The Professionals Who Make Our High School Research Program Work

Our Administrative Team
 

Supporting Horizon's work in admissions, operations, and outreach.

Our Staff

These talented individuals will be assisting you alongside your assigned academic mentor as you complete your Horizon Project. The Horizon Academic Research Program's team oversees the logistical aspects of our high school research program. We run Horizon's in-house writing center, oversee scheduling matters, and provide ongoing advice and support for students as they engage in the process of academic research. 
 
Our team collaborates with (and is distinct from) our 83 academic instructors from universities such as Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, MIT, Dartmouth, Cambridge, Oxford, and Columbia. You can view a list of some of our academic instructors here.

David Weeks: Global outreach lead & staff member with a BA from Swarthmore College who helps high school students with research projects.

David Weeks

B.A. from Swarthmore College

Global Outreach Lead

Sunny Mewati: Academic lead & staff member with a MA from Peking University HSBC Business School who helps high school students with research projects.

David Hansen

M.A. from Texas Tech University

Academic Lead

Keating Sherry: North America outreach lead & staff member with a BA from the University of Miami who helps high school students with research projects.

Keating Sherry

B.A. from University of Miami

North America Outreach Lead 

Nika Hajikhodaverdikhan: Program Associate & staff member with a BA from the University of California, Berkeley who helps high school students with research projects.

Lucas Hunter

M.F.A. from Purdue University

Program Associate

Nika Hajikhoda-verdikhan

B.A. from University of California, Berkeley

Program Associate

Cynthia Wang: Environmental science course assistant & staff member with a BA from the University of Pennsylvania who helps high school students with research projects.

Jessica Norris

Ph.D. (c) from Georgetown University
B.A. from University of California, Santa Barbara,
NRDC fellow

Environmental Science Course Assistant

Haley Frevert

M.A. from The John Hopkins University

International Relations Course Assistant

Daniele Cassese: Economics course assistant & staff member with a PhD, MA, and BA from the University of Siena who helps high school students with research projects.

Dr. Daniele Cassese

Mead Research Fellow and College Lecturer, Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge

Economics Course Assistant

Nicole Posadas: Program associate & staff member with a BA from the University of Pennsylvania who helps high school students with research projects.

Paige Hann

B.A. from Yale University

Program Associate and Interviewer

Davida Kollmar: Data science & machine learning course assistant & staff member with a MS from NYU and a BA from Yeshiva University who helps high school students with research projects.

Davida Kollmar

M.S. from NYU
B.A. from Yeshiva University 

Data Science & Machine Learning Course Assistant

Shan Liu: Technology lead & staff member with a BA from Juniata College who helps high school students with research projects.

Shan Liu

B.A. from Juniata College

Technology Lead

David Choi

B.A. from University of Pennsylvania 

Writing Assistant

Scott Dobbins: Program advisor, former program director, & staff member with a MS from Stanford University and a BA from Columbia University who helps high school students with research projects.

Scott Dobbins

M.S. from Stanford University
B.A. from Columbia University 

Program Advisor, Former Program Director

Ani Nadiga: Writing and Publications Coordinator & staff member with a MS from the University of Glasgow and BA from Carleton College who helps high school students with research projects.

Ani Nadiga

M.S. from University of Glasgow
B.A. from Carleton College

Writing and Publications Coordinator

Zhanar Irgebay: Program associate & staff member with a MA from the University of Chicago and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania who helps high school students with research projects.

Zhanar Irgebay

B.A. from University of Pennsylvania, M.A. from University of Chicago

Program Associate

Nicole Posadas

B.A. from University of Pennsylvania 

Program Associate

Callum Kiser

B.A. from Columbia University 

Seasonal Interviewer

Kue Xiong

B.A. from Connecticut College 

Seasonal Interviewer

Ben Klebanoff

B.A. from Yale University 

Seasonal Interviewer

Niusha Hajikhodaverdik-han

B.A. from U.C. Berkeley 

Seasonal Interviewer

Saba Mashayekhi

B.A. from U.C. Berkeley 

Seasonal Interviewer

Our Administrative Team

Supporting Horizon's work in admissions, operations, and outreach.

Our Staff

David Weeks

B.A. from Swarthmore College

David Hansen

M.A. from Texas Tech University

Keating Sherry

B.A. from University of Miami

Lucas Hunter

M.F.A. from Purdue University

Nika Hajikhoda-verdikhan

B.A. from University of California, Berkeley

Jessica Norris

Ph.D. (c) from Georgetown UniversityB.A. from University of California, Santa Barbara,NRDC fellow

Haley Frevert

M.A. from The John Hopkins University

Dr. Daniele Cassese

Mead Research Fellow and College Lecturer, Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge

Paige Hann

B.A. from Yale University

Davida Kollmar

M.S. from NYUB.A. from Yeshiva University

Shan Liu

B.A. from Juniata College

David Choi

B.A. from University of Pennsylvania

Scott Dobbins

M.S. from Stanford UniversityB.A. from Columbia University

Ani Nadiga

M.S. from University of GlasgowB.A. from Carleton College

Zhanar Irgebay

B.A. from University of Pennsylvania, M.A. from University of Chicago

Nicole Posadas

B.A. from University of Pennsylvania

Callum Kiser

B.A. from Columbia University

Kue Xiong

B.A. from Connecticut College

Ben Klebanoff

B.A. from Yale University

Niusha Hajikhodaverdik-han

B.A. from U.C. Berkeley

Saba Mashayekhi

B.A. from U.C. Berkeley

Ph.D. (c) from Georgetown University
B.A. from University of California, Santa Barbara,
NRDC fellow

M.S. from NYU
B.A. from Yeshiva University

M.S. from Stanford University
B.A. from Columbia University

M.S. from University of Glasgow
B.A. from Carleton College