iiSEE Team
Our team consists of experienced professionals who bring a diverse set of skills and perspectives to our research projects. We are passionate about what we do, and we work tirelessly to ensure that our work has real-world impact. Whether we are developing new technologies, conducting experiments, or analyzing data, we are always working towards the next breakthrough.
Meet Our Team
We are proud to introduce the members of our team who make our research possible:
Introduction to iisee Research Lab
Welcome to the iisee Research Lab. We are a team of dedicated researchers focused on advancing the fields of [insert relevant fields]. Our goal is to provide innovative solutions to the most pressing problems in these areas, and we do this through a combination of cutting-edge research and collaboration with other experts in the field.
Active Members
Alejandro Campero-Oliart
Director of Research
Originally from La Paz, Bolivia, Alejandro Campero-Oliart is the director of the iiSEE team, Chancellor’s Fellow, and doctoral student in Social-Personality Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. His research delves broadly into domains of interpersonal communication and emotion, intersectionality and culture-identity interactions in health disparities, and social perception and mindsets. Because his research and populations of interests often call for different engagement needs, he embraces diverse approaches to carry it out, including psychophysiology assessments, scholarship-action and community-participatory research, process-oriented statistical models, and experimental designs. When he is not working, he loves to play soccer, jump rope, read about how quantum physics makes and doesn't make sense, and learning new cooking recipes, specially Bolivian ones!
Alex Flores
Undergraduate Researcher
Alex Flores is a fourth-year undergraduate student at UC Berkeley, majoring in Psychology. His academic interests lie in investigating concepts related to cognition, executive function, behavioral psychology, and decision-making in goal-directed processes. He is actively involved
in the RASCL lab, where he contributes to projects exploring the effects of personality on physiology, particularly its implications on cardiac distress, and the behavioral and cognitive manifestations of personality traits. His academic goals include continuing forward with his personal research ambitions after graduating in Spring of 2024, pursuing a PhD program in Social-Psychology and publishing his work. Beyond academia, he finds joy in photography, filmmaking, and reading.
iiSEE member since Spring 2024
Alma Astrid Gonzalez Gudino-Guizar
Undergraduate Researcher
Alma Astrid Gonzalez Gudino-Guizar is a senior majoring in Psychology. Her research interests encompass intersectionality, emotion, and interpersonal communication. In the past, she was part
of the Undergraduate Research Internship (URI) at the University of California, San Francisco where she was serving as a research assistant in the project of Roe v. Wade. Currently, she is working on the projects of Intersections of Undocumentedness & Wellbeing, Coherence and
Relationships (CARE) Study and Latino Day Laborers & Psychosocial Stress Pathways for
Wellbeing. Aside from her academics, she enjoys writing poetry, discovering coffee shops and weightlifting. As for future career goals, she is pursuing medical school where she aims to specialize in psychiatry as well as publishing a book of her poems and opening a coffee shop.
Adam Coldiron
Undergraduate Researcher
Adam is a fifth-year undergraduate student at UC Berkeley studying Psychology with minors in Education and English, born and raised in San Diego. After graduation, he will be a PhD student in Educational Psychology at another university, with the goal of continuing on in academia. For the Social Interaction Lab, he works on a project concerning cultural capital. With the RASCL and EER labs he studies the effects of undocumentedness. Finally, he works with the SIR lab where he researches self-compassion and academic behavior. In his free time, he enjoys reading both fantasy and classics, serving in his church, and playing board games and tabletop role-playing games.
Jocelyne Mendoza
Undergraduate Researcher
Jocelyne Mendoza is a third-year at UC Berkeley, majoring in Psychology. Her current research interests encompass stress, situational interactionism, and the health implications related to personality. In the RASCL lab, she works on projects regarding the psychophysiological expressions of personality and emotion, as well as the intersections of undocumentedness and
well-being. Outside of the lab, she enjoys reading and spending time in nature.
Mikaela Marquez
Undergraduate Researcher
Hello! My name is Mikaela Marquez (she/they), and I am a fourth-year undergraduate student majoring in Psychology at UC Berkeley. My studies at Berkeley have helped me explore how elements of our identities intersect to create varying lived experiences. My research interests include health and wellness practices within “mixed” (e.g. multiracial, multicultural, multiethnic) communities and social inequities tied to the intersection between race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. Outside of the lab, I organize K-12 and general programming at the Queer Alliance Resource Center and assist in hosting events in the Queer and/or Women’s Anime Association. In my free time, I enjoy baking delicious sweet treats, listening and dancing to a variety of music, and watching anime and other animated media.
iiSEE member since Spring 2024
Nayla Lopez
Undergraduate Researcher
Nayla is a junior majoring in Psychology, with a specified interest in social-personality
Psychology. Born and raised in the Bay Area, she attended Diablo Valley College before
transferring to Berkeley last Fall (2023). She’s actively involved as a research assistant
in RASCL, as well as in the CARE study. Some of her research interests relate to
culture, intergroup relations, and social hierarchy. Her future academic goals include
graduating next year, publishing her own research paper, and pursuing a PhD program
in Social-Psychology. When not engaged in her academic pursuits, she spends her time
listening to music, list-making, and spending time with friends and family.
iiSEE member since Spring 2024
Kelsey Zhou
Undergraduate Researcher
Kelsey Zhou is currently a third-year undergraduate student at UC Berkeley studying Computer Science and Economics with a minor in Data Science. In the RASCL lab, she works on creating programs that automate the data cleaning and organizing process. She also works on creating programs that involve calculating the Gini-coefficient related to self-complexity research. Outside of the lab, she also works as an academic intern for CompSci 88 and a data engineering intern at GSK. In her free time, Kelsey enjoys music (especially K-pop), watching Netflix, finding the best restaurants, and dances competitively in collegiate dance teams.
iiSEE member since Spring 2023
Karyssa Almanzan
Undergraduate Researcher
Karyssa is a second-year undergraduate at UC Berkeley majoring in Psychology. Her research interests currently encompass clinical psychology and social-personality psychology. Her work at the RASCL Lab includes studying the impact of psychological stressors on Latino Day Laborers and intersectionality among undocumented immigrants in the United States. In her free time, Karyssa is a film aficionado who enjoys reading, training in martial arts, and collaborating as a violinist with her brother to make and record music.
Selina Bilal
Undergraduate Researcher
Selina Bilal is a junior at UC Berkeley majoring in Psychology and Cognitive Science, with minors in Music and Developmental Psychology. She actively contributes to research at RASCL,
as well as at the Berkeley Social Interaction Lab and the Social Origins Lab. She is also a proctor for the Disabled Students Program, a researcher for the Science of Happiness Podcast, and Academic Liaison for Psi Chi at Berkeley. Beyond her academic pursuits, Selina is deeply committed to making a positive impact. Originally from Pakistan, she expresses her drive for change through music and artistic projects that raise awareness. Furthermore, she's actively working towards building an awe-based intervention for Berkeley students, inspired by her
passion for the science of happiness. During her free time, you'll find her writing songs,
exploring sushi restaurants, and rewatching classic sitcoms!
Arlene "Vee" Valle-Oseguera
Undergraduate Researcher
Arlene "Vee" Valle-Oseguera is a current undergraduate student at the University
of California, Berkeley, who is pursuing degrees in both psychology and
anthropology. She has been with the iSEE team since July 2023, where she was
first assigned to the RASCL Lab to assist with the PxS Study. Her academic
interests include primate behavior and ecology, animal behavior, evolutionary
psychology, and the evolution of human behavior. Aside from her academic
interests, Arlene operates her own dog-boarding business. She enjoys attending
concerts, paddleboarding, advocating for the Delta Smelt, and volunteering as a
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for foster children in Contra Costa
County.
Valeria Amaya
Undergraduate Researcher
Valeria Amaya is a fourth-year student at UC Berkeley and is pursuing a major in Psychology and a double minor in Education & Disability Studies. A proud Latina from the lively city of Los Angeles, California, she thrives amongst her community. Valeria serves as an intern at the Chicanx Latinx Student Development organization on campus and dedicates her time as a mentor in a literacy program for elementary students in the Berkeley area. When not engaged with her psychological research with UC Berkeley’s iiSEE team, she spends her time reading a cheesy romance novel, playing piano, or out in the sun! Her future goals consist of furthering her education through a Master’s program in counseling, graduating this spring, and potentially honing in on her craft of becoming a mediocre beat-boxer.
Jackie Carrillo
Undergraduate Researcher
Jackie Carrillo is a third year psychology major and is a member of REP in Psychology Program at UC Berkeley. Within RASCL she supports projects that include psychophysiology, along with studying gradients of undocumentedness in the United States. Passionate about helping others, Jackie has spent 3 years working at a local bay area non profit helping underserved communities make behavior change. She is experienced in providing culturally relevant coaching to Spanish-speaking populations. In her free time, she loves hiking the California coast, learning guitar, and Korean.​
Helena Fischer
Graduate Researcher
Helena Fischer is currently a clinical psychology resident in the inpatient unit for personality disorders and PTSD at Charité Berlin in Germany and collaborates as a Research Assistant at Stanford University and Yale University on projects around responses to social bias and inequality across cultures. Helena received her BSc and MSc in Psychology in Spain and the UK in 2021. Within RASCL, she is involved in projects on psychophysiology and the impact of psychosocial stressors and coping strategies on the well-being of Latinx Day Laborers in the US. Curious about exploring different cultures, Helena obtained positions within clinical and community settings around Mexico, India, and South Africa. She particularly enjoys investigating the interaction between personality and situational factors to understand intergroup relationships and psycho-social interventions to reduce inequality. In her free time, Helena loves spending time in nature, dancing, and learning new languages.
