Scholars Profiles

Alumni Voices: Ingrid Burger, M.D., Ph.D.

November 14, 2025

I am a radiologist and spent the first 12 years of my career working at Kaiser hospital in Los Angeles, where I was the chief of the ultrasound section and assistant program director for the radiologist residency program. I love…


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Alumni Voices: Sara Zervos Knutson, Ph.D.

October 17, 2025

Amongst many other things it influenced, the Flinn Scholarship really launched my love for foreign countries and cultures, from theory into practice. I had been in love with all things French, so my first trip abroad was to France, financed…


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Alumni Voices: Ravi Ram

September 19, 2025

Being a Flinn Scholar was a life-changing experience because of three things in particular: (1) having immersive experiences across multiple countries and languages; (2) being part of the Flinn community: caring, intelligent, fun-loving, and curious Scholars with a multitude of…


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Alumni Voices: Arielle Silverman, Ph.D.

August 15, 2025

I direct the research team at the American Foundation for the Blind, a national nonprofit working to create equal opportunities and expand possibilities for blind people like me. I get to lead a team of smart, motivated, mission-oriented researchers and…


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Alumni Voices: Jonathan Gandomi

July 18, 2025

Until July 1, I was serving as a senior advisor for policy and acting chief of staff to the coordinator of Prosper Africa, a U.S. Presidential-level initiative to increase trade and investment between the United States and African countries. Since…


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Alumni Voices: Renata Keller, Ph.D.

July 02, 2025

Q: Can you share a little about your current role and what excites you most about your  work?  I’m currently an Associate Professor of History at the University of Nevada, Reno. I get to spend my time researching, teaching, and…


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Alumni Voices: Mia Armstrong-López

June 11, 2025

Flinn Scholar Class of 2015 Arizona State University Managing Editor, ASU Media Enterprise Q: Can you share a little about your current role and what excites you most about your work? I’m the managing editor at ASU Media Enterprise, which…


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