The YALE CITATIONS
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MEET the Citations!
Becca Schelling
BBS
Member since Fall 2023
(she/her)
Becca is a Pharmacology PhD from New York, which is to say, she has strong opinions on bagels. When she’s not in lab pretending to be a wizard at Hogwarts, she can be found drinking too much coffee, reading, or practicing martial arts. Not necessarily in that order (except the coffee).
Daniel King
Statistics and Data Science
Member since Fall 2024
Daniel is a first year M.S. student in Statistics and Data Science hailing from Parsippany, NJ. In a past life, Daniel was an overly intense and competitive flutist, but you will now find Daniel as a proud member of the Citations. Outside of rehearsal, you will probably find Daniel doing strength training or absolutely pushing the limits of vegan keto baking.
Devon Finlay
Physics
Member since Fall 2023
(he/him)
Devon is a third year Physics PhD student originally from Ithaca NY. Outside of singing and debugging code, he enjoys spending time outdoors, at Gryphon's, or at home binging TV.
Elizabeth Woo
School of Medicine
Member since Fall 2021
Elizabeth is a proud Midwesterner (from a suburb of Chicago) and a 8th year MD/PhD student. Elizabeth recently defended her thesis, through which she investigated how we can prevent neurodegeneration. When she is not on the wards in the hospital, she loves learning languages, secretly (not so secretly) loves practicing different accents, singing (anywhere/everywhere), and looking for the best dessert places.
Emily Sorensen
School of Drama
Member since Fall 2019
Emily received her MFA from the School of Drama in May of 2020 and is now back researching a dissertation on ecological art and performance…but spends most of her time frolicking in the woods, working as an environmental educator, climbing, and singing.
Jerry Xu
Chemistry
Member since Fall 2024
(he/him)
Jerry is a first year chemistry PhD student who is originally from Cary, NC. Jerry's grad school life is composed of three essential elements: (1) studying chemistry, (2) singing with the citations, and (3) frequenting Gryphon's grad student pub with impressive regularity.
Jesse Friedson
Law School
Member since Fall 2024
(he/him)
Jesse is a first year law student, which means he has a lot of reading, writing, and studying ahead of him. Jesse is originally from Trumbull, CT but has spent a lot of time in the DC area. Jesse is happy to be back in CT for the next few years! Jesse also loves playing with his dog niece, Lila! She loves belly rubs, chewing bones, and going long walks with Jesse.
Jiwon Yun
Sociology
Member since Fall 2020
(he/him)
Jiwon is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology. He was born in South Korea, but grew up in Sri Lanka where he attended a British school, which means that he is quite a disoriented soul. Starting his program on Zoom did not help much with his already poor coordination. Perhaps, this is why he is very familiar with Yale’s Lockout Assistance. Other than music, Jiwon is very passionate about languages and travel, and hopes to visit at least 25 states before he finishes his degree (13 + DC and counting!).
Jonas Katona
Applied Mathematics
Member since Fall 2023
(he/him)
Jonas is a 5th-year PhD student in the Applied Math Program who hails from the West Coast, USA. (Don't ask him exactly where or you'll have to sit through his entire life story.) Relatedly, he doesn't understand why New Englanders would sacrifice having a liveable summer and winter for having four seasons. When not writing endless amounts of tedious numerical code and mathematical proofs, he spends his free time listening to and writing music, hiking, uploading and curating iNaturalist observations, trying different foods, watching memes and educational content on YouTube, and engaging in discourse on random topics with friends and foes on the internet.
He still has no idea why most of these bios are written in third-person...
Jordan Polster
Microbiology
Member since Fall 2023
(she/her)
Jordan is a Microbiology PhD student. She’s originally from Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, although she has lived in 6 different states and four different countries between high school and starting at Yale. When she’s not in lab or singing, she enjoys doing yoga, making arts and crafts, going on long walks, spending time with her friends, and traveling and exploring the world whenever she’s able to!
Kevin Evan Pataroque
Environmental Engineering
Member since Fall 2021
(he/him)
Kevin Pataroque is an 4th year Environmental Engineering Ph.D. student originally from Portland, Oregon. When he's not testing membranes in the lab or making funky percs with the Citations, you might find him running around Connecticut, writing bad poetry, making pencil sketches, or crashing free food events by posing as an undergraduate.
Nadine Rosete
Biomedical Engineering
Member since Fall 2024
(she/her)
Nadine is a first year master's student studying biomedical engineering. Nadine is originally from Ladera Ranch, CA. Outside of school and singing, Nadine really enjoys reading, running, and cafe hopping!
Nia Lloyd
BBS TMMPP
Member since Fall 2024
(she/her)
Nia is a first year BBS student in the TMMPP track interested in studying cancer biology. Nia is originally from Syracuse, NY. In her free time, Nia enjoys oil painting, reading, running in East Rock Park, and getting drinks with friends!
Stacy Ahn
MD program, class of 2028
Member since Fall 2024
(she/her)
Stacy is a first year student in the MD program. She is originally from South Korea but immigrated to Orange County in CA when she was 13! Stacy went to college in the Bay Area and stayed around there for 6 years before coming to Yale. Stacy has many hobbies, including traveling, drinking coffee, kayaking/just existing in water, reading, enjoying fashion baking and feeding her friends, and trying out new brunch places (YUM)!
Sam Shipman
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Member since Fall 2021
(he/him)
Sam is a Ph.D. student in Earth and Planetary Sciences studying geochemistry. Originally from northern California, Sam still does not understand the meaning of the word “turnpike” and is thoroughly confused by the extra cold rain that falls during winter. When he’s not in the lab, Sam enjoys hiking/camping, both good and bad movies, and drinking coffee at all hours of the day. He should probably get more sleep.
Rohin McIntosh
Physics
Member since Fall 2021
(he/him)
Rohin is a physics PhD student working with high energy lasers and other dangerous electronics. In his free time, he loves practicing the piano, playing badminton, and singing on campus as part of the Citations and the Yale Camerata.
Shreya Reddy
Law School
Member since Fall 2022
(she/her)
Shreya is a Law School student and a proud Michigander. When she’s not buried in a casebook or singing show tunes, she can be found practicing her tennis forehand, perfecting a cheesecake recipe, or café-hopping in search of some good chai.