Manuel Ramirez (he/they)

Predoctoral Student, Health Psychology

Manuel Ramirez is a third-year student in Health Psychology. He is interested in how identity, stigma, and discrimination intersect to differentially affect health outcomes among minority individuals and especially how these forces affect the health and well-being of sexual and gender minorities who also identify as racial/ethnic minorities.

Enya Daang (she/her)

Predoctoral Student, Health Psychology

Enya Daang is a second-year student in Health Psychology. Her work focuses on emotion regulation and its role in physical and mental health. She studies how early family environments and current relationships shape emotional processes and social behavior to influence health outcomes. She also examines how inflammation impacts and is impacted by social and emotional experiences.

Hugo Sanchez Hernandez (he/him)

Ph.D. in Psychology Science, UC Irvine

Dr. Hugo Sanchez Hernandez is interested in the interplay of culture and socioeconomic status (SES) in influencing the association between emotions and psychological health. He has studied the emotional experiences of status-shifting individuals (first-generation college students) as they bridge their differing SES worlds, specifically family and university environments. His work aims to inform a better understanding of how emotions are managed across the social hierarchy and address questions about the potential health and well-being in ethnic minority students transitioning to higher education.