Fourteen Students Awarded Dorothy Goodwin Scholarships

The Women’s Advancement Initiative is pleased to announce the 2020–21 Dorothy Goodwin Scholarship awardees. Scholarship recipients are undergraduate female students who are conducting innovative research or developing creative projects with support from faculty mentors.

Launched in 2010, the Dorothy Goodwin Scholars Program was established thanks to a generous bequest from Dorothy Goodwin, an educator, political leader, philanthropist, visionary, and longtime trustee of Hartford College for Women, who inspired women and girls to live beyond limitations and realize their full potential. She recognized and modeled that reaching one’s potential requires challenging opportunities, committed mentors, and financial support. In honor of her influence and philanthropic spirit, and with gratitude for the generosity of her friends, The Women’s Advancement Initiative is proud to support these scholarly projects.

Awardees

Megan Anderson ’21 will conduct cancer cell research.

Emma Brown ’21 plans to review literature to support the role and impact of arts in physical therapy.

Camryn Butera ’22 will study the effects of a ketogenic diet on Alzheimer’s disease progression.

Haley Cassidy ’22 and Kaitlyn Dupont ’22 will research out of school transitions for student with disabilities.

Madison Cocchi ’22 plans to create a book featuring Harriet Winograd artwork and the impact of art therapy.

Liana Glennon ’21 and Claire Rice ’21 plan to create a fully-recorded production of the song cycle “Edges” by Pasek & Paul with themes of young adulthood.

Miriam Holsbeke ’22 and Abby Marcus ’22 will develop a verbatim theatre production entitled, “The Luke Thing.”

Abigail Myers ’21 will study the effects of α-synuclein and γ-synuclein on apolipoprotein E in human cortical astrocytes.

Angie Perez ’22 will conduct a fluid dynamics investigation of flow over different wing shapes in transonic and supersonic flow regimes.

Christina Roy ’21 will investigate the impact of nonrecurring charges caused by COVID on financial reporting quality.

Sydney Samele ’21 will create prints illustrating historical floods and myths.

We applaud all faculty members engaged in research, teaching, and mentorship. A special thank you to this year’s Dorothy Goodwin faculty mentors for providing project oversight. These include: Amy Barzach, Annemarie Davis, Mary Gannotti, Sarah Hart, Andrew Koob, Aime Levesque, Ivana Milanovic, Jeanine Pardey Levine, Paola Sacchetti, Kathleen Schroeder, and Jenna Tang.