Mahashweta is an international graduate student in the Lifespan Developmental Psychology concentration at NC State from Kolkata, India. They obtained a Master’s in Psychology and a Master’s in Molecular Biology from India. Building on their earlier research on childhood maltreatment, Mahashweta now aims to explore the epigenetic role of stress in adult development. Furthermore, they also wish to extrapolate this work to focus on the impact of cultural differences on developmental stressors, specifically from a South Asian perspective.

Michael is a Ph.D. student in Lifespan Developmental Psychology at NC State. His Master's research in neuroscience and physiology focused on investigating the association between inflammation and depressive-like behavior following early-life stress in guinea pigs. He plans to extend this work by exploring how environmental and genetic factors interact throughout development to affect health outcomes, with a particular interest in the neurobiological mechanisms of stress.

Yefei is a doctoral student in the Lifespan Developmental Psychology program at NC State. Her undergraduate thesis examined the relationship between social activities and frailty in older adults. Her current research focuses on the complex interplay between obesity/overweight status and age-related health outcomes. Yefei is also interested in investigating how psychosocial factors mediate or moderate this relationship.

Former Graduate Student 

M.S. Lifespan Developmental Psychology, North Carolina State University (2023-25)

Current Position: Graduate Assistant Learning Specialist for the Office of Student-Athlete Development at Arizona State University