Collaborators
It takes a village!



Current Mentees

Jocelyn Eke Garcia
Jocelyn is an undergraduate psychology major, Class of 2025, with a minor in Sports Business. Jocelyn’s research interests center on understanding how the lived experiences of BIPOC individuals impact mental health, developing culturally relevant interventions and advocating for the de-stigmatization of mental health issues, particularly within athletic communities.
UO class of 2025

Valerie Owusu-Hienno
Undergraduate Research Assistant majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Chemistry and Global Health.
UO class of 2026

Alex Rankine
Undergraduate research assistant majoring in data science and computer science.
UO class of 2026

Anja VanderZee
Undergraduate research assistant majoring in Psychology and minoring in Business Administration and Legal Studies.
UO class of 2026
Previous Mentees

Tieler Brown
Tieler is a first-generation undergraduate student and research assistant at the University of Oregon (class of 2025). They are majoring in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies with a sub-focus in Psychology. They are interested in utilizing an interdisciplinary approach to understanding adolescent mental development.
UO class of 2025

Myrka Ayala Congachi
Undergraduate Research Assistant majoring in Neuroscience and Human Physiology
UO Class of 2025

Tyler Chisolm
Undergraduate Research Assistant majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Sociology and Public Policy, Planning & Management.
UO class of 2026

Abhaya Dilip
University of Florida Undergraduate student; Currently Medical Student at the University of Florida
UF Class of 2021

Julia Dillard
University of Florida Undergraduate; Currently medical student at the University of Toledo
UF class of 2021

Aisha Ghorashian
University of Oregon Honors Student
UO class of 2022

Rebecca O'Donnell
Undergraduate Research Assistant majoring in Neuroscience and Psychology.
UO class of 2025

Riley Stevens
Riley is an Undergraduate Research Assistant majoring in Psychology and Philosophy (UO Class of 2025). They are interested in both a psychological and phenomenological approach to trauma and dissociation, especially with how it affects adolescents and adults with eating disorder.
UO class of 2026

Madison Root
Undergraduate Research Assistant majoring in Human Physiology and minoring in Chemistry.
UO class of 2024
