Research Experience
Undergraduate Research Assistant
June - August 2023​
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Mentor: Georg E. Matt Ph.D.
Center for Tobacco and the Environment
Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA, United States
Research lab with the mission to advance our understanding of the relationships among thirdhand smoke exposure and human health
2023 NextGen Smoke & Vape-Free Latinx Scholars
Summer Research Presentations
Oral Presentation
August 11, 2023
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA, United States
2024 San Diego State University Student Symposium (S3)
Poster Presentation
March 1-3, 2024
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA, United States
Undergraduate Research Assistant
August 2024 - June 2025
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Mentors: Phillip J. Holcomb Ph.D. & Katherine J. Midgley Ph.D.
NeuroCognition Lab
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA, United States
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While at the NeuroCognition Lab I worked closely with:
Francesca Pesciarelli Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical, Metabolic, and Neural Sciences
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE)
Modena, Italy
Fullbright Visiting Scholar
November 2024 - June 2025
Cognitive neuroscience research lab looking at the neuronal basis of language comprehension and production, primarily through event-related potentials (ERPs), to track the sequence and timing of neural events of language processes in the brain
2025 San Diego State University Student Symposium (S3)
Oral Presentation
February 28, 2025
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA, United States
2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS)
Oral Presentation
October 17, 2025
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA, United States
2025 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS)
Poster Presentation
November 19-22, 2025
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA, United States
Undergraduate Research Assistant
June 2025 - present​
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Mentor: Jessica McCurley Ph.D., MPH
Health Innovation, Justice, and Action (HIJA) Lab
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA, United States
Health psychology and health-related social needs research lab with a focus on health disparities, depression, cardiometabolic diseases, behavioral intervention development and behavioral economics, worker and migrant health, implementation science, and community-based participatory research
MARC SCHOLAR
