The Stress and Risky Behavior study examined how different hormones contribute to risky and delinquent behaviors. Participants recruited from the Crossroads Study completed in a session conducted on the UC Irvine campus. Research assistants served important roles in the study, such as posing as evaluators during a stressor task and collecting saliva samples.
About the Team
Ayesha Bhakta is a recent graduate with degrees in Psychology and Social Behavior as well as Criminology, Law, and Society. She is currently a research assistant for both the SRB Study and the Development, Disorder, and Delinquency Lab. She plans on going to graduate school for clinical psychology with an emphasis on forensic psychology.
Anshuman Chiplunkar is lab manager for both the SRB Study and the Development, Disorder, and Delinquency Lab (PI: Elizabeth Cauffman, PhD). He is currently a 4th year undergraduate student majoring in Psychological Sciences. After graduation, he hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology with a focus on juvenile justice.
Alana Ochoa is a fourth year undergraduate student majoring in psychological science and minoring in criminology, law and society. After graduation, she will pursue a Ph.D in clinical psychology with an emphasis on forensic psychology.
Shafira Roslan is a 4th-year transfer student double majoring in Psychological Sciences and Criminology, Law & Society. She is currently working as a Peer Academic Advisor for UCI's Social Ecology department. Upon completion of her B.A., Shafira hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology.
Amanda Sadri is a student in the UCI Post-Baccalaureate Program in Psychological Sciences. She is currently a research assistant for both the SRB Study and the Development, Disorder, and Delinquency Lab. She plans to continue research in a clinical science Ph.D. program. Her interests are cognitive, affective, behavioral, and social correlates of psychopathy, and particularly offending behavior.
Edita Shahnazarian graduated with her BA in Psychology and Social Behavior in June of 2018 with Latin Honors and a 3.82 GPA. She is interested in forensic and abnormal psychology and currently applying to graduate school to obtain a PhD in Clinical Psychology.
Jordan Stead graduated this past spring with a major in Psychology and Social Behavior from UCI. She plans on going to graduate school for clinical psychology with research interests in adolescent psychopathology.