CLASS OF 2019 | 2024 | SPRING ISSUE

Hi everyone! Here are some updates from our peers:

Jordan Legaspi, a fourth-year PhD student researching the development of cognitive bias with Dr. Tara Mandalaywala in the Cognition Across Development Lab, recently received a Fulbright Student Research Award. Jordan will be conducting research with Dr. Peipei Setoh at Nanyang Technological University, exploring the development of social biases in Singapore. Jordan will be the sole Fulbright representative from the United States on an open research Fulbright award for the 2023–2024 cycle.

Rebecca Goldfarb Terry was finishing up her second-degree nursing program at the University of Pennsylvania this past December and hopes to work as a neonatal ICU nurse. She still lives in Philly with her husband, Ben Hornung ’18, and their dog and cat.

Gabriella Castorena became fully licensed as a licensed professional counselor back in March 2023. She currently works at The Harris Center for Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Gabby recently transferred from working at the NeuroPsychiatric Center (NPC) to take on a leadership position at the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. During this transition, she became certified as a grief counselor by the American Institute of Health Care Professionals. Gabby hopes to soon begin a PA program with the end goal of becoming a PA working in palliative care.

Aviv Rau, Clare Zad, Hana ElSafoury, Anna Fox, and Jordan White have been advocating for a ceasefire in Gaza, and they recently signed the alumni petition demanding that Wesleyan divest from companies profiting off Israeli occupation and apartheid. They’d appreciate it if you considered signing the petition.

As always, thanks to everyone who contributed their updates to the class notes. Looking forward to catching up with you all at our reunion in the spring!