David has been in the DiSH lab since his sophomore year and recently presented his research at the Undergraduate Research Week at UCLA. He worked on a project with grad student Lauren Hofschneider, which investigated how selfish tendencies are magnified by differences in status and limited resources. Their research aimed to understand why some people decide to value their own self over the people around them. David is immensely grateful for the guidance he has received from Lauren and Dr. T throughout the years. The DiSH lab is proud to be part of his success. Congrats, David!

Grace was a research assistant for the DiSH lab where she participated in two studies, Soupbowl and LOOSE. She recently committed to the Special Education Master’s program at UT Austin, which will prepare her to work with individuals with developmental disabilities and autism in the future. Thank you for your work in the DiSH Lab and congratulations, Grace!

In the DiSH Lab, Tamara worked as a research assistant for the LOOSE Study in which she obtained anthropometric measurements of participants through hair cortisol samples. She recently committed to the Masters of Science in School-Based Family Counseling Program at CSULA, which combines Marriage and Family Therapy, Pupil Personnel Services credential and an Advanced Authorization in Child Welfare and Attendance certification. Upon graduating, she intends to work in school-based mental health services. Congrats, Tamara!

Former DiSH Lab Summer Intensive student, Nancy Gomez, was selected as part of the first cohort of the NSF-funded summer intensive program for community college students in 2016. The program’s curriculum, graduate students, and Dr. Tomiyama all had a great impact in encouraging her to apply graduate school. While at UCLA, Nancy became an RA for the DiSH Lab and primarily worked with Dr. Tomiyama on her senior thesis on the effects of body size, positive messages, and social comparisons on body image and antifat attitudes. Recently, Nancy committed to the Quantitative Psychology Ph.D. Program at the University of Washington where she will focus on developing new latent class and mixture models and approaches to answering psychology research questions. In the near future, Nancy would like to become a faculty at a university to continue her work on latent class models and mentor underrepresented students in statistical techniques, data analysis, and coding. Congratulations, Nancy!

Former study coordinator Tanvi Mamtora recently committed to the Joint Doctorate of Physical Therapy Program at UCSF/SFSU! While there, she plans to dedicate her studies to delivering inclusive and equitable care to those she serves. In the DiSH Lab, Tanvi was a part of two research studies, one of which was published in Appetite and the other presented at the UCLA Undergraduate Research Conference and the Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference. Congratulations Tanvi!