Aanvi is a junior from North Attleboro, MA double majoring in Molecular & Cell Biology and Psychological Sciences with a minor in Chemistry on the pre-med track. On campus, she is president of Knit for NICU, assistant program director of a Community Outreach program, and vice-president of the Indian Student Association. She is also an undergraduate research assistant in the Jung Lab at Storrs and the Mohan Lab at UConn Health. In her free time, she enjoys watching movies, going on walks, and spending time with friends. Aanvi looks forward to helping students in the Honors Program achieve their goals! 

Piyush is a junior from Woodbridge, CT, majoring in Molecular and Cell Biology, minoring in Statistics, a STEM Scholar, and a part of the Special Program in Medicine. On campus, he is the director of the Second Chance Educational Alliance program with the Department of Community Outreach and is a student researcher with the Zarkada Lab. Outside of class, he enjoys playing chess and spending time with friends and family. This is his first year as a part of Honors GPS, and he is looking forward to helping other honors students!

Josephine is a junior from Naugatuck, CT double majoring in Political Science and American Studies and Minoring in History. At UConn, Josephine is involved in political science research through the OUR IDEA Grant and the UConn Humanities Institute and is also part of the Scholars Collective as a Nutmeg Scholar. Josephine has experience in Native American & Indigenous Studies as a Political Science Honors Bennett Research Assistant and in criminal justice policy research as an intern with the Connecticut Sentencing Commission of the UConn Institute for Municipal & Regional Policy. In her free time, she enjoys reading, going for long walks, trying out new coffee shops, and spending time with friends. Josephine is a second-year Honors GPS and is excited to continue helping fellow Honors students with their college experiences! 

Aashna is a sophomore from Brookfield, CT studying Biomedical Engineering with minors in Materials Science and Engineering and Human Rights. At UConn, she is a UNIV 1784 facilitator for a First-Year Honors Seminar course and an active member of Honors Across State Borders and the Society of Women Engineers. In her free time, she enjoys playing board games, hiking, watching Formula 1 races, travelling, and spending time with friends. Aashna is excited to begin her first year as an Honors GPS and looks forward to supporting Honors students as they navigate their time at UConn!

Katherine is a junior from Willimantic, CT in the Special Program in Law pursuing a double major in Political Science and Human Rights. At UConn, she is a Newman Civic Fellow, Committee Chair of the Scholar’s Collective as a Day of Pride Scholar, President and founder of Alcanzando el Mismo Sueño and a research assistant of the Mariposa Research Collective. Katherine was part of the Honors Congressional Internship in Washington, D.C last spring semester where she interned in the U.S House of Representative. She is also a former Political Science Bennett Research Assistant. In her free time, she enjoys reading, running or spending time with her family & friends. Katherine is a second -year GPS excited to work with honor students as they navigate their years at UConn! 

Abhigna is a junior from Bedford, MA pursuing a degree in Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB). At UConn, she serves as the president of UNICEF Campus Initiative and as the Vice President of Honors in Business Association. She is also actively involved in Community Outreach as the Program Director for Cross-Cultural Connections. In her free time, Abhigna enjoys playing soccer and ultimate frisbee, working out, watching movies, and traveling. She is excited to begin her first year as an Honors GPS and looks forward to supporting students as they navigate their Honors journey at UConn!

Giavanna is a junior from Long Island, NY majoring in Psychological Sciences and Political Science with a minor in Crime and Justice. On campus, she is the Vice President of Programming for the Panhellenic Council, a Morale captain for HuskyTHON, and a member of her sorority Phi Sigma Rho. She also is a part of Dr. Altmann’s Psycholinguistic lab where they explore how we construct representations of the events described by unfolding sentences or sequences of sentences. Off campus, she works for Fresh Prints as a Campus Manager and is an Ambassador for Margaritaville University. In her free time, she likes to listen to music, go on walks, and go cafe hopping. Giavanna is a second year Honors GPS and is looking forward to helping fellow Honors students achieve their academic goals during their time here at UCONN!