Our lab strives to create a safe and inclusive home for all, regardless of age, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, nationality or socioeconomic status. Our culture is built from the JEDI principles of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion and an ardent belief that our differences make us stronger and more creative. We are united by our love of science and discovery, and share a mission of making the world better however we can. Every day is a new opportunity to address inequities in STEM and STEM education.
Principle Investigator, busy investigating!
Dr. Laurie Leonelli
Postdoctoral Research Associates
Dr. Komal Attri
Dr. Antony Maodzeka
Dr. Lucía Arce Cubas
Graduate Students
Rachel Dalke
Atinder Singh
Jake Harris
Carl Gibson
Brighid Zelko, '26
Undergraduate Students
Mia Eschman, '26
Jeanette Jenkins, '27
Visiting Scholars
Brian Fernandez, SROP Undergraduate Summer 2024 Researcher
Shaimaa Roshdy Abdullah Reda, Africa BP scholar, Fall '24
Bitania Negash, '27
Sci-LSAMP scholar
Summer 2025
Alumni
Ella Meyering, '23 Undergraduate
Gracie Strumpf, '26 Undergraduate
Hannah Rockwell, '25
Current: intern at ADM