Research Assistants

Irene Acosta
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Irene is a senior at the School of Social Work. Her professional interests include at-risk youth and in-school social workers.

Elizabeth Aviles
Graduate Research Assistant
Elizabeth is a graduate student at the School of Social Work. Her professional interests include working with survivors of suicide, at-risk youth, and mental health among older adults.

Alejandra Cernos Rios
Graduate Research Assistant
Alejandra is currently a graduate student pursuing a dual degree in Social Work and Public Affairs. Her professional interests include immigrant and refugee populations, migration policies, and education policies.

Sharon Coughlan
Graduate Research Assistant
Sharon is a graduate student at the School of Social Work. Her professional interests include adolescent pregnancy prevention, immigration, and group work.

Linh Thy Doan
Team Lead, Graduate Research Assistant
Linh Thy is a graduate student at the School of Social Work with professional interests in working with at-risk youth within a school setting and victims of domestic violence.

Crystal Nguyen
Team Lead, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Crystal is an undergraduate student at the McCombs Business School and College of Liberal Arts. Her professional interests include management consulting in non-profits and quantitative research.

Brenda Soloranzo
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Brenda is an undergraduate Liberal Arts student with professional interests in educating minority and low-income students. She is also interested in working with minority high school students to inform families about higher education.

Lorena Urbina
Graduate Research Assistant
Lorena is a graduate student at the School of Social Work. Her professional interests include working with Immigrant Hispanic families, families experiencing cancer and human trafficking.