People

Meet the faculty, students, and collaborators who make up the PAIR Lab and learn more about the people behind our research.

Student Researchers

Current Undergraduate Students

Undergraduate research assistants contribute perspectives from psychology, sociology, biomedical physiology, philosophy and other fields to the PAIR Lab’s work.

Prisha Kaviti

Prisha is a third-year biomedical physiology major with minors in general business and cancer therapeutics.

Caroline Curry

Caroline is a fourth-year psychology and sociology major with a minor in criminal justice studies.

Arine Kim

Arine is a fourth-year psychology and philosophy major with a minor in statistics.

Elise Clark

Elise is a fourth-year psychology major with minors in human development and family science and educational psychology.

Aparna Shivkumar

Aparna is a fourth-year psychology, sociology, and French major with a minor in social work.

Arya Purushothaman

Arya is a fourth-year psychology major.

Kinley Sikes

Kinley is a third-year human development and family science major with a minor in Spanish.

Sarah Jiang

Sarah is a third-year psychology and Spanish major with a minor in educational psychology.

Heidi Selby

Heidi is a second-year human development and family science major with minors in educational psychology and human services.

Julia Levy

Julia is a fourth-year psychology major with minors in human development and family science and public health.

Morgan Arrington

Morgan is a fourth-year women's and gender studies, comparative literature, Chinese, and psychology major.

Sydney Cole

Sydney is a fourth-year psychology major with minors in criminal justice and Spanish.

Radhe Patel

Radhe is a third-year biomedical physiology major with a minor in cancer therapeutics.

Jeff Diniz

Jeff is a fourth-year psychology, biology, and philosophy major.

Sueda Akkaya

Sueda is a third-year neuroscience major with a minor in general business.

Scout Smith

Scout is a third-year psychology major with a minor in Spanish.

Alumni

Past Students

Former PAIR Lab students have continued their work in academic, research and early childhood education positions.

PAIR Lab Alumna

Kellsie Prather, Ph.D.

Degree

Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Science
Graduated May 2026

Current Position

Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education
Utah State University

PAIR Lab Alumnus

Cory Carvalho, Ph.D.

Degree

Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Science
Graduated May 2025

Current Position

Postdoctoral Associate
University of Georgia

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