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Hometown: Fort Collins, Colorado

Smriti joined the lab in Spring of 2022. She graduated CSU in the Spring of 2023 with a B.S. in Psychology with a concentration on clinical and counseling psychology on the pre-medicine track. She currently resides in Rhode Island post-graduation as a research assistant at Brown University, while working remotely for the Graham Behavioral Medicine Lab. Smriti hopes to pursue a medical or doctorate degree to practice therapy and/or medicine. In her free-time she is a volunteer advocate on the Women and Gender Advocacy Center's hotline. She enjoys running, going to the beach, and spending time with her friends and family.

Email: smaskey@lifespan.org / maskey2319@gmail.com 

She/Her/Hers

Hometown: San Diego, California

Taylor joined the lab in the Fall of 2022. She graduated in the Spring of 2024 with a B.S. in psychology. She plans to go to grad school and get a Ph.D. in clinical or counseling psychology to work as a sports psychologist for a collegiate or professional team. Additionally, she would like to teach a college class on health and sports psychology. In her free time, Taylor enjoys swimming, running, watching Schitt’s Creek, and doing puzzles.

Email:  taylorrj@colostate.edu

She/Her/Hers

Hometown: Arvada, Colorado

Payge joined the lab in the Fall of 2023. She will pursuing a B.S. in Psychology with a concentration in mind, brain, and behavior, and a minor in Human Development and Family Studies. Her future goals include obtaining a Ph.D. in clinical/counseling psychology. In her spare time, Payge likes spending time with her dog, painting, hiking, and watching movies.

Email: payge.grieve@colostate.edu

Triston graduated with his Master of Public Health student, concentrating in Physical Activity and Healthy Lifestyles, in Spring 2024. He got his B.S. at CSU in Health and Exercise Science, with a concentration in Health Promotion. He joined the lab in Spring 2024 when he was a MPH student. Triston is super passionate about physical activity as a whole, and in the future he hopes to work with children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and (maybe) eventually get a PhD in prevention medicine. Outside of school and work, he really likes to collect hobbies, and his current favorites are going to the gym, skateboarding, cooking, reading, and watching Denver Nuggets basketball.

Email: triston.mendoza-werner@colostate.edu 

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Hometown: Yunnan, China

Jennifer joined the lab in the summer of 2024. She graduated from Canada with a B.S. in Human Behavior and an M.A. in Management. Jennifer plans to pursue a Ph.D. in counseling / industrial-organizational psychology. In her leisure time, she enjoys traveling and meeting people from all over the world.

Email: chang.nie@colostate.edu

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Samantha is graduating in the Spring of 2025 with a B.S. in Psychology with a concentration in Clinical/Counseling Psychology. Samantha plans to attend graduate school and pursue a career in Clinical/ Counseling psychology. In her free time, she enjoys reading, watching baseball, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.

Email: samxdalsey@gmail.com