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Lab Alumni

These are alumni of the Youth, Media, & Wellbeing Research Lab, having served as staff, research interns, data collectors, or data collectors.

Former Research Assistants and Interns

Jessica Anthony

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2023

Major: Psychology

Mikhaela Andersonn

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2023

Major: Psychology and Spanish

Lane Arkangel

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2021

Research Assistant 2020

Major: Neuroscience

Emily Castro

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2026

Website management team member

Majors: Media Arts and Science (MAS), American Studies

Carolyn Bacaj

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2023

Major: Biological Sciences and Education Studies

Jordan Bates

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2022

Research assistant since 2021

Majors: Africana Studies and Education

Zhamilya Bilyalova

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2025

2023-24 ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ Class of 1967 Intern

Major: Anthropology

Huiying Bernice Chan

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2016 

2013-2014 Shirley R. Sherr ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ Intern, 2014-2015 Linda Coyne Lloyd ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ Intern

Majors: Education Studies & Ethnic Studies

Holly Chin

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2022

Majors: Economics

Ainsley Crist

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2026
Majors: Environmental Studies and Geosciences

Julia Cromwell

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2020

NIH research assistant since 2019

Majors: Data Science and Psychology

Stephanie Cobas

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2021

2018-19 Sophomore Early Research Intern, research assistant since 2019

Major: American Studies

Former Research Associate/Data Analyst at the ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ

Srimayee Dam

Hunter College (CUNY)

MSEd, Education, Childhood Education, 2020 

Luna Do

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2025

Majors: Media Arts and Sciences (MAS), Education Studies

Sidrah Durrani

Stony Brook University

Major: Psychology 

Connie Gu

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2024

Major: Media Arts and Science (MAS), Psychology

Sancha Gonzalez

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2025

Major: Political Science

Toby Hodes

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2021

2020-21 ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ Class of 1967 Intern

Major: Sociology

Nita Kelly

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2028

 

Katie Du

University of Alberta

Research Intern 2020

Major: Cell Biology 

Rachel Desmond

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2023

Research Assistant 2020

Majors: Women’s and Gender Studies & Economics

Rocio Harvey

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2022

Research assistant since 2020 

Major: Sociology, Minor: Biology 

Mercedes Noelia Hainzl Fernández

British International School of Boston

British International School of Boston Class of 2022

Digital Wellbeing Workshop Research Assistant Since 2020

Gillian Hodgen

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2024 

Major: Media Arts and Sciences

Grace Holmes

Grace Holmes ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2025
Majors: Education Studies and Neuroscience

Jessica Hung

Needham High School

Summer Intern 2020

Kensy Jordan

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2022

Research assistant since 2020

Major: Media, Arts, & Sciences 

Jyontika Kapoor

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2024

Sophomore Early Research Program Intern '21-'22

Majors: Data Science and South Asia Studies

Elizabeth Kiel

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2023

Major: Data Science

Ashley Kim

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2019

Summer ‘19 Research Intern, Research Assistant since 2019

Major: Media, Arts, and Sciences

Rachel Kim

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2027

Josie Ku

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2021

Website Assistant and App Developer spring 2019

Major: Computer Science

Jesse Lage

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2023

Undecided

Lauren Lee

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2026
Majors: Data Science and Sociology

Allie Lev

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2025

Zora Levette

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2024
Majors: Media Arts and Science, Education Studies

Rebecca Leu

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2019

2017-18 ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ Class of 1967 Intern, 2019 Research Assistant

Major: American Studies

Yihan Ling

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2027

Major: Mathematics

Neha Lund

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2022

Sophomore Early Research Program Intern '19-'20

Major: Sociology

Emma Medrano

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2025

2024-25 ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ Class of 1967 Intern

Major: Psychology, Minor: Education Studies

Katherine Madsen

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2019 

2016-17 Sophomore Early Research Intern, 2017 Social Science Summer Research Intern, 2018-19 Research Assistant

Majors: English and Women’s & Gender Studies

Aliea Nallbani

Aliea Nallbani ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2024

Major: Media Arts and Sciences, Minor: Economics

Temple Price

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2013

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ Class of ‘67 Intern 2012-2013

Major: Psychology, Minor: Africana Studies 

Jenni Quichimbo Auqui

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2024

Budnampet Ramanudom

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2018

2015-2016 Linda Coyne Lloyd ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ Intern

Majors: Computer Science and Women’s & Gender Studies

Meera Ravikrishna

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2027

Tulani Reeves-miller

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2021

Research assistant since 2020

Major: Media, Arts, & Sciences 

Brianna Ruffin

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2017

Research Assistant 2015-2017

Major: Women’s & Gender Studies, Minor: Japanese Language and Culture

Cynthia Serrano Najera

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2021

2018 Wellesley Plus Summer Intern, 2019 Social Science Summer Research Intern, research assistant since 2018

Major: Computer Science

Gillian Sjoblom

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2023

Research assistant since 2020

Major: International Relations-Political Science

Ramona Smucker

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2021

NIH research assistant since 2019

Major: Cognitive Sciences and English

Lillie Stewart

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2026
Major: Economics

Olaide Sode

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2019

Summer 2018 Wellesley Career Education Internships program funded by Raquet Family Foundation Award, 2018-19 Shirley R. Sherr Research ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ Internship

Major: Anthropology

Sabina Unni

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2019

Research Assistant 2018-19

Major: Anthropology

Payton Vandergriff

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2022

2019 Social Science Summer Research Intern, Research assistant since 2019

Major: Media, Arts, and Sciences

Emily Vargas

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2020

NIH research assistant since 2019

Majors: English and Education

Briana Vigil

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2022

Majors: Data Science, Minor: Latinx Studies

Jules Weed

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2022

Shirley R. Sherr Student Internship Fund Intern '21-'22

Major: Sociology

Teresa Xiao

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2022

Research assistant since 2020

Majors: Psychology and Japanese Language and Culture 

Alice Zhang

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2025

Major: Data Science, concentrating in Bioinformatics

Brenda Zhang

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2026
Major: American Studies

Emily Zhai

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2021

Research assistant since 2020

Majors: Neuroscience and Women’s & Gender Studies

Zheng Zhou

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2027

Major: Media Arts and Sciences (MAS), Minor: German Studies 

Data Collectors  

Mira Carlinnia

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2021

Major: Psychology, Minor: Africana Studies 

Emily Choi

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2021

Majors: Economics & Psychology

Isabella Hedly

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2023

Major: Neuroscience, Minor: Portuguese 

Caitlin Melo

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2022

Major: Political Science, Minor: Latinx Studies

Allison Mikolanis

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2023

Majors: Political Science & Economics

Avery Restrepo

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2020

Major: International Relations - Political Science

Julia Weed

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2022

Major: Sociology

Alex Wheeler

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2023

Majors: Psychology & Biology

Paige (Caroline) White

ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ class of 2022

Majors: American Studies & Spanish

 

 



Identity

 

Examining the complex factors that determine a young person’s identity, including their race, gender, sexuality, political and socio-economic status.

Mainstream Media

 

Examining the effects of the media messages that youth receive across their screens, magazine pages, and the airwaves.

Social Media

 

Understanding engagement with social media, the struggles and opportunities that families and schools encounter, implications for health and wellbeing, and adolescent’s own autonomy.



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