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Undergraduate Research Assistant
mishellcarc16@ucla.edu
Mishell is a fourth-year undergraduate student majoring in Psychology with a minor in Central American Studies. She is interested in clinical psychology and her passion for equity and accessibility fuels her interest in making therapy accessible for everyone by dismantling language, cultural, and financial barriers. In the future, she hopes to be a licensed clinical social worker and help undocumented immigrants work through the traumas of migration, connection to resources, and community healing.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
hanicho27@ucla.edu
Hani Cho is a second-year undergraduate student majoring in Psychobiology and minoring in Art History. She is interested in exploring family dynamics in Asian American households, such as intergenerational trauma and emotional abuse, and their contributions to long term mental health outcomes. In the future, she hopes to become a psychiatrist specializing in serving Asian youth.
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
sbcoleman27@ucla.edu
Sami is a 2nd-year Cognitive Science and Sociology student. They are primarily interested in research examining the socio-ecological determinants of legal-system involvement and related mental health outcomes. In the future, they plan to pursue a PhD in Clinical Psychology and a career in Forensic Psychology focusing on mental health related research and advocacy for legal-system involved people to better support individuals, communities, and systems.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
alyssadg7@gmail.com
Alyssa Gore is a second-year Psychology major with hopes to be a psychologist specializing in working with children in the foster care system. Her research interests focus mainly on the impact of mental health disorders and stress on child and adolescent development.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
selajasim@ucla.edu
Sela Jasim is a second year Psychobiology major. She has an interest in exploring mental health adversities of underserved communities, with a particular interest in refugee health. In the future, she would like to continue her education by going to medical school and becoming a psychiatrist. In her career, she hopes to help break down mental health stigmas in healthcare.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
klopez320@g.ucla.edu
Kristina G. Lopez is a second-year undergraduate student majoring in Psychology with a minor in Chicana/o/x Studies. She is particularly interested in understanding the impacts and implications of systemic injustice on Latiné child development and mental health. Kristina aspires to be a mental health clinician in elementary school based settings in order to support the implementation of culturally competent mental health interventions and programs.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
agnitzh@g.ucla.edu
Tia is a third-year undergraduate student majoring in Psychology and Political Science and plans to develop a career in the field of clinical psychology. She is interested in research examining the influences of self-image, family education, and social systems on anxiety and depression psychopathology. She also aspires to apply psychological research to inform policies that improve access to mental health treatments through addressing mental health stigma, education, and financial barriers to care. The ideal goal for her is to find a way around a flawed political system and create an institution that better meets the psychological needs of everyday people.. In the future, she hopes to be a clinician and psychologist dedicated to enhancing the quality and accessibility of culturally adaptive psychotherapies, particularly for Asian communities.