Matthew Beattie-Callahan
matthew.beattie-callahan@yale.edu
Matt (JE ’18) is a student at Yale Law School. Originally from Hawaii, Matt graduated from Yale with a degree in Ethics, Politics, and Economics. While at Yale, Matt worked in the Buttery and was the JE gym manager. After graduation, Matt served in the United States Marine Corps for five years as an infantry officer stationed primarily out of California with deployments to Iraq and the Pacific. Matt loves any and all outdoor activities, comedy shows, and practicing his Swahili. He is absolutely ecstatic to have the opportunity to rejoin the JE community and is eager to get to know current Spiders and help them with making the most of their time at Yale.
Matthew Brunstad-Good
matthew.brunstad-good@yale.edu
Matthew is an MBA student at Yale SOM who’s into clean energy and sustainability. Before coming here, he worked in consulting, mostly helping natural resource companies figure out sustainability strategies and cut emissions. He graduated with degrees in Economics and Geology at Pitzer College, one of the Claremont Colleges in Southern California. At Yale, he is part of the Energy Club and does research at the Center for Business and Environment at Yale (CBEY) on solar and batteries. Before grad school, Matthew spent two years up in Aomori, Japan with the JET Program. He taught high school English, and when he wasn’t in the classroom he was skiing, traveling around, playing in tennis tournaments, and eating. He’s from New York.
Serena Cho
serena.cho@yale.edu
Serena is a PhD student studying political theory. She graduated from Yale in 2021 with a BA in humanities and ethics, politics, and economics. She then read intellectual history and classics at the University of Cambridge. She is interested in how aesthetic considerations—that is, our receptivity to beauty and embeddedness in culture(s)—influence our political judgments. Serena spends her free time running, going to plays and concerts, and over-analyzing any and all cultural trends and political rhetoric with her friends. Serena is excited to meet members of the JE community. Please write Serena to chat about anything, including the Humanities major, your favorite New Haven restaurants, Romanticism, and the latest NYT Cooking recipe.
Chris Cole
chris.cole@yale.edu
Chris is a first-year MFA candidate at the School of Art. He was born and raised in New Haven before moving to Pittsburgh for high school, and then Massachusetts for college where he concentrated in studio art (installation, printmaking, performance), art history, and psychoanalytic theory. After college he lived in NYC for several years working in museums and with rare books before moving to a very small town in the mountains of Western MA and shifting into public service. Currently his practice is focused on print, publication, and typography, but he is more than happy to talk about work in all mediums. He is thrilled to be back in New Haven and to have the opportunity to meet and get to know all the members of the JE community!
Tamara Di Marco
tamara.dimarco@yale.edu
Tamara is a first-year PhD student in the Classics Department, pursuing the Classical Art and Archaeology track. She grew up in Italy within an Italian-German household, before moving to the UK to study at the University of Oxford. There, she completed both a BA in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History and an MPhil in Classical Archaeology at Christ Church. She applies interdisciplinary approaches to her research, combining methodologies from classical archaeology, art history, archaeological science, ancient history, and classical literature.
Outside of her PhD, Tamara also enjoys engaging with cultural heritage and the arts. She has worked at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford and the Etruscan Museum in Orvieto, and has conducted research on cultural heritage policy, protection of cultural heritage, and the illicit trafficking of antiquities. She is also trained in film and theatre, with experience in acting, directing, and script writing, and loves exploring creative media as a way to tell stories and bring the ancient world to life. Tamara also loves to travel and has participated in fieldwork and internships across Italy, the UK, Spain, Greece, and Costa Rica. She’d be happy to talk to you about anything, though she is particularly open to chatting about studying/interning abroad and navigating college as a student from an international, first-generation, and/or low-income background.
Jaspreet Kandola
jaspreet.kandola@yale.edu
Jaspreet (she/her) is a Master of Public Health student in Social & Behavioral Sciences with a concentration in Global Health in Yale’s 5-year BS/MPH program. Born in India, she grew up in Italy and now calls Missouri home. She graduated from Yale College (JE ‘25) with a B.S. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. Currently, she works with the Trauma & Health Lab, HAVEN Free Clinic, and The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. Her public health work focuses on community health, health equity, and trauma-informed care. Outside of school, she enjoys working out, trying new foods, and traveling. Feel free to reach out at jaspreet.kandola@yale.edu with questions about navigating Yale, balancing interests, or pursuing a path in health and medicine.
Jisun Kim | Culture Draw Coordinator |
JE Theater Manager
jisun.kim@yale.edu
Jisun (she/her) is a DFA candidate in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism at Yale School of Drama. She is an idealist, dramaturg, artist and scholar. She created a non-verbal puppetry/movement piece benjisun presents bodyssey with Benjamin Benne, and an online puppet musical Let’s Go to the Moon with Nicole E. Lang (Yale Cabaret). Jisun is a former managing & web editor of Theater magazine (Duke UP). She received her BA and MA in English Literature from Ewha Woman’s University, South Korea. She believes in a transformative power of theater, because it transformed her. Her recent research interest is queer of color comedy. Jisun is also deeply in love with coffee. Please let her know if you want to get a coffee (or tea or water) with her. She’s excited to get to know JE students.
Yoonmin Kim | Culture Draw Coordinator
yoonmin.kim@yale.edu
Yoonmin is a PhD candidate in Slavic Languages and Literatures. She is interested in contemporary Russophone poetry and what makes a piece of poetry good or bad (if it’s poetry at all). Before coming to Yale, Yoonmin studied Russian language and literature at Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea, and Ural Federal University, Russia. When not working, you can find Yoonmin playing guitar, doing yoga, or doing clown exercises with friends. Yoonmin is happy to chat with you about anything or practice Russian or Korean together. Just shoot her an email!
Inês Forjaz de Lacerda
ines.lacerda@yale.edu
Inês (she/they) is a doctoral student in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, where she works comparatively on spaces of Iberian colonial and migrant influence, with an emphasis on work emerging from the relationship between the Portuguese-speaking world and Asia (Japan, Macau, Goa, East Timor). Before coming to Yale, Inês spent three years as an educator in her hometown of Lisbon, Portugal. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, group fitness classes, baking, and caring for her many plants. Inês is always up for a chat, so please feel free to say hi if you see her around campus!
Ju Hyun Lee | Head GA
j.lee@yale.edu
Ju Hyun is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in Biomedical Engineering. Her research focuses on developing novel nanoparticle therapies, ranging from encapsulating nucleic acids to small molecules. Before coming to Yale, Ju Hyun pursued a BA in chemistry and a MM in cello performance through the Harvard/New England Conservatory dual-degree program. She then spent some time studying across the pond in Cambridge, UK. Outside of research, she is passionate about community work and is part of various groups at Yale’s School of Medicine and School of Music that serve the greater New Haven area. If you have any questions or want to connect, please reach out! She can’t wait to meet you!
Jocelyn Lopez-Hagmann
jocelyn.lopez-hagmann@yale.edu
Jocelyn is a Theater Management MFA candidate at the David Geffen School of Drama. Before coming to Yale, Jocelyn was the Senior California Organizer at United for Respect, a national nonprofit organization advocating for retail workers’ rights at Walmart, Amazon, and those impacted by corporate bankruptcies. Jocelyn is interested in creating sustainable fundraising models for nonprofit arts organizations on a local, state, and national level. She loves to travel and dreams of visiting every state, national park, and continent. She enjoys spending time with her husband and dog, Honey, playing video games, or watching trash reality TV in her free time.
Ella Lubell
ella.lubell@yale.edu
Ella is a PhD student in Philosophy and Classics, with particular interests in Aristotelian metaphysics and epistemology. Before beginning her doctoral studies, she completed the BPhil in Philosophy at the University of Oxford and graduated from Yale College (JE ‘22). Outside of dissecting the nuances of Ancient Greek philosophical texts, Ella enjoys singing, crafting, and spending time in her native Vermont.
Angela Luo
angela.luo@yale.edu
Angela is a medical student who has just finished her third year and is originally from Philadelphia, PA. She is now completing a dedicated research year at Yale, focusing on inherited epidermal differentiation disorders (EDDs), and also serves as the ichthyosis registry coordinator and a clinical trial coordinator. Before coming to Yale, Angela obtained a BA in biology from Columbia University in 2020 and took two gap years to conduct gene therapy research at CHOP/ Penn. Outside of research and medical school, she is an avid golfer, loves playing with her goldendoodle Axel, trying new restaurants in New Haven, and watching Dancing with the Stars. Please feel free to reach out with any questions!
Devin Seli
Devin.seli@yale.edu
Devin is a first year medical student from Darien, CT. He graduated from Yale in the spring of 2024, with a BS in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. While attending Yale College, he was a member of the varsity lightweight rowing team (Y150), and a founding member of the Yale BBQ club and Ultramarathon club. In his free time he likes to cook, ride his bike, and try new restaurants. Please feel free to reach out any time.
Robbie Skoronski
robert.skoronski@yale.edu
Robbie is a second-year student in the School of Architecture. He is originally from Chicago, IL and attended Yale for his undergrad as well. He was an architecture major and after graduation moved to New York City where he worked in single-family residential architecture for three years. So yes, lots of architecture, but he also loves theatre, running, and cooking. Feel free to say hello or drop by his desk in Rudolph Hall!
Tobi Tega
tobi.tega@yale.edu
Tobi is a J.D. student at Yale Law School and a former JE Spider (‘24). He is interested in civil liberties, constitutional law, and public policy. In undergrad, Tobi participated in student government, sang a capella with Shades of Yale, and spent many hours on the IM field playing soccer for JE. Outside of school, he spends his time playing trivia, catching up with old friends, and watching Premier League soccer. Reach out any time.