University of Pittsburgh

Jaime earned her Bachelor's degree in Psychology major with a minor in sociology from the University of Pittsburgh in Spring 2024. She is currently a research specialist for the EMBRACE lab in the Psychiatry Department at the University of Pittsburgh.

She plans to pursue a PhD in Clinical Psychology. Her research interests are in suicide risk, close relationships, and eating disorders in adolescent populations.

Her acts of self care include making sure she makes time in her schedule to spend time with friends.

University of Pittsburgh

Jayati Agrawal is a senior at the University of Pittsburgh. She is currently studying Neuroscience with a minor in Chemistry on the Pre-Medicine track. Her research interests include studying suicide risk and personality/mood disorders, specifically major depressive disorder.

She plans to go to medical school and pursue a career in psychiatry.

For her self-care routine, she loves spending time with her friends!

University of Pittsburgh

Claudia is a senior at the University of Pittsburgh studying psychology and economics with a minor in law, criminal justice, and society. She is currently a research assistant in the Mechanisms of Antagonism Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh and pursuing her honors thesis.

She plans to pursue a PhD in Clinical Psychology. Her research interests include personality and mood disorders, behavioral economics, and suicide risk in adolescents.

University of Pittsburgh

Shelby is a senior at the University of Pittsburgh studying Psychology and Sociology with a minor in applied statistical analysis. She is currently working as a research assistant for the ACE study at the University of Pittsburgh.

Her research interests include suicide research, specifically in the autistic adolescent population. Shelby is in the process of applying to Clinical Psychology PhD programs.

For her self-care routine, she likes to bake pumpkin bread.

University of Pittsburgh

Anna earned her Bachelor's in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh in Spring 2024. She is currently pursuing advanced training in the field of nursing.

Her self care routine includes cooking/baking, crocheting, and sleeping.

University of Pittsburgh

Jenny earned her Bachelor's in Psychology and Linguistics from the University of Pittsburgh in Spring 2024. She completed her honor's thesis, The Relationship between Inhibitory Control and Adults’ L2 Vocabulary Learning Ability, under the mentorship of Dr. Natasha Tokowicz in the Psycho-Linguistic Underpinning of Multilingualism (PLUM) Laboratory.

She plans to pursue graduate training in either clinical psychology or cognitive psychology. Her research interests include mental health issues among bilingual community and second language acquisitions.

For her self-care routine, she likes to stay at home and cook some nice food while playing some music.

Gwen is a pre-med junior studying Psychology with a minor in Japanese Language at the University of Pittsburgh.

They are interested in researching suicide, social anxiety, and self-harm behaviors. Gwen’s future plans are to attend medical school and become a psychiatrist.

For her self-care routine, she likes to play video games and journal.