Southwestern Magazine | Spring 2021

Lucas Evans , Hutto, TX, started his own company, E3 Industries, which focuses on land planning, excavation, and industrial clean up. Nathan Heaviland , San Antonio, TX, received his master of science in kinesiology from the University of the Incarnate Word. Keara Hudler , McAllen, TX, Nataley Ford , Cedar Park TX, Lilly Dennis , Austin, TX, Joanna Mendez , Pharr, TX, and Muriel DiNella , Nashville, TN, coauthored a paper with Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Joshua Long that was recently nomi- nated for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Campus Research Award. The paper, titled “Intersectional Sustainability and Student Activism,” appeared earlier this year in the journal Education, Citizenship, and Social Justice . Kelli McLaughlin , Austin, TX, see Sarah Buchanan ’20. MARRIAGE: Kaitlin Murray to Jonathan Hodge, Round Rock, TX, on May 2, 2020. Abigail Wilson , League City, TX, is pursuing a master’s in occupational therapy from Texas Woman’s University in the Houston Medical Center. MARRIAGE: Christian Aderholt to Margaret Aderholt, Richardson, TX, on August 7, 2020. Audrey Barnard , Burleson, TX, graduated with her master’s in child development from Texas Woman’s University in May 2020. 2018 Mac Light , Houston, TX, completed three out of four years of medical school at Baylor College of Medicine and has just begun a full-time M.B.A. program through Rice Business. He is set to graduate in 2022 as an M.D./M.B.A. Olivia Martin-Piñón , Auburn, AL, completed her master’s thesis, “Linking Autonomic Nervous System Reactivity with Sleep in Adolescence: Sex as a Moderator,” which was published in Developmental Psychobiology . Morgan O’Neal , The Woodlands, TX, will graduate from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in spring 2021. MARRIAGE: Benjamin Patterson to Ashley Patterson, Grand Prairie, TX, in March 2020. Katie Temple , Richmond, TX, is working toward her doctorate in political science at the University of Oregon, where she also received her master’s degree. Brielle Adolph , Cypress, TX, is at Midwestern State University as a strength and conditioning graduate assistant. Maryam Ali , Chapel Hill, NC, Kate Davis , El Paso, TX, Michael Broyles ’19 , Chantal Gonzalez ’19 , Devon Lucero ’19 , Lainey Stary ’19 , and Professor of Psychology Fay Guarraci published a new research project investigating the long-term effects of neonatal exposure to a component of soy (genistein) on male and female reproductive physiology and behavior in the journal Behavioural Pharmacology . Although this research was conducted in rats, it suggests that there may be some conse- quences of feeding neonates soy-based formula. See also Shannon Odell ’20 . Sarah Buchanan , Spring, TX, Abigail Luna , Hutto, TX, Abigail Earle Downs ’19 , and Kelli McLaughlin ’18 coauthored a chapter in the textbook Affective Movements, Methods, and Pedagogies (Routledge, ebook 2020, print 2021) with Professor of Education Michael Kamen, along with Alys Mendus (first author) of the University of Hull, U.K. The chapter— titled “They Call Teachers by Their First Names!”—is an ethnodrama about preservice teachers visiting innovative schools. Todd Coachman , Round Rock, TX, joined Cloudflare as a business development repre- sentative in October 2020. 2020 2019 Kelsey Boyd , Rockwall, TX, is attending Texas Tech University in the master of science in accounting program with a focus on taxation. Michael Broyles , Prairie Village, KS, see Maryam Ali ’20. Abigail Earle Downs , Richardson, TX, see Sarah Buchanan ’20. Chantal Gonzalez , Moody, TX, see Maryam Ali ’20 and Shannon Odell ’20. Ruthie Hoglen , Spanaway, WA, is a full- time graduate student at the University of Washington, participating in a three-year master of architecture program. Devon Lucero , Boerne, TX, see Maryam Ali ’20 and Shannon Odell ’20. Meredith Rasmussen , Los Angeles, CA, started law school at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. Ellen Stacy , San Antonio, TX, is pursuing a master’s in social work at Texas State University. Lainey Stary , Buda, TX, see Maryam Ali ’20. SOUTHWE S T E RN | 47