Brian Chang
Brian is a third-year Ph.D. student in the Biomedical Engineering department, primarily interested in developing machine learning models to study brain metabolism and networks. He is a Trumbull College alum (Class of 2022) originally from Chino Hills, California. In his free time, Brian enjoys experimenting in the kitchen and photo/videography. He’s excited to take over the Head GA role for Trumbull!
Email: brian.chang@yale.edu
Matthew Andersen
Matt is a third-year M.D. student. Prior to Yale, he was a born and raised Houstonian, graduated UPenn ’20 studying biology and business, and worked in healthcare consulting at BCG for 2 years. He’s passionate about health systems research related to cost-effectiveness and regulation of medical innovations . Future medical practice is TBD but he thinks cardiology is pretty cool. Outside of medicine he enjoys tennis, growing plants / composting, dancing, and otherwise enjoying life.
Email: matthew.andersen@yale.edu
Rose Bender
Rose is a 3rd year medical student at Yale School of Medicine and an alumnus of Trumbull College (2019). Fun fact: she worked in the TrumButt her freshman year, and her favorite snack from there is the Dino nugget quesadilla. In her free time, she enjoys running, bicycling, and playing board games. Moorah!
Email: rose.bender@yale.edu
Zachary Brown
Zach is a third-year Ph.D. student in the History department, originally from Toronto Canada. Before coming to Yale, he was an undergraduate at Stanford University graduating in 2018. He is primarily interested in colonial and Revolutionary America, with a particular focus on intellectual and political history. In his free time, Zach enjoys watching hockey and football, playing online chess and board games, and listening to 80s new wave music.
Email: zach.brown@yale.edu
Nazar Chowdhury
Nazar is a fourth-year medical student and former Yale College Class of 2020. He was an MCDB major at Yale, got his EMT license and worked as an ED Technician, and was active in the Muslim Students Association. In his free time, he enjoys captaining his med school class intramural volleyball team and re-exploring New Haven restaurants with his wife, Labeeba, who just moved in from Dallas, Texas. If you see either of them in the dining hall, feel free to say hello or shoot over an email with any questions!
Email: nazar.chowdhury@yale.edu
Mary He
Mary is an MPH student in Health Care Management at the Yale School of Public Health. She recently graduated as Trumbull ‘24 and completed her undergraduate studies with a B.S. in MCDB. Outside of class, Mary enjoys playing ultimate frisbee, crocheting, and cooking. She looks forward to supporting the Trumbull community as a Graduate Affiliate! Moo-rah!!
Email: mary.he@yale.edu
Sameeha Hossain
Sameeha is a second year MPH student at the Yale School of Public Health. She graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 2023 with a major in Public Health-Biology and a minor in Medicine in Society. She is part of the Yale Superfund Research Center where her current work examines the effects of 1,4-dioxane on human health and the mechanisms causing toxicity. In her free time, Sameeha likes to listen to music, try new restaurants, travel, and dance. She is very excited to join the Trumbull community!
Email: sameeha.hossain@yale.edu
Shah Khan
Shah is a first-year law student at Yale Law School and a proud alum of Trumbull College, Class of 2019. He served Trumbull in many ways - as a Buttery Manager, Head of College Aid, TCC member, and first-year counselor. After college, Shah worked in San Francisco at BlackRock and Aetos Alternatives Management as a hedge fund researcher. His interests include artificial intelligence and the intersection of law and techonolgy. In his free time, Shah enjoys running, experimenting in the kitchen, and reading manga. He is thrilled to return to the Trumbull community. Moo-rah!
Email: shah.khan@yale.edu
Sara Kurdi
Sara is a third-year Ph.D. student in the Biomedical Engineering department, developing contrast agents for proton and sodium magnetic resonance imaging. Originally from Long Island, New York, she earned a Bachelors of Science from Stony Brook University in 2022 with a double major in Physics and Applied Mathematics & Statistics. In her free time, Sara enjoys cooking, music, drawing and painting. Sara is excited to join the Trumbull community!
Email: sara.kurdi@yale.edu
Eva Landsberg
Eva is a third-year PhD student in History, originally from Southern California. After graduating from Yale College in 2017, she worked in early education policy in New York before returning for a second round in New Haven. Her current research explores colonial America and the wider early modern Atlantic World, with a focus on the intersection of gender and political economy. In her free time, Eva enjoys painting, kayaking, exploring local restaurants, and (badly) playing intramural softball. She’s thrilled to be joining the Trumbull community!
Email: eva.landsberg@yale.edu
Anushka Potdar
Anushka (she/her) is a second-year Ph.D. student in Computer Science, born and raised in New Jersey. Her research aims to create an explainable AI assistant that can collaborate with astronauts to solve unexpected problems. In her free time, she writes screenplays, goes to Yale art events, and spends time outdoors. Anushka is excited to meet you! Reach her at anushka.potdar@yale.edu to chat about student life, research, classes, grad school, New Haven, screenwriting, AI, space, or how amazing Trumbull is!
Email: anushka.potdar@yale.edu
Anna Rios
Anna Rios earned her bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California, Berkeley. She thereafter studied at Harvard Medical School, where she discovered the role of FN3 domains as regulators of synaptic protein organization. Anna is now a Wu Tsai and NSF GRFP Fellow at Yale, pursuing a PhD in neuroscience.
Email: anna.rios@yale.edu
Nola Sheehan
Nola is a first-year GEPN pre-specialty student in Psychiatric Mental Health at Yale School of Nursing. She is focused on building a career as a Psychiatric NP, emphasizing a holistic approach that incorporates wellness, environmental factors, medicine, and trauma-informed care. With a special interest in Global Health, she has collaborated with various non-profits and hospital systems in NYC on public health initiatives centered around increasing access to care, trauma prevention and outreach. Nola graduated in May 2024 from Fordham University with a BS in Psychology on the pre-health track. In her spare time, she enjoys practicing yoga, spending time outdoors, and cooking!
Email: nola.sheehan@yale.edu
Shannon Sommers
Shannon is a first-year Yale Law School student and a proud Trumbull College alum (moorah!). She is also a New York City native, which means that she has very strong opinions on pizza and bagels. Shannon graduated from Yale College in 2022, where she majored in Political Science, served as a TroCo FroCo, and did a bunch of extracurriculars and internships related to journalism, women’s rights, public policy, and law. (For the Trumbull class of 2028 — your FroCos were her frosh. Time flies!) After graduating, Shannon stayed in New Haven to work as the Community Human Rights Fellow at Yale Law School’s Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights. In her fellowship, she focused on addressing global gender inequality and human rights by supporting the mandate of the U.N. Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls. Outside of law, Shannon is a huge fan of Taylor Swift, cats, long-form journalism, art museums, used bookstores, Veep, public transportation, and breakfast food. She can’t wait to meet new generations of Trumbullians!
Email: shannon.sommers@yale.edu
Daniel Wang
Daniel is a third-year medical student with clinical interests in hematology & oncology, and research interests in decision science, cost-effectiveness, and resource allocation. He is also passionate about reducing healthcare costs and improving access for both rare and common understudied diseases. Originally hailing from the sleepy small town of Bridgewater, NJ, he graduated from Yale College (MY ‘21) and has continued living in New Haven ever since. His free time is spent playing volleyball & tennis, raising houseplants, trying a variety of teas, exploring new recipes, and putting on a good movie with friends. He is excited to get to know the Trumbull College community!
Email: daniel.wang@yale.edu
Jacqueline Ly
Email: j.ly@yale.edu
Hazal Ozgur
Email: hazal.ozgur@yale.edu
Noah Reed
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