Alumni

Graduate Students

Catherine (Cady) Oberle (Research Assistant 2016-2017; Project Coordinator 2017-2018; Graduate Student 2019-2021) received her BA in Human Development with a minor in English in 2017. She went on to earn her MS in Child Development in 2021 from the UC Davis Human Development Graduate Group working with Drs. Kali Trzesniewski and Lenna Ontai with a focus on understanding environments that promote positive outcomes for youth. 

Lionor Galindo (Graduate Student 2017-2019) received her MS in Child Development from UC Davis in 2019 and is currently a legislative assistant in Washington State focusing on farm worker health issues. 

Dr. Carolyn Sutter (Graduate Student, 2010-2017) received her PhD in Human Development in 2017 and is now a Senior Research Associate at Clinical Outcomes Solutions in Chicago, IL designing and managing interdisciplinary research and evaluation projects focused on improving health behaviors. 

Dr. Jennifer Taylor (Graduate Student, 2013-2018) received her PhD in Nutritional Biology in 2018. She is currently a Design Consultant & Program Lead at UCSD Design Lab bridging health promotion and innovation.

Dr. Kimberly (Cherkin) Pasene (Graduate Student 2007-2012) received her PhD in Human Development in 2012. She is currently a Professor of Early Childhood Education at Sinclair University. 

Dr. Stephanie Sitnick (Graduate Student, 2005-2010) received her PhD in Human Development in 2010. She is currently an Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling at Caldwell University.

Project Coordinators

Perla Ramos Caranza (Research Assistant 2016-2017; Staff Research Associate 2017-2018) received her B.A. in Psychology and B.S. in Human Development from UC Davis in 2017. She is currently enrolled in the PhD program in Education at UC Irvine studying educational outcomes of children in underserved communities, with a particular interest in the Latino community. 

Research Assistants

Mary Paredes (Research assistant 2019-2020) received her B.S. in Global Disease Biology in 2020.

Guadalupe Ambriz (Research assistant 2019-2020) received her B.S. in Clinical Nutrition in 2020.

Jennifer Romero (Research assistant 2018-2019)  received her B.A. in Chicano/a Studies in 2019.

Dominique Garcia (Research assistant 2018-2019)

Ruth Mendez (Research assistant 2018-2019)

Cynthia Muro (Research assistant 2018-2019)

Alma Sanchez (Research assistant 2017-2019) received her B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Public Health in 2018.

Molly Shea (Research assistant 2017-2019) received her B.S. in Clinical Nutrition in 2019.

Shanthal Ferreyra (Research assistant 2017-2019) received her B.S. in Human Development and B.A. in Spanish in 2019.

Jazmine (Jaz) Mandujano (Research assistant 2016-2018) received her B.S. in Human Development in 2018.

Michelle Lopez (Research Assistant, 2017-2018) received her B.A. in Chicano/a Studies and minor in Human Development and Education in 2018. 

Amunique (Ty) Brownridge (Research Assistant, 2017-2018) received her B.S in Human Development and Psychology in 2018. 

Wendy Arias (Research Assistant, 2016-2018) 

Aracely Larreynaga (Research Assistant, 2017-2018) received her B.A. in Psychology and B.S. in Human Development fin 2018. She went on to pursue a M.A. degree in the Counselor Education Program at CSUS.

Bree Weeden (Research Assistant, 2017)

Melissa Kumnoonsate (Lead Research Assistant, 2016-2017)

Nataly Florian (Research Assistant, 2017)

Monika Heera (Research Assistant, 2016-2017)

Whitney Estrada (Research Assistant, 2016-2017) received a B.S in Clinical Nutrition in 2017.

Kimberly Nguyen (Research Assistant, 2016-2017 received a B.S. in Clinical Nutrition in 2017.

Esther Gao (Research Assistant, 2016-2017)

Amabel Zapien (Research Assistant, 2017)

Stacey Ho (Lead Research Assistant, 2014-2017) received a B.S. in Human Development & Psychology in 2017. 

Erica Lardizabal (Research Assistant (2015-2017) received a B.S. in Human Development in 2017.

Kelly Chang (Research Assistant, 2016-2017) received a B.S. in Clinical Nutrition in 2017.

Esther Ebuehi (Lead Research Assistant, 2014-2017) received a B.S. in both Human Development and Psychology in 2017. 

Debadrita (Deb) Mondal (Lead Research Assistant, 2014-2016) received a B.S in Exercise Biology in 2016. 

Gregory Lum (Research Assistant, 2015-2016) received a B.S. in Clinical Nutrition in 2015.  

Daniel Weisz (Research Assistant, 2016) received a B.S. in Human Development in 2016. 

Rachel Evtuch (Research Asistant, 2015-2016) received a B.S. in Nutrition Science in 2016. 

Mariam Hameed (Research Assistant, 2014-2016) received a B.S. in Human Development in 2016. 

Taylor King (Research Assistant, 2015-2016) received a B.S. in Human Development and minor in Community Nutrition in 2016. 

Kellie Sapad (Research Assistant, 2015-2016) received a B.S. in Human Development in 2016. 

Erika Hapa (Research Assistant, 2015-2016) received a B.S. in Human Development in 2016. 

Yan Hua (Eva) Li (Research Assistant, 2015-2016) received a B.S. in Clinical Nutrition in 2016. 

Eva Prado (Research Assistant, 2015-2016) received a B.S. in Human Development in 2016.

Katrina Habroun (Research Assistant, 2014-2015) received a B.S. in Clinical Nutrition in 2015. 

Kuai (Queenie) Leong (Research Assistant, 2014-2015) received a B.S. in Human Development in 2015. 

Diana Luu (Research Assistant, 2014-2015) received a B.S. in Human Development in 2015. Diana works as a program coordinator for Charity Cultural Services Center in the Bay Area and hopes to pursue a career in either social work or public health/administration.

Daniel Vice (Research Assistant, 2014-2015) received a B.S. in Human Development in 2014. 

Mimi Giese ( Research Assistant, 2015) received a B.S. in Human Development and minor in Spanish in 2015. 

Juliana Leddy (Research Assistant, 2014-2015) received a B.S. in Human Development in 2015. 

Erin Glasspool (Research Assistant, 2014-2015) received a B.S. in Human Development in 2016. 

Patricia Kamlley (Research Assistant, 2013-2014) received a B.S. in Human Development in 2014. 

Cindy Zhang (Research Assistant, 2013-2014) received a B.S. in Human Development and minor in psychology in 2014.