Latest News American Academy of Optometry Shares 2019 Resident Travel Fellowship Recipients By Staff Friday, September 13, 2019 12:18 AM ORLANDO, Fl.—The American Academy of Optometry has shared the recipients of its 2019 Resident Travel Fellowship Awards. These travel fellowships will allow residents to attend Academy 2019 Orlando and 3rd World Congress of Optometry, October 23-27, 2019. The recipients will be recognized at the Student and Resident Awards Lunch on Thursday, October 24 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm in Valencia W415 CD in the Orange County Convention Center. CooperVision Resident Travel Fellowships will be presented at the CooperVision booth #809 on Thursday, October 24 from 10:30am to 11:30am in the exhibit hall. The IKA Resident Travel Fellowship will be presented at the American Academy of Optometry Foundation Celebration Luncheon on Saturday, October 26 from 11:00am to 1:30pm.This year’s recipients are:Allergan Resident Travel FellowshipsSponsored by AllerganDana Rhea, OD, Northeastern State UniversityCorinne Wong, OD, Southern California College of OptometryMary Chivetta, OD, University of Missouri at St. LouisLuke Lirones, OD, Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State UniversityNicole Harris, OD, Illinois College of OptometryElizabeth Davis, OD, Southern College of OptometryAllison Choi, OD, Pacific UniversityVincent Chan, OD, Pacific UniversityJesal Haribhakti, OD, Indiana UniversitySara Moses, OD, University of Alabama at BirminghamAmrit Bilkhu, OD, University of California, BerkeleyCourtney Cape, OD, University of HoustonAbigail Gonsalves, OD, Indiana UniversityCourtney Hongo, OD, Southern California College of OptometryDennis Giang, OD, Southern California College of OptometryAllegra Burgher, OD, Southern California College of OptometrySkylar Williams, OD, University of HoustonLucinda Kauffman, OD, Pennsylvania College of OptometryAbigail Strauss, OD, Illinois College of OptometryCarissa Hintz, OD, Pacific UniversityJessica Jankiewicz, OD, Illinois College of OptometryMadison Goodfellow, OD, Illinois College of OptometryKelly Morgan, OD, MS, The Ohio State UniversitySydney Cooper, OD, Southern College of OptometryMaria Adriaansen, OD, Pennsylvania College of OptometryElizabeth Brooks, OD, Pennsylvania College of OptometryVikarma Brooks, OD, Pennsylvania College of OptometryAndrew Henderson, OD, Northeastern State UniversityDaisy Berisha, OD, State University of New YorkBranden Shaffer, OD, Indiana UniversitySohail Sakkari, OD, State University of New YorkRachel Choi, OD, University of HoustonKimber Kenzli, OD, Pacific UniversityLauren Fernandez, OD, Southern California College of OptometryReid Gardner, OD, Southern California College of OptometrySarah Quan, OD, PhD, State University of New YorkLarissa Krenk, OD, Indiana UniversityJaana Ashtiani-Zarandi, OD, Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State UniversityJimmy Nguyen, OD, Nova Southeastern UniversityTaylor Phillips, OD, MBA, University of Alabama at Birmingham Anterior Segment Resident Travel FellowshipsSponsored by the Anterior Segment Section of the American Academy of OptometryBrittany Hoyle, OD, Southern California College of OptometryPaige Sorrentino, OD, Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry Arizona Chapter Resident Travel FellowshipSponsored by the Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of OptometryJacqueline Yi, OD, Sierra Vista VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic Cornea, Contact Lenses and Refractive Technologies Resident Travel FellowshipsSponsored by CooperVisionNicole Poon, OD, Pennsylvania College of OptometryChristopher Albright, OD, Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State UniversityThanhan Nguyen, OD, Illinois College of OptometryAudrey Janelle-Brousseau, OD, University of MontrealBaljinder Momrath, OD, Pennsylvania College of OptometryVanessa Wang, OD, State University of New YorkChelsea Bradley, OD, University of California, BerkeleyRyan Rutschilling, OD, The Ohio State UniversityMari Fujimoto, OD, Pacific UniversityPooja Mahadev, OD, Nova Southeastern UniversityValerie Lim, OD, Southern California College of OptometryChristina Wenn, OD, University of HoustonDuc Tran, OD, University of the Incarnate WordGhazal Naseri, OD, University of California, BerkeleyJoseph Isik, OD, Illinois College of OptometryAmrit Jawanda, OD, New England College of OptometryJacqueline Benoit, OD, The Ohio State UniversityKimberly Weisenberger, OD, The Ohio State UniversityHaley Italia, OD, New England College of OptometryKendra Phillis, OD, New England College of OptometryRosa (Yawen) Yang, OD, University of WaterlooKevan Smith, OD, Southern College of OptometryJessica Sun, OD, Southern California College of OptometryMatthew Lee, OD, University of Missouri at St. Louis Florida Chapter Resident Travel FellowshipsSponsored by the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of OptometryAlexandria Rawls, OD, Bay Pines VA Medical CenterMickinzee Combs, OD, Nova Southeastern UniversityLauren Nicholas, OD, Nova Southeastern UniversityEsther Park, OD, Nova Southeastern University IKA Resident Travel FellowshipsSponsored by the International Keratoconus AcademySophia Leung, OD, Northeastern State UniversityYue Yu, OD, PhD, New England College of Optometry