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I graduated from California State University, Stanislaus in 2020 with a BA in psychology with an experimental concentration. I am a fifth-year doctoral student in the Health Psychology Ph.D. program at UC Merced. My previous research involved examining the relationship between physical activity and...

As the principal investigator of our laboratory, I get to wear several hats: a scientist, a teacher, a manager, an accountant, an administrator etc. My favorite role though is being the 'truth seeker', where I get to pursue enigmatic neurobiological processes with my hardworking research team. Also, I am dad to an equally curious teenager who keeps me on my toes.

April explored how maternal inflammation and T. gondii infection during pregnancy impacts fetal stem cell development with long term impacts on cellular immune function. April was co-advised by Dr. Anna Beaudin (University of Utah), and is currently in industry.

Undergraduate researcher, Jennifer Eggleston, is looking forward to pursing research in the fields of immunology and microbiology.

Jasmine Possada was a former undergraduate researcher and UC LEADs scholar, who went on to work with us as a mentored Senior Research Associate-1. Jasmine researched the GPI anchor of T. gondii and how changes to the anchor mediate virulence in mice. Jasmine is currently at graduate school at UC...

Cienna will be joining the lab in the Fall of 2021 and looking to gain experience in immunology.

Dr. Emily Rónay Johnston earned her PhD in English Studies from Illinois State University. Her teaching and research focus on first-year writing as a critical space for cultivating student resilience. Emily has served as the associate director and a lecturer in the Dimensions of Culture Writing...

I am a second-year undergraduate student with a major in Psychology and a minor in Pre-Health. I am currently interested in learning about how psychology relates to economics and health. This is because after graduating UC Merced, I hope to become a dermatologist and own my own business or continue...

Dr. Barnes earned his Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from University of California, Davis. His research focuses on academic resilience in first-generation students of color, resilience-building systems, resilience narratives, help-giving and help-receiving dynamics in higher education, strengths...