Who I am
My name is Nadia Manasfi (she/they), an international student from Lebanon studying at Lafayette College. I am currently earning my bachelors in Psychology (B.A.) & Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (B.A.) and plan on continuing my research career by focusing on minority health.
What I do in CHP
This semester I am working on analysis of data from TransACCESS
Who I am
My name is Areanna Pumayugra (they/them). I’m originally from West New York, New Jersey and I’m a student at Lafayette College. I plan to graduate with a Psychology (B.A) & Anthropology and Sociology double major and I am a part of the Class of 2025. Once I graduate, I hope to pursue a career in mental health counseling, with a specific focus on minorities and the LGBTQIA+ community.
What I do in CHP
This year, I am working with Dr. Mann as an advanced research assistant on gender identity development and transgender health.
Who I am?
Hello! My name is Grace Comfort (She/Her), I am from Macungie PA. I am earning my bachelor’s degree from Lafayette College in Psychology (B.A.) and Anthropology & Sociology (B.A.) as a double major, part of the Class of 2025. I plan to explore my interest in research specific to minority experience in healthcare helping to narrow down my path for future graduate studies.
What do I do in CHP?
Currently, within the Community Health Psychology Lab, I will be working with Dr. Mann to better understand the Minority Stress Model and transgender access to health care through learning about timeline interviews and a mixed methods approach. Overall, I am gaining a better understanding of qualitative data specific to transgender patient-provider interactions through the TransACCESS study and other academic material.
Hi! My name is Trang (she/her). I’m a part of the Class of 2025 at Lafayette College; I major in Mathematics-Economics with a concentration in Finance and a minor in Psychology! Joining the lab, I hope to better my research as well as data analysis skills and gain more knowledge on the minority stress model and transgender health.
What I do in CHP:
I work in Dr. Mann’s Community Health Psychology Lab as an Advanced Research student, specifically focusing on performing quantitative data analysis on data from the TransACCESS project.
My name is Adriana Vergona, and I am a student at Lafayette College, originally from Staten Island, New York. I am earning my bachelor’s degree in Psychology (B.A.) and Philosophy (B.A.). I hope to continue my research career by focusing on stressors and their health effects on minority groups.
What I do in CHP
This year in CHP, I am working alongside Dr. Mann as an advanced research assistant in a study on LGBTQ+ adolescents and patient-provider relationships.