Honor Society® member
Ayla Castano
Research Assistant at Risk to Resilience Lab, University of Utah: Primary responsibilities include contacting participants, scheduling and conducting surveys with youth participants, and training or mentoring new research assistants that join the lab.
- University of Utah
- psychology/sociology
- Class of 2022
- Salt Lake City, UT
Member since March 2022
About
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She/her/hers
I recently graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Science degree in sociology and psychology. I currently work in two different labs in the psychology department at the U of U. I enjoy research and intend to apply to graduate programs in clinical psychology in the near future.
Education
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University of Utah
Psychology
2021 – 2022
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University of Utah
Sociology/psychology
2018 – 2020
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Salt Lake Community College
Sociology
2015 – 2018
Honors and awards
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Henry Frost Memorial Award
Honors the outstanding scholarship of the graduating Sociology senior with the top GPA.
Goals and interests
- Career goal
I'd like to pursue a career in clinical psychology. Ideally, I would like to pursue research, as well as work clinically with individuals.
- Graduate school interests
I intend to apply to ph.D. programs in clinical psychology.
- Outside the classroom
In my free time I enjoy snowboarding, silversmithing, and attending concerts.
Experience
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Research Assistant
Risk to Resilience Lab, University of Utah: Primary responsibilities include contacting participants, scheduling and conducting surveys with youth participants, and training or mentoring new research assistants that join the lab.
Aug 2021 – Aug 2023
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Research Assistant
Child Adaptation and Neurodevelopment lab, University of Utah: Primary responsibilities include assisting with the NNN's exam, prenatal visits, and medical record data extraction. In addition to this I also assist with the SLEEP study. Primary responsibilities under the SLEEP study include delivering sleep watch's to participants, instructing them on study protocols, and scheduling a time to pickup the device. I am also involved in a qualitative project with these participants in which I am responsible for coding their comments.
Aug 2021 – Aug 2023
