Research Assistant
The Crosbie Lab
E-mail: espi@ucla.edu

Education
B.S.	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bachelor of Science, Psychobiology	March 2004

Awards & Honors
2003	Psychology Research Opportunity Programs Scholar
2003	Psychology Research Paper Scholarship
1999	Harman Scholarship

Research Experience
August 2003- June 2004	Research Assistant, Acute Stressors and Cortisol Responses University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Psychology (Principle Investigator: Sally Dickerson)
October 2002- June 2003	Research Assistant, The neural basis of implicit learning University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Psychology (Principle Investigators: Dr. Barbara Knowlton and Henry Yin)

Teaching Experience
March 2002- June 2003	Volunteer, Citylab University of California, Los Angeles Teaching assistant: Taught molecular biology modules to inner city high school students. In groups, I taught students theory behind a sickle cell anemia module. In the lab, I taught students lab techniques; specifically, how to run gel electrophoresis.

Presentations
May 2003	Psychological Undergraduate Research Conference, UCLA Lectured on the neural basis of implicit learning
May 2003	Stanford Undergraduate Psychological Conference, Stanford Presented my research on the neural basis of implicit learning in poster format

Publication
Fall 2003	Undergraduate Psychology Journal (UPJ) Effect of Striatal Lesions on Place and Response Learning