Research Projects
Here is a glimpse of some research projects I am working or have completed!
Dissertation
2024 - Present
Intersection of Culture and Language on Latine AM
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Major study exploring how language and culture shape memories in Latine populations across the US and Mexico
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Uses advanced computational methods to analyze memory narratives in both English and Spanish
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Examines how Latine "expressive interdependence" challenges traditional cultural psychology frameworks
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Investigates how Spanish language features and cultural values jointly influence how bilingual individuals form and recall memories
Current Status - 11.12.24
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Preparing to propose my dissertation
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Learned computerized text analyses methods like LIWC and LSA using R and SemanticExcel
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I guided my writing using the Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success​
2022 - Present
Latine Autobiographical Memory
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How do Latines shape their autobiographical memoires?
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How do Latine Autobipgraphical Memories compare to other interdependent groups such as East Asians?
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How do different group's independent and interdependent values overlap?
Current Status - 11.12.24
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Presenting a poster at Psychonomics
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Used Multi-Variate Regression to explore differences between people and groups
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Research Assistants involved in project presentation and accuracy
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Explored literature through Research Rabbit, Google Scholar, and Connected Papers
2022 - Present
Migration and Cognitive Aging in Mexican Older Adults
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Using the MHAS dataset, how does migration affect cognitive decline?
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How does length of time spent in the US affect Mexican individual's cognitive decline?
Current Status - 11.12.2024
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Temporary Pause to address my Dissertation project
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Analyses Conducted
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Going through rounds of edits and aim to publish at Journals of Gentrology Series B
2020 - 2022
Emotional Autobiographical Memory for COVID-19 across the Lifespan
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How do different ages recall emotional memories for COVID-19?
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A university commmunity responded to surveys over a year where they provided autobiographical narratives of what they remember when the university was shut down.
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Coders read and coded the narrative for emotional responses.
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Younger Adults recall memories more negatively than middle-aged adults who recall memories more neutrally.