Research Team

Farin Bakhtiari, Ph.D.

Ph.D., Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Texas at Austin (UT)

M.A., General Experimental Psychology, California State University Northridge (CSUN)

B.A., Psychology, CSUN

Active Members

Muneeb Afnani,B.S.

MA Student, General Experimental Psychology (Ph.D. Prep program) at Fresno State

B.S. Psychology, University of the Pacific

Jennifer Velasco,B.A.

MA Student, General Experimental Psychology (Ph.D. Prep program) at Fresno State

B.A. Psychology, Fresno State

Certificate:Alcohol & Drug Abuse, Fresno State

Career goal: I plan to pursue a Ph.D degree in Developmental Psychology. More specifically, I want to be a professor and conduct research that will give back to science and the public knowledge.

Daniela Rodriguez

B.A. Psychology Student, Fresno State (expected graduation is May 2025)

Career goal: I plan to pursue a master's degree in school counseling, with the long-term goal of becoming a high school guidance counselor where I can help students in their social emotional, academic, and college/career development.

Past Members

Simranjeet Sekhon

B.A. Psychology Student, Fresno State (expected graduation is May 2025)

Career goal: I plan to pursue a PhD in Gender and Feminist Psychology. Eventually, I aspire to become a professor, where I can continue researching and teach.

Cristobal (Cris) Burke, B.A.

B.A. Psychology, Fresno State (2023)

Career goal: Clinical psychologist

Analisa G. Padilla,B.A.

MA Student, General Experimental Psychology (Ph.D. Prep program) at Fresno State

B.A. Psychology, Fresno State

Career goal: Pursue a Ph.D. degree in Human Development and Family Science and secure a faculty position within the California State University system.

Valentina Vivas Castaneda, B.A.

B.A. Psychology, Fresno State

Education goal: Educational psychologist

Career goal: Create my own non-profit focusing on improving children’s education and learning

Nicolette L. Fierro

Community College Student, Reedley College (in progress to transfer to a 4-year college)

Career goal: I aspire to pursue a PhD in Clinical Psychology, as I plan to become a clinical psychologist who conducts research related to the treatment and prevention of mental disorders.

Natalia Pilavian

B.A. Psychology Student, Fresno State (expected graduation is December 2024)

Career goal: Clinical Psychologist

Additional past members of the PREPARE Lab:

Alexis Smiley, B.A.
Raed Shalan, B.A.
William Rivera, B.A.
Leslie Nunez-Rubeldo, B.A.

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