People
People in the RADD lab
Faculty and Graduate Students
Sarah N. Douglas, Associate Professor and RADD Lab Director
Fun fact: Sarah won a crawling contest as an infant!
Sarah Dunkel-Jackson, Research Faculty and POWR Project Manager
Fun fact: Sarah loves coaching and playing sports. She played for the State Championship Bath Bees softball team, played lacrosse in college, and now coaches baseball, softball, and basketball for youth with and without disabilities.
Dr. Patricia West, College of Nursing
Fun fact: Patty's favorite candy is Swedish fish!
Dr. Atikah Bagawan, Research Assistant on the POWR Project
Fun fact: Atikah loves extreme sports!
Dr. Şerife Demirdağlı, Visiting Scholar from Turkey
Fun fact: Şerife loves solving challenging puzzles and knitting!
Emily Jensen, Doctoral Candidate in Child Development and Lab Manager
Fun fact: Emily has lived in Michigan her entire life!
Prince Owusu, Doctoral Student in Child Development
Fun fact: Prince loves board games!
Chandani Bhandari, Doctoral Candidate in Child Development
Fun fact: Chandani's name means "moonlight" in Hindi!
Sarah Khan, Medical Student
Fun fact: Sarah can solve a rubric's cube!
Marisol Mora, Master's Student in Child Development
Fun Fact: Marisol's favorite thing about MSU is how beautiful the campus is, especially during the fall time when all the leaves are changing.
Ayesha Rehman, Master's Student in Child Development
Fun fact: Ayesha is a great cook and loves to make burgers for her family and friends!
Undergraduate Students
Joseph Kesto, Senior, Neuroscience and Public Health
Fun fact: Joseph is obsessed with concerts and touched Lil Nas X at his most recent show!
Saishreya Kankanalapalli, Senior, Human Biology
Fun fact: Shreya has been dancing since she was six years old!
Casey Reed, Senior, HDFS and Psychology
Fun fact: Casey grew up running triathlons with her dad!
Liz Mallory, Senior, Psychology
Fun fact: Liz twirled baton competitively from age 5 to age 17!
Emma Riedel, Senior, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Fun fact: Emma is a huge fan of the Buffalo Bills.
Yumi Yuag, Senior HDFS
Fun fact: Yumi loves cotton candy ice cream!
Haley Doss, Senior, Human Biology
Fun fact: Haley loves to attend sporting events at MSU!
PJ Pfeiffer, Senior, Psychology and Journalism
Fun fact: PJ has been on television twice!
Zainab Alsalihi, Senior, HDFS
Fun fact: Zainab loves how inclusive MSU is!
Dominique Smith, Senior, Psychology
Fun fact: Dominique collects unique antiques!
Shreshta Sinha, Junior, Neuroscience
Fun fact: Shreshta wants to start a biotech therapy company!
Dre'Ana O'Neal, Junior, Psychology
Fun fact: Dre'Ana's favorite activities include playing piano, drawing, and reading.
Alekya Vudathu, Junior, Human Biology
Fun Fact: Aleyka has been performing in dance showcases since she was three!
Latrell Massey, Junior, Human Biology Pre-Med
Fun fact: Latrell loves the beautiful scenery at MSU.
Sindhu Marthi, Junior, Neuroscience and Spanish
Fun fact: Sinhu loves to plan trips, even if they never happen!
Emily Stephenson, Junior, Child Development
Fun fact: Emily loves the atmosphere of MSU, especially in the fall.
Abby McCarty, Junior, Special Education, Elementary Education, minor in Dance
Fun fact: Abby coreographs musicals for MSU Department of Theater!
Alina Acosta, Junior, Psychology
Fun fact: Alina speaks English, French, and Spanish, and is currently learning Arabic!
Charlize Haworth, Junior, Psychology and Neuroscience
Fun fact: Charlize loves to paddle board!
Ava Taylor, Sophomore, Neuroscience
Fun fact: Ava loves the diverse learning community at MSU!
Neha Menon, Sophomore, Human Biology
Fun fact: If Ava were an animal, she would be a monkey because they're so carefree!
