BUILD GMs of the Month: April 2019
Each month we'll highlight a couple of the BUILD Graduate Mentors so that you can get to know them better.
Alissa Vandenbelt
Graduate Mentor for
Year One Scholars
College Assignment: College of Liberal Arts
Master's Program: M.A. Option in Psychological Research
Hometown: San Clemente, Calif.
Research Interests: Stress, Close Relationships, Social Support
Personal Interests: Higher Education, Teaching, Mentoring, Traveling, Music, Pop Culture
Quotes to Live By: “If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room.” ~ Annonymous
Clarissa Gonzalez
Graduate Mentor for
Year One Scholars
College Assignment: College of Liberal Arts
Master's Program: M.A. Psychological Research
Hometown: Oceanside, Calif.
Research Interests: Neuroscience, stress & anxiety, eating disorders, and autism
Personal Interests: Listening to kpop and learning Korean, dancing (hip hop)
Quotes to Live By: “One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.” ~ Sigmund Freud
André Colacio
Graduate Mentor for
Year One Scholars
College Assignment: College of Engineering
Master's Program: Mechanical Engineering – Emphasis in Dynamics, Vibration, Control, and Robotics
Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.
Research Interests: Automation, Controls, Robotics, Haptics
Personal Interests: Robotics, 3D Printing, Reading (Favorite Genre: Fantasy)
Quotes to Live By: “Today will NOT be an all-nighter.” ~ Me every day