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Lab Alumni

Ph.D. Students


Y. Andre Wang
(Ph.D. 2021)

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Assistant Professor
​Department of Psychology
University of Toronto

Hannah Kramer
(Ph.D. 2021)

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Developing Belief Network
​Queen's University Belfast

Jehan Sparks
(Ph.D. 2018)
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Behavioral Research Scientist
​Calm

Amber Sánchez
(Ph.D. 2017)

Amber Sanchez

Institutional Research Associate
Dept of Institutional Research and Decision Support
Loyola Marymount University

Shannon Callahan
​(Ph.D. 2016)
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Shannon Callahan

Adjunct Instructor
Sonoma State University

Courtney Soderberg
​(Ph.D. 2014)
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Courtney Soderberg

Quantitative UX Researcher
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Yanine Hess
(Ph.D. 2013)
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Yanine Hess

Associate Professor
​ Department of Psychology
​SUNY Purchase College

Undergraduate Students


2022

Catherine Cheng

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Research Assistant
​(Fall 2021 - Spring 2022)

Katherine Weltzien

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Lab Manager (Summer 2020-Spring 2022)
Research Assistant
​(Fall 2019 - Spring 2020)

Darya Buchholz

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Research Assistant
​(Fall 2020 - Spring 2022)

Momina Nadeem

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Research Assistant
​(Fall 2021 - Spring 2022)

Fiona Chen

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Research Assistant
​(Fall 2021 - Spring 2022)

Samuel Redondo

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Research Assistant
​(Fall 2021 - Spring 2022)

Hidra Soro

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Research Assistant
​(Fall 2021 - Spring 2022)

Simran Uppal

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Research Assistant
​(Fall 2021 - Spring 2022)

Trevor Crowell

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Research Assistant
​(Fall 2020 - Spring 2022)

Zitlalic Zarate

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Research Assistant
​(Winter 2021 - Spring 2022)

2021

Ani Shenai

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Research Assistant
​(Fall 2020 - Spring 2021)

Cara Burks

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Research Assistant
​(Fall 2020 - Spring 2021)

Clare Hawkins

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Research Assistant
​(Spring 2020 - Spring 2021)

Katrina Gonzales

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Research Assistant
​(Fall 2019 - Winter 2021)

Maria Sanchez

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Research Assistant
​(Winter 2019 - Winter 2021)

Roberto James Refuerzo Balderas

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Research Assistant
​(Fall 2020 - Spring 2021)

Mehek Nirula

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Research Assistant
​(Spring 2020 - Fall 2021)

Srilaxmi Pappoppula

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Research Assistant
​(Fall 2020 - Spring 2021)

​Niharika Baghel

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Research Assistant
​(Spring 2020 - Winter 2021)

Sylvia Liu
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Research Assistant
​(Fall 2020 - Winter 2022)

Raayha Bhatti​

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Research Assistant
​(Spring 2020 - Spring 2021)

2020

Anyk Cajucom
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Lab Manager
(2019-2020)
Research Assistant
(2018-2019)

Cooper Gee
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Research Assistant
(2018-2020)

Eshna Narayan
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Research Assistant
(2019-2020)

Josue Camacho
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Research Assistant
(2019-2020)

Kyra Zimmerman
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Research Assistant
(2019-2020)

Samantha Boyles
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Research Assistant
(2018-2020)
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Karla Lizarraga
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Research Assistant
(2019-2020)

Vineha Ramesh
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Research Assistant
(2019-2020)

Samantha Ballard
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Research Assistant
(2019-2020)

Rebekah Chappell
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Research Assistant
(2019-2020)

2019


Catherine Chan
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Chelyah Miller

Daisy Barigye

Jean Li

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Research Assistant
​(2018-2019)

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Research Assistant
​(2018-2019)

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Research Assistant
(2018-2019)

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Research Assistant
​(2018-2019)
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Kelsey Neuenswander

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Research Assistant
​(2018-2019)

Kevin Tsai
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Research Assistant
​(2018-2019)

Kymberley Chu
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Research Assistant
​(2018-2019)

Melisse Liwag
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Independent Project Student (2018-2019)
Research Assistant (2017)
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Michael Osfeld
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Research Assistant (2019)

Paige Snelgrove
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Lab Manager (2018-2019)
Research Assistant (2017-2018)

 

 

2018


Angelique Delarazan

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Research Assistant
Honors Thesis Student
​(2017-2018)

Christina Samano​

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Research Assistant ​(2017-2018)

Claudia Pazmandi​

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Research Assistant
(2017-2018) 

Derrick Laster
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 Research Assistant (2018)

Hailey Chatterton

Jacob Pratt

Janine Pham

Katie Schwarm

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Research Assistant ​(2018)

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Research Assistant
(2017-2018)

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Research Assistant ​(2017-2018)

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Lab Manager
(2017-2018)
Research Assistant
(2016-2017)

Laura Bone
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Research Assistant ​(2017-2018)

Marco Franco-Barragan​​​

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Research Assistant ​(2017-2018)

Nora Neal
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Research Assistant ​(2017-2018)

Rocio Munoz
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Research Assistant ​(2017-2018)

Sherry Degrange
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Research Assistant ​(2017-2018)

2017


Anabel Martinez-Torres

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Research Assistant
(2017)

Claire Bonino-Britsch

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Research Assistant
(2017)

Edward Garcia
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Research Assistant
(2017)

​Erin Johnson
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Research Assistant
(2017)

Francesca De Las Alas

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Research Assistant
(2017)

Grace Zhong
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Research Assistant
(2016-2017)

Jessica Ling
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Research Assistant
(2017)

John Esten
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Research Assistant (2017)
Next: Master of Social Work (MSW), San Diego State University

Jonathan Lee
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Research Assistant
(2016-2017)

Olivia Reed
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Research Assistant
(2017)

Phillip Wu
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Research Assistant
(2017)

Rakshitha Mohankumar

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Research Assistant
(2017)
Next: Clinical research assistant, PAVIR

Sabrina Huang
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Lab Manager (2015-2017)
Next: PhD student in Communications, Stanford University

Sarina Patel
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Research Assistant
(2015-2017)

2016


Alexandra Rios
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Research Assistant 
(2016)

Andres Laso
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University Honors Program Independent Project (2015)
Research Assistant (2014)

Teaching Assistant (PSC 151, Spring 2016)

Brian Rainey
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Research Assistant 
(2016)

Danielle Hollander

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Research Assistant 
(2016)

Erica Le
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Research Assistant 
(2016)

Jarom Longhurst

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Research Assistant 
(2016)

Jiaying Lu
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Research Assistant 
(2016)

Kassandra Lopez-Lugo

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Research Assistant 
(2016)

Madeline Olea
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Research Assistant 
(2016)

Minji Lee
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Research Assistant 
(2016)

Sarah Doty
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Research Assistant 
(2016)

Spencer Orbegozo

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Research Assistant 
(2016)

Tiffany Mak
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Research Assistant 
(2016)

2015


Abbas Hassan
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Research Assistant 
(2014-2015)

Alan Castillo
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Research Assistant 
(2015)

Ana Abu-Rus
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Research Assistant 
(2015)

Ani Movsisyan
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Research Assistant 
(2015)

Erica Li
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Lab Manager (2014-2015)
Honors Thesis Student (2014-2015)
Research Assistant (2013-2014)
Next: People Programs Specialist in HR

JP Riosa
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Research Assistant
(2015)

Leona Kelly
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Research Assistant
(2015)

Lily Lampano
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Teaching Assistant (PSC 151, Spring 2015)

Linh Ngu
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Research Assistant 
(2014-2015)

Maxwell Hong
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 Research Assistant (2015)
Teaching Assistant (PSC 151, Winter 2015)
Next: PhD student in Quantitative Psychology, University of Notre Dame

Megan Murphy
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Research Assistant 
(2015)

Nicholas Hong
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Research Assistant 
(2015)

Vanessa Coppens​

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Research Assistant 
(2015)

Vanessa Yeh​
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Research Assistant 
(2015)​

Veena Bansal
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Research Assistant 
(2015)

 

2014


Andrea Munoz​
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Research Assistant (2013-2014)
Next: Applying to graduate schools

Chun Su​
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Research Assistant (2012-2014)
Independent Research (2012-2014)
Next: RA positions at Harvard Business School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Cindy Curiel
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 Research Assistant (2013-2014)
Teaching Assistant (PSC 151, 2013-2014)

Gustavo Goncalves​

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Research Assistant (2013-2014)
Next: Outreach Coordinator in a Transitional Age Youth program, plans to attend medical school and become a psychiatrist

Jennifer Yu​
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Research Assistant (2014)
Next: CSU East Bay with a concentration in School Counseling/MFT

Julia Flickinger
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Research Assistant (2014)

Lorena Albornoz
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Research Assistant (2014)​

Nichelle Esquitin
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Research Assistant (2014)​​

Nitzan Bluvstein
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Research Assistant (2012-2014)
Next: Moved to Israel to explore 
possible career options

Shalimar Boulos
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Research Assistant (2013-2014)
Next: Operations Intern at Frontier Communications, interested in counseling or group education

Zenita Singh
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Research Assistant (2014)​

2013


Christine Sifferman​​

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 Research Assistant (2011-2012)
Honors Thesis Student (2012-2013)
Lab Manager (2012-2013)
Next: New York University School of Law

Connie Choi
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 Research Assistant (2013)

Daniela Voznesensky​​​​

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 Research Assistant (2013)

Harsimran Minhas​

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Research Assistant (2012-2013)​​

Josh Walden
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 Research Assistant (2012-2013)​​​

Kitty Yun
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 Research Assistant (2012-2013)​​​

Lynn Chang
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 Research Assistant (2013)
Next: SJSU for degree in school counseling​

Mojan Azarmi
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Davis Honors Challenge Project (2011)  
Research Assistant (2012-2013)

Rayna Tillinghast-Trickett​

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 Research Assistant (2013)​​​

Rishi Negi​​​​​

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 Research Assistant (2012-2013)​​​

Tommy Young

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 Research Assistant (2012-2013)​​​​

2012


Jonathan Darling

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Research Assistant (2011-2012)

Michael Gong
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 Research Assistant (2012)
Next: Graduate program in occupational therapy, Samuel Merritt University 

Nicole Mills
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 Research Assistant (2012)

Pauline Nguyen
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 Research Assistant (2012)

Rebecca Shields
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Research Assistant (2012)

Yidan Yin
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Research Assistant (2012)
Next: PhD student at Rady School of Management, UCSD

2011


Anna Wheeler
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Research Assistant (2010-2011)

Kelsey Stroshane​​​

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Research Assistant (2011)

Mara Fernandez
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Research Assistant (2010-2011)

Ruth Anne Pfaff
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 Research Assistant (2009-2011)
Honors Thesis Student (2010-2011)

Susan Glinka
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Research Assistant  (2010-2011)

2010


Annie Temple
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 Research Assistant (2009-2010)
Next: Masters in Social Work, CSU-Sacramento
Mental Health Therapist, Cares Community Health

Candice Lee
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Research Assistant (2010)

Jessy Wei
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Research Assistant (2010)

Kim Bui
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Research Assistant (2010)

Maha Neouchy
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Research Assistant (2010)
Next: Senior Public Relations Coordinator, The Washington Center

Margery Wang
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 Research Assistant (2008-2009)
Lab Manager (2009-2010)
Next: Clinical psychology student at The Wright Institute​

Marjan Farkoosh
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Research Assistant (2010)

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