Alexis Lacross – Undergrad Research Assistant
Alexis graduated in May 2024 with a bachelors degree in Psychological Sciences. While in the lab, Alexis’s interests included child development, particularly in the face of trauma and adversity, and contributed the majority of her time in the lab coding certain projects in R as well as researching various topics.
Amanda Conrod – Undergrad Research Assistant
Amanda graduated in May 2024 with a double major in Allied Health Sciences and Speech Language & Hearing Sciences. Amanda plans to pursue a graduate degree in the field of Speech Language Pathology and hopes to work with children in a clinical setting.
Amrita Sapkota – Undergrad Research Assistant
Amrita graduated in May 2024 with a bachelors degree in Psychological Sciences. While in the lab, Amrita’s interests included the impacts of early life experiences on development across the lifespan.
Andrew Guerra – Undergrad Research Assistant
Andrew is a fourth year undergraduate student at the University of Connecticut majoring in Psychological Sciences. While in the lab, his interests included exploring developmental psychology.
Dana Parrott – Undergrad Research Assistant
Dana graduated in May 2024 with a bachelors degree in Psychological Sciences and had been working with Dr. Miller as a research assistant since January 2023. She plans on receiving a masters in clinical mental health counseling and later hopes to obtain a PhD in psychology. While in the lab, Dana’s research interests included understanding empathy, resilience, how trauma affects us as well as studying how we find our life purpose.
Isha Mehta – Undergrad Research Assistant
Isha graduated in May 2024 with a bachelors in Allied Health Sciences and minor in Psychological Sciences. While in the lab, Isha’s interests included adverse childhood experiences and how that impacts a child’s development. Isha plans to apply to dental school.
Keri Pietro – Undergrad Research Assistant
Keri graduated in May 2024 with a bachelors in Psychological Sciences and minor in Business Fundamentals.
Megan Ciraco – Undergrad Research Assistant
Megan graduated in May 2024 with a bachelors in Psychological Sciences and a double minor in Neuroscience and Human Development and Family Sciences. While in the lab, her interets included exploring the effects of early childhood relationships and experiences on social and emotional development.
Kendall Yang – Undergrad Research Assistant
Kendal graduated in Fall 2023 with a bachelors in Psychological Sciences. She is currently pursuing her Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness masters at NYU. While in the lab, Kendall’s interests included the impact of family and schooling on children’s development and mental health. Kendall plans to pursue a graduate degree in developmental psychology.
Valerie Gomez – Undergrad Research Assistant
Valerie graduated in May 2024 with a bachelors in Psychological Sciences.