
Ashley Foley
Director, Pre-Health Professions
Email: pre-health-group@uri.edu
Pre-Health Peer Advisors
Pre-Health Peer Advisors (PHPA’s) are available to tell you how they got involved in various activities, share study strategies, or answer any question you might have from a student’s perspective. Feel free to reach out to any of the ambassadors below at any time!
Coming soon: a Brightspace page dedicated to Pre-Health guidance, curriculum guides and a space for questions and answers.
Ambassador Bios
Bhavya Chatragadda, ’25 - Pre-Medical. Cell and Molecular Biology-Microbiology and Neuroscience majors; Honors Program.
Lindsay Turgeon, ’25 - Pre-Physician Assistant. Biological Sciences major; Honors Program.
Nikita Noyes-Martel, ’25 - Pre-Medical. Biology major; Honors Program.
Joey Confessore, ’25 - Pre-Medical. Biomedical Engineering Major; Chemistry minor; Honors Program.
Lohith Chatragadda ’26 - Pre-Medical. Neuroscience, Cell and Molecular Biology, Honors Program.
Matt Paolella ’26 - Majors: Cell & Molecular Biology (Biochemistry track) and Finance; Minors: Leadership Studies, Chemistry.
Annabella Giovingo Mino ’26 - Kinesiology, Honors Program
Brianna Boeckeler ’26 - Pre-Dental. Majors: Biological Sciences (B.S.) and Psychology (B.A.); Minor:Leadership Studies; Honors Program
Nikki Fernando ’26 - Pre-Medical. Neuroscience.