Lina Kim

(August 2025 – Present)

My name is Lina Kim, and I am an undergraduate research assistant, junior standing in interdisciplinary psychology. I am currently working on a poster presentation for the Undergraduate Research Symposium using data from the ACED study and contributing towards qualitative data collection for the ALECS study under Raymond La. I look forward to diving into the associations between self/public stigma of seeking help and mental health symptoms. My research interests expand to social, positive, and cultural psychology, specifically on the Asian American population. Glad to be a part of CHRI and I can’t wait to get more involved.

Mia Nieto

(August 2023 – Present)

I am currently a senior majoring in Clinical/Community Psychology. Within the CHRI lab, my responsibilities include participant data collection for BIPOC SIMS. In future research, I would like to study children and adolescents of color from a psychopathological perspective. Long-term, I hope to become a clinical psychologist, while serving and providing more accessible resources to minority communities along the way. In my spare time, you’ll find me crocheting, baking, and petting any animal in my vicinity.

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Post Baccalaureate Research Assistant

Denaiya Pendleton

(August 2023 – Present)

I graduated with a degree in clinical psychology and minor in Spanish from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. I am currently working on the ACED and RAISE projects in the CHRI lab. I aspire to go to graduate school to do research on issues related to minority groups and examining how their interpersonal relationships impact their psychological well-being. Lastly, in my free time I enjoy dancing, playing basketball and volleyball, and hanging out with my friends.