Major: Human Biology Minors: Pyschology, Bioinformatics UCI faculty mentor: Allen Kong Research group: Trauma Research Associates Program (T-RAP) What advice would you give to your past self when you were just starting your research journey? When I first started my...
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Zoe Klemfuss
Website: Childnarrativeslab.com Lab Name: Child Narratives Lab Department: Psychology Research interests: Child testimony, autobiographical memory development, narrative development What do you enjoy most about mentoring and working with undergraduate students?...
Saasha Gajjaer
Major: Biological Sciences UCI faculty mentor: Dr. Tim Bruckner What advice would you give to your past self when you were just starting your research journey? I read a book titled "Period. End of Sentence" on my flight from LAX to India, I sobbed for the girls who...
June Ahn
Website: https://www.daplab.education.uci.edu/ Lab Name: Design & Partnership Lab (daplab) Department: Education Research interests: Learning Technologies, Participatory Design, Learning Sciences, Research Practice Partnerships, Design-Based Research, Systems...
Brandon Pham
Majors: Political Science and Psychology UCI faculty mentor: Bojan Petrovic What advice would you give to your past self when you were just starting your research journey? For those who find themselves unsure or hesitant to get into research, don't worry, many people...
Kristin Hagen
Major: Biomedical Engineering UCI faculty mentor: Quinton Smith Research group: Smith Lab @ UCI What advice would you give to your past self when you were just starting your research journey? Trust that you are already "qualified enough" and don't wait for the perfect...
Michael Hoyt
Website: bmed.publichealth.uci.edu Lab Name: Behavioral Medicine Research Lab Department: Population Health and Disease Prevention Research interests: Cancer Survivorship, Health Psychology, Behavioral Medicine, Psychoneuroimmunology What advice would you give your...
Casey Mendoza
Majors: Political Science & Philosophy (Law & Society) UCI faculty mentor: Dr. Aaron Trammell What advice would you give to your past self when you were just starting your research journey? Get clear about the “why” behind the questions you aim to answer. Keep...
Benjamin Morehouse
Website: https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/morehouselab/ Department: Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Research interests: Protein Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Immunology, Microbiology What advice would you give your younger self when you were starting your research...
Judith Kroll
Website: https://bilingualismmindbrain.com Department: Education Research interests: Bilingualism, Psycholinguistics, Cognitive Neuroscience What do you enjoy most about mentoring and working with undergraduate students? My research uses the tools of cognitive...










