Education
University of Rochester
Bachelor's in Brain and Cognitive Sciences Bachelor's in Psychology 2024 - 2028
Work & Publications
Department of Psychology - David Dodell-Feder, PhD, Associate Professor
Lab Manager & Research Assistant
Investigating cognition in Social Cognition and Psychopathology Lab
Supervising and training undergraduates for lab projects and participant engagement
Collaborating on designing new studies and optimally leading current studies
Supervising social isolation study and organizing experiments
Utilizing Box system for data encoding
Helped pilot Affect Recognition study using visual evoked potential (VEP), electroretinography (ERG), and a cognitive battery
Developing social cognition assessment stimuli
Participating in research team meetings with Principal Investigator and graduate students
Conducting literature searches
Atlantic Health Sleep Center - Matthew Epstein, MD, Pulmonology and Allergy Associates
Research Intern/Co-Author
Co-author on manuscript submission '26: Atlantic Sleep Hygiene Questionnaire (ASHQ)
Physician Heal Thyself – A Novel Approach to Improve Sleep in Post-Graduate Medical Trainees (Click for paper)
Development of a Novel Multidimensional Questionnaire to Evaluate Sleep Hygiene (Click for paper)
Co-authored presentations at CHEST and APSS conferences
Developed a sleep hygiene questionnaire
Conducted a validity study with 700 participants
Contributed to a manuscript and research meetings
Designed a pre-treatment questionnaire for FruitStreet (CDC-approved telehealth behavioral health program)
Kessler Foundation, NJ - Clinical Experience
Intern
Department of Neurology, URMC - Kelly Spahr, M.Div, BCC, Chaplain
Neuropalliative Care Volunteer
Psi Chi International Society in Psychology
Vice President
Gamma Phi Beta
Educational Vice President
Coordinating with advisors on creating and executing member retention plan
Supervising the work of officers in Education Department
Serving as member and communicator for chapter's executive council
Setting goals with officers and leading department meetings
Coordinating sisterhood retreat and senior celebration week
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences - Kevin Davis, Associate Professor, Neural Foundations of Behavior
BCSC110 Teaching Assistant
Good Grief, NJ - Clinical Experience / Community Engagement
Intern
Volunteered at a non-profit mental health center supporting grieving children, teens, adults, and families
Assisted with community programming and outreach events
Facilitated Nights of Support groups using a peer support model
Participated in group supervision, 8 hours virtual training, and 3-day, 24 hour in-person facilitator training workshop
AP Capstone Research Project
Test Anxiety and Perfectionism (Click for paper)
Designed an independent research project exploring the link between test anxiety and perfectionism in high school students
Developed a comprehensive literature review and designed the research methodology
Authored a paper that was used as a model for the 2023-24 AP Research class
Published paper in Fall 2023



