{"id":255,"date":"2023-08-30T11:32:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T18:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bead\/?page_id=255"},"modified":"2026-09-30T22:10:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T05:10:55","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bead\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--photo-wall \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--photo-wall\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"heading-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Principal Investigator\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n          <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"photos-container\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"grid-sizer\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gutter-sizer\"><\/div>\n\n      \n                    \n                <div class=\"photo\">\n\n            \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2023\/10\/Santi-scaled-540x0-c-default.jpg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                          <a href=\"#photo-1014316245\" class=\"photo-trigger\" aria-label=\"Expand to view image and text\">\n                <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M28,7v7.9h-2.6l0-3.4l-4.3,4.3c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.4-0.9,0.4s-0.7-0.1-0.9-0.4c-0.5-0.5-0.5-1.3,0-1.9l4.3-4.3h-3.4V7H28z M7,28v-7.9h2.6v3.4l4.3-4.3c0.5-0.5,1.3-0.5,1.9,0c0.5,0.5,0.5,1.3,0,1.9l-4.3,4.3h3.4V28H7z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n      \n      <\/div>\n\n            <div id=\"photo-1014316245\" class=\"photo-lightbox lity-hide\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n                      <h3>Principle Investigator<\/h3>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Dr. Santiago Morales\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Santiago Morales is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at USC. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Developmental Psychology with a specialization in Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience from The Pennsylvania State University and B.A. in Neuroscience from Hiram College, OH. He\u00a0 also did a postdoc with Dr. Nathan Fox at the University of Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Morales\u2019\u00a0research examines individual differences in the development of emotion and emotion regulation \u2013 often conceptualized as temperament. His research focuses on the impact that these early individual differences have on socioemotional development, especially with regards to the development of internalizing and externalizing psychopathology. He is also interested in identifying factors, such as how children process social information, that help us determine which children at temperamental risk go on to develop socioemotional problems. For more information about his research look at his personal website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__http:\/\/www.santiagomorales.net__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!95Hby7-MkYpuykz9VBKbm7AZHuAfkl6RyPiV3yvWpJ55mMDI-AZQNvYs7TRh$\">www.santiagomorales.net<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1OL2LWcUj2xuaUNpHCLBQniBgQFdn8b8y\/view?usp=drive_link\n  target=\"_blank\"    \n>\n    Curriculum Vitae \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FCO\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                  <\/div>\n\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2023\/10\/Santi-scaled-1080x0-c-default.jpg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n      \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--photo-wall \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--photo-wall\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"heading-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Lab Manager\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n          <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"photos-container\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"grid-sizer\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gutter-sizer\"><\/div>\n\n      \n                                  \n                <div class=\"photo\">\n\n            \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2023\/10\/Jennifer-scaled-540x0-c-default.jpg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                          <a href=\"#photo-1819528889\" class=\"photo-trigger\" aria-label=\"Expand to view image and text\">\n                <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M28,7v7.9h-2.6l0-3.4l-4.3,4.3c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.4-0.9,0.4s-0.7-0.1-0.9-0.4c-0.5-0.5-0.5-1.3,0-1.9l4.3-4.3h-3.4V7H28z M7,28v-7.9h2.6v3.4l4.3-4.3c0.5-0.5,1.3-0.5,1.9,0c0.5,0.5,0.5,1.3,0,1.9l-4.3,4.3h3.4V28H7z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"photo\">\n\n            \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2026\/09\/kendall_baby-scaled-540x0-c-default.jpeg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                          <a href=\"#photo-725517066\" class=\"photo-trigger\" aria-label=\"Expand to view image and text\">\n                <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M28,7v7.9h-2.6l0-3.4l-4.3,4.3c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.4-0.9,0.4s-0.7-0.1-0.9-0.4c-0.5-0.5-0.5-1.3,0-1.9l4.3-4.3h-3.4V7H28z M7,28v-7.9h2.6v3.4l4.3-4.3c0.5-0.5,1.3-0.5,1.9,0c0.5,0.5,0.5,1.3,0,1.9l-4.3,4.3h3.4V28H7z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n      \n      <\/div>\n\n            <div id=\"photo-1819528889\" class=\"photo-lightbox lity-hide\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n                      <h3>Lab Manager<\/h3>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Jennifer Ouyang<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jennifer recently graduated from USC and is now working as a volunteer post-bacc research assistant at BEAD Lab. Her research experience primarily focuses on child studies &#8211; she derives immense joy from working with children and is constantly inspired by their genuine curiosity and pure intentions. In addition to her research interests, she&#8217;s also a big fan of anime and K-pop. You can often find her attending concerts in the LA area.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n                  <\/div>\n\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2023\/10\/Jennifer-scaled-1080x0-c-default.jpg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n                <div id=\"photo-725517066\" class=\"photo-lightbox lity-hide\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n                      <h3>Lab Manager<\/h3>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Kendall Byers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kendall is a full-time post-bacc research assistant and lab manager in the BEAD lab. She recently received her B.S. in Cognitive Science with Highest Honors from UC Santa Cruz, where she was a thesis student and a part of the American Psychological Association\u2019s SUPER Fellowship cohort. Her work focused primarily on social bias development in multiracial children using EEG and behavioral measures. Kendall hopes to pursue a PhD in developmental social neuroscience to investigate the role of temperament, specifically behavioral inhibition, in social interactions. Outside of the lab, she enjoys walking, spending time with family and friends, doing crossword puzzles, and arranging flower bouquets!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Email: byersk@usc.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n                  <\/div>\n\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2026\/09\/kendall_baby-scaled-1080x0-c-default.jpeg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n      \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n                        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--photo-wall \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--photo-wall\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"heading-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Graduate Students\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n          <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"photos-container\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"grid-sizer\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gutter-sizer\"><\/div>\n\n      \n                                                \n                <div class=\"photo\">\n\n            \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2023\/10\/Echo-scaled-540x0-c-default.jpg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                          <a href=\"#photo-1154793443\" class=\"photo-trigger\" aria-label=\"Expand to view image and text\">\n                <svg 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        <div id=\"photo-1154793443\" class=\"photo-lightbox lity-hide\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n                      <h3>Graduate Student<\/h3>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Wenyi (Echo) Xu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Echo is a Psychology Ph.D. student at USC. She received her bachelor\u2019s degree in Brain and Cognitive Science from the University of Pennsylvania. Her current research interests are exploring how children process social information, as well as finding predictors for childhood psychopathology. She also hopes to intergrade behavior and neuroscience measures to understand the development of emotion and emotion regulation. In her future research, Echo hopes to find factors that could help predict and identify children with the risk of developing socioemotional problems. She was born in Shanghai, China, and moved to Rochester, New York five years ago. Outside academia, she also enjoyed dancing, cooking, and theater arts.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Email: wenyix@usc.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ljLjN6Upc5R9OkrGGdwzHFpun5SYLAqq\/view?usp=drive_link\n  target=\"_blank\"    \n>\n    Curriculum Vitae \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FCO\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                  <\/div>\n\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2023\/10\/Echo-scaled-1080x0-c-default.jpg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n                <div id=\"photo-52908146\" class=\"photo-lightbox lity-hide\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n                      <h3>Graduate Student<\/h3>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Alexa Monachino<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Alexa is a Clinical Psychology Ph.D. student at USC. She received her bachelor\u2019s degree in Psychology with a minor in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Her research interests center around developmental psychopathology and neuroscience. In particular, she is interested in the interactions between the brain and the environment in relation to the development of psychopathology and the neurobiological mechanisms of risk and resilience, specifically in contexts of trauma and early adversity.<\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:monachin@usc.edu\">monachin@usc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1YuPDARH0otHGLsJTaSbJXoipt8bBYq8y\/view?usp=drive_link\n  target=\"_blank\"    \n>\n    Curriculum Vitae \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FCO\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                  <\/div>\n\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2023\/10\/Alexa-scaled-1080x0-c-default.jpg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n                <div id=\"photo-556225560\" class=\"photo-lightbox lity-hide\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n                      <h3>Graduate Student<\/h3>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Sarvenaz Oloomi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarvenaz is in the Developmental Psychology and Brain and Cognitive Sciences Ph.D. program at USC.<\/span> She received a Bachelor&#8217;s of Arts Honours in Psychology from the University of British Columbia in Canada. Her research interests are in developmental neuropsychopathology. In particular, she is interested in the interactions between environmental, biological, and cultural factors that lead to different trajectories of neurocognitive development in children including mental health and resilience in the face of early adversity. Outside of academia,\u00a0<span class=\"markjy7rpw2iz\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Sarvenaz<\/span>\u00a0enjoys singing, playing and watching basketball, and reading books.<\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:oloomi@usc.edu\">oloomi@usc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n                  <\/div>\n\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2024\/08\/Sarvenaz-1080x0-c-default.png\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n      \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n                                                                                        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  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d=\"M28,7v7.9h-2.6l0-3.4l-4.3,4.3c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.4-0.9,0.4s-0.7-0.1-0.9-0.4c-0.5-0.5-0.5-1.3,0-1.9l4.3-4.3h-3.4V7H28z M7,28v-7.9h2.6v3.4l4.3-4.3c0.5-0.5,1.3-0.5,1.9,0c0.5,0.5,0.5,1.3,0,1.9l-4.3,4.3h3.4V28H7z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n      \n      <\/div>\n\n            <div id=\"photo-1635137989\" class=\"photo-lightbox lity-hide\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n                      <h3>Undergraduate Research Assistant<\/h3>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Darena Nguyen<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Darena Nguyen is a third-year undergraduate majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Law and Social Justice from Sugar Land, Texas. Her passions lie in developmental neuroscience\/psychology and how policy impacts health and developmental outcomes. With career aspirations in medicine, she engages in volunteering in hospice, hospitals, and youth organizations and holds internships with a developmental clinic and the LA County Department of Public Health. In her free time, she enjoys trying new restaurants and caf\u00e9s, playing video games, and attending concerts and music festivals! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n                  <\/div>\n\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2026\/09\/Darena_updated-1080x0-c-default.jpeg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n                <div id=\"photo-1806075376\" class=\"photo-lightbox lity-hide\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n                      <h3>Undergraduate Research Assistant<\/h3>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Vianca Lopez Molina<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vianca is a third-year undergraduate student at the University of Southern California majoring in Biological Sciences with an emphasis in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and minoring in Health Care Studies. As an aspiring pediatrician, she volunteers at local elementary and middle schools to gain experience working with kids. On the pre-med track, Vianca is interested in pursuing a doctoral degree after completing her undergraduate studies. Her research interests lie in the complex relationship between genetics, diet, and cardiovascular disease as well as child development and psychology. She hopes to use her education and training to treat patients and further educate Latinx families about healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n                  <\/div>\n\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2024\/01\/Vianca-scaled-1080x0-c-default.jpg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n                <div id=\"photo-1233755395\" class=\"photo-lightbox lity-hide\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n                      <h3>Undergraduate Research Assistant<\/h3>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Brenda Duran-Velazco<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brenda is a first year USC undergraduate student in the B.S. to OTD Occupational Therapy program from Santa Ana, California. She<span data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"> is passionate for connecting to people, serving, and assisting others. Brenda<\/span> aspires to become a healthcare professional and looks forward to helping people improve their overall quality of health. She aims to provide a holistic connection to patients, help educate, and be a voice for underrepresented communities including her own, Santa Ana, to create a transformative and welcoming environment to the medical field. She is also interested in psychology and child development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n                  <\/div>\n\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2025\/02\/Brenda-scaled-1080x0-c-default.jpeg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n                <div id=\"photo-1895262125\" class=\"photo-lightbox lity-hide\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n                      <h3>Undergraduate Research Assistant <\/h3>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p class=\"p1\"><strong>Anwita Chandrasekhar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anwita Chandrasekhar is a fourth-year undergraduate student majoring in human development and aging with minors in healthcare studies and forensics &amp; criminality. She has enjoyed working with families through scheduling and lab visits! Her research interests include using EEG and questionnaires to study child and adolescent psychopathology and reward processing. In the future, she hopes to apply to medical school and pursue a research-focused career. Anwita enjoys spending time with her friends, drawing, and writing in her free time. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n                  <\/div>\n\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2026\/09\/Anwita_website-1080x0-c-default.jpeg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n                <div id=\"photo-1165641000\" class=\"photo-lightbox lity-hide\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n                      <h3>Undergraduate Research Assistant<\/h3>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Lina Kim<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lina is a first-year USC undergraduate student majoring in neuroscience with a minor in Psychology. She plans to pursue a Ph.D. after graduation and her research interests include how early developmental experiences, particularly family dynamics, shape mental health and interpersonal relationships in adolescence and adulthood. Lina aspires to contribute to improving mental health outcomes among underserved adolescents through the impact of her research. In her free time, she enjoys reading romance novels, discovering new songs, and spending time in cafes with a good matcha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n                  <\/div>\n\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2025\/10\/Unknown-scaled-1080x0-c-default.jpeg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n                <div id=\"photo-1353533072\" class=\"photo-lightbox lity-hide\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n                      <h3>Undergraduate Research Assistant<\/h3>\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>James Simon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">James is a fourth-year USC undergraduate student majoring in Computer Science from Houston, Texas. 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