2024 HDFS Graduate Cohort!

HDFS Grad Student Cohort 2024

Ida Ghammaghamfarahani

Ida Ghammaghamfarahani

  • Preferred Name: Ida
  • Hometown: Tehran, Iran
  • Advisor: Dr. Keith Bellizzi
  • Area of interest: Geriatric Mental Health, Cognitive Aging, Chronic Illness, Social Determinants of Health
  • Things you do in your free time: Spending time with my husband and dog, walking, and watching movies

Lily Gorman

Lily Gorman

  • Preferred Name: Lily
  • Hometown: South Yarmouth, MA
  • Advisor: Dr. Laura Donorfio
  • Area of interest: Familial caregiving and end-of-life decisions (Adulthood, Aging, and Gerontology)
  • Things you do in your free time: Tennis, chess, and spending time at the beach
  • Fun fact: I've worked lots of fun jobs- cake decorator, ice cream truck driver, and nanny to name a few

Sumin Kim

Sumin Kim

  • Preferred Name: Sumin
  • Hometown: Seoul,  South Korea
  • Advisor: Dr. Annamaria Csizmadia
  • Area of interest: Ethnic minority children, ethnic-racial identity and socialization, immigration, acculturation
  • Things you do in your free time: swimming, skiing, traveling, taking photos
  • Fun fact: The States would be my fifth country to live in!

Elise Sumsion

Elise Sumsion

  • Preferred Name: Elise
  • Hometown: Seattle, WA
  • Advisor: Dr. Eva Lefkowitz
  • Areas of interest: Gender and sexual orientation development in childhood and adolescence, parent/family influence on social and identity development, LGBTQ+ populations and relationships (family, friends, and romantic partners)
  • Fun Fact: I've been to over 60 concerts!