Current Members

Linlin Luo

Ph.D. in Educational Psychology (specialization in Cognition, Learning, and Development)
Email: linlin.luo@tamu.edu

Bio
Research Interests
  • Self Regulated Learning
  • Learning Strategies
  • Mentoring
  • STEM Education
Career Goal

Tenure track position

Personal Interests

Music, hiking, and traveling

Fanyi Yu

Ph.D. Candidate in Educational Psychology (Developmental Science)
Email: fanyi0622@tamu.edu

Bio
Research Interests
  • Career Identity development
  • Emotions and motivation in learning
  • Underrepresented groups in STEM
Career Goal

Becoming a researcher in an education-related field.

Personal Interests

Cats and dogs, music, badminton, swimming, movies

Noah Koehler

Ph.D. Candidate in Educational Psychology (Research, Measurement & Statistics)
Email: nlkoehler26@tamu.edu

Bio
Research Interests
  • Quantitative research questions
  • Statistical analyses
  • Statistical software and computer code
  • Research design
Career Goal

Psychometrician

Personal Interests

Reading, traveling, and spending time with his dog.

Samantha D. Aguilar

Ph.D. Candidate in Educational Psychology (Developmental Sciences)
Email: samdyanne@tamu.edu

Bio
Research Interests
  • Identity Development
  • Cultural Values in Educational Contexts
  • Intersectionality
  • STEM Learning for historically marginalized students
Career Goal
Tenure-track faculty position at an R1 Institution
Personal Interests

Working out, spending time with my cats, and watching movies

Madelyn Molina

Ph.D. Student in Educational Psychology (Developmental Sciences emphasis)
Email: mhm107@tamu.edu

Bio
Research Interests
  • Parental involvement
  • Student achievement
  • Latinx populations
  • Gender differences
  • Educational aspirations
Career Goal

To teach and conduct research at a college-level institution

Personal Interests

Reading, walks, and spending time with family and dogs

Eliezha Mendoza

Ph.D. Student in Educational Psychology (Developmental Sciences emphasis)
Email: eliezhamendoza@tamu.edu

Bio
Research Interests
  • The socioeconomic challenges and trauma affect on developmental outcomes for students of color (particularly Asian American and Pacific Islander students)
  • Strengths-based early intervention and support programs
Career Goal

To teach in a college-level institution

Personal Interests

Reading, writing, taking care of house plants, and upcycling clothes

Giselle Deleon

Master Student in Educational Psychology (Research, Measurement & Statistics)
Email: gisd23@tamu.edu

Bio
Research Interests
  • Immigration / Acculturation Experiences
  • Cultural Informed Interventions
  • Mental health disparities in minoritized populations
  • Discrimination/ Stigma/ Racism
Career Goal

Tenure track faculty

Personal Interests

Hiking, paddle boarding, and traveling