Lab Manager: 2023-2025
Research Assistant: 2022-2023
Email: portega01@csu.fullerton.edu; portega0123@gmail.com
Paulina worked as the lab manager from 2023-2025, leading the study Understanding History and Solutions to Conflict, and her independent project Understanding Emerging Adult Latina Women's Perceptions of Mental Health. She graduated from CSU Fullerton during the fall of 2024, majoring in Psychology as a part of the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program and a Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholar. Paulina aims to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with an interest in strength-based and community-based research. As of 2025, she is working as a Clinical Research Coordinator for the CALM Program at UC Berkeley. During her free time, Paulina enjoys reading, hiking, and listening to music.
Email: sebastianlopez_14@csu.fullerton.edu
Sebastian was a research assistant and led the project A Comparative Study: Understanding the College Experience from the Eyes of Latinx and White Undergraduate Students while assisting on other projects. He graduated from CSU Fullerton in 2024, majoring in Psychology and minoring in African American Studies as a part of the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program and a Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholar. Sebastian was admitted in the Fall 2025 to the Department of Education, Gevirtz Graduate School of Education for a PhD in Education -- GGSE (EDUC) and an MA in Education -- GGSE (EDUC) at the University of California, Santa Barbara. During his free time, he enjoys trying new restaurants, playing soccer, and going to the beach.
Email: gammari@csu.fullerton.edu
Georget was an undergraduate research assistant, as well as a Ronald E. McNair and Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholar. She managed a project investigating Gen Z LGBTQ+ coming out experiences while focusing her thesis on the use of social media within participants' identity development. Georget graduated from CSU Fullerton in Spring 2025, majoring in Psychology and minoring in Adolescent Development. She aims to pursue a Ph.D. in Social Psychology/Communications and is interested in investigating social media’s role in identity, community, and attitude development amongst diverse youth. Outside of the lab, Georget likes to crotchet, read, and participate in her sword fighting club.