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Psychology undergraduate aims to better understand the role of discrimination
in sleep
Crystal Li conducts research on minority populations and the transition to
college
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December 19, 2022
Crystal Li, an Arizona State University undergraduate psychology major
with a minor in Spanish, hopes to make a difference in diverse
communities through graduate research.
When she was in high school, she volunteered in an underserved
community in the San Francisco Bay Area that had just been hit with a
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid for undocumented
immigrants. Her internship gave her firsthand experience with the
impact that research and interventions can have on the youth in the
community. She conducted research with the students, and from that
point on, she knew that she wanted to pursue psychology research.
Portrait of ASU student Crystal Li. Crystal Li, an ASU psychology
undergraduate with a minor in Spanish, hopes to make a difference in
diverse communities through graduate research. [31]Download Full Image
"The first lab that I joined was the [32]Adolescent Stress and Emotion
Lab with Professor [33]Leah Doane. I've been in that lab for almost two
years now, and the other lab that I'm a part of is the [34]Arizona Twin
Project with professors [35]Mary Davis and [36]Kathryn
Lemery-Chalfant," Li said. "Coming into college, I really didn't know
what specifically my research interests were, but all I knew was that I
really wanted to prioritize working in a lab that worked with diverse
populations."
The Adolescent Stress and Emotion Lab conducts research on child and
adolescent well-being using physiological, psychological and contextual
factors with a particular focus on stress.
"We focus on understanding daily experiences, physiology and sleep in
the prediction of health and academic trajectories, as well as how
transactions between culture and neurobiological systems may influence
these pathways across development," Doane said.
While conducting research in the lab, Li was mentored by graduate
student Jeri Sasser, a graduate mentor in the ASU [37]ENERGIZE project,
which guides underrepresented students in psychology and neuroscience
to streamline the process of conducting research to prepare for
graduate school. This mentorship encouraged Li to also give back as an
undergraduate mentor in the program.
"I'm currently an ENERGIZE peer mentor. This means that I mentor
students about labs and connect them to resources, as well as check in
and see how everything's going. I think that's really a nice little
thing to do because Jeri was that person for me when I joined the
Adolescent Stress and Emotion Lab. Mentorship is so important to
inspire students to continue pursuing research and to believe that they
have a place in research," Li said.
Li is currently applying to doctoral programs for developmental
psychology. Her future research interests are in studying culture,
sleep and stress, and academics and their role in development among
ethnic, racial and minority youth.
This fall, Li also defended her honors thesis as part of the psychology
honors seminar on the relationship between ethnic racial discrimination
and both objective and subjective measures of sleep among Latino
students in their transition to college.
"I presented to my classmates as well as my thesis committee, which was
Dr. Doane, Dr. Jinni Su, Dr. Thao Ha and Jeri Sasser," Li said. "It was
such a wonderful experience, but I'm so glad it is over now! I spent
over a year and a half on the project, and to see it through to
completion was extremely validating."
Li's advice to other students who are scared of pursuing research? Just
go for it.
"I was very scared to join a lab because I had no idea what to expect
and I didn't know if I was well-suited for that kind of environment.
Research can be really daunting for students - that's why I really
appreciate what ENERGIZE is doing, and I wish I'd known about it when I
was initially applying to labs," Li said.
"Something that I'm really interested in looking at is continuing my
investigation of my honors thesis on discrimination in sleep and
further exploring protective factors that can help protect you from
harmful effects of discrimination," Li said. "Transitioning into higher
education is difficult for many people, and when you add in any kind of
race-based stressor, that can be a huge barrier."
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December 19, 2022
The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication fall
2022 convocation ceremony celebrated the accomplishments of almost 340
graduates while also serving as a homecoming for one of its most
supportive and successful alumni.
Christine Devine, an Arizona State University trustee and Cronkite
Alumni Hall of Fame inductee, delivered the keynote address at the
ceremony held on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at Desert Financial Arena in
Tempe. Students wearing maroon and gold caps and gowns, smiling widley
at the fall 2022 Cronkite convocation. The Walter Cronkite School of
Journalism and Mass Communication fall 2022 convocation ceremony
celebrated the accomplishments of almost 340 graduates on Wednesday,
Dec. 14, at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe. Photo courtesy the
Cronkite School [67]Download Full Image
Devine is an award-winning television news anchor with Fox 11 Los
Angeles, where she has worked for more than 30 years, and an active
Cronkite School alumna who generously supports the school and ASU. In
2007, she endowed the Christine Devine Scholarship, which provides
scholarship support each year to students in the Cronkite School.
In her convocation speech, Devine reflected on her journey that started
as a Cronkite student in the 1980s and took her through a couple of
small and medium media markets before landing in Los Angeles in 1990.
Devine, who grew up in Tolleson, Arizona, the Phoenix area's West
Valley, began her broadcasting career working as a reporter in San
Angelo, Texas. She credited former ASU journalism professor Ben Silver
with helping her find the job after he posted her resume on a board at
a news directors conference.
"I'd go to McDonald's and I would order a cheeseburger and water. I had
no money," she said. "But that job would lead me to say we don't do
this for the money. We do it for the passion of wanting to be a part of
the ever-changing world. To not sit on the sidelines, but to be in the
game."
Devine emphasized that life was about to change for the graduates as
they were about to enter their careers, but she encouraged them to
learn from their mistakes and celebrate their successes.
"So there will be fewer football games, Friday night parties, the
camaraderie you all have here. It is all the real world, to which I say
-- give life a shot," she said.
She told the graduates to "find your passion, your place to contribute,
your place to shine."
Devine also encouraged students to stay in touch with ASU and the
Cronkite School by joining the alumni association, visiting campus and
connecting with fellow Sun Devils if they move to a new city.
Her decision to give back to ASU was influenced by a mentor she met
when she moved to Los Angeles, who she credits with helping her develop
as a young woman and professional at the time.
"You don't need to touch the masses, but please work to touch just one
life, just one person," she said.
In total, 337 students received degrees, including 80 with a Bachelor
of Arts in mass communication and media studies, 53 with a Bachelor of
Arts in journalism and mass communication, 61 with a Bachelor of
Science in digital audiences, 30 Bachelor of Arts in sports journalism
and one with a Bachelor of Arts in digital media literacy.
The Cronkite School also awarded 111 master's degrees. That includes 58
with a Master of Science in digital audience strategy, 16 with a Master
of Mass Communication, 21 with a Master of Arts in sports journalism,
15 with a Master of Arts in investigative journalism and one with a
Master of Science in business journalism. One student received a PhD in
Journalism and Mass Communication.
Student speaker Raven Payne referred to her fellow classmates as
resilient for having endured a global pandemic during their time at the
Cronkite School, which forced them to adjust the way they learned,
worked on projects and reported their stories.
Payne implored her classmates to follow their own paths, create their
opportunities and not to settle.
"Times are changing, and if they don't change fast enough, we will
change them ourselves," she said. "We have the pen, paper and will to
be the authors of our own stories."
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Mia Marquez
Kaitlyn Ourada
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Holly Santman
Natalie Skowlund
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