PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Martindale Student Associates Honors Program provides an opportunity for a select group of Lehigh University students to explore global business, economic, and public policy issues outside the scope of classroom study. The Martindale Center takes each year’s class of students on a 12-day research trip for in-depth study and fact gathering. The most recent cohorts have focused their research on Morocco, Denmark, Alaska, Argentina, South Africa, and Malaysia. During the following academic year, students complete their research, work one-on-one with a faculty mentor, and write up their findings in professional-quality journal articles. These articles are published annually in the Martindale Center’s undergraduate research journal, Perspectives on Business and Economics. In addition to their research activities, Martindale Student Associates are full members of the Martindale Society, taking part in conferences and exchanging ideas with leaders from government, business, finance, and academia who come to the Center as visiting scholars. APPLYING FOR THE PROGRAM A highly competitive selection process begins in January of each year when qualifying students from Lehigh’s four undergraduate colleges receive notification of their eligibility. The final selection is made by a faculty panel based on academic record, a written application, and an interview. Martindale Student Associates pay no fees for participation in the program. MARTINDALE CENTER PROGRAMS Founded in 1980, the Martindale Center supports the University’s goal of training leaders for a global society by developing experience-based student programs promoting understanding of the interconnected worldwide economy. MARTINDALE SOCIETY Established in 1995, the Martindale Society is a strong community of loyal Martindale alumni, faculty, staff, and friends. Members gather annually at Martindale events and support the Center’s programs and activities through generous contributions of time, money, and expertise and by connecting the Center with their professional networks in the USA and abroad. Joining the Martindale Society was one of the most rewarding parts of my Lehigh experience. First, you join the Martindale family—a group of highly accomplished individuals from many fields. I have had the chance to call them for professional advice, to discuss ideas, and many of them I count as close friends today. Second, I’ve had a 20-year career as an economist on Wall Street in which I’ve had to critically analyze countries and subjects and give recommendations for the future. And, that is effectively what you do in the Martindale paper…that skill set turned out to be highly valuable in my professional career. LUIS A. ARCENTALES ’98 ‘00G Managing Director, The Rohatyn Group Martindale Student Associates Honors Program, 1998–99 (Chile) Taiwan 2024–25 www.lehigh.edu/martindale MARTINDALE STUDENT ASSOCIATES HONORS PROGRAM 2024–25 TAIWAN
Martindale Student Associates Honors Program (Taiwan cohort) : L to R (Back) Mansoor Mughal, Nicole Pasterczyk, Ella R. Rossetti, Muzammil Jawed, Anoushka Nambiar, Sean M. Davis, and Nađa Stojanović; (Front) Jonathan Osika, Hannah Falatko, Ying Wu, Trinity A. Price, and Dariia Tyshchenko. SEAN M. DAVIS is pursuing a degree in bioengineering and a minor in business. Sean grew up in Rockville, MD, and carries dual citizenship in the United States and Canada. At Lehigh, he is a member of the varsity swimming and diving team; LU Student Senate; and Tackling Inclusivity, Diversity, and Equity Group in the athletics department. During the spring 2023 semester, he was a marketing intern with the San Francisco startup Joule Labs, developing autonomous electric vehicle charging, and was a member of the Silicon Valley Innovation Internship. During the summer of 2024, he will intern with Trinity Life Sciences as a summer associate consultant. Sean is interested in the intersection of the life sciences industry, specifically pharmaceuticals, and business. During his free time, he enjoys swimming, spending time with the swim team, and traveling. HANNAH FALATKO is pursuing a degree in population health with minors in maternal and child health and anthropology. She is a Global Social Impact Fellow, working on the Mothers of Sierra Leone team, a social venture dedicated to creating health promotion films and conducting mixed-methods research on maternal health. She has studied abroad in the Dominican Republic, where she took a class on public health frameworks and examined the local health care system. On campus, Hannah is an undergraduate researcher for Dr. Fathima Wakeel’s black health equity in the Lehigh Valley project and plans to collaborate on other local research projects. She works as a student staff member at the Lehigh University art galleries and has held an executive board position in her sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta. Hannah plans to pursue a postgraduate degree in public health and a career in health equity research. MUZAMMIL JAWED is pursuing dual degrees in mathematics and finance. He grew up across East Africa, including Kenya and South Sudan, where he saw the pivotal role of capital as a lever for positive change. He founded the Lehigh chapter of Scholars of Finance, with the goal of inspiring character and integrity in the finance leaders of tomorrow. Additionally, he serves as portfolio manager for the Dreyfus and Thompson investment portfolios, covering energy and developed equities. As a Global Social Impact Fellow, Muzammil worked on commercializing low-tech food production systems aimed at alleviating food insecurity in Sierra Leone. Professionally, he has interned with Hartree Partners’ commodities principal investing team and is set to intern with Deutsche Bank’s investment banking division this summer. Muzammil plans on pursuing a career that aligns with the energy transition. MANSOOR MUGHAL is pursuing a degree in finance and accounting with a minor in financial technology. Mansoor was born in Brooklyn, NY, moving to the Lehigh Valley at a young age. He chose to attend Lehigh University to stay close to family and study at a top research institution. At Lehigh, he is president of the International Business Club, where he educates students on current international conflicts and trends. He is also a founder of the LU Investment Banking Club, where he works to place more students in higher finance. In the summer of 2024, Mansoor will travel to New York City as a summer investment banking analyst with Citi. Outside of classes, Mansoor enjoys working on his pet health venture to combat the problems facing pet populations across the nation. ANOUSHKA NAMBIAR is a predental student pursuing a degree in biology with minors in health, medicine, and society and in psychology. At Lehigh, she volunteers as an emergency medical technician for Lehigh University Emergency Medical Services (LUEMS). Anoushka is secretary of LUEMS, vice president of the Dental Society, vice president of the LU Bhangra dance team, and a Med Mentor. She is an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Susan Woodhouse’s CARE lab, where she fosters her interest in applied psychology in the context of child-parent attachment. Anoushka also works as a fellow in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and a career assistant at the Center for Career and Professional Development. In her free time, she likes to read, hike, and dance. Anoushka plans to apply to dental school. JONATHAN OSIKA is a Tauck Scholar pursuing a degree in economics with a minor in entrepreneurship. Jon is an active member of Lehigh’s Global Social Impact Fellowship, in which he is the project leader for the modular small-scale desalination plants team, focusing on creating and commercializing thermally driven membrane distillation technology for water purification in the Philippines. As the codirector of TAMID at Lehigh University, he leads a student analyst group, conducting investment due diligence, financial modeling, and deal sourcing for Israeli venture capital firms. Jon also remains active on Lehigh’s club tennis team and in the outing club. His other interests include golfing, fitness, and film. Jon hopes to pursue a career abroad that combines his passions for the environment, social entrepreneurship, and venture capital. NICOLE PASTERCZYK is a Trustee Scholar pursuing a degree in molecular biology. As a United Nations Youth Representative for the Australian NGO CLAN, she advocates for children living with chronic conditions in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. She is a crew chief for Lehigh University Emergency Medical Services and a lead emergency medical technician. She is an active researcher in the SEA-PHAGES program, where she analyzes bacteriophages, as well as in Professor Matthias Falk’s laboratory, investigating viral hijacking of cellular gap junctions. Nicole was awarded a National Science Foundation REU at Scripps Research Institute for summer 2023, where she studied circadian rhythms. She was nominated for the national Goldwater Scholar competition on behalf of Lehigh. Outside of school, she is a member of women’s wrestling and loves to write and explore new skills and places. Nicole plans to pursue an M.D./Ph.D., hoping to discover biological phenomena and apply that knowledge equitably. TRINITY A. PRICE is an Eckardt Scholar pursuing a B.A. in English with a minor in mass communications. Trinity grew up in the south suburbs of Chicago. At Lehigh, she is a tutor at America Reads America Counts and works as a writing fellow for the Technology, Research, and Communication program. During her sophomore year, Trinity had the opportunity to work on a documentary focused on maternal health in Sierra Leone with a Global Social Impact Fellowship. In her free time, she enjoys creating memorable experiences with family and friends. Post Lehigh, Trinity plans to pursue a career as an entertainment lawyer in hopes of being a part of the development process of meaningful films and projects. She also aspires to be a published children’s author. ELLA R. ROSSETTI is pursuing a dual degree in economics and cognitive science with a concentration in neuroscience and minors in music and psychology. She is deeply involved in the Lehigh community as a writing fellow for the Technology, Research, and Communication program; social chair and cellist for the Lehigh University Philharmonic Orchestra; president of the Community Growers Club; and cofounder and copresident of the Medical Brigades. Throughout her studies, Ella has prioritized taking a diverse, interdisciplinary set of courses that have fostered a passion for human behavior through both socioeconomic and biological perspectives. After her time at Lehigh, she plans to attend medical school to specialize in neuroimmunology and hopes one day to open a private medical practice. NAĐA STOJANOVIĆ is pursuing a degree in computer science and engineering. At Lehigh, she is head teaching assistant for a programming and robotics class and a grader for Introduction to Data Science. She is also involved in two research laboratories on campus: the Neural Engineering Lab, where she is studying information processing in neurons, and the Brain Imaging and Computation Lab, where she is applying machine learning techniques to brain imaging scans to identify biomarkers for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease. This summer, she will travel to the Philippines with a project to which she contributed development of software for tracking patient adherence to tuberculosis treatment in rural areas. She hopes to pursue postgraduate studies in biomedical informatics and work at the intersection of health and data science in her future career. DARIIA TYSHCHENKO is pursuing a computer science and engineering degree with a minor in economics. At Lehigh, she is president of the Ukrainian Association and head teaching assistant for Applied Engineering Computer Methods. As a Global Social Impact Fellow, she worked on developing the Save Tuba application that teaches sustainability to primary school children in Kazakhstan and researched gamification. Dariia was part of the Startup Academy, where she worked as a front-end development intern at Dot in the entrepreneurial environment of San Francisco. During her education in Thailand, she was a project manager at BanYa Literacy Center, which focuses on providing educational opportunities to Burmese children. Dariia wants to pursue postgraduate studies in technology and policy and a career in digital transformation. YING WU is pursuing a degree in industrial and systems engineering (ISE) with a concentration in manufacturing and a minor in business. At Lehigh, Ying is the secretary for the academic and professional sorority, Alpha Omega Epsilon, and plays the flute in the LU Symphonic Band. She is involved with the Mentor Collective, advising first-year students in their transition to university life. She also is a residential assistant through the Gryphon Society in a first-year STEM housing community. Ying is part of the Rapidly Accelerated Research Experience program for underrepresented, undergraduate students. She worked with the STEM summer institute to research how COVID-19 had an impact on the finances of the California hospital system. Moreover, OutreachISE helped her research optimizing treatment planning of proton therapy for cancer patients. After graduating from Lehigh, Ying plans to pursue a graduate degree in supply chain and business. MARTINDALE STUDENT ASSOCIATES HONORS PROGRAM 2024–25 TAIWAN
THE STUDENT ASSOCIATES EXPERIENCE Over the decades Martindale Student Associates have studied in countries spanning five continents. 2024/2025 Taiwan 2023/2024 Morocco 2022/2023 Denmark 2021/2022 Alaska 2020/2021 Argentina 2019/2020 South Africa 2018/2019 Malaysia 2017/2018 UK 2016/2017 Peru 2015/2016 Czech Republic 2014/2015 Portugal 2013/2014 Slovenia 2012/2013 Colombia 2011/2012 Greece 2010/2011 Iceland 2009/2010 Turkey 2008/2009 New Zealand 2007/2008 Benelux 2006/2007 Panama 2005/2006 Hungary 2004/2005 Spain 2003/2004 Sweden 2002/2003 Italy 2001/2002 Hong Kong 2000/2001 Ireland 1999/2000 Switzerland/Austria 1998/1999 Chile 1997/1998 Germany 1996/1997 France 1995/1996 Germany 1994/1995 Argentina 1993/1994 Canada 1992/1993 Mexico 1991/1992 Czechoslovakia 1990/1991 Washington, D.C. 1989/1990 Michigan, Illinois, & New Jersey 1988/1989 Wisconsin, Michigan, & Kentucky 1987/1988 London & New York Morocco 2023 Denmark 2022 Martindale Center for the Study of Private Enterprise Lehigh University College of Business Rauch Business Center, 621 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015-3117 Tel: 610-758-4771 | Fax: 610-758-6549 www.lehigh.edu/martindale Executive Director: Todd A. Watkins, Ph.D. | 610-758-4954 | taw4@lehigh.edu Connect with us on Instagram @martindalecenterlehigh Facebook @Martindale Center at Lehigh University I owe a great deal of my personal and professional success to my participation in the Martindale program. As a student, I was exposed to new ideas and concepts that extended beyond the normal academic curriculum and broadened my thinking. I also developed deeper relationships with my professors, other students, and alumni that have continued to flourish. Looking back, my involvement as a Student Associate was the highlight of my Lehigh experience. SARAT SETHI ’92 Managing Partner, Portfolio Manager/Equity Analyst, Douglas C. Lane & Associates Corporate Trustee, Lehigh University Chair, Lehigh University Endowment Investment Subcommittee President, The Martindale Society Martindale Student Associates Program, 1991–92 (Czechoslovakia) The Martindale Student Associates Program provided me with a one-of-a-kind experience while at Lehigh. This program gives students a unique learning and development opportunity. Whether it’s meeting with business leaders, members of government, or other experts, students of the program are exposed to things they otherwise would not encounter… Similarly, the writing, editing, and researching talents you will develop after proposing a publication for the Martindale journal will last a lifetime. CJ BERZIN ’10 Finance Director, North America FP&A at Johnson & Johnson MedTech Martindale Student Associates Program, 2009–10 (Turkey) MARTINDALE STUDENT ASSOCIATES HONORS PROGRAM 2024–25 TAIWAN
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