Group Members

CurrentAlumni
Danna Freedman
Professor
she/her

Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2009
A.B., Harvard University, 2003

danna.freedman@northwestern.edu

Jeremy Amdur
Fourth Year Graduate Student
he/him

B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2017

jeremyamdur2022@u.northwestern.edu

Catherine (Cathy) Kyoko Badding
First Year Graduate Student

B.A., Cornell University, 2020

catherinebadding2025@u.northwestern.edu

Kelsey Collins
Fifth Year Graduate Student
she/her

B.S., The Ohio State University, 2016

kelseycollins2021@u.northwestern.edu

Rianna (Ri) Greer
Second Year Graduate Student
she/her

B.S., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2019

riannagreer2024@u.northwestern.edu

Dane Johnson
First Year Graduate Student
he/him

B.S., University of Washington, 2020

danejohnson2025@u.northwestern.edu

Emma Kirkman-Davis
First Year Graduate Student
they/them

B.A., Clark University, 2020

emmakirkman-davis2025@u.northwestern.edu

Daniel (Dan) Laorenza
Fourth Year Graduate Student
he/him

B.A., Wesleyan University, 2016
M.A., Wesleyan University, 2017

daniellaorenza2022@u.northwestern.edu

Stephanie (Steph) Petry
Third Year Graduate Student
she/her

B.A., Earlham College, 2018

stephaniepetry2023@u.northwestern.edu

Eric Riesel
Second Year Graduate Student

B.A., Columbia University, 2019

ericriesel2024@u.northwestern.edu

Alexandra Tamerius
Fifth Year Graduate Student

B.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2016

alexandratamerius2021@u.northwestern.edu

Seungyeon (Agnes) Yi
First Year Graduate Student
she/her

B.S., Ewha Womans University, 2017
M.S., Ewha Womans University, 2019

seungyeonyi2025@u.northwestern.edu

Alison Altman
Postdoctoral Fellow
she/her

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2017
B.S., Yale University, 2012

alison.altman@northwestern.edu

Stephen von Kugelgen
Postdoctoral Fellow
he/him

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2018
B.A., Reed College, 2011

stephen.von.kugelgen@northwestern.edu

Mikey Wojnar
Postdoctoral Fellow
he/him

Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 2019
B.S., Boston College, 2013

michael.wojnar@northwestern.edu