School of Social and Family Dynamics Graduate Student Association (GSA)

Briana Abarca

Email: bnabarca@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2023
Progress: First-year student
Degrees: B.A. in Psychology, University of California, Riverside; M.A. in Experimental Psychology, California State University, Fullerton
Hometown: Hacienda Heights, CA
Interests: Adolescent development; emotional functioning and academic achievement; household size and structure; cultural factors and contexts
Advisor: Dr. Rebecca White

Clarissa Abidog

Email:cabidog@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2017
Progress: Pre-Masters
Degrees: B.S. Psychology with a minor in Family Studies, Boise State University, Boise, ID
Hometown: Stockton, CA
Interests: Multiracial and Black/African American identity development; racial socialization in minority families; psychological well-being and academic achievement outcomes.
Advisor: Eleanor Seaton

McKay Boyack

Email: mboyack@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2020
Progress: 4th Year
Degrees: B.S. in Family Studies from Brigham Young University
Hometown: Tucson, AZ
Research Interests: Social network analysis, quantitative methodology
Advisor: Dawn DeLay

Karina Cahill

Email:karina.cahill@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2016
Progress: Post-Masters
Degrees: M.S. and B.S. Family and Human Development, Arizona State University
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
Interests: Contextual factors; positive development for Latino youth; academic outcomes and achievement.
Advisor: Kimberly Updegraff

Jenny Chang Zhao

Email:czhao60@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2018
Progress: Pre-Masters
Degrees: B.A. Psychology & B.A. Labor and Employment Relations, Pennsylvania State University
Hometown: Shanghai, China
Interests: How youth is influenced by the contexts in which they are embedded, particularly focusing on how family, neighborhood, and cultural factors might shape Latino adolescent's emotional, psycho-social and behavioral well-being.
Advisor: Rebecca M.B. White

Stephanie Cottam

Email: scottam1@asu.edu
Year: 2nd year
Degrees: Family and Human Development - Masters in progress, accepted into PhD program at ASU Tempe, Arizona
Interest: Mindfulness in parenting, mindfulness in schools, building school and family partnerships
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Lindstrom Johnson

Paul Espinoza

Email: paul.espinoza@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2021
Progress (i.e. second year): Third Year
Degrees: B.S. in Sociology
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Interests: Stats, hiking, horror movies, and travel!
Advisor: Justin Jager

Abigail Gabriel

Email:akgabril1@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2017
Progress: Pre-Masters
Degrees: B.S. Psychology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Hometown: Santa Clara, CA, USA
Areas of Interest: Multiracial and Asian-American identity development; identity integration theory; ethnic/racial socialization; risk and resilience factors in minority populations; critical race and intersectional perspectives
Advisor: Brandon Yoo

Annie Gallagher

Email:Annabella.Gallagher@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2014
Progress: ABD
Degrees: M.S. Family and Human Development, ASU, Tempe; B.S. Human Development and Family Studies, PSU, State College
Hometown: Wallingford, PA
Research Interests: Adolescent Development; Sibling Relationships and Family Processes; Etiology of Aggression; Measurement and Statistical Analyses; Applied Research.
Advisor: Kimberly Updegraff

Aubrey Linn Hoffer

Email:alhoffer@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2018
Progress: 6th Year
Degrees: M.A., Family and Human Development, PhD. pending
Hometown: Chandler, AZ
Interests: Body Image
Advisor: Dawn Delay

Juyoung Kim

Email: jkim@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2019
Progress: Post-Masters
Degrees: M.A. in Child Development, Ewha Womans University; B.S. in Psychology, University of Georgia
Hometown: Seoul, Korea
Interests: children's cognitive development in social context; executive function; theory of mind; memory; peer relationship; cultural effects
Advisor: Monica Tsethlikai

Laura Means Malouf

Email: lmalouf@asu.edu
Degrees: M.S. Psychology
Interests: Asian American racial identity, racism, interracial solidarity, critical consciousness
Advisor: Laura D. Hanish, PhD

Ronae Matriano

Email: rmatrian@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2019
Progress: Pre-Masters
Degrees: B.S. in Biological Sciences (Genetics, Cell & Developmental Biology), B.A. in Asian Pacific American Studies, and Minor in Communication
Hometown: Avondale, AZ
Interests: Asian American racial identity, racism, interracial solidarity, critical consciousness
Advisor: Brandon Yoo

Rachael Perez

Email: rkperez1@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2021

Haining Ren

Email: hren29@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2022
Progress:  Second year in Family and Human Development Program
Degrees: M.S. Psychology, Beijing Normal University; B.S. Psychology, Beijing Normal University
Hometown: Chongqing, China
Interests: Child aggressive behaviors, power dynamics in peer relationships
Advisor: Dr. Laura Hanish

Ariana Ruof

Email: akruof@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2018
Progress: Pre-Masters
Degrees: B.S. in Psychology, B.S. in Family and Human Development
Hometown: Queen Creek, AZ
Interests: Genetic and environmental contributions to children's development of self-regulation
Advisor: Carlos Valiente

Daniel Jose Sanchez

Email: dsanch38@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2023
Progress: 1st Year
Degrees: Bachelor and Master of Arts (both from the University of Northern Colorado), Master of Public Administration (from Arizona State University)
Hometown: Denver, Colorado
Interests: Low-income Latinx families and the roles sibling relationships have in child development in youth through teen years. Latinx families. Gender. Culture. Feminism. Non academic; Reading, Walking my Dog, Calvin, Running/Walking, Going to the Movies, Cooking, Listening to Music/Podcasts, Traveling
Advisor: Dr. Kimberly Updegraff, Ph.D.

Stephanie Thibault

Email: sthibaul@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2019
Progress: Post-Masters
Degrees: B.A. in Psychology from Framingham State University & M.S. in Psychology from Arizona State University
Hometown: Natick, MA
Interests: Peer relationships, peer victimization, & bully perpetration
Advisor: Becky Ladd

Lillian Ramirez Vasquez

Email: lramir45@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2023
Progress: First year
Degrees: BS in Psychology and Family and Human Development and pursuing my PhD in Family and Human Development
Hometown: Tucson, AZ
Interests: I enjoy cooking/baking, being a plant mom, and watching movies!
Advisor: Dr. Tracy Spinrad

Claudia Vega

Email: cavega3@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2019
Progress: Pre-Masters
Degrees: B.A. in Psychology and Sociology (Certificate: Women's and Gender Studies), Florida International University
Hometown: Miami, FL
Research Interests: Family and social context; well-being of Latino/a/x youth and families; intersections of cultural stressors, strengths, adolescent development, and family dynamics on adjustment.
Advisor: Rebecca White

Bobbi Woods

Email:Bobbi.Woods@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2016
Progress: Post-Masters
Degrees: M.S. in Family and Human Development and B.S. in Psychology, Arizona State University
Hometown: Chandler, AZ
Interests: Predictors of interest and success in engineering in elementary school students; implementation/evaluation of engineering-based interventions that aim to increase STEM interst and success in a diverse population of students.
Advisor: Cindy Miller

Kenton Woods

Email:kbwoods@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2016
Progress: Working on dissertation
Degrees: Family and Human Development (BS), Arizona State University. Psychology (BA), Arizona State University
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Interests: Academic tracking and how it impacts student academic outcomes and peer relationships in middle and high school.
Advisor: Dr. Laura Hanish

Xiaoye Xu

Email:xiaoyex1@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2017
Progress: Passed comprehensive exams
Degrees: M.A. Social Psychology, San Francisco State University, CA; B.A. Psychology, Smith College, MA
Hometown: Beijing, China
Interests: Parent-child interaction, Parents' genetic influence on parental behavior, Children's emotion regulation and prosocial behavior; Cultural influence on children's socioemotional development
Advisor: Tracy Spinrad

Daniela Carreon

Email: dacarreo@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2022
Progress (i.e. second year): second year
Degrees: BA in Social Sciences and Ethnic Studies, MA in Sociological Practice
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Interests: Coffee Shops, Astrology, Adventure
Advisor: N/A

Marcus Donaldson

Email: mrdonal1@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2023
Progress (i.e. second year): First Year
Degrees: B.S., Criminal Justice and Criminology (Metropolitan State University of Denver), M.S., Justice Studies (Arizona State University)
Hometown: Coventry, England
Interests: Justice and Equity in Sport, Community and Black Empowerment, Police Violence, Social Media, Racial Equity
Advisor: Dr. Scott Brooks

Debbie Erickson

Email: dperick1@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2023
Progress (i.e. second year): First year
Degrees: B.S. in Sociology, Brigham Young University; M.A. in Sociology, Arizona State University
Hometown: Glendale, AZ
Interests: Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies; Inequalities and Stratification; Intersectionality; Latinx Studies; Media and Popular Culture
Advisor: Nathan Martin

Annie Ferguson

Email: annie.ferguson@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2020
Progress (i.e. second year): 4th Year
Degrees: BA, Environmental Policy & Planning, Western Washington University, 2006; MS/MCRP Sustainable Agriculture and Community & Regional Planning, Iowa State University, 2012
Hometown: Bozeman, Montana
Interests: hiking, eating good food, dancing
Advisor: Monica McDermott

Stacey M. Flores

Email:Stacey.Flores@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2020
Progress: Post-Masters
Degrees: M.Ed. Counseling, Northern Arizona University, AZ; M.Ed. Higher and Postsecondary Education, Arizona State University, AZ; B.A. English, minor Journalism, Delta State University, MS
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Research Interests: Intersection of sport and race; athlete experience; sport psychology; sport sociology; girls and women in sports.
Advisor: Dr. Scott Brooks

Kyle Gresenz

Email: kgresenz@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2020
Progress: 4th Year
Degrees: Master of Public Heath (MPH) in Health Services Administration, University of Arizona; BA in Human Communication, Arizona State University
Hometown: Mesa, AZ
Interests: My research interests focus on intersections of rural geography, queer identity, and healthcare in the United States. I am specifically interested in understanding quantitative measures of healthcare access, healthcare utilization, healthcare barriers, and healthcare disparities for rural queer people relative to urban queer people and rural non-queer people.  Other interests include intervention science and community-based participatory research.
Advisor: Stephen Kulis

Annie Heuscher

Email: aheusche@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2020
Progress: Post-Master's
Degrees: BA, Environmental Planning & Policy, Western Washington University (2005); MA, Sustainable Agriculture & MCRP, Community & Regional Planning, Iowa State University (2012)
Hometown: Bozeman, MT
Research Interests: Critical race studies, critical whiteness theory, anti-racism, social psychology

Sione Lynn PIli Lister

Email: sionelister@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2023
Progress (i.e. second year): 3rd Year
Degrees: B.A. in Sociology from University of Washington, M.A. in Sociology from University of Arizona.
Hometown: Bellevue, WA
Interests: I am interested in how race and colonialism structure the ways we view ourselves, how we are in community with one another, and the versions of the world we imagine are possible.
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Carlson

Angelica Lopez

Email: alope277@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2021

Amina Melendez-Mayfield

Email: apmelend@asu.edu
Cohort year: 2022
Progress: Second year
Degrees: B.S. Sociology: Criminal Justice, Minor(s) American Sign Language & Psychology; Central Michigan University, M.A. Justice Studies; Arizona State University
Hometown: Gurnee, IL
Interest: Queer studies, Intersectionality, Race and Inequalities, Higher Education, Whiteness, Critical Race Theory, Black Geography
Advisor: Dr. Monica McDermott

Rowan "Ro" Greywolf Moore

Email: rowan.moore@asu.edu or rdmoore8@asu.edu (whichever they want to use)
Cohort Year: 2022
Progress (i.e. second year): 2nd year
Degrees: M.A. in Sociology (New Mexico State University, 2022); B.A. in Political Science (University of Louisville, 2020); B.A. in Psychology (University of Louisville, 2014)
Hometown: Louisville, KY / Paha-Sapa
Interests: Indigenous sociology; critical theory; critical methods
Advisor: Nilda Flores-Gonzalez

Roberto Ortega

Email: rorteg24@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2023
Progress (i.e. second year): 1st year
Degrees: B.A. in Chicana/o/x Studies with Sociology minor, M.A. in Sociological Practice
Hometown: Escondido, CA
Interests: Education, school-to-prison pipeline, deviance, policing, Latinx sociology
Advisor: Dr. Anthony Peguero

Henry Pennerman

Hometown: I was born in Vallejo, California; but spent most of my life down in Chula Vista, California.
Degrees:  I completed my Bachelor’s (2008) and Master’s (2015) in Sociology at California State University, San Marcos.
Cohort year: 2023
Interests: Family formations, Relationship dynamics, and masculinity conceptualization & transmission in the Black community. My non-academic interests include almost anything sci-fi, arthouse movies, audiobooks, video games, and trying to exercise.
Advisor:  Dr. Cassandra Cotton

Sarai Richter

Email: sarai.richter@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2023
Progress (i.e. second year): First Year
Degrees: Bachelorette - Anthropology University of Michigan, Bachelorette - Political Science and Certificate in Conflict and Religion, Master's - Human Rights and Social Justice.
Hometown: Michigan
Interests: Feminist theory, Transnational Feminist Solidarity, Mutual Aid, Decolonization, Dis-Enchantment of Aid, Nonprofit Industrial Complex, Southeast Asia, Cambodia.
Advisor: Dr. Andrew Le

Jean Abigail (Abby) Saavedra

Email: abbysaavedra@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2020
Progress: 4th Year
Degrees: M.S. in Clinical Psychology; B.S. in Psychology (Biology emphasis) and Human Development
Hometown: Tracy, CA
Interests: The psychology of Ethnic Studies education, critical consciousness and sociopolitical development, familial and school racial socialization, Asian American racial identity
Advisor: Dr. Hyung Chol (Brandon) Yoo

Daniel Tei

Email: dtei1@asu.edu
Cohort year: 3rd year
Degrees: M.S. Applied Criminology, Northern Arizona University; B.A. Social Sciences (Sociology & Economics), University of Cape Coast
Hometown: Somanya, Ghana.
Interest: Immigration, law and society.
Advisors: Anthony Peguero and Leslie Paik

Aaron Thompson

Email: aathomp1@asu.edu    
Cohort Year: 2022
Progress: Second year
Degrees: 2007 B.A.: Journalism and Media Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2022: M.A.: Sociology, Arizona State University
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Interests: Sociotechnical System, Institutional Trust, Decision Making, Political Engagement, Deviance
Advisor: Nilda Flores-Gonzales

Arianna Quetzal Vargas

Email: aqvargas@asu.edu
Cohort Year: 2020
Progress (i.e. second year): Third Year
Degrees: B.S Health Education; B.A. Latina/o Studies; Minor in Education; M.A. Ethnic Studies
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Interests: Watching sports my teams are the Golden State Warriors, Giants, 49rs and Raiders
Advisor: Rocío Garcia

2022 Graduates

Brittney Alexander, Advisor: Richard Fabes

Brandon Clifford, Advisor: Natalie Eggum

Khaerannisa Cortes, Advisor: Becky Ladd and Gary Ladd

Jayley Janssen, Advisor: Eleanor Seaton, Tracy Spinrad, Richard Fabes

Diana L. Jenkins, Advisor: Carol Martin

Yen-Lin Lee, Advisor: Dawn DeLay and Richard Fabes

Longfeng Li, Advisor: Carlos Valiente

Jamie Theresa Lopez, Advisor: Tracy Spinrad

Ana Maria Melenez Guevara, Advisor: Sarah Lindstrom Johnson

Kamryn Morris, Advisor: Eleanor Seaton and Sarah Lindstrom Johnson

Sarah Parks, Advisor: Brandon Yoo

Daye Son, Advisor: Kimberly Updegraff

Stephan Scrofani, Advisor: Carol Martin

Jingyi Xu, Advisor: Natalie Eggum

2021 Graduates

Stefanie Fuentes, Advisor: Adriana Umana-Taylor

Ashley Fraser, Advisor: Tracy Spinrad

Matthew Nielson, Advisor: Carol Martin

2020 Graduates

Annabelle Lin Atkin, Advisor: Brandon Yoo

Rachel Cook, Advisor: Natalie Wilkens

Diana Gal-Szabo, Advisor: Tracy Spinrad

Chanler Hilley, Advisor: Sarah Lindstrom Johnson

Kevin Korous, Advisor: José M. Causadias

Matthew Nielson, Advisor: Carol Martin

Michelle Pasco, Advisor: Rebecca M. B. White

Shannon Rupp, Advisor: Steve Elliott

Sonya Xinyue Xiao, Advisors: Tracy Spinrad, Carol Martin

2019 Graduates

M. Dalal Safa, Advisor: Rebecca M.B. White

Lauren van Huisstede, Advisor: Keith Crnic

Danielle Seay, Advisor: Adriana Umaña-Taylor

Danming An, Advisor: Natalie Wilkens

2018 Graduates

Rebecca Berger, Advisor: Carlos Valiente

Larissa Gaias, Advisor: Sarah Lindstrom Johnson

Ray Reichenberg, Advisor: Roy Levy

2017 Graduates

Casey Sechler, Advisor: Gary Ladd

2016 Graduates

Naomi Andrews, Advisor: Laura Hanish

Diamond Bravo, Advisor: Adriana Umaña-Taylor

Katherine (Kat) Cheng, Advisor: Jenefer Husman

Dawn England, Advisor: Carol Martin

Idean Ettekal, Advisor: Gary Ladd

Flora Farago, Advisor: Beth Swadener

Ryan Field, Advisor:Carol Martin

Kristen Granger, Advisor: Laura Hanish

Amy Pennar, Advisor: Bob Bradley

Franklin Poulsen, Advisor: F. Scott Christopher

Krista Puruhito, Advisor: Jenefer Husman

Adam Rogers, Advisor: Kimberly Updegraff

Samantha Sang, Advisor: Kimberly Updegraff

Linlin Zhang, Advisor: Natalie Wilkens

2015 Graduates

Crystal Bryce, Advisor: Robert Bradley

Laura Clary, Advisor: Becky Ladd

Erin Gaskin, Advisor: Sandra Simpkins

Shawna Petersen, Advisor: Richard Fabes

Chara Price, Advisor: Sandra Simpkins

2014 Graduates

Priscilla M. Goble, Advisors: Laura Hanish and Carol Martin

Elizabeth Harvey-Mendoza, Advisor: Adriana Umaña-Taylor

Danyel Vargas Moosmann, Advisor: Mark Roosa