Class of 2024

Kristina Bahl completed her B.A. at St Lawrence in 2024 with a BUSLA and economics double major and a minor in communications. Kristina was the 2023 Richardson scholarship (economics department) recipient and one of the 2024 Tanner Fellowship recipients. Kristina played D1 hockey at St Lawrence and this summer, with the help of the Tanner Fellowship, Kristina completed a 3-week project in the Philippines in which she and five other girls brought the game of hockey to several underprivileged communities.

I graduated this past spring (2024) with a major in government and a minor in sports studies and exercise science. During my time at St. Lawrence, I was also part of the baseball team for four years and served as a captain. My experiences at SLU helped me grow and mature into who I am today. 

Zach Jaworski '24 is a Government major with minors in German Studies and Performance and Communication Arts. Zach interned with North Country Public Radio, where he produced democracy-related audio features, voter and election trends data reports and the impacts of local government policies. Zach is graduating in December 2024, and in his final semester he is looking to use the skills he learned at NCPR in his capacity as Editor-in-Chief of The Hill News, St. Lawrence's student newspaper. He will also continue to cover democracy for NCPR through the 2024 general elections.

I am a recent Class of 2024 graduate with a BS in Statistics and a minor in Computer Science. My academic interests are heavily focused in pursuing statistical applications in the fields of environmental conservation and/or anthropology. Currently, I am one of two Melvin Ember interns at Yale's Human Relations Area Files (HRAF), spending most of my day-to-day life conducting cross-cultural research and performing analysis and data collection/entry for the eHRAF database. 

Sophia Brigante is a sociology major and education studies minor, planning to pursue a career in elementary education as a teacher, and eventually as a principal. She is president of the SLU Women's Club Rugby team and the student outreach chair of the Peer Health Network. She is from Colchester, Vermont. 

My name is Kasey Wood and I am a senior at St. Lawrence University. I come from a small town in midcoast Maine and started my journey at St. Lawrence during the COVID-19 pandemic. I have always been drawn to mathematics as a subject since I was little, but was not introduced to a statistics or computer science class until I started at SLU. As soon as I took the intro courses for those departments I knew I would be a data science major, the perfect combination of math, statistics, and computer science. And I am a sociology minor. During my time here at St.

Anna Wilkerson '24 is a Sociology major, Sports Studies & Exercise Science minor. On campus, she is a student trainer and a volunteer for the L.I.G.H.T. House - a theme house. In summer 2023, Anna conducted research about education inequalities in the medical field in collaboration with a research team in Copenhagen and Stockholm. 

At St. Lawerence, I have become a Geology major. As a Geology major, I have found enjoyment in Paleontology. I would like to pursue Paleontology for a master's degree. Furthermore, I really enjoy being outside and showing people what I have learned about rocks and fossils.

I am a Zambian student who after completing my general education requirements and getting my high school diploma spent two years in South Wales, further completing the International Baccalaureate at Atlantic College (UWC) and becoming a Davis Scholar. At St. Lawrence, I am currently a senior studying Computer Science interested in AI, Web programming and Backend Software development.

Hello! I am Ellie Shaw, a dynamic individual from the class of 2024. I am pursuing a double major in Psychology and Hispanic Studies, along with a minor in Public Health. I have a fervor for art and its potential to drive change. With this, I have embraced the role of an activist in advocating for sociopolitical causes. I aspire to become an art lawyer, leveraging my expertise to protect and promote artists' rights and creative expression. Beyond my academic pursuits, I find solace and joy in the great outdoors, often spending my free time hiking, climbing, or riding my bike!

I am a psychology student at St. Lawrence interested in the connection between physical and mental health and possible interventions related to the two. My eventual goal is to become a professor teaching centered around clinical psychology topics and perform research related to the aforementioned.

Lily Kasperek '24 is studying psychology and minoring in statistics. Lily is part of the Tennis and Pre-Law clubs on campus.

Grace Hodges is a senior at St. Lawrence. She is a biomedical science major and a chemistry/francophone studies dual minor from Toronto, Ontario. At SLU she is involved in Chi Omega, Beta Beta Beta, and is a TA for general biology. Following graduation, Grace hopes to attend law school. 

I am a chemistry major at St. Lawrence University. I am from Pomfret, Vermont and grew up playing soccer and tennis. I enjoy spending as much time in the lab as I can doing research experiments. In the future I plan to attend graduate school for chemistry.

Edward Habeck ’24 is a Biology and Anthropology double major at St. Lawrence University, interested in paleogenetics, microbiology, and bioarchaeology.

Eva Grover ’24, from Hailey, Idaho, is pursuing a major in Government and minors in Economics and African Studies. Spring ’23 she participated in SLU’s Kenya Semester Program and completed an internship with the human rights organization HAKI Africa. Here on campus she is involved in a variety of honors societies and leadership positions such as ODK, PSA, and serves on the executive board for the Beta Beta Chapter of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. Interested in multi-party politics, political corruption, and global democracy trends, she spent her summer under the advisory of Dr.

Jack Benjamin '24 is a mathematics major at St. Lawrence University. While at St. Lawrence, Jack has studied abroad in Denmark, is a volunteer at the local humane society, a tutor with the Peterson Quantitative Research Center, and a teaching assistant. 

Evelyn Bibbins '24 is an Environmental Studies/Geology and Estudios Hispanicos major and a Francophone Studies minor, interested specifically in environmental health from a global perspective.

Bryana A. S. Thieret is a part of the class of '24 with majors in Psychology and Statistics. Her specific interests include how environment and biological mechanisms effect behavior especially pertaining to chronic early-life stress (ELS) and adversity. Bryana started working in Dr.

Sarah Weaver (she/her/hers), born and raised in Norwood, New York, is a member of the Class of 2024 at St. Lawrence University with a major in Data Science. Her current student fellowship research is a part of the NSF Grant SCORE which utilizes sports statistics to create educational modules for public use. Outside of her academic interests, Sarah is the Public Relations chair for the Association of Campus Entertainment (ACE), works as the treasurer of the Arts Annex, and is the treasurer of the St. Lawrence University Performing Arts Collective. 

Growing up I always had a love for nature, and spent much of my time as a kid playing outside. Ever since I was young, I’ve had a particularly affinity for the less appreciated creatures of the world: bugs, toads, snakes, etc. It was always my goal to convince those around me that these animals were to be admired, not feared. It’s a goal I still hold onto today, and strive to achieve through education and exposure. 

In school I’ve always gravitated towards science and art, gaining experience with scientific research through St. Lawrence University. 

My name is Fiona Reiner and I am in the class of 2024! I am a Business in the Liberal Arts and a Performance and Communications Arts Major. I am interested in pursuing a career in Public Relations, Digital Communications and Marketing. I am a member of the Varsity Swim Team here at St. Lawrence as well as the captain of the men's and women's team. I plan to move to a city post-graduation to start my career. After completing an internship in PR and Digital Communications at Fuse Marketing in VT, I am looking forward to building upon those skills in the future. 

I am an international student from Barcelona, Spain. I am 21 years old and I am completing the 3+2 engineering combined program with St. Lawrence University and Dartmouth University. I am studying Mathematics and Biomedical Engineering. I have been a ski racer since I was 7 years old and I have been racing Division I for St. Lawrence University since I began college. I enjoy the outdoors and playing sports, but also reading and drawing. I have two younger twin sisters that keep me very entertained whenever I see them during the summer or for Christmas break.

My name is Adarra Smith and just started my senior year at SLU. I transferred to St. Lawrence last Fall to pursue the Neuroscience program and am very happy to have joined such a vibrant community in beautiful Northern New York.

My name is Fousani Hamidou. I am currently a senior at St. Lawrence University studying abroad in Kenya, majoring in Global Studies and minoring in African Studies. Furthermore, on campus I am the former president of Men In Color and the former Vice President of the Black Laurentian Initiative. I was also the former Vice President of Senate Affairs of Thelmo.