Undergraduate research assistants
Mentorship is one of my favorite aspects of research.
And no research project is completed without the assistance of an army of research assistants (RAs).
I have supervised (or * co-supervised) over 100 undergraduate RAs since June 2014.
Current RAs in the Childhood Cognition Lab (University of California, Riverside)
Roger Morales
Ashley Marin
Sarah Panameño (Honor Thesis)
Current RAs in the Social Learning Lab
(Boston University)
Ayna Molina
Lisette Thurkill
Tamara Katthain
Daniela Plana Trajtenberg
Lucia Pintor-Hoffman
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Former RAs in the Childhood Cognition Lab @ UC Riverside
Co-Existence in Explanatory Systems of Illness Project:
Longitudinal Study of Religious Cognition
(R'GOD) Project:
Rachel Cabrera
Miriam Chacon
Jiselle de Anda
Elizabeth Desantiago
Francisca Elizarraraz
Jessica Garcia
Marlen Gonzalez Duran
Cristal Gutierez
Paloma Iñiguez**
Belen Leon Perez
Jennifer Lopez
Anayeli Luna Reyes
Maria Peña
Vanessa Peraza
Amahyrani Piña
Laura Posada**
Cassandra Rios
Sipriana Rodela
Mayra Rosas
Mayra Salas
Estefania Trevino
Graciela Trujillo Hernandez
Tracy Vargas
Frances Abalos*
Khwaja Sohaib Ahmad*
Kai Alexander*
Fiorella Atoche Fernandez*
Kassandra Avila*
Timothy Baum*
Youstina Beshay*
Iveth (Gutierrez) Bruner
Alysa Butler*
Ezra Cabreros
Valita "Minnie" Chailert*
Jasmine Chen*
Ashley Claudio*
Estefani Crisostomo*
Mithila Dastider*
Roxana Diaz
Haylee Drew*
Matthew Duffy
Keanna Dunn
Sonal Dyavarshetty
Fabian Fantilla*
Saba Faridi
Jessica Florentino*
Dominique Fonseca*
Lydia Ghabour
Dina Habib*
Tara Haidary*
Merna Hanna*
Jennifer Hernandez*
Insia Hirawala*
Zahra Hirawala*
Vedika Iyer
Kitcia Jaramillo*
Shirley Leanos*
Amanda Lopez*
Crystal Lopez*
Jack Lopez*
Neil Lopez*
Albert Ly*
Yolanda Medina*
Mayra Morales*
Angela Nagtalon*
Nicole Neermann*
Emily Nelson*
Laura Pacheco
Shabri Patel
Jake Perez*
Suki Quan
Alexia Ruiz
Daria Simpson*
Teresa Solis*
Susan Soudchantho*
Alysia Thind*
Austen Trainer*
Thao Tran*
Peter Van*
Randle Villanueva
Emily Weddle
Megan Weimer*
Tekeyah Whitworth
Anthony Zafra*
Jeanette Zazueta*
* Indicates RA was co-supervised with:
Anondah Saide (2014-2016), Christina Williams (2015-2016), and/or Alisha Conover (2018 - 2019)
** Indicates RA worked on both projects in the lab
Former RAs in Colombia
Kelly Lopera Velásquez*
Andrea Ocampo Molina*
Jhesika Sierra Cuartas*
Mariana Veléz*
* Note: All RAs in Colombia were co-supervised with Laura Posada
Former RAs in Mauritius
Charlotte Adelaide Aloise*
Leelamrita "Swarna" Anooroop*
Houmayrah Jeeawody*
Varsha Ramdhunee*
Yashila Ramkalam*
Nachita Rosun*
* Note: All RAs in Mauritius were co-supervised in 2018 with:
Aiyana Willard, Dimitris Xygalatas, Eva Kundtová Klocová, Radek Kundt, Peter Maňo, and Jan Horský
I have had the privilege of working with several research assistants
on independent research projects over the past few years.
Here are some of those people and their projects!
Examining cognitive reflection and executive function in Colombian preschool-aged children and their parents
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Collaborator Name: Laura Posada
Conference: Cognitive Development Society
Date: October 2019
Project Type: Independent Research Project
Note: Laura was a collaborator and field research assistant on this project.
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Cancer vs. cold:
Am I old enough to know?
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RA Names: Maria Peña & Graciela Trujillo-Hernandez
Conference 1: UC Riverside Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Symposium
Date: May 2019
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Conference 2: R'PSYCH @ UC Riverside
Date: May 2019
Project Type: Independent Research Project
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*Note: Maria and Graciela contributed equally
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¿Cómo se enferman las personas? Mexican-American children’s reasoning about the causes of illness
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RA Names: Sipriana Rodela & Elizabeth Desantiago
Conference 1: UC Riverside Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Symposium
Date: May 2019
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Conference 2: R'PSYCH @ UC Riverside
Date: May 2019
Project Type: Independent Research Project
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*Note: Sipriana and Elizabeth contributed equally
Does religion help you walk a mile in someone else’s shoes?
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RA Name: Saba Faridi
Conference 1: UC Riverside Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Symposium
Date: May 2019
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Conference 2: R'PSYCH @ UC Riverside
Date: May 2019
Project Type: Independent Research Project
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How positive and negative emotional views of God relate children’s conceptions of supernatural causality
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RA Names: Laura Posada & Jack Lopez
Conference 1: UC Riverside Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Symposium
Date: May 2017
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Conference 2: Western Psychological Association
Date: April 2019
Project Type: Independent Research Project
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*Note: Laura and Jack contributed equally
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The Relationship Between Adult Theory of Mind, Religiosity, & Belief in God
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RA Names: Emily Nelson & Megan Weimer
Conference 1: UC Riverside Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Symposium
Date: May 2018
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Conference 2: Western Psychological Association
Date: April 2019
Project Type: Independent Research Project
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*Note: Emily and Megan contributed equally
Do kids really know what it means to be heartless?
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RA Names: Kassandra Avila & Sohaib Ahmad
Conference: UC Riverside Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Symposium
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Date: May 2018
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Project Type: Independent Research Project
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*Note: Kassandra and Sohaib contributed equally
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Would you rather go to the library or a party? Differences between bicultural and monocultural individuals in empathy, communication skills, and socio-emotional skills
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RA Names: Lydia Ghabour & Shabri Patel
Conference: UC Riverside Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Symposium
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Date: May 2018
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Project Type: Independent Research Project
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*Note: Lydia and Shabria contributed equally
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Religious and non-religious dating: Who’s more satisfied?
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RA Name: Randle Aaron M. Villanueva
Conference: UC Riverside Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Symposium
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Date: May 2018
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Project Type: Senior Thesis
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Children don’t cite their sources: Source monitoring in concepts of God
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RA Names: Ashley Claudio Torres & Youstina Beshay
Conference: UC Riverside Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Symposium
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Date: May 2017
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Project Type: Independent Research Project
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*Note: Ashley and Youstina contributed equally
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The relationship between pretense and children's understanding of possibility
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RA Name: Christina (Stream) Williams
Conference: Western Psychological Association
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Date: April 2016
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Project Type: Independent Research Project
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Note: Christina volunteered in the Childhood Cognition Lab at UC Riverside in 2016 before joining the lab as a doctoral student.
