CR Staff
Meet our wonderful staff! If you're interested in joining us, please email us at critical_review@brown.edu!
Editors-in-Chief
Ivy Zhuang
2025
Ivy'25 is a history concentrator from Beijing, China. She is a classic ambivert, who loves meeting new people and chilling in her own room at the same time. She also likes squirrels and capybaras.
Chief
Eric Cho
2026
Eric Cho '26 is an APMA-CS concentrator from Cumming, Georgia (yes that's the name of the city). He thinks that winter is the best season, but is slowly reconsidering that after living in Rhode Island.
Chief
E-Board
Joseph Suh
2025
Hi! I'm a senior with concentrations in biochemistry and computational biology. I love doing scientific research at Brown in the cardiovascular and pulmonary fields. I am also an avid composer of music.
Exec
Minnie Zhang
2025
Publicity Director / International and Public Affairs, Literary Arts I like astrology, language, and Pokemon!
Exec
Isabelle Boun
2027
Isabelle loves reading, the outdoors, and the arts!
Exec
Ellie Chang
2027
An avid story-teller and world-traveller. Where am I from? It's complicated. :)
Exec
Nathan Harbison
2025
I'm Nathan and I'm a junior from the DC area studying CS, math, and comparative literature. I love educational videos, reading, Studio Ghibli, video games, and the outdoors!
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Webbies
Tiger Ji
2025
web team lead
Webbie
Connor Flick
2026
Connor Flick is a Computational Biology concentrator from Northern Kentucky who is rarely seen without his water bottle. He enjoys training with Brown Aerial Acrobatics, conducting polls with UCS, breaking computers, and banana bread.
Webbie
Editors
Emilio Peveri
2026
Hi there! I'm a Junior from Milan, Italy, studying APMA-Bio. I love basketball, F1, hiking, and trap music!
Editor
Davis Kelly
2026
Davis is a junior at Brown from Vashon Island, Washington studying International and Public Affairs. He is a member of Brown's varsity crew team and enjoys hiking, fishing and sailing.
Editor
Happy Ruth Jara
2025
Happy (yes, that is her legal name) is a student from the Philippines. She loves learning about history, mythology, and the exploration of the human condition in literature. When she is not studying, Happy is either playing D&D, head-banging to musicals, or has her head stuck in a book.
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Ryan Peng
2025
Ryan is a senior from Memphis, TN, concentrating in Design Engineering and Computer Science. In his free time, he reads coffee table books, writes trivia, and analyzes flight fares.
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Tiago Vicente
2025
Tiago is an English and Education concentrator from São Paulo, Brazil. They enjoy reading and writing fantasy, and have a healthy obsession with sharks and other weird sea life.
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Tommy Frank
2025
I'm a junior concentrating in math/cs; I like playing piano, running, and taking naps.
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Anaya Kaul
2025
Anaya is a junior from Central MA concentrating in Biomedical Engineering. She enjoys reading, crocheting, and hiking.
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Olivia Hanley
2025
Olivia is a junior from Chicago, IL double concentrating in English and International and Public Affairs (IAPA). She loves reading, baking interesting desserts, and playing with her puppy, Lily.
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Aubrie Miller
2026
Aubrie Miller '26 was born in Arizona and grew up in Utah. She is studying English and Comparative Literature and is a part of Brown's Presidential Scholars Program. She enjoys reading books, watching movies, and eating pasta.
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Manav Musunuru
2026
Manav is a sophomore from Indiana concentrating in IAPA.
Editor
Yongkuan Zhang
2025
Hey! I'm a senior from Irvine, CA concentrating in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. In my spare time, I enjoy running and Lion Dancing. My favorite ice cream flavor is coffee (although I don't drink coffee) and I love calico cats.
Editor
Writers
Seth Peiris
2026
Seth, a freshman from Maplewood, NJ, is exploring the Applied Math and Hispanic Studies concentrations. Besides writing for the Critical Review, he's on the E-Board of Food Recovery Network, sings in Harmonic Motion, writes for the Brown Opinion Project, and plays the bassoon in the Wind Symphony. He is also on a mission to change the knife hand to be the non-dominant hand.
Writer
Patrick Rourke
2025
Patrick is an Education Studies concentrator from North Haven, Connecticut. He loves playing the alto and soprano saxophones in the Brown Jazz Band, playing basketball in the OMAC, and watching sunsets from the 4th floor of the Rock.
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Nikhil Sonthalia
2026
Nikhil is a Applied Math and Biology concentrator from San Diego, California. He loves playing soccer, tutoring, and going to the Ivy Room. His favorite food is the Gyro Bowl from guess where ... The Ivy Room.
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Faith Kim
2025
Faith is a sophomore from Southern California concentrating in Chemical Biology and Classics.
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Miguel Valdovinos
2026
Miguel, a junior from Illinois, is planning to concentrate in Economics and International and Public Affairs. He's an avid soccer fan (who can probably beat you in FIFA) and enjoys staying up late every chance he gets.
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Anand Advani
2026
Anand is an applied math and computer science concentrator from Northern Virginia. He tends to provide the etymologies for your words and fold scrap paper into boats.
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Ayla Tosun
2026
Current sophomore concentrating in English and Literary Arts. When I'm not writing, I love discovering new music and crying over movies.
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Eric Hu
2026
Eric is a concentrator in Comp Bio and Econ. He is obsessed with dinosaurs to an unreasonable extent.
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Yan Zhang
2025
Yan Zhang 25' is a public health concentrator from Chongqing, China, and she thinks that avocado tastes the best. She enjoys singing, dancing, and rapping and hopes one day will debut as a girl idol.
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Advaith Rege
2026
Advaith is a Business Econ and Classics concentrator (and self-proclaimed Maggi connoisseur) from Basking Ridge, NJ. You might find him channeling his inner musketeer on the fencing strip or jamming out to Björk and Sun Ra on his resuscitated iPod Mini.
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Megan Carlson
2026
Megan is a junior from Dallas, TX concentrating in Computational Biology. In her free time, she loves reading, crocheting, and sipping on a fun drink.
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Jazz Carlson
2025
is trying his best
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Steve Nam
2026
Steve is a junior studying philosophy. In his free time, Steve likes to watch Korean comedy shows and go on runs.
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Abby Ryan
2026
Abby is a second-year student from central New Jersey who studies English. Her favorite food is french toast.
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Julia Moon
2026
Julia is a sophomore from Maryland concentrating in International and Public Affairs and Environmental Studies. She loves sudoku, Avatar (the show), and is deeply loyal to the Andrews breakfast burrito.
Writer
Aarav Kumar
2027
Aarav is a freshman studying APMA-CS and (potentially) Visual Arts. He is incredibly passionate about everything hands-on and creative— from crocheting, to painting. to jamming to Taylor Swift karaoke. In an ideal world without homework, you could probably find him reading a book or crying after watching Heartstopper for the 13th time. He is really excited to be writing for CR this semester!!!
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Megan Vu
2027
Megan is a sophomore concentrating in Medical Anthropology and Classics, and she came from Orlando, FL. Outside of the Critical Review, she is also a writer and editor for many magazines around Brown, such as the Brown Journal of Healthcare Advancement and Brown Journal of Medical Humanities. Her hobbies include cooking, writing poetry, binging anime, and dancing randomly in my dorm.
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Judy Lee
2026
Judy is a Public Health concentrator from Seoul, South Korea. She competes in the NCAA D1 as part of the equestrian team at Brown. She loves eating food, especially pastries, coffee, tacos, and any type of Korean food. In her free time, she enjoys traveling... apparently spotting her on campus on a weekend is very rare!
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Audrey He
2027
Audrey is a sophomore studying English. She loves cats, tiramisu, and the Criterion Collection.
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Maurice Silvera
2027
Maurice is a sophomore from Brooklyn, NY concentrating in Architecture and Econ. He enjoys digging into crosswords as well as blueberry muffins from the Blue Room.
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Rachel Harrison
2027
Rachel is concentrating in English on the nonfiction writing track. Originally from the Boston area, she has also lived in Seattle, Portland, and St. Louis. Rachel is a proud member of Brown's RUE cohort, has a legendarily bad sense of direction, and practices ceramics in her free time.
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Meredith Whitlock
2028
Meredith is a first year majoring in Biology on the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology track. When she's not locked in, you can find her identifying trees around Providence.
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Michelle Jun
2027
Michelle is a sophomore planning on studying APMA-Bio from Memphis, TN. She loves crafting, going on walks, and animals.
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Caleb Ellenberg
2028
Caleb is a freshman from Madison, Wisconsin! He's excited to work for the Critical Review so students (like himself) can access high quality course reviews to help them out during registration. Outside of reviewing, Caleb enjoys running, photography, watching the Brewers repeatedly fail in the playoffs, and iced teas of all kinds!
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Tasmia Hossain
2027
Tasmia is from New York City and thinks Queens is the best borough. During her free and busy time, she loves playing Monopoly, Overcooked, and Uno, basically any game that can cause drama and arguments. She also loves doing random activities like boating and bowling.
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Lily Luby
2028
Lily is a freshman from Glastonbury, Connecticut looking to concentrate in IAPA and French! In her spare time, she enjoys reading (her recent favorites are anything by Susanna Clarke), rock climbing, and doing yoga. She is looking forward to getting involved with the Critical Review as a staff writer.
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Jasmine Zheng
2028
Jasmine is a Classics (and something else?) concentrator from Charlotte, North Carolina. She loves reading (or saying she reads when she's terrible at setting time aside for it), talking about films, pretending to have seen films she hasn't, and pho. She occasionally does lighting design for theatrical productions, and her absolute favorite activity is a lovely little nap between classes.
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Fengyu Seah
2025
when not overwhelmed by the magnitude of the Here and Now fengyu can be found traipsing around campus hoping to find accessible rooftops while listening to boygenius, or complaining about phoebe waller-bridge and greta gerwig not having released anything recently.
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Qiaoying Chen
2025
Qiaoying is a first-year with interests in literature, public heath, and biology from San Francisco.
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Ayla Kim
2025
Ayla Kim is a first-year student intending to concentrate in Economics & Behavioral Decision Sciences. Outside of the Critical Review, she is a communications assistant for the Donovan Program, a coordinating committee member of the Asian American Political Alliance, and a member of the Southeast Asian Studies Initiative. From northeast New Jersey, she loves trips to New York City or going to the Jersey shore.
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Hayden Deffarges
2025
Hayden is a History concentrator from California. In their spare time, Hayden enjoys knitting, making playlists, and roller skating by the beach in their hometown of San Francisco.
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Keelin Gaughan
2025
Keelin Gaughan (she/her) is a second-year studying architecture and art history. She loves urban legends, 40s music, expressionist art, the 13th floor of the sci li, and any novel that sends her into a life crisis.
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Nélari Figueroa
2025
Nélari '25 is an English and Africana Studies intended concentrator from Salinas, Puerto Rico.
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William Lake
2025
Will ('25) is from Los Angeles, California, and intends to concentrate in International and Public Affairs.
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Logan Tullai
2025
Logan is a junior concentrating in Political Science and Economics. He enjoys playing trombone, architecture, art history, jazz, and skiing.
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Cerulean Ozarow
2025
cerulean is a sophomore from ny. after considering everything from physics+philosophy to judaic studies to cog neuro, he's settled on concentrating in applied math. in his free time, he enjoys reading, writing, doing music-related things, and ignoring capitalization.
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Jay Chi
2025
Jay is a senior on the pre-med track from New York City, concentrating in Immunology. A dedicated UFC fan since he began training in mixed martial arts, Jay also enjoys working out and taking long walks whenever he has free time. An adventurous eater, he’s willing to try almost anything.
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Mahlon Page
2025
Mahlon is a pure math/CS concentrator from rural Indiana. He loves nature, having been to almost every National Park (Glacier is the best!!). He seeks adventure whether it be through skydiving, backpacking, or other crazy activities.
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Claire Fan
2025
Claire is a sophomore intending to concentrate in Education and Economics from Potomac, Maryland. She loves baking, reading, and the third floor of the Rock.
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Austin Williams
2026
Austin Williams is a first-year student from Dallas, Texas. He's unsure of his concentration but enjoys playing Clash Royale in his free time.
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Luc Azar-Tanguay
2025
Luc is a Sophomore Econ-IAPA concentrator from Boston, Massachusetts.
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McConnell Bristol
2026
McConnell is a first-year from Colorado Springs, Colorado studying Political Science and Urban Studies. He loves philosophy, politics, and economics, and spends as much of his free time as possible hiking, biking, skiing, and camping.
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Josephine Kovecses
2025
cognitive neuroscience. major, unfortunately pre-med, big fan of writing reviews
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Yumiko Imai
2026
Yumiko is a Bio concentrator from Haddam, CT. Her obsessions are: The Daily podcast, adult coloring, green tea, and Adele. Her comfort meal is a chicken sandwich from Burger King.
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Tanvi Palsamudram
2025
Tanvi is a neuroscience concentrator from India. She loves reading, crocheting, and trying to ice skate
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Ayushman Choudhury
2025
Ayushman Choudhury '25 is an APMA-CS and Music concentrator from Ellington, Connecticut. He loves classical, jazz, and Indian music (and fusions of all three), badminton, vegan food, and Wikipedia rabbit holes.
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Daniel Shin
2026
Daniel Shin is an Econ-CS concentrator from California who enjoys reading books, listening to rap, and teaching others. His favorite foods always contain chicken.
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Amaya S Allen
2025
Amaya is a sophomore from New Jersey studying Economics on the Public Policy track. In her free time, she enjoys working out, reading romance novels, and learning more about health and health equity.
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Yilin Xie
2026
Yilin is a potential Chemistry & Literary Arts concentrator who, unsurprisingly, likes chemistry and literature, in addition to music, baking, physical mail, and seals. She is torn between the Scili basement and the Hay as her preferred library space.
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