Meet our RISE Ambassadors!
The RISE Ambassador program is for undergraduate students who want to get involved with identifying and improving DEI issues at ASU. Ambassadors may develop written materials, give presentations, run focus groups with students, collect data, and work to effect change.
Our Team
Mena Abdullah
mabdul12@asu.eduHello! My name is Mena Abdullah and I am currently a junior majoring in Biomedical Sciences with an Arabic Certificate. I was born in Iraq and came to Arizona as a refugee. As both a first generation student and a refugee, I have become really…
Antara Bhargava
abharg23@asu.eduMy name is Antara, and I’m a junior majoring in Neuroscience. I was born in India, but I've lived all over the world and my family currently resides in Northern California. I am passionate about helping underrepresented students gain acces…
Vivian Bui
vtbui1@asu.eduVivian is an Arizona native pursuing her bachelor's degrees at Arizona State University. She is a junior double-majoring in Neuroscience and Biological Sciences with a concentration in Neurobiology, Behavior, and Physiology. Vivi…
Hailey Bunch
hmbunch@asu.eduHailey was born and raised in Arizona. She was born in Phoenix and moved to Tonopah for middle school and high school. She is a junior currently pursuing a degree in Biomedical Sciences with a minor in Religious Studies. In her free time, she e…
Ren Dickson
rwdickso@asu.eduMy name is Ren Dickson and I am a Junior majoring in Biomedical Sciences. I am interested in researching ways to address resource insecurity in undergraduate and graduate students at ASU through an equity and inclusion approach t…
Analy Granados
agranad5@asu.eduAnaly is a first-generation fourth year student at Arizona State studying Biomedical Sciences, and minoring in Sociocultural Anthropology. Driven by her personal experience facing socioeconomic barriers in education, she is interested in e…
Keith Karuku
keithk@asu.eduKeith is a Junior majoring in Biological Sciences with a minor in Global Health. Born in Kenya and coming to the US as an immigrant, Keith hopes to conduct research that targets the inequities he faced in his own path to STEM education and chal…
Jude Kolodisner
jkolodis@asu.eduJude is a third-year senior majoring in biomedical sciences, and he is interested in researching inequities in STEM education that limit students' ability to succeed.
Corinne Mitra
cmitra@asu.eduCorinne has lived in Arizona her whole life. She is currently pursuing majors in Biological Sciences (Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior) and Neuroscience. She hopes to go to medical school after her undergrad. Corinne is interested in rese…
Kaden Phothivongsa
kphothiv@asu.eduKaden is from the northern panhandle of Idaho. She is pursuing a B.S. in Biological sciences (neurobiology and physiology) at Arizona State University. She is interested in what kind of changes can be done in higher education for students who a…
Hakop Sinoryan
hsinorya@asu.eduHakop was born in Pasadena, California to Armenian immigrants. He is a first generation student majoring in biology with an emphasis in pre-med. His interests include art, manga, and video games. Most importantly his research interests foc…
Sandy Tran
sttran6@asu.eduI'm a third year student studying biological sciences with a concentration in biomedical sciences. I'm a first generation student born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. Some of my hobbies include hand embroidery, spending time with family, and tr…
Vincent Truong
vttruon1@asu.eduAs a sophomore pursuing education in Psychology, Biochemistry, and a minor in Disability Studies, Vincent is excited to explore ways to improve accommodations and resources for the dis/abled community here at ASU. His participation in the…