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2019 American Academy of Optometry Resident Travel Fellowship Recipients Announced

The awards allow residents to attend Academy 2019 Orlando and 3rd World Congress of Optometry.

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(PRESS RELEASE) ORLANDO, FL – The American Academy of Optometry congratulates the recipients of the 2019 Resident Travel Fellowship Awards. These travel fellowships will allow residents to attend Academy 2019 Orlando and 3rd World Congress of Optometry, Oct. 23-27.

Allergan Resident Travel Fellowships
Sponsored by Allergan

  • Dana Rhea, OD, Northeastern State University
  • Corinne Wong, OD, Southern California College of Optometry
  • Mary Chivetta, OD, University of Missouri at St. Louis
  • Luke Lirones, OD, Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University
  • Nicole Harris, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
  • Elizabeth Davis, OD, Southern College of Optometry
  • Allison Choi, OD, Pacific University
  • Vincent Chan, OD, Pacific University
  • Jesal Haribhakti, OD, Indiana University
  • Sara Moses, OD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Amrit Bilkhu, OD, University of California, Berkeley
  • Courtney Cape, OD, University of Houston
  • Abigail Gonsalves, OD, Indiana University
  • Courtney Hongo, OD, Southern California College of Optometry
  • Dennis Giang, OD, Southern California College of Optometry
  • Allegra Burgher, OD, Southern California College of Optometry
  • Skylar Williams, OD, University of Houston
  • Lucinda Kauffman, OD, Pennsylvania College of Optometry
  • Abigail Strauss, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
  • Carissa Hintz, OD, Pacific University
  • Jessica Jankiewicz, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
  • Madison Goodfellow, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
  • Kelly Morgan, OD, MS, The Ohio State University
  • Sydney Cooper, OD, Southern College of Optometry
  • Maria Adriaansen, OD, Pennsylvania College of Optometry
  • Elizabeth Brooks, OD, Pennsylvania College of Optometry
  • Vikarma Brooks, OD, Pennsylvania College of Optometry
  • Andrew Henderson, OD, Northeastern State University
  • Daisy Berisha, OD, State University of New York
  • Branden Shaffer, OD, Indiana University
  • Sohail Sakkari, OD, State University of New York
  • Rachel Choi, OD, University of Houston
  • Kimber Kenzli, OD, Pacific University
  • Lauren Fernandez, OD, Southern California College of Optometry
  • Reid Gardner, OD, Southern California College of Optometry
  • Sarah Quan, OD, PhD, State University of New York
  • Larissa Krenk, OD, Indiana University
  • Jaana Ashtiani-Zarandi, OD, Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University
  • Jimmy Nguyen, OD, Nova Southeastern University
  • Taylor Phillips, OD, MBA, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Anterior Segment Resident Travel Fellowships
Sponsored by the Anterior Segment Section of the American Academy of Optometry

Brittany Hoyle, OD, Southern California College of Optometry
Paige Sorrentino, OD, Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry

Arizona Chapter Resident Travel Fellowship
Sponsored by the Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Optometry

Jacqueline Yi, OD, Sierra Vista VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic

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Cornea, Contact Lenses and Refractive Technologies Resident Travel Fellowships
Sponsored by CooperVision

  • Nicole Poon, OD, Pennsylvania College of Optometry
  • Christopher Albright, OD, Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University
  • Thanhan Nguyen, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
  • Audrey Janelle-Brousseau, OD, University of Montreal
  • Baljinder Momrath, OD, Pennsylvania College of Optometry
  • Vanessa Wang, OD, State University of New York
  • Chelsea Bradley, OD, University of California, Berkeley
  • Ryan Rutschilling, OD, The Ohio State University
  • Mari Fujimoto, OD, Pacific University
  • Pooja Mahadev, OD, Nova Southeastern University
  • Valerie Lim, OD, Southern California College of Optometry
  • Christina Wenn, OD, University of Houston
  • Duc Tran, OD, University of the Incarnate Word
  • Ghazal Naseri, OD, University of California, Berkeley
  • Joseph Isik, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
  • Amrit Jawanda, OD, New England College of Optometry
  • Jacqueline Benoit, OD, The Ohio State University
  • Kimberly Weisenberger, OD, The Ohio State University
  • Haley Italia, OD, New England College of Optometry
  • Kendra Phillis, OD, New England College of Optometry
  • Rosa (Yawen) Yang, OD, University of Waterloo
  • Kevan Smith, OD, Southern College of Optometry
  • Jessica Sun, OD, Southern California College of Optometry
  • Matthew Lee, OD, University of Missouri at St. Louis

Florida Chapter Resident Travel Fellowships
Sponsored by the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Optometry

  • Alexandria Rawls, OD, Bay Pines VA Medical Center
  • Mickinzee Combs, OD, Nova Southeastern University
  • Lauren Nicholas, OD, Nova Southeastern University
  • Esther Park, OD, Nova Southeastern University

IKA Resident Travel Fellowships
Sponsored by the International Keratoconus Academy

Sophia Leung, OD, Northeastern State University
Yue Yu, OD, PhD, New England College of Optometry

Travel fellowship recipients will be recognized at the Student and Resident Awards Lunch on Thursday, Oct. 24, from noon to 1 p.m. in Valencia W415 CD in the Orange County Convention Center. CooperVision Resident Travel Fellowships will be presented at the CooperVision booth #809 on Thursday, Oct. 24, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the exhibit hall. The IKA Resident Travel Fellowship will be presented at the American Academy of Optometry Foundation Celebration Luncheon on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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