About the Authors

Fenn Sutter

Fenn Suter is an undergraduate 
student (’24) in the College 
of Arts and Sciences, double 

majoring in Neurobiology and 
Mathematics. He is interested in 
the applications of statistics in 
the study of neuroscience and 
the broader medical field. He is 
on the Lightweight Rowing team 
and hopes to pursue a career in 
medicine.

Ruoxian Huang

Ruoxian (Susan) Huang is 
sophomore at Georgetown 
University’s School of Health, 

majoring in Human Science. She 
is passionate about research in 
neuroscience disorders and plans to 
pursue a career in the medical field.

Abigail Bettendorf

Abigail Bettendorf is a 
member of the Class of 2026 
majoring in Healthcare 

Management and Policy on the 
pre-medical track. She is passionate 
about improving health outcomes 
in rural areas, such as in her home 
state of Minnesota, and plans to 
pursue a career in the medical field.

Anna Hampton

Anna Hampton is a senior 
at Georgetown University 
majoring in Neurobiology 

with a minor in Disability Studies. 
She intends on pursuing a career 
in the medical field to continue 
exploring how our experiences 
shape our health and well-being.

Daniel Staas

Daniel Staas is a member of 
the Class of 2024 majoring 
in Neurobiology and 

minoring in Music on the pre-med 
track. He is interested in researching 
the molecular complexities of 
mental illness and how these ideas 
can be exploited to create new, 
effective treatments.

Tony Joseph

Tony Joseph is a sophomore in 
the Brooklyn College BA/MD 
Combined Medical Program 

with SUNY Downstate Medical 
School, majoring in psychology. He 
is interested in genetics research 
and the intersection of medicine 
and psychology to improve disease 
prevention and treatment. He plans 
to pursue a career in the medical 
field. 

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About the Authors

Francesca Monaco

Francesca Monaco is a 
sophomore in the School 
of Health at Georgetown 

University, majoring in Human 
Science on the pre-medical 
track. She is passionate about 
destigmatizing mental health and 
increasing mental health resources 
for young adults.

Kush Modi

Kush Modi is a junior in the 
College of Arts and Sciences 
at Georgetown University, 

majoring in Neurobiology and 
minoring in Public Health and 
Economics. He is interested in 
cancer and dementia research at 
the moment and plans to pursue 
medical school after he graduates.

Kelsey Lyons

Kelsey Lyons is a senior in the 
School of Health studying 
Health Care Management 

and Policy. She is passionate about 
contributing to a more equitable 
and innovative healthcare system 
and intends to pursue a career 
focusing on the intersection of 
medicine and health policy.

Kylie Burns

Kylie Burns is a senior 
majoring in Neurobiology 
and minoring in French. 

At Georgetown, she is involved in 
GU Signs, and she is interested in 
the connections between language 
and the brain. After graduation, she 
plans on pursuing a career in the 
medical field.

Marcus Magsayo

Marcus Magsayo is a senior 
in the School of Health 
majoring in Health Care 

Management & Policy on the pre-
medical track. Affiliated with a 
wide variety of clubs such as Club 
Filipino, Ritmo y Sabor, and Alpha 
Phi Omega, he is passionate for 
cultural diversity and service. He 
hopes to integrate the importance 
of diverse experiences and health 
equity research as he ventures into 
the medical field.

Shelby Geiger

Shelby Geiger is in the Class 
of 2025 at Georgetown 
University’s College of Arts & 

Sciences, majoring in Psychology. 
She hopes to continue to study 
mental health and psychological 
disorders and intends to pursue a 
career in medicine.

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About the Authors

Anna Douglas

Anna is a senior studying 
Neurobiology and Fine Art 
at Georgetown University. 

She hopes to attend medical 
school where she can continue 
pursuing her interest in researching 
psychiatric disorders and their 
treatments with a translational 
lens. Outside of her research, she 
is a competitive dressage rider and 
health education advocate.

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