Posted: Apr 11, 2024

Wellesley Student-Athletes to Present at Ruhlman 2024

The annual Ruhlman Conference will take place on Thursday, April 11 at Wellesley College.

WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Wellesley College student-athletes are presenting today at the annual Ruhlman Conference on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at Wellesley College.

The conference is made possible by the generosity of Barbara Peterson Ruhlman '54. In 1997, Lee Cuba, Professor of Sociology and former Dean of the College, worked with Barbara Ruhlman to develop the plan for the Ruhlman Conference.

The conference is intended to foster collaboration among students and faculty across the disciplines and to enhance the intellectual life of the College. The event will provide an opportunity for students, faculty, staff, and friends to come together in celebration of student achievement.

The Ruhlman Conference celebrates intellectual life by sponsoring a communal, public event where students will have an opportunity to present their work to a wide audience. By providing an opportunity for public presentation of what is often a private, isolated activity; the conference will demonstrate that research can be part of the ongoing conversation in a community of scholars.

This year's conference program is exclusively digital. Click here to view the 2024 Ruhlman Conference schedule.

See below for a list of student-athlete presenters:

Bronnie Bailey '26 (crew), Science & Technology, Understanding Ocean Productivity with Mass Spectrometry and Gas Tracers
Mel Daniels '25 (crew), Science & Technology, Wellesley's Ecosystem Services: Assessing the Benefits of Natural Spaces on Campus
Mallika John '26 (crew), Science & Technology, Immunological Frontiers and Therapeutic Horizons
Kaylee Liu '24 (crew), Science & Technology, Designer Molecules: Catalysts, Polymers and Vacuums
Marty Martinage '24 (crew), Humanities, What You Can Do With Literary Theory/Humanities, Translation and Its Discontents
Rachel Shrives '24 (crew), Science & Technology, Understanding Ocean Productivity with Mass Spectrometry and Gas Tracers
Aidan Reid '24 (cross country), Humanities, What You Can Do With Literary Theory
Jocelyn Andrews '24 (field hockey), Science & Technology, Exploring Frontiers in Biochemistry: Insights from Thesis Projects
Kyra Deehr-Lewis '24 (field hockey), Social Science, Sex in the Suburbs
Alex Lenart '24 (field hockey), Social Science, The Economics of Healthcare and Retirement
Cassidy Novello '24 (field hockey), Science & Technology, Laboratory for Ethics, Equity, and Digital Technology: Exploring the Ethical Landscape of Digital Technology and Databases
Grace Sun '27 (golf), Science & Technology, Immunological Frontiers and Therapeutic Horizons
Willa McGough '24 (lacrosse & soccer), Science & Technology, Neuroscientific Inquiries: Alzheimer's, Opioid Craving, and Information Preferences
Marina Andreadis '24 (soccer), Science & Technology, Understanding Hornet Predators: a Survival Guide for Honey Bees
Thea Feldgoise '24 (soccer), Science & Technology, Wellesley's Ecosystem Services: Assessing the Benefits of Natural Spaces on Campus
Diva KC '24 (soccer), Science & Technology, Beyond the Numbers: Explorations in Sustainability, Genetic Research, and Crab-itats
Elina Saab-Sundén '26 (soccer), Social Science, Global Progress on Gender and Identity
Cindy Zeng '24 (soccer), Social Science, Under Pressure: Stress and Culture
Elli DeCleene '24 (softball), Science & Technology, Exploring Frontiers in Biochemistry: Insights from Thesis Projects
Parker Phillips '24 (softball), Science & Technology, Wellesley's Ecosystem Services: Assessing the Benefits of Natural Spaces on Campus
JJ Kim '25 (swimming & diving), Science & Technology, Understanding Ocean Productivity with Mass Spectrometry and Gas Tracers
Ariana Mitsuoka '24 (swimming & diving), Humanities, Prologue: Where Artforms Converge
Annissa Mu '24 (tennis), Science & Technology, Wellesley's Ecosystem Services: Assessing the Benefits of Natural Spaces on Campus
Kriti Sarav '27 (tennis), Social Science, Global Progress on Gender and Identity
Bianca Lee '24 (track & field), Humanities, Languages in Social, Cultural, and Political Issues
Ana Mercedes Rubin '24 (track & field), Humanities, Prologue: Where Artforms Converge/Humanities, En el Camino se Enderezan las Cargas ('Burdens are Straightened Along the Way')
Taylor Quaye '24 (track & field), Humanities, Multiple Expressions of Resistance/Humanities, Prologue: Where Artforms Converge
Rachel Xu '25 (volleyball), Science & Technology, Senior Data Science Major Capstone Projects: A Whirlwind Tour