Courtney Kilduff, B.S.Ed. (she/her) is the Lab Manager for the Lab for Youth Mental Health and the Project Coordinator for the SMILE project at Harvard University. Courtney is from Norfolk, Virginia and graduated from the University of Virginia in 2024...
Lauren Mei is an undergraduate student researcher in the Lab for Youth Mental Health and BLISS fellow. She is originally from Southern California and is a current senior at Harvard concentrating in Psychology and Cognitive Science with a secondary in Art...
Christina Nguyen (she/her) is a graduate research fellow in the Lab for Youth Mental Health, where she currently supports the SMILE project. She was also previously a part of Harvard’s 2025 PPREP mentorship program. She is originally from Southern...
Yiting Yin (she/her) is a Research Assistant in the Lab for Youth Mental Health. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Chicago and an Ed.M. in Human Development and Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she is also...
Joseph Appiah is a research assistant in the lab. He received his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Ghana. His research interests include social cognition, stereotypes, and intergroup relations. Joseph plans to pursue a PhD in...
Cecilia Wenxiu Wang is a research assistant on the SMILE Project team in the Lab for Youth Mental Health at Harvard University. She recently earned her Ed.M. in Human Development and Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and also serves...
Divya Saravanan (she/her) is an undergraduate research assistant in the Lab for Youth Mental Health. She is from Farmington, Connecticut, and is currently pursuing a degree in psychology at Wellesley College. She is interested in advancements of mental...
Peju Bobbett (she/her) is a Research Assistant in the Lab for Youth Mental Health. She graduated from Wheaton College with a B.A. in International Relations and Spanish, holds her Ed.M. in Human Development and Education from Harvard Graduate School of...
Iyanuoluwa (Iyanu) Shonukan is a research assistant on the SMILE project at the Lab for Youth Mental Health. He’s currently a sophomore at Harvard studying Neuroscience & Psychology, with aspirations to become a physician. Iyanu’s research interests lie...
Mai Jiaying Xu is a research assistant on the SMILE Project team in the Lab for Youth Mental Health at Harvard University. She recently completed her B.A. and M.A. in Experimental Psychology at Brandeis University and also works as a research assistant on...
