Lab Director

Dr. Maciel Hernández
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Ecology.

Research Assistants

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Valeria Gutierrez

2024. Human Development, PhD student. University of California, Davis.

Monika Lepe

2024. Human Development, Public Health. University of California, Davis.

Hannah Nguyen

2024. Human Development, Psychology, Sociology. University of California, Davis.

Melissa Gutierrez

2024. Human Development, Public Health. University of California, Davis.

Kathy Sanchez

2024. Human Development, Exercise Biology. University of California, Davis.

Graduate Student Research Assistant Alumni

Jamila Espinosa
2020-2023. Child Development. University of California, Davis.

Undergraduate Student Research Assistant Alumni

Julia Carrillo
2023-2024. Lab Manager. University of California, Davis.

2022-2023. Human Development and Chicanx Studies. University of California, Davis.

Michelle Hernandez

2024. Human Development, Spanish, Communication. University of California, Davis.

Lorenzo Anaya

2024. Human Development, Psychology, Spanish. University of California, Davis.

Geana Carrizales
2023. Psychology. California State University, Fresno.

Yessica Guzman
2023. Psychology. California State University, Fresno.

Elissa Hernandez

2023. Psychology. California State University, Fresno.

Pedro Martinez
2023. Sociology and Chicano and Latin American studies. California State University, Fresno.

Marisabel Munoz

2023. Human Development. University of California, Davis.

Juan Reyes
2023. Psychology. California State University, Fresno.

Carmina Rodriguez
2023. Sociology. California State University, Fresno.

Fatima Rodriguez

2023. Human Development. University of California, Davis.

Simranjeet Sekhon
2023. Psychology & Women’s Studies. California State University, Fresno.

Sophia Susoeff
2023. Psychology. California State University, Fresno.

Samantha Hum
2022-2023. Human Development and Sociology. University of California, Davis.

Ashley Ruiz
2020. Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, Psychology. University of California, Davis.

Isabela Juaregui
2020. Human Development. University of California, Davis.

Luis Carrillo
2019. Psychology & Japanese. Portland State University.

Insu Jeoung
2019. Psychology. University of California, Davis.

Anastasia Kovgan
2019. Psychology. Portland State University.

Shianne O'Neill
2019. Psychology. Portland State University.

Alexandria Holmes
2018-2019. Psychology, Child, Youth, & Family Studies, Psychology. Portland State University.

Dana Lopez
2018-2019. Psychology, Writing. Portland State University.

Gabriela Pleitez
2018-2019. Psychology, Women’s Studies, Criminology & Criminal Justice. Portland State University.

Sophia Nguyen
2017-2019. Psychology. McNair Scholar. Portland State University.

Maribel Legaria Cisneros
2017-2019. Psychology, Chicano/Latino Studies. McNair Scholar. Portland State University.