About
About Me
I am currently a Staff Research Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Research Interests
Neuromodulation
Neuroimaging
Psychiatric Disorders
Cognitive Neuroscience
Clinical Trials
Other Interests
In addition to research, I enjoy hiking, rock climbing, camping, playing tennis, running, cooking, reading, watching stand-up comedy, and trying new restaurants.
Biography
As an undergraduate I contributed to psychological research in the clinical, social, and cognitive domains – topics included aggression, psychological momentum, religiosity, prosocial behavior, moral judgments, and the neural correlates of autism. As I learned more about research, I was captivated by creating and testing empirical questions.
After graduating in 2020, I wanted to work in a research lab for a few years before applying to graduate school. Due to the pandemic, however, I wasn't able to find a full-time research position after graduating. Instead, I continued to volunteer on research projects with my former psychology professors while working in marketing at a 3D printing company. Starting in 2022, I began working as a Staff Research Associate in the Translational Neuroimaging Lab at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and am currently working on a research project that is focused on non-invasive brain stimulation (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation) and tobacco use disorder. I will be starting a Ph.D. in Neuroscience at UCLA in Fall 2024.
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