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Isabella Mesa
Hi! My name is Isabella and I’m a fourth year at UC San Diego. I’m majoring in General Biology and Clinical Psychology. I joined NSTAR in January of 2025 because I wanted to explore the research field in topics that were of great importance to me such as addiction, anxiety, and how neurology can reveal more about mental health disorders. I love learning so gaining research experience appealed to me greatly. In the lab I do data entry, backup and merging (I love data :) ) as well as phone screening, helping with scans and running treatment sessions. Outside of lab, I love to read, watch horror movies, go out to eat with friends and spend time with my two weenie dogs! I’m not fully sure what the future holds for me, but continuing my education further in either a graduate program or medical school is important to me because I want to continue to learn things and help others. -
Kaleah Felan
Hello! My name is Kaleah, I am a 4th year transfer student at UCSD majoring in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience! I joined NSTAR in Spring of 2025, and have been so excited to learn more about the clinical and research side of psychology, especially in a lab environment. I hope to eventually work more within this field and become a research coordinator after graduation. As a research assistant, I was given the role of screening lead. I help oversee all tasks related to screening new possible participants, including scheduling, evaluating, managing data, and ensuring everything is as up to date as possible! Outside of the lab, I love to scrapbook, hunt for new songs and artists on Spotify, work on my car, and love to play all types of video games! I have recently built my own gaming PC, and have done a lot of independent work on my car as well. Long down the line, I hope to eventually become a Neuropsychologist, a field I have a lot of passion and excitement for!
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Ryyan Khan
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Lucja Alarid
Hi, my name is Lucja. I am an incoming fourth year student at UCSD majoring in Clinical Psychology and minoring in Sociology. I joined SNL in late May 2025. My goals here are to learn as much as I can about the field and research process, and gain as much valuable experience as I can in the process. My goals after graduation are to move on to grad school and complete a PhD in Clinical Psychology. I have yet to come to a final decision on what I will research, but my current interests align with SNL research topics, primarily anxiety. I have a passion for helping people, which leads me to sharing my ultimate goal that I hope to achieve through all my work: helping individuals in any way I can. Outside of academia, I enjoy puzzles of any sort (but mostly jigsaw puzzles), painting, and being outdoors whether it's to hike, paddleboard, or just read a book in the sun.