About
I am a health psychologist with interest in the biopsychosocial causes and effects of health-related behaviours, particularly eating behaviour. I earned a PhD in Health Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles (2018) and completed postdoctoral training in Developmental Science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2020) and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2022).
I support students from diverse backgrounds (e.g., first-generation students, students from deprived neighbourhoods, racial/ethnic minorities) and I would be pleased to hear from prospective PhD students with the following areas of research interest:
-Identifying biopsychological pathways by which socioeconomic factors influence eating and other health-related behaviours
-Investigating how to change expectations about the emotional effects of different foods
Prizes or Honours
- Early Career Award (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2021)
- Health Psychology Graduate Award for Most Outstanding Research Paper (University of California, Los Angeles, 2018)
- Dissertation Research Award (American Psychological Association, 2017)
Funded Fellowships
- Intramural Research Training Award (National Institutes of Health, 2020 - 2022)
- T32 Fellowship for Training in Developmental Science to Improve Child Health and Well-Being (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2018 - 2020)
- Graduate Research Fellowship (National Science Foundation, 2015 - 2018)