The Goals, Personality, and Sociability (GPS) lab includes a talented team of graduate and undergraduate researchers. As of Fall 2026, new undergraduate research assistants are not currently being recruited for immediate start, but applications will be reviewed in Spring 2027 for Summer 2027 or Fall 2027 start.

Undergraduate RAs are expected to commit at least two semesters to the lab and complete PSY 499 (independent research) at least once during their time in the lab.

Interested applicants can apply at the link listed below to be considered when files are reviewed (CSULB credential sign-on required): https://forms.office.com/r/t9iJ8Eh0WH

Cal State Long Beach Research Team

Graduate Researchers – MA in Psychological Research

Nicole Ordubegian

Undergraduate Researchers

Nathan Alvarez

Parker Barney

Chloe Fujii

Emery Goldstein
Nathan Isidro (CSULB BUILD Fellow)
Madison Morgan
Anna Powell

Parinaz Sarsharnoushahri
Freddy Torres
Jenevieve Trujillo

Cal State Long Beach Alumni

Kayo Kudo (Post-bacc program, Columbia University)

UC Riverside Alumni

Ruhi Barman (MSW, Cal Baptist University)
Samara Carbajal
Jamison Cortez (Research Coordinator, Brain Game Center, UC Riverside)
Karin Funaki (MS Statistics, Cal State, Fullerton)
Abby Hinojales
Chelsea Huang
Preston Nguyen (MD joint medical program, UC Berkeley/UC San Francisco)
Angella Perez Ramirez
Nilufar Hashemi (Employee, Irvine Unified School District)
Andrew Lopez
Raelin Martin (MS Marriage & Family Therapy, Cal State, Northridge) 
Camryn Pi
Jo Serafin
Jonny Solomon
Whitney Tran
Devin Wright