Current Undergraduate and Post-Baccalaureate Research Assistants
Alondra Alamillo
Alondra Alamillo is a junior pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Biological Sciences. Her research interests include the reintegration of justice-involved adolescents, treatment strategies for at-risk adolescents, and police attitudes towards vulnerable populations overall. After graduation she plans to pursue a graduate degree in Counseling.
Jaime Carbajal
Jaime Carbajal is a research assistant for Dr. Jennifer Eno Louden at University of El Paso. He has been a research assistant for MHCJ Lab since January 2023. Jaime is currently a senior and working on his B.A in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice. After he graduates, Jaime hopes to continue his academic journey and pursue his Ph.D in Political Psychology to become a professor. His research interests include political science, mental health, voter perception, and political behavior. Jaime is currently working on our SDS project, as well as assisting our doctoral candidate, Elena Vaudreuil, with her dissertation.
Vianney de la cruz
Vianney is a junior majoring in Psychology with a minor in General business. Her research interests include mental health, both in the legal system and out, stigma, and how mental illness relates to crime. After graduation, she plans to attend graduate school for Clinical Psychology.
Arlette Orta
Arlette Orta is a senior pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience with a minor in Psychology. After she graduates, she plans on attending medical school to become a forensic psychiatrist. Her interests include mental health both inside and outside the criminal justice system, the biology of the brain in justice involved people, and the diagnosis and treatment of justice involved people in the context of psychiatry.
Alexa Perez
Alexa Perez a student at the University of Texas at El Paso. Her major is in Psychology and her minor is in Criminal Justice. After she graduate, she seeks to join the BAU at the FBI and become a criminal psychologist. She would love to help crime victims and find suspects of crime.
Paula Rodriguez
Paula Rodriguez is pursuing her Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Psychology and a minor in Criminal Justice. Her interests include mental health inside and outside of the criminal justice system, stigma, and the overall application of psychology in the legal system. After she graduates, she plans to attend graduate school for Forensic Psychology.
Cassandra Shreve
Cassandra Shreve is a senior pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Sociology. Her research interests include mental health stigma within and outside of the criminal justice system, women involved in the criminal justice system, reintegration, and the psychology of criminal behavior. After she graduates, she plans to attend graduate school for Counseling.
Samantha Velarde
Samantha Velarde is a junior pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in psychology with a minor in Biology. Her interests include research on how stigmas and mental health problems play into the criminal justice system. After she graduates, she plans to attend graduate school for Clinical Psychology.
Paola Zuñiga
Paola Zuñiga is a junior pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice. After graduation, she plans on attending graduate school to earn a Ph.D. in the field of Psychology and Law. Her research interests include the psychology of criminal offenders in serial cases as well as criminology and victimology.