2024 Summer Research Assistants | |
The Center for Law, Brain, and Behavior regularly engages students in the Center’s work. Below are profiles of our Summer 2024 Research Assistants. Past students at CLBB have come to us from a wide variety of programs and diverse backgrounds, including undergraduates, law students, medical students, and post-docs. | | |
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Edward Tie, M.D. was born in Toronto, Canada and raised in Watkinsville, Georgia. He is a graduate of Brown University’s Program in Liberal Medical Education, the only combined baccalaureate-M.D. program in the Ivy League. At Brown, he was the recipient of a Harvey A. Baker Fellowship, a Cogut Institute for the Humanities Fellowship, and the Isaac Ray Award in Psychiatry. He will be attending Yale Law School in 2025 after pursuing a public interest fellowship at the United Way of New York City as a Weil Legal Innovator. His academic interests include health care politics, criminal justice, social innovation, and neurolaw. | | |
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Natalia Erazo is a rising 2L in a dual-degree program with New York Law School for her Juris Doctor, as well as John Jay College of Criminal Justice to obtain a master's degree in forensic psychology. She was born in Queens, NY and raised in Valley Stream, Long Island. She was a double major in psychology and criminal justice at the University of Hartford. After undergrad, she worked as a bilingual crisis case manager for the Department of Children and Families for impoverished families dealing with substance-abuse and child neglect. She is fascinated by and pursuing mental health law and has long-term plans to engage in international human rights work. | | |
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Anna Chard is a rising third-year student at the University of Chicago double majoring in Law, Letters, & Society and Philosophy. She is originally from Oakland, California and is interested in the intersection of the law, justice, and judgment/decision-making. On campus, Anna conducts law and moral psychology research at the University of Chicago Law School, serves as an Admissions Ambassador for the university’s Undergraduate Admissions Office, and plays for the Women’s Soccer Team. She is passionate about exploring the contours of ethical behavior, and she cares deeply about doing the right thing. | | |
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Jaslin Perez Monterroso is a recent graduate of the University of Massachusetts Boston, where she earned a B.A. in Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Psychology, with a minor in English. Currently, she serves as a Mental Health Counselor in the Inpatient Psychiatric unit at Newton Wellesley Hospital. Prior to this role, Jaslin gained valuable experience as a Clinical Research Intern at the Health Through Flourishing Lab at Mass General Hospital. This fall, she will further her expertise by pursuing an M.S. in Mental Health Counseling at UMass Boston. Outside of her professional and academic pursuits, Jaslin enjoys reading, traveling, and trying new foods. | | |
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Seun Ogundimu is a rising junior at Harvard University concentrating in Neuroscience with a minor in Psychology. He is originally from Delaware. Seun is passionate about mental health and understanding how psychology is embedded in our understanding of wellness. Currently, Seun works as an EMT at Harvard’s CrimsonEMS organization. Outside of academics and work, Seun enjoys listening to Afrobeat music and reading novels. | | |
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Tilde Jaques is a rising junior at Georgetown University majoring in international history with minors in economics and sociology. She has always been passionate about psychology and social justice, especially when it comes to the legal system and criminology. Tilde writes for her school's student newspaper, The Hoya, and has held several positions as a communications liaison. Outside of school, she enjoys running and doing puzzles. | | | | |
