Current Bridges to the Ph.D. Participants

Breana Aceituno

²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýApplied Epidemiology
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýClaudia Toledo-Corral Ph.D.
Research Project: Investigating how environmental pollutants correlates to the progression of cardiovascular disease in children.

Ivan Alatorre

Major:Ìý±Ê²õ²â³¦³ó´Ç±ô´Ç²µ²â
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýStefanie Drew, Ph.D.
Research Project: Incorporating an ADHD measure to my research regarding a future-oriented way of thinking and it’s association with health behaviors as a potential moderator. 

Eleni Benchek

²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýPsychology
Mentor: Stefanie Drew Ph.D.
Research Project: STEM Education in VR: Investigating the Use of Virtual Reality for Learning Chemistry

Ethan Castanon

²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýPsychological Science
Mentor: Stefanie Drew, Ph.D.
Research Project: Investigating how cutting-edge augmented reality technology can be leveraged to investigate eye behavior and improve gait in individuals diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease.

Sofia Chavez

²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýClinical Psychology
Mentor: Jill Quilici, Ph.D.
Research Project: TBD

Rafael Estrada

²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýMicrobiology
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýCristian Ruiz-Rueda
Research Project: °Õµþ¶ÙÌý

Carolina Gonzalez

²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýBiology
Mentor: Rachel Mackelprang Ph.D.
Research Project: RNA extraction from permafrost samples in order to build metatranscriptomic profiles to study microbial community function and carbon fluxes into the atmosphere.

Ronald Gutierrez

²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýPsychology
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýStefanie Drew, Ph.D.
Research Project: Investigating the effects of visualized neurofeedback elements from an electroencephalogram (EEG) in a guided mindfulness meditation through Virtual Reality (VR) to reduce anxiety.

Jasia-Jemay Henderson-Murphy

²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýPsychology
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýAlyssa Arentoft Ph.D.
Research Project: Healthcare Quality, Quality of Life, Race, and Neuropsychological Functioning in Black/African Americans with HIV

Sacha Medjo-Akono

²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýBiology, Ecology and Evolution
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýCasey terHorst, Ph.D.
Research Project: Investigating the effects of pollution due to urbanization on native California Buckwheat

Paloma Santos

²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýPsychology
Mentor: Stefanie Drew Ph.D. 
Research Project: Looking at guiding features in augmented reality as well as creating a biomarker for motion sickness using EEG

Joseluz Sosa

²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýPsychology
Mentor: Stefanie Drew Ph.D.
Research Project: Meditation and Testing Anxiety in College Students

Reante Talton

²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýPsychology
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýSara Berzenski, Ph.D.
Research Project: The role of intergenerational transmission of attachment in children’s emotion regulation: An exploration of maternal reflective functioning

Jovaun Williams

²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýBiology
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýRachel Mackelprang Ph.D.
Research Project: Investigating the effects of commercial pollination practices on bees’ microbiome