Laila Soudi
Sr. Editor-in-Chief
Laila Soudi is a fourth year student planning on obtaining either a Ph.D in neuroscience or an MD. She currently works as a research assistant in two labs: Dr. Aiofe O'Donovan's TELO lab at UCSF/ VA Medical Center, where she examines the effect of psychological stress on various mechanisms of biological aging, and Dr. Mark D'Esposito's lab at UC Berkeley, where she studies the role of dopamine in working memory and cognitive control. Outside of academia, Laila spends most of her time working for Our Seven's World, a company she co-founded in her hometown of Amman, Jordan, to alleviate living conditions of refugees from surrounding countries. She may also very often be found playing with her favorite guy in the whole world, her nephew (pictured on the left).
Laila Soudi is a fourth year student planning on obtaining either a Ph.D in neuroscience or an MD. She currently works as a research assistant in two labs: Dr. Aiofe O'Donovan's TELO lab at UCSF/ VA Medical Center, where she examines the effect of psychological stress on various mechanisms of biological aging, and Dr. Mark D'Esposito's lab at UC Berkeley, where she studies the role of dopamine in working memory and cognitive control. Outside of academia, Laila spends most of her time working for Our Seven's World, a company she co-founded in her hometown of Amman, Jordan, to alleviate living conditions of refugees from surrounding countries. She may also very often be found playing with her favorite guy in the whole world, her nephew (pictured on the left).
Katherine Wood
Jr. Editor in Chief
Katherine Wood is a third-year psychology major, and a Latin/ computer science double minor. She hopes to go to graduate school and conduct research in cognitive and perceptual psychology.
When she is not coding, in class, or in lab, she enjoys ballroom dancing.
Katherine Wood is a third-year psychology major, and a Latin/ computer science double minor. She hopes to go to graduate school and conduct research in cognitive and perceptual psychology.
When she is not coding, in class, or in lab, she enjoys ballroom dancing.
Aida Kohanteb
Sr. Chief Marketing Officer
Aida is a fourth-year student from Los Angeles. She plans on continuing her career in psychology after graduating and completing a Ph.D. She is currently working in a personality research laboratory and is greatly interested in emotion regulation in cultural and social psychology. When not in class or working, Aida can be found enjoying her time with friends and cooking with family.
Aida is a fourth-year student from Los Angeles. She plans on continuing her career in psychology after graduating and completing a Ph.D. She is currently working in a personality research laboratory and is greatly interested in emotion regulation in cultural and social psychology. When not in class or working, Aida can be found enjoying her time with friends and cooking with family.
ALUMNI of the JOURNAL
Fred נַחְשׁוֹן נועם d'Oleire Uquillas
Former Executive Director and Chief Marketing Officer
Fred d'Oleire Uquillas received his B.A. degree (2013) in Psychology from UC Berkeley, where he worked with Mark D'Esposito, MD and Robert Levenson, Ph.D. Recipient of the prestigious NIH Intramural Research Award, he is currently in a two year fellowship with Dr. Rita Z. Goldstein at Mount Sinai School of Medicine studying both cocaine-induced changes in brain circuitry implicated in addiction, cognitive control and reward-seeking behavior, and Intermittent Explosive Disorder as a novel model for poor inhibitory control. When not in the lab or in class, Fred could be found at Cloyne Court Hotel where he helped run the hundred-year-old coop as its President. www.linkedin.com/pub/fred-d-oleire-uquillas/36/b81/188/ Alexandra CarstensenFormer Senior Editor-in-Chief
Human perception is limited to a handful of concrete sensory modalities, from which we manage to construct many complex and highly abstract concepts, categories, and understandings. Alex is interested in the cognitive mechanisms responsible for constructing these understandings and the influences of language, environment, and bodily experience in determining how we think. Her current research investigates cognitive universals and language-aligned variation in spatial categorization, and the role of spatial information in time perception with regards to theories of analogy, magnitude, and mental metaphor. Wesley JacksonExecutive Layout & Web Design
Wesley Jackson is a cognitive science major studying auditory perception and computer music. He assists research at the Bao Laboratory of Auditory Perception and the Center for New Music and Audio Technologies. He is currently researching molecular bases of tinnitus. Staci Ja Yoon Heo
Editor and Marketing
Staci is a double major in business and psychology. She is very passionate about peer counseling as well as clinical, social, and developmental psychology. She also loves writing diaries and poems, listening to her friends talk, and decorating pictures with Photoshop. Jarrod Butler
Editor
Jarrod Butler graduated in 2013 as a psychology major. He was a research assistant in the Relationships and Social Cognition Lab. He enjoys peer counseling, going for mindless drives around Berkeley, and hanging out with his friends. Penelope Rivas
Editor
Penelope's main interest is cognitive and developmental psychology. She aspires to pursue a master's degree in cognitive psychology after graduation. While at Berkeley, she worked with Cal Corps as a mentor for elementary school children with learning difficulties. In her spare time, she enjoys reading the works of Pablo Neruda, Vladimir Nabokov and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Josh See-Tao YeungEditor
Josh is particularly interested in social and biological psychology. He plans to earn a Ph.D in industrial and organizational psychology after graduation. He is involved in several social organizations including Delta Sigma Phi and TASA, and is a TA for the Cantonese Decal class. Outside of school, Josh enjoys playing bridge, mahjong, and table tennis. What he enjoys most is discovering like-minded people and growing together with them both socially and intellectually. |
Bella Rivaldi
Former Senior Editor-in-Chief
Bella Rivaldi received her B.A. degree (2012) in Psychology from UC Berkeley, where she focused here interests in clinical psychology and the onset and treatment of eating disorders. Growing up as a tomboy and avid sports fan, Bella loves to lead an active lifestyle full of activities such as yoga, rock climbing, jogging and hiking in scenic locations. Chardee Galan
Former Senior Editor-in-Chief
Chardee Galan was involved with the journal for 3 years. She also co-founded the undergraduate psychology research conference at Cal (BerkPURC) and has served as its Executive Director for two years. She is currently doing research on the long-term effects of early trauma (physical/sexual abuse & neglect) on psychological functioning. She is particulalry interested in the parent-child interactions in individuals with autism. Sean Trott
Editor
Sean is a psychology major and a music/ linguistics minor. He is really interested in music and language cognition. In his free time, he enjoys reading, playing tennis, and composing music. Jeff Capps
Editor
Jeff Capps is a media studies and psychology double major, interested in consumerism, sleep, communication, cultural anthropology, education, and social, personality and developmental psychology. He enjoys filming, watching movies, discovering new music, and exploring outdoors. In the future, he hopes to build a career in film and multimedia production. Meghan Wynne
Editor
Meghan Wynne is a senior double major in molecular and cell biology and psychology. She is very interested in the intersection between the two and how they both influence behavior and the development of pathologies. In her free time, she enjoys playing guitar and reading and is also a research assistant in Tania Lombrozo's Concepts and Cognition Lab. Sophia Kim
Editor
Sophia is a psychology major. Her specific passion lies in developmental, clinical, and social psychology. She is especially interested in studying the correlation between culture and the mind, and gender psychology. She is also passionate about learning foreign languages, and hopes to become fluent in at least five before graduating college. Polly ChenEditor
Polly Chen was involved with the journal from 2008-2009, and co-facilitated a DeCal about designing layouts for research journals (Psych 98/198: Psychology Publications Workshop). She double majored in Psychology and Anthropology and completed an honors thesis titled "Cultural Differences in Perceiving Teasing Within the Family Setting," which was awarded highest honors and won the American Cultures Innovation in Teaching and Student Research Prize in May 2011. She pursued a Masters in Teaching while being a part of Teach for America in Chicago, IL, and is currently teaching at KIPP LA schools in Los Angeles. |