TIARA

Tiara is a recent Portland State University graduate. She completed a B.S. Psychology degree in June of 2021. Tiara identifies as bi-racial and Indigenous. This project is also important to Tiara as a prior transfer student. Tiara also has experience as an undergraduate Teacher Assistant (TA) for Psychopharmacology and is a current Research Assistant (RA) in the DYADIC Health Lab with Dr. Cynthia Mohr that studies interpersonal relationships and behaviors that affect wellness like drinking. She also is a volunteer educator for NW Noggin Neuroscience Outreach Program. Her next academic steps include applying to PhD programs in Counseling or Community Psychology... The Student Partners for Anti-Racist Advising (SPARA) was founded as part of our Senior Capstone Project. As transfer student researchers, we partnered with PSU's Advising and Career Services (ACS) Anti-Racist Taskforce to create meaningful change within ACS. We conducted action research to assess advising needs during the..