Alumni

Bianca Braun
Research Assistant
Bianca was born and raised in Germany. After high school, she spent two years as an Au Pair in New York before enrolling into the Honors College of her local community college. While continuing to work as a live-in nanny full-time, she excelled in her...
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Yesi Camacho Torres
Research Assistant
Graduate Student
Yesi received her Ed.M in Human Development and Psychology with a concentration in Child Advocacy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2019. Before joining the Stress and Development Lab, she served as a research coordinator at the Gabrieli...
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Amy Carolus
Senior, Harvard University
Amy is a current senior at Harvard College studying Cognitive Neuroscience and Evolutionary Psychology. Throughout her undergrad experience, she has developed a deep interest in emotions, mental health, and risk factors for psychopathology. She is...
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Shumin Chen
Master's Student, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Shumin is a current master student in the Prevention Science and Practice program at Harvard Graduate School of Education. She graduated from Brandeis University in 2020 with an honor B.A.in Psychology and Computer Science. She is passionate about...
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Natalie Colich
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Natalie Colich earned her B.A. in Psychology from Stanford University in 2009 and her Ph.D. from Stanford University in 2017. Her graduate work focused on adolescent neurodevelopment and the onset and maintenance of depression in adolescence. More...
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Amanda G. Cruz
Research Assistant, Fordham University
Amanda graduated from Mercy College (Dobbs Ferry, NY) in 2019 with distinction and an M.S. in Psychology. In addition to her role as a Research Assistant in Harvard University’s Stress and Development Lab, she is currently supporting research efforts...
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Naomi Daniel, MA
Research Coordinator
Naomi (she/her) graduated from Cornell University in 2022 with a B.A. in Psychology, concentrating in Behavioral and Evolutionary Neuroscience, and a minor in Biological Sciences. During her undergraduate career, Naomi was a research assistant at Cornell...
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Francesca Davy-Falconi
Research Team Manager
Francesca graduated from Boston University in 2021 with a BA in Philosophy & Neuroscience and a Minor in Psychology. During her undergraduate career, she researched the biological mechanisms underlying Alzheimer’s disease, as well as the interaction of...
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Jesus De Luna
Research Coordinator
Jesus (jē′zəs) is a first-generation student who graduated with honors from Rutgers University in 2020 with a B.A. in Psychology and a Minor in Cognitive Science. At Rutgers University, he was a member of the Human Computational Cognition Lab, where he...
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