Team

Bri Lopez (she/her)
Graduate Student Advisor
Year in School: 3rd year PhD student
Major/Minor: Social Psychology
Fun Fact: I taught English to high schoolers in Bulgaria for a year!
Future Career Goals: I would like to become a professor of Social Psychology.

Yixuan Li (She/Her)
Social Media Team
Year in School: Sophomore
Major/Minor: Psychology
Fun Fact: 100% Dog person!
Reason for joining uKnighted Minds: Meeting new people in psychology! Learning more about how to be a good author.
Future Career Goals: Undecided, maybe a therapist

Abhinav Aradhi (He/Him)
Social Media Team
Year in School: Senior
Major/Minor: Psychology Major, Creative Writing Minor
Fun Fact: I write poetry in my free time and am trying to write a collection!
Reason for joining uKnighted Minds: I wanted to get some experience with research, paper writing, and to be involved with some sort of psych organization.
Future Career Goals: I’d love to be a child/developmental psychologist, working with kids!

Aashwi Patel (She/Her)   
Administrative Team
Year in School: Senior
Major/Minor: Cognitive Science Major, Data Science & Psychology Minor
Fun Fact: I love listening to real crime podcasts.
Reason for joining uKnighted Minds: I wanted to join uKnighted Minds because I am interested in being part of a community where people can share ideas, learn from each other, and grow together. I enjoy connecting with others, hearing different perspectives, and contributing to meaningful conversations and projects. I believe uKnighted Minds would give me a chance to meet new people, develop my skills, and make a positive impact while being part of something bigger than myself.
Future Career Goals: Something in the field of research, still undecided

Korrina Kourmoulis (She/Her) 
Website Design Team
Year in School: Senior
Major/Minor: Psychology Major, Criminology and Sociology Minor
Fun Fact: I studied abroad in Greece last semester!
Reason for joining uKnighted Minds: I wanted to learn more about the psychology research happening here at Rutgers!
Future Career Goals: In the future, I want to be a school social worker.

Amerie Zarzuela (She/Her)
Website Design Team
Year in School: Senior
Major/Minor: Psychology/Criminology
Fun Fact: I am also a research assistant through the Aresty program in the PLAID LAB in the Political Science department!
Reason for joining uKnighted Minds: I wanted to become more proficient at reading scientific papers so that I am better prepared for when I conduct my own future research.
Future Career Goals: Earning a PhD in Psychology and conducting research full-time

Suhani Patel (She/Her)
Social Media Team
Year in School: Senior
Major/Minor: Psychology and Cognitive Science, Philosophy
Fun Fact: I have traveled to 30 states in the USA
Reason for joining uKnighted Minds: I am passionate about psychology research and want to support undergraduates who are also ambitious about academia!
Future Career Goals: I am interested in AI ethics and social cognition. I would love to conduct research in these fields and maybe become a professor one day!

Alex Diaz
Website Design Team
Year in School: Senior
Major/Minor: Psychology
Fun Fact: I like geography
Reason for joining uKnighted Minds: To gain experience on learning how to write, critique, and analyze papers in a scholarly form.
Future Career Goals: Pursue more research opportunities post-bacc.

Aasiya Arif (She/Her)
Website Design Team
Year in School: Junior
Major/Minor: Biomedical Engineering
Fun Fact: I fenced sabre in high school.
Reason for joining uKnighted Minds: I hope to develop an interdisciplinary perspective on how psychology intersects with other fields.
Future Career Goals: I want to become a doctor.

Hanqing Wang (She/Her)
Website Design Team
Year in School: Junior
Major/Minor: Psychology and Philosophy
Fun Fact: I can sleep for up to 13 hours a day
Reason for joining uKnighted Minds: I enjoy researching and editing articles about psychology, and I’d like to meet others who share the same interests.
Future Career Goals: I want to pursue a PsyD and become a clinical psychologist.

Ila Ranade (She/Her)
Social Media Team
Year in School: Junior
Major/Minor: Psychology/Public Policy
Fun Fact: I love hiking and have been to 11 national parks!
Reason for joining uKnighted Minds: I first became interested in psychology research when I participated in a lab here at Rutgers. Since then, I learned a lot more about what goes into research and how important it is to do research as an undergraduate! I joined uKnighted Minds because I wanted to learn more about what goes into writing, editing, and publishing research! There are so many interesting things that psychology students at Rutgers are doing, and I want to help them get their work out there!
Future Career Goals: I still haven’t 100% decided, but I’m looking to get a PsyD and pursue a career in Clinical or Community psychology!

Aurelia Ghoul (She/Her)
Administrative Team
Year in School: Senior
Major/Minor: Psychology Major, Philosophy Minor
Fun Fact: I’m currently pursuing an independent interdisciplinary research project as part of my capstone project!
Reason for joining uKnighted Minds: I wanted to be more involved in the psychology research community at Rutgers, and to encourage undergraduates to pursue research they’re passionate about.
Future Career Goals: I am seeking to conduct research regarding schizophrenia and other schizoaffective disorders.

Adrian N. Perdomo
Website Design Team
Year in School: Junior
Major/Minor: Psychology/Comparative Literature
Fun Fact: I’m writing a fantasy novel!
Reason for joining uKnighted Minds: I really love reading and editing, and seeing all kinds of psychology research!
Future Career Goals: I want to go to law school!

Fiana Kawatra (She/Her)
Social Media Team
Year in School: Junior
Major/Minor: Cognitive Science/Psychology
Fun Fact: I love listening to Don Toliver and Raf Saperra
Reason for joining uKnighted Minds: I joined uKnighted Minds because of my interest in cognition and human behavior, and I enjoy exploring new research in the field.
Future Career Goals: I plan on going to med school for pediatric surgery.