Our Team

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 is supported by 57 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.
Our Staff

These talented individuals will be assisting you alongside your assigned mentor as you complete your Horizon Project.

Ani Nadiga
M.S. from University of Glasgow
B.A. from Carleton College
Writing and Publications Coordinator
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
David Weeks
B.A. from Swarthmore College
Global Outreach Lead
Sunny Mewati
M.A. from Peking University HSBC Business School
Academic Lead
Keating Sherry
B.A. from University of Miami
North America Outreach Lead
Viola Rothschild
B.A. from Bowdoin College
M.A. from University of Oxford
International Relations Course Assistant
Cynthia Wang
B.A. from University of Pennsylvania, NRDC Fellow
Environmental Science Course Assistant
Daniele Cassese
Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Cambridge
B.A., M.A., and PhD University of Siena
Economics Course Assistant
Davida Kollmar
M.S. from NYU
B.A. from Yeshiva University
Data Science & Machine Learning Course Assistant
Shan Liu
B.A. from Juniata College
Technology Lead
Scott Dobbins
M.S. from Stanford University
B.A. from Columbia University
Program Advisor, Former Program Director
Nika Hajikhoda-verdikhan
B.A. from University of California, Berkeley
Program Associate

Our Team

Our Staff

These talented individuals will be assisting you alongside your assigned mentor as you complete your Horizon Project.

Ani Nadiga

M.S. from University of Glasgow
B.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

David Weeks

B.A. from Swarthmore College

Sunny Mewati

M.A. from Peking University HSBC Business School

Keating Sherry

B.A. from University of Miami

Viola Rothschild

B.A. from Bowdoin College
M.A. from University of Oxford

Cynthia Wang

B.A. from University of Pennsylvania, NRDC Fellow

Daniele Cassese

Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Cambridge
B.A., M.A., and PhD University of Siena

Davida Kollmar

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

Shan Liu

B.A. from Juniata College

Scott Dobbins

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

Nika Hajikhoda-verdikhan

B.A. from University of California, Berkeley

Our Team

Our Staff

These talented individuals will be assisting you alongside your assigned mentor as you complete your Horizon Project.

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

David Weeks

B.A. from Swarthmore College

Sunny Mewati

M.A. from Peking University HSBC Business School

Keating Sherry

B.A. from University of Miami

Viola Rothschild

B.A. from Bowdoin CollegeM.A. from University of Oxford

Cynthia Wang

B.A. from University of Pennsylvania, NRDC Fellow

Daniele Cassese

Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of CambridgeB.A., M.A., and PhD University of Siena

Davida Kollmar

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

Shan Liu

B.A. from Juniata College

Scott Dobbins

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

Nika Hajikhoda-verdikhan

B.A. from University of California, Berkeley

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

B.A. from Bowdoin College
M.A. from University of Oxford

Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Cambridge
B.A., M.A., and PhD University of Siena

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

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