Health profession schools, doctoral programs and research are among the varied destinations of 19 students who are graduating or have recently graduated with science degrees offered at Fredonia.
Optometry, physical therapy and Ph.D. programs are common choices among the students, whose majors include Exercise Science, Biology, Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry. Students have also been hired to work in health-related fields.
Students in the Department of Biology, with academic areas of study, hometown and educational or professional plans, include:
- Kathryn Bilicki, Exercise Science, of Medina, Daemen College, D.P.T.;
- Jane Chiacchia, Exercise Science and Applied Mathematics, with a focus on Statistics, of Hamburg, The Ohio State University, M.S. in Applied Statistics;
- Zachary Bogosian, Biology, of Silver Creek, The Ohio State University College of Optometry; O.D.;
- Gabriella Dierna, Biology, minors in Chemistry and Public Health, of Rochester, N.Y.; University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, D.D.S.;
- Hailey Gould, Molecular Genetics, of Jamestown, hired as a lab tech, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania;
- MaryClaire Haseley, Molecular Genetics, minor in Psychology, of Lockport, University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology;
- Taylor Hodges, Biology, minor in Chemistry, of Buffalo, hired as a medical scribe, Well Now Urgent Care;
- Haleigh Moreno, Exercise Science, minors in Chemistry and Biology, of Williamsville, New York Chiropractic College, D.C.;
- Taylor Marelli, Biology, of Riverhead, hired as a medical assistant in a dermatology practice;
- Lillian Markley, M.S. in Biology, B.S. in Biology, with minor in Chemistry (2019), of Williamsville, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine;
- Kaylee Martin, Molecular Genetics, minor in Chemistry, of Barre, Vt., Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, D.O.;
- Olivia Manzella, Exercise Science, of Dunkirk, D’Youville College, D.C.;
- Bradley Rybak, Exercise Science, of Silver Creek, University at Buffalo, D.P.T.
- Jad Shehabelddin, Biology, minor in Chemistry, of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry, O.D.;
- Emilee Stenson, Molecular Genetics, minors in English and Chemistry, of Attica, National Institutes of Health IRTA Post-Baccalaureate Program;
Four students in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry accepted into medical school or graduate programs include:
- Bradley Brown, Biochemistry, of Jamestown, SUNY Upstate Medical University;
- Swar Dakein, Chemistry, of Buffalo, Brown University, Ph.D. in Chemistry;
- Alexander Frank, Biochemistry, of Clarence, University of California San Diego, Ph.D. in Biochemistry;
- Angela Nichols, Biochemistry, of Troy, Scripps Research Institute, Ph.D. in Chemistry.
