{"id":633,"date":"2022-04-12T16:56:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T16:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/?page_id=633"},"modified":"2025-10-06T13:49:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:49:27","slug":"undergraduate-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/people-2\/undergraduate-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Research Assistants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/05\/Bella-Photo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1311\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/Bella-Photo-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1846\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover;width:275px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/Bella-Photo-edited.png 819w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/Bella-Photo-edited-187x300.png 187w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/Bella-Photo-edited-640x1024.png 640w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/Bella-Photo-edited-768x1229.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/Bella-Photo-edited-120x192.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Isabella Gensler <\/strong>(She\/They\/He), Old Dominion University <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Isabella is an undergraduate student at Old Dominion University, intending to double major in Psychology and Women Studies. Isabella has worked at the Social Science Research Center at Old Dominion University, helping make survey calls and stuffing for local studies in the Hampton Roads region. They have a passion for research and psychology and have plans to continue their education after undergrad.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2022\/04\/Liz-McElrath.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"281\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/Liz-McElrath-edited-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1847\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover;width:275px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/Liz-McElrath-edited-2.png 281w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/Liz-McElrath-edited-2-187x300.png 187w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/Liz-McElrath-edited-2-120x192.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Elizabeth McElrath<\/strong>\u202f(She\/Her\/Hers), Old Dominion University&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elizabeth is an undergraduate student at Old Dominion University, intending to double major in Psychology and Professional Writing. Elizabeth worked professionally as an EMT for five years, where she provided care to a variety of patients, including those in crisis. She is a certified tissue banking specialist with the American Association of Tissue Banking (AATB). Elizabeth currently works with a non-profit organization. Initially, she supported grieving families after losing a loved one, but now she works in the Quality Assurance department. Elizabeth hopes to go into medical\/scientific writing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/Kathryn-Loschert-Bio-Photo-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/Kathryn-Loschert-Bio-Photo-3-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1841\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover;width:275px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/Kathryn-Loschert-Bio-Photo-3-edited.jpg 256w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/Kathryn-Loschert-Bio-Photo-3-edited-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/Kathryn-Loschert-Bio-Photo-3-edited-120x192.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kathryn Loschert<\/strong> (She\/They), Old Dominion University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kathryn is an undergraduate student at Old Dominion University, majoring in psychology with plans to minor in criminal justice. They are an active member and the vice president of Old Dominion University\u2019s chapter of Psi Chi. After graduation, Kathryn plans to attend a graduate program and work with adolescents in an inpatient psychiatric setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/ethan-bio-piv-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/ethan-bio-piv-1-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1843\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover;width:275px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/ethan-bio-piv-1-edited.jpg 450w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/ethan-bio-piv-1-edited-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/ethan-bio-piv-1-edited-120x192.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ethan Fisher<\/strong> (He\/Him), Old Dominion University <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ethan is an undergraduate student at Old Dominion University, intending to major in psychology and minor in biology. Ethan works professionally as an EMT, primarily with private transport, where he provides care and conversation between patient transfers. He has worked previously within Dr. Mary Still\u2019s Human Factors Lab and intends to bring those experiences to a clinical setting. After graduation, he plans on continuing his education in clinical psychology and hopes to use his experience and education to help others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/IMG_9249-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/IMG_9249-1-edited-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1839\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover;width:275px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/IMG_9249-1-edited-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/IMG_9249-1-edited-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/IMG_9249-1-edited-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/IMG_9249-1-edited-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/IMG_9249-1-edited-833x833.jpeg 833w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/IMG_9249-1-edited-192x192.jpeg 192w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/09\/IMG_9249-1-edited.jpeg 1066w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amera Ford<\/strong> (She\/Her), Old Dominion University <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amera is an undergraduate student at Old Dominion University, intending to graduate with her bachelor&#8217;s degree with a major in psychology and a minor in human services in the spring of 2026. She is a part of numerous organizations, including NAMI, the Human Services Association, and the LeADERS Program. Her passion is to help adolescents with their mental health journey. Amera plans on continuing her education after completing her bachelor&#8217;s and joining the university&#8217;s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Master&#8217;s program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/10\/cait-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/10\/cait-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1887\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover;width:275px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/10\/cait-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/10\/cait-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/10\/cait-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/10\/cait-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/10\/cait-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/10\/cait-833x1111.jpg 833w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25027\/2025\/10\/cait-144x192.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Caitlyn Stewart<\/strong> (She\/Her), Old Dominion University <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Caitlyn is an undergraduate student at Old Dominion University, holding a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Caitlyn has worked in childcare for the past seven years with experience as a gymnastics coach, a Montessori Assistant Teacher, and a nanny. For the past two years she has been the Coordinator of the Adaptive Gymnastics program at Excalibur Gymnastics, a program developed to meet the needs of children with neurodivergence and children with physical impairments. Caitlyn intends to pursue a Doctorate of Nursing Practice in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isabella Gensler (She\/They\/He), Old Dominion University Isabella is an undergraduate student at Old Dominion University, intending to double major in Psychology and Women Studies. Isabella has worked at the Social Science Research Center at Old Dominion University, helping make survey calls and stuffing for local studies in the Hampton Roads region. They have a passion &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/people-2\/undergraduate-students\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Undergraduate Research Assistants<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18666,"featured_media":0,"parent":652,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/633"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18666"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=633"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1915,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/633\/revisions\/1915"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/yr2lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}