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Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Callous-Unemotional Traits, Gun Use, and Substance Use 
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Lauren Farias

Lauren Farias is a graduate of the Ohio State University where she earned her Bachelor's degree in art and design.  She began the post-bacc program in the department of Psychological Sciences at UCI in the fall of 2019 where she hopes to gain the knowledge and experience needed to earn acceptance to PhD programs in school psychology.  

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Jessica Martin

Jessica Martin is a 4th year Psychological Science major and Criminology, Law & Society minor. She is very interested in the intersection between psychology and the law especially why individuals commit a crime. After graduation she plans to pursue a Ph.D in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis on Forensic psychology.  
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Alana Ochoa

Alana Ochoa is a 4th year undergraduate student in Psychological Science and minoring in Criminology, Law and Society. She is interested in the intersect between the justice system and psychology. After graduation, she aims to obtain her PhD in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Forensic Psychology. 

Updates

​Lauren, Jessica, Alana, and Sydney had TWO projects accepted for presentation at national conferences!

​​American Psychological Association Conference: Callous-Unemotional Traits and Gun Use: Examining the mediating role of impulsivity
Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention: Examining Substance Use Trajectories Among Callous-Unemotional Variants


​Thank you all for a great year and best of luck in your future endeavors!

Previous UROP Groups

2018-2019
​Examining the Influence of Sibling Criminality on Juvenile Delinquency
Bianca Meneses
Jerry Garcia
Emely Gonzalez


2017-2018
The Influence of Justice System Involvement on the Offending Behavior of Callous-Unemotional AND Examining the Individual and Contextual Differences Between Successful and Unsuccessful CU Youth
Candy Iniguez
Amanda Sadri
Kathleen Shelton


2016-2017
The Quantity and Quality of Peer Relationships among Callous-Unemotional Youth   AND
Social Relationships of Callous-Unemotional Youth: The Effects of Relationship Quality on Offending Behavior
Ellen Galstyan
Stephanie Hruza

Kelsey Tom 

2015-2016
Substance Use, Juvenile Offending, and the Moderating Effect of Parent Structure
Angela Clyde
Patrick Conod
Belinda Hernandez
Lindsey Williams 

2014-2015
Relational aggression and resistance to peer influence in male offenders.
Ariana Castro
Belinda Hernandez
Caitlin O’Bara
Angel Rodriguez
Valerie Serrano

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