Joanna Langner & Cat Sanchez win Firestone Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Research

The Firestone Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Research is awarded to the top 10 percent of honors theses completed in a given year, written in the social sciences, natural sciences and engineering.  The medalists each receive an engraved bronze medal, citation and a monetary award.


Please join Human Biology in congratulating our Firestone Medal winners for their excellent research work as undergraduates.


Joanna Langner, “Treading Water as a Potential Risk Factor for Femoroacetabular Impingement of the Hip,” advised by Garry Gold (Radiology) and Feliks Kogan (Radiology).
Cat Sanchez, “A Cluttered Past: Exploring the Relationship Between Early Life Stress & Hoarding Disorder,”  advised by Carolyn Rodriguez (Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences) and Jennifer Wolf (Education).

Joanna and Cat completed their theses in the Human Biology Honors program.