Student Research Fellows Bios

2024-2025 Student Research Fellows Team

Jad Alsouss ’25
Ryan Corrigan ’25
Nicholas Haddad ’25
Andrew Hutter ’25
Joseph Karroum ’25
Dae San Kim ’25
Michael Koury ’25
Noel Maddox ’25
Evan Solar ’25

2024-25 Student Research Fellows

Jad Alsouss ’25

Jad’s activities include: Student Senate President, Secretariat Model UN and Student Leader Friends with L’Arche. His area of interest in research is feedback loops in high school since it directly relates to his own experience. “By challenging me to consider multiple variables in the study, my time researching this year has introduced me to the intricacies of educational improvements in high school.” He plans to attend an undergraduate business program with the goal of creating his own business and making a meaningful impact on many people. He would like to research human behavior and psychology to gain a deeper understanding of why humans act and make decisions the way they do.

Ryan Corrigan ’25

Ryan’s activities include: Student Senate Class Senator, National Honor Society Secretary and Peer Conferencing Center Tutor. His areas of interest in research are in studying pedagogy, specifically in perceived teacher interest and passion for their subject and its effect on learning outcomes. “I think this work is important because it aligns with the core values and goals of the school. Studying how students learn and how to teach will help instructors and students alike by improving their quality of education.” He plans to major in a liberal arts, related to public policy, law or government. 

Nicholas Haddad ’25

Nicholas’ activities include: Pre-Med Society Officer, Friends with L'Arche Student Leader and NASA Simulated Lunar Operations Student Researcher. His area of interest in research is focused on understanding the barriers to the adoption of the American Gastroenterology Association's NAFLD screening pathway and its impact on early diagnosis rates. “I believe the work we are doing as Research Fellows is crucial because the insights we gain can be applied to improve learning across school systems. By identifying effective educational strategies, we can help create a more impactful and equitable education system.” He plans to become a rural physician, focusing on underserved areas that lack access to quality healthcare.

Andrew Hutter ’25

Andrew’s activities include: Student Senate Chair of Service Activities, Friends of L'Arche Student Leader and Ignatians for Peace and Justice. His area of interest in research is the student-teacher feedback cycle, and improving how students receive feedback from teachers and how they can better implement it into their work. He is also interested in researching how self-regulation challenges manifest in high school-aged boys, and how teachers can address trauma responses in students. “I enjoy learning languages; Spanish is a helpful tool to express my ideas with others and increase my global awareness.” He plans to pursue a degree in Spanish and psychology, possibly focusing in adolescent executive functioning or clinical mental health counseling. 

Joseph Karroum ’25

Joseph’s activities include: Student Senate Secretary, Pre-Med Society Officer and Freshmen Retreat Co-captain/Co-founder. His areas of interest in research are learning, medicine development, medical treatment plans and other biological and medical related inquiries. “I believe the work we are doing as Research Fellows is important because what we are studying can help inform and improve learning for generations to come. To be entrusted to find new ways to improve and innovate this excellence can truly have a lasting impact on how teachers plan and students learn in our classrooms.” Joseph would like to be a physician one day. 

Dae San Kim ’25

Dae San’s activities include: Science Olympiad Captain, Asian American and Pacific Islander Club President and Peer Tutor. His areas of interest in research are education, biomedical and astronomy. He would like to explore the sciences in college. “Although my interests are more aligned with the sciences, I have a special appreciation for teaching and believe it is crucial to our development. Being able to teach effectively makes research useful and applicable to everyday life. Figuring out how to effectively teach through the IPP can set them up for a life of meaningful experiences that they can pass on.” He plans to achieve at least a Master’s Degree in either science or astrophysics and become a professional researcher, with the goal of working at NASA.

Michael Koury ’25

Michael’s activities include: Solidarity Bridge Project Founder, Freshmen Retreat Core Team Leader/Co-founder, Friends of L’Arche Leader. His area of interest in research is educational research, mainly pertaining to the work being done and the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the academic realm. He wants to research potential opportunities to help stunt the growth of social justice internationally and domestically. “The importance of a Jesuit education is to build men and women for others. By improving feedback practices to help students’ learning and growth abilities, we are helping to build well-educated people for others.” He plans to major in business in college and eventually work in an international business role.

Noel Maddox ’25

Noel’s activities include: Arimathea Pallbearer Ministry Leadership Team, National Honor Society and Ultimate Frisbee Team Co-captain. His area of interest in research is teacher interest, and he would like to do more scientific, and medical research. “The work that we are doing as Research Fellows is important because education and faith are irremovable, irreplaceable, and significantly intertwined, so our focus on enhancing the way that student's arrive and connect to certain truths in school will also lead to the an enhancement in the way that students connect to truths from the Divine.” He plans to enter into a School of Dentistry or Optometry to learn about medicine and science, leading to a career in medicine. 

Evan Solar ’25

Evan’s activities include: Student Senate Chair of Student Life, Labre Student Leader and Model UN. His area of interest in research is what teachers can do to get the most out of students in terms of effort and interest. He plans to delve deeper into the psychology of students and how teachers can handle different personality types so as to manage a classroom properly and lead it to deeper learning. “This research is important because it helps foster positive relations between students and teachers both in and out of the classroom.” He plans to study finance and philosophy in college, with the goal to work at a large financial firm.
 

2023-24 Student Research Fellows

Class of 2024
As pictured: Alex Barrameda, Patrick Laudolff, Joshua Toothman, Nathaniel Yeh, Owen McDonald, Andrew Schnitter, Shivam Pandya, Stephen Tirpak, Christian Bermel, Michael Polito, Dominick Cubela