Saudamini Agarwal
2017-2018
Saudamini is a UW- Eau Claire and a M.I.S.T. Lab alum who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology. She is currently interning on the Psychiatry and Counseling floor in the Apollo Hospital of Delhi, India. She has recently accepted a position in the counseling psychology program at Northern Illinois University.
Rebekah Damitz
2018-2019
Rebekah graduated magna cum laude in May 2019 with a BA in Psychology, a minor in family studies, and a certificate in women's, gender, and sexuality studies. Her research interests involve stress, physical health, the biopsychosocial model, and SES across the life-span.
In fall 2019, she will be attending West Virginia University in their life-span developmental program to earn her master's and doctorate. Rebekah will be teaching courses while working in Dr. Nicholas Turiano's Personality, Health, and Development (PHaD) Lab. She hopes to teach and continue research after completing her degrees.
Nicole Peercy
2017-2018
Nicole Peercy is currently living in Salt Lake City, Utah working as a field instructor at Second Nature Wilderness Family Therapy. Nicole graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. degree in psychology and French from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2018. Nicole's interest in research sparked after taking Dr. Jackson's Black Psychology course. Nicole is attending the University of Utah to pursue a degree in nursing.
Becky Krueger
2017-2019
Elaine Kruswicki
2018-2019
Elaine Kruswicki graduates in December of 2019 with a major in Psychology and a Family Studies minor. Currently in an internship with the Human Development Center on campus, she works with families to support their concerns and offer resources for any developmental, emotional, educational, etc. their child may have. Elaine also works at the Beacon House (Family Promise) in Eau Claire as a family/volunteer liaison. There, she primarily engages with families who are homeless to help them find housing and jobs, as well as work with volunteers who provide dinners and stay overnight with the clients.
As a McNair scholar, she plans to further her education by attending a graduate program for Social Work.
Delaney Collins
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My name is Delaney Collins, and I am a junior at UWEC with a double major in Psychology and Social Work. As a McNair scholar, I plan to utilize my majors to create an intersectional perspective of mental health for my graduate studies in Clinical Psychology. My research interests consist of studying the psychological effects of marginalized communities and understanding severe mental illnesses. My extensive coursework in Women, Gender, and Sexual Studies have granted me the insight and educational background of comprehending the implications of oppression and privilege. By participating in this lab, I have been able to collaborate and work under Dr. Jackson's supervision, which has provided me the crucial experience to act as a competitive student in graduate school.
Ximonia Pederson
Greetings! My name is Ximona Pederson and I am a junior with a major in Psychology, minor in Family Studies, and certificate in American Sign Language. I am from a very small town nearby Eau Claire called Osseo, with a population of 1,500 people. Coming to Eau Claire made me realize that I had not been exposed to a variety of different ethnicities growing up. This experience allowed me to have research interests in racial identity within the adolescence stages, minority upbringings, along with the understanding of Deaf culture from a hearing person’s point of view. My aspirations after my Undergrad Schooling is to enroll in a Master’s Program in School Psychology. Eventually, I hope to work with adolescence in encouraging them to get a higher level of education and be a good support system for students who do not have those opportunities.
Larissa Graese
Hello, my name is Larissa Graese and I am a senior majoring in Biology with a minor in Psychology. Currently, I volunteer as an on-call advocate for the Family Support Center in Chippewa Falls. My research interests lie in clinical psychology and behavioral genetics. I plan to further my education by pursuing a graduate degree in Genetic Counseling.
Isabella Hendrington
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My name is Isabella Hedrington. I am a Junior with a major in Psychology, a minor in Family Studies, and a Race, Gender and Society Certificate. I am interested in working with kids of color; how ever that maybe, for a career. Being said, I plan on eventually continuing my education by getting a masters in African Studies.
Left to right: Dr. Jackson, Elaine Kruswicki, Saudamini Agarwal, Becky Krueger, and Rebekah Damitz