Chelsea Malicdem presents at the UCLA Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference

Chelsea presented her work on the frequency of lab communications in research lab settings between faculty research mentors and student mentees and its impact on a students’ sense of belonging and science identity at the UCLA Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC). “I honestly didn’t think I would be accepted! It was wonderful seeing other psychology presenters from […]

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Oliva Mota Segura receives the SDSU Aztec Achievement Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Service Award

Oliva was awarded the 2023 SDSU Aztec Achievement Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Service to recognize her service to the San Diego State Community while pursuing her Psychology Masters degree. Oliva was born and raised in the Southeast San Diego community and values service towards the diverse communities within San Diego. She has served many […]

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Oliva Mota Segura presents a poster at WPA 2023 Riverside!

Oliva presents her poster on “Student perceptions of faculty culturally aware mentoring predict science identity” at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association (WPA), Riverside, CA. Mota Segura, O., Hernandez, I. A., Thoman, D. B. (2023, April). Oliva is interested in researching mentoring styles that students experience within STEM environments. She is particularly interested […]

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Chelsea Malicdem Presents “Investigated the Influence of Lab Communications on Student Science Identity and Belonging” at the 2023 SDSU Research Symposium!

Chelsea presented her research on the frequency of lab communications in research lab settings between faculty research mentors and student mentees and its impact on a students’ sense of belonging and science identity.  “It was my first time presenting my research at a student symposium! I’m thankful that the MSI team members supported and listened […]

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Charlie Gallegos Present “The Role of Faculty Recruitment Preferences in Students’ Scientific Identity” at the SDSU Student Symposium

Charlie Gallegos presented “The Role of Faculty Recruitment Preferences in Students’ Scientific Identity” “Presenting at the S3 symposium was a great experience. I got to see lots of other students’ research, interact with a couple people about their posters and interests, and gained some insight from experienced people in academia. The atmosphere was more casual […]

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