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HSRI Student Members

Please click on Student Member names below to learn more about graduate student members’ research in HSRI. Current UC Merced graduate students who are engaged in human health-related research, and whose advisors are members of HSRI, are eligible to become HSRI Student Members. Contact hsri@ucmerced.edu for more information, or apply online for student membership.


Muhammad Hassaan Ahmed
Muhammad Hassaan Ahmed
Graduate Student
Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering
Advisor: Prof. Sachin Goyal
Elizabeth Amankwah
Elizabeth Amankwah
Graduate Student
Public Health
Advisor: Prof. Alec Chan-Golston
Hoda Arab Zadeh
Hoda Arab Zadeh
Graduate Student
Materials, and Biomaterials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering
Advisor: Prof. Kara McCloskey
Natalie Beylin
Natalie Beylin
Graduate Student
Psychological Sciences, School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts
Advisor: Prof. Matthew Zawadzki
Ellis Cain
Ellis Cain
Graduate Student
Cognitive & Information Sciences
Advisor: Prof. Rachel Ryskin
Charlie Coward
Charlie Coward
Graduate Student
Psychological Sciences, School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts
Advisors: Prof. Deborah Wiebe, Prof. Jennifer Howell
Pablo Curiel
Pablo Curiel
Graduate Student
Applied Mathematics, School of Natural Sciences
Advisor: Prof. Erica Rutter
Ranjan Das
Ranjan Das
Graduate Student
Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering
Advisor: Prof. Sachin Goyal
Arefeh Ebadati
Arefeh Ebadati
Graduate Student
Quantitative & Systems Biology, School of Natural Sciences
Advisor: Prof. Clarissa Nobile
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Emily Ernst
Graduate Student
Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts
Advisor: Prof. Andrea Polonijo
Selina Espinoza
Selina Espinoza
Graduate Student
Psychological Sciences, School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts
Advisor: Prof. Anna Epperson
Michelle Franco
Michelle Franco
Graduate Student
Psychological Sciences, School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts
Advisors: Profs. Kristina Backer and Heather Bortfeld
Adan Gallardo
Adan Gallardo
Graduate Student
Quantitative & Systems Biology, School of Natural Sciences
Advisor: Prof. Bercem Dutagaci
Kesia Garibay
Kesia Garibay
Graduate Student
Public Health, School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts
Advisor: Prof. Nancy Burke
Olivia Gawel
Olivia Gawel
Graduate Student
Cognitive & Information Sciences
Advisor: Prof. Rachel Ryskin
Yasemin Gokcen
Yasemin Gokcen
Graduate Student
Cognitive & Information Sciences, School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts
Advisor: Prof. David Noelle
Brandon Imstepf
Brandon Imstepf
Graduate Student
Applied Mathematics, School of Natural Sciences
Advisor: Prof. Suzanne Sindi
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Jesselynn Labelle
Graduate Student
Quantitative & Systems Biology, School of Natural Sciences
Advisor: Prof. Stephanie Woo
Valerie Martinez
Valerie Martinez
Graduate Student
Public Health, School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts
Advisor: Prof. Sandie Ha
Pegah Mosharaf
Pegah Mosharaf
Graduate Student
Quantitative & Systems Biology, School of Natural Sciences
Advisor: Prof. Clarissa Nobile
Jacques-Ezechiel N’Guessan
Jacques-Ezechiel N’Guessan
Graduate Student
Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering
Advisor: Prof. Sachin Goyal
Amish Patel
Amish Patel
Graduate Student
Psychological Sciences, School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts
Advisor: Prof. Matthew Zawadzki
Mercedes Peña
Mercedes Peña
Graduate Student
Psychological Sciences, School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts
Advisors: Prof. Matthew Zawadzki, Prof. Martin Hagger
Nancy Rodas De Leon
Nancy Rodas De Leon
Graduate Student
Psychological Sciences, School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts
Advisor: Prof. Heather Bortfeld
Sarina Rodriguez
Sarina Rodriguez
Graduate Student
Public Health
Advisor: Prof. Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young
Negin Safaei Hashkavaei
Negin Safaei Hashkavaei
Graduate Student
Quantitative & Systems Biology, School of Natural Sciences
Advisor: Prof. Bercem Dutagaci
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Taylor-J Sanchez
Graduate Student
Quantitative & Systems Biology, School of Natural Sciences
Advisor: Prof. Chris Amemiya
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Bailey-J Sanchez
Graduate Student
Quantitative & Systems Biology, School of Natural Sciences
Advisors: Prof. Rudy Ortiz, Prof. Juris Grasis
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Nimrat Sandhu
Graduate Student
Public Health, School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts
Advisor: Prof. Paul Brown
Karla Seijas
Karla Seijas
Graduate Student
Interdisciplinary Humanities, School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts
Advisor: Prof. Robin DeLugan
Nora Shamoon
Nora Shamoon
Graduate Student
Quantitative & Systems Biology, School of Natural Sciences
Advisor: Prof. Clarissa Nobile
Achint Sharma
Achint Sharma
Graduate Student
Public Health
Advisors: Profs. Kristina Backer and Heather Bortfeld
Qhelile Sibanda
Qhelile Sibanda
Graduate Student
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Advisor: Prof. Ahmed Sabbir Arif
Jannatul Ferdous Srabonee
Jannatul Ferdous Srabonee
Graduate Student
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Advisor: Prof. Ahmed Sabbir Arif
Shaina Sta. Cruz
Shaina Sta. Cruz
Graduate Student
Public Health, School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts
Advisor: Prof. Sidra Goldman-Mellor
Sharon Tafolla
Sharon Tafolla
Graduate Student
Public Health, School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts
Advisor: Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young
Po-Shu Tu
Po-Shu Tu
Graduate Student
Quantitative & Systems Biology, School of Natural Sciences
Advisors: Prof. Stephanie Woo, Prof. Stefan Materna
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Anthony Wang
Graduate Student
Quantitative & Systems Biology, School of Natural Sciences
Advisor: Prof. Chris Amemiya
Tahriah Williams
Tahriah Williams
Graduate Student
Quantitative & Systems Biology, School of Natural Sciences
Advisor: Prof. Clarissa Nobile
Marisela Yepez
Marisela Yepez
Graduate Student
Psychological Sciences, School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts
Advisors: Prof. Linda Cameron, Prof. Deborah Wiebe