Medical Student | Anjail Sharrief |
| Neha Muraly (2022-2024) | SOM | Medical Student | Emily Stevens |
2016–2019
| Student (Years) | School | Status | Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristin Brown (2016 – 2017) | SOM | Neurology Resident | Anjail Sharrief |
| Ramita Dangol (2018-2019) | SON | DNP Fellow | Anjail Sharrief |
| Cristina Carrillo-Gutiérrez (2018-2019) | SON | DNP Fellow | Anjail Sharrief |
| Adriana Morrell (2017-2018) | SOM | Medical Student | Anjail Sharrief |
| Austin Wang (2018-2019) | SOM | Medical Student | Anjail Sharrief |
| Nikunj Satani (2017-2019) | UT Health | Postdoc Research | Sean Savitz |
| David Rosenbaum (2019-2020) | Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University | Postdoc Research | Sean Savitz |
| Kaushik Parsha (2019-2020) | Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Tulane University | Postdoc Research | Sean Savitz |
| Sujan Reddy (2019-2020) | Mahatma Gandhi Missions Medical College | Postdoc Research | Sean Savitz |
| Alicia Zha (2016-2018) | Ohio State University College of Medicine | Postdoc Research | Sean Savitz |
| Yejin Kim (2018-2023) | UT Health | Junior faculty | Sean Savitz |
| Muna Okpala (2018-2020) | SON | DNP Student | Anjail Sharrief |
| Nnedinma Okpala (2019-2021) | SON | Master’s Student | Anjail Sharrief |
| Pamela Zelnick (2017 – 2021) | SOM | Neurology Resident | Anjail Sharrief |
| Mary Love (2018-2019) | SON | Graduate Student | Jennifer Beauchamp |
| Nicole Baltazar (2018-2019) | SON | BSN Student | Jennifer Beauchamp |
| Arko Barman (2018-2019) | SBMI | Post-doc | Luca Giancardo |
| Amy Durand (2019-2020) | SOM | Medical Student | Sean Savitz |
| Sreelekha Paladugu (2019-2020) | SOM | Medical Student | Sean Savitz |
| Jessilyn Laney (2019-2020) | SOM | Medical Student | Sean Savitz |
| Christin Silos (2018-2020) | SPH | Master’s graduate student | Yaseen Ashfraf/Chuck Green |
| Alejandra Castro (2019-2020) | SON | BSN Honor Student | Jennifer Beauchamp |
| Andrea Ancer Leal (2018-2019) | SON | BSN Honor Student | Jennifer Beauchamp |
| Bo Zhao (2019-2020) | SPH | Master’s Student | Suja Rajan |
| Bilal Tariq (2019-2023) | SOM | Neurology Resident | Sean Savitz |