Current Members
Postdoctoral Fellows
Linlin Luo
Research Scientist
Degree: Ph.D. in Educational Psychology (specialization in Cognition, Learning, and Development)
Email: linlin.luo@tamu.edu
Research Interests
- Self-regulated learning
- Teaching and learning strategies
- Mentoring in STEM education
- Talent development and creativity
Career Goals
- Tenure-track faculty position
- Developing a line of research and intervention programs that integrates self-regulated learning with academic/talent mentoring to foster student mentees’ self-regulated learning as well as the co-regulation of mentors and mentees
Personal Interests
- Hiking, travel, cooking, language learning, and reading
Graduate Students
Fanyi Yu
Ph.D. Student in Educational Psychology (Developmental Science)
Email: fanyi0622@tamu.edu
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
Samantha D. Aguilar
Doctoral Candidate in Educational Psychology (Developmental Sciences)
Email: samdyanne@tamu.edu
Research Interests
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Identity Development
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Cultural Values in Educational Contexts
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Intersectionality
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STEM Learning for historically marginalized students
Career Goal
Personal Interests
Working out, Spending time with my cats, Watching movies
Holly Miller
Ph.D. Student in Curriculum & Instruction - Science Education
Email: hamiller@tamu.edu
Research Interests
- Teaching and learning in science laboratory classrooms
- Undergraduate biology education
- Science identity development
- Equity in science education
Career Goal
Dual-appointment faculty member in biology and science education
Personal Interests
Plants, baking, puzzles, horseback riding, movies, TV
Qiyue Zhang
Ph.D. Student in Educational Psychology (Research, Measurement & Statistics)
Email: qiyue.zhang@tamu.edu
Research Interests
- Motivation in STEM education
- Mentoring network
- Chemistry education
- Longitudinal Modeling
- Structural Equation Modeling
Career Goal
Tenure track position
Personal Interests
Music
Weiqi (Connie) Guo
Ph.D. Student in Educational Psychology (Bilingual/ESL Education)
Email: connie.guo@tamu.edu
Research Interests
- Second and foreign language acquisition
- Pragmatics teaching and learning
- Bilingual development
Career Goal
To teach in a college-level institution
Personal Interests
Gardening, Crafting
Giselle Deleon
Master Student in Educational Psychology (Research, Measurement & Statistics)
Email: gisd23@tamu.edu
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, traveling
Undergraduate Students
Carla Reyes Ortiz
Undergraduate Student in Biomedical Sciences
Email: reyescar_3@tamu.edu
Research Interests
- Health Disparities between genders
- Underrepresented students in STEM
- Neurodivergence in K-12 Students
Career Goal
- Medical School and Neuroscience Research
Personal Interests
Road cycling, cooking and music
Elira Martin
Undergraduate Student in Neuroscience
Email: emmart@tamu.edu
Research Interests
- Neurodivergence in the public education system
- The effects of psychiatric medications in children
- The misdiagnoses of mental health problems in women/minorities
Career Goal
- Child Psychiatrist and Researcher
Personal Interests
Reading, dancing, traveling, and movies
Samara Shafley
Undergraduate Student in Psychology
Email: srshafley@tamu.edu
Research Interests
- Underrepresented groups in STEM fields
- Anxiety’s effects on athletic performance
Career Goal
- Counseling Psychologist or Sports Psychologist
Personal Interests
Horseback riding, animals, music, and baking
Noreen Ezzat
Undergraduate Student in Psychology with a minor in Health
Research Interests
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mental health of STEM student
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health disparities in minorities
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women’s education achievement gaps
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the psychology of happiness
Career Goal
Personal Interests
Shopping, listening to music, dancing, crafting, and painting
Samiksha Sriramla
Undergraduate Student in Public Health
Email: samiksha.sriramla@tamu.edu
Research Interests
- Healthcare disparities in differing socioeconomic areas
- Developmental Toxicology
- Prenatal & maternal health
Career Goal
Physician Assistant
Personal Interests
Baking, Music, Playing the piano
Natalia Juarez
Undergraduate Student in Mathematics
Email: nataliajuarez@tamu.edu
Research Interests
- Underrepresented groups in STEM
- Postsecondary success among Latinx
Career Goal
Personal Interests
Cooking, sewing, and music