People

Parnika Shankar is an undergraduate student at Rice University majoring in Psychology. Her academic interests include youth mental health, chronic illness, and healthcare equity, with a focus on integrating nutrition, empathy, and the gut–brain connection...

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...

Joshua Steinberg, M.A. is a doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology at Harvard University working under the mentorship of Professor John R. Weisz. Originally from the Greater Boston Area, Josh graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the...

Jingxuan (Jane) Sun is a research assistant working in the Lab for Youth Mental Health. She worked on the data metabase migration project which created a new data collection process utilizing Qualtrics Survey Platform. She graduated with a masters degree...

Sean Toh is a doctoral student in clinical psychology at Harvard University. Raised in Sengkang, a small town in the north-east region of Singapore, he graduated with Highest Distinction in Psychology from the National University of Singapore in 2021...

Katherine Venturo-Conerly graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College in 2020 and is now a fourth-year doctoral student at the Harvard Laboratory for Youth Mental Health and the Co-Founder and Scientific Director of the Shamiri Institute, a 501(c)3 non...

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...

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...

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...