Former Lab Members

Gemma Balk

Education

• 2026 M.S. Candidate in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences San Francisco State University
• 2023 Speech Pathology Essentials Program San Diego State University, Global Campus
• 2022 B.A. in Psychology, Spanish Loyola Marymount University

Mirena Joncich

Education 

• 2025 M.S Candidate in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences - California State University San Francisco 
• 2021 Post baccalaureate certificate in Speech-Language Pathology - California State University San Marcos 
• 2019 B.A Critical Race and Ethnic Studies - University of California at Santa Cruz

Sophia Eva Medina

Education

• 2025 M.S Candidate in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences - San Francisco State University
• 2023 B.A Communicative Disorders and Sciences & Minor in Deaf Education - San Jose State University 

Kiara Mares 

Education

• 2025 M.S Candidate in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences - San Francisco State University
• 2023 B.A. Applied Linguistics with minors in Disability Studies and Education Studies - University of California at Los Angeles

Devora Jimenez

Education

• 2024 B.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University

Martha Vergaray Leon

Education

• 2025 B.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University

Priscilly Medrano

Education

• 2025 B.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University

Mariela Vega Ramirez

Education

• 2024 B.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University
• 2016 A.S. Speech Language Pathologist Assistant
  San Juaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA

Prutha Shah

Education

• 2018 M.S. Candidate; Communicative Disorders
  San Francisco State University
• 2016 B.S Communication Disorders
  Loma Linda University
• 2015 B.S. Public Health
  Santa Clara University/College of William and Mary

Olivia Chu

Education

• 2020 M.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University
• 2016 Post-baccalaureate in Speech & Hearing Sciences
  Portland State University
• 2010 B.S. in Biological Sciences with emphasis in Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior
  University of California, Davis

Allison Comroe

Education

• 2019 B.S. Candidate; Communicative Disorders
  San Francisco State University

Charles Escalante

Education

• 2017 B.A., Communicative Disorders
  San Francisco State University

Jacqueline Molina

Education

• 2018 M.S. Candidate; Communicative Disorders
  San Francisco State University
• 2015 B.S. Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education
  Utah State University
• 2012 B.A. Cognitive Linguistics
  University of California, San Diego
• 2012 B.A. Psychology
  University of California, San Diego

Nancy Ly

Education

• 2018 M.S. Candidate; Communicative Disorders
  San Francisco State University
• 2016 Post-Baccalaureate; Communicative Disorders
  California State University, Fullerton
• 2007 B.S. Child and Family Development
  San Diego State University

Jaimie MacDonald

Education

• 2018 M.S. Candidate; Communicative Disorders
  San Francisco State University
• 2016 B.S. Speech Pathology and Audiology
  University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine
• 2011 B.S. Political Science
  University of California, Irvine

Desiree Sasunian

Education

• 2017 M.S. Communicative Disorders
  San Francisco State University
• 2014 B.A. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Diego State University

Rebekka Dagher

Education

• 2018 M.S. Candidate; Communicative Disorders
  San Francisco State University
• 2016 B.A. Communicative Disorders, minor in Biology
  University of Redlands

Annalinda Harbottle

Education

• 2019 M.S. Candidate; Communicative Disorders
  San Francisco State University
• 2017 B.A., Communicative Disorders
  Minor in Special Education
  San Francisco State University

Daria Lucchesi

Education

• 2020 M.S. Candidate; Communicative Disorders
  San Francisco State University
• 2017 B.A., Communicative Disorders
  San Francisco State University

Olivia Conner

Education

• 2018 B.A., Communicative Disorders
  San Francisco State University

Nestor Fragoso

Education

• 2019 M.S. Candidate; Communicative Disorders
  San Francisco State University
• 2016 B.A., Communicative Disorders
  San Francisco State University

Michelle Kwong

Education

• 2020 M.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University
• 2017 Post-Baccalaureate; Communication Sciences & Disorders
  Chapman University
• 2015 B.A. Linguistics & French, Global Studies
  UCLA

Lindsay Johnson

Education

• 2020 M.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University
• 2018 B.A. in Communicative Disorders
  San Francisco State University

Monika Zacharewicz

Education

• 2019 M.S. Candidate; Communicative Disorders
  San Francisco State University
• 2017 B.A., Communicative Disorders
  San Francisco State University

Naomi Zaragoza

Education

• 2021 M.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University
• 2019 B.S. in Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University

Helena Gershwin

Education

• 2020 BS in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University

Zurisadai Hernandez Cruz

Education

• 2021 B.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University

Michell Peck

Education

• 2021 M.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University
• 2019 B.S. in Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University

Julia Navarro

Lab Manager 2018-2019

Education

• 2020 M.S. Candidate; Communicative Disorders
  San Francisco State University
• 2017 Post-Baccalaureate; Communicative Disorders
  Idaho State University
• 2003 Bachelor’s and Master’s degree; Economics and Business Management
  Ural State University, Russia

Kate Anderson

Education

• 2021 M.S. Candidate in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University
• 2015 B.A. in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
  San Diego State University

Melody Leñero

Education

• 2022 B.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University

Vasilika Pules

Education

• 2020 B.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University

Pia Etchegoin

Education

• 2017 B.A., Communicative Disorders
  San Francisco State University

LAB MANAGER: Spring 2016 - Spring 2017

Yeban Lee

Education

• 2021 M.S. Candidate in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University
• 2019 Postbac program in Speech & Hearing Sciences
  University of Washington
• 2017 B.A. Media Studies with minor in journalism
  UC Berkeley

Lesley Peng

Lab Manager 2019-2020

Education

• 2021 M.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University
• 2019 B.S. in Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University

Mariko Terasaki

Education

• 2022 M.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University
• 2019 B.S. in Communicative Disorders & Deaf Education
  Utah State University
• 2014 B.A. in American Literature & Culture
  UCLA

Alleyda Barraza

Education

• 2022 B.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences minoring in Statistics
  San Francisco State University

Emma Vandra

Education

• 2021 B.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University

Violeta Ayala

Education

• 2020 B.S. in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University

Levi Ibarra

Education

• 2021 B.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University 
• 2007-2011 B.S. Candidate; General Biology
  California State University East Bay 

Roxana Aames

Education

• 2022 M.S. Candidate in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University
• 2020 B.S. in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University

Cynthia Gaspar

Education

• 2023 M.S. Candidate in Speech-Language and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University
• 2020 B.A. in Speech-Language Pathology
  California State University Long Beach

Annabelle Schofield

Education

• 2023 B.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University

Joseph Cachapero

Education

• 2022 M.S. Candidate in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University
• B.S. Psychology, UC Irvine

Cheryl Corpuz

Education

• 2022 M.S. Candidate in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University
• 2018 B.S. Speech-Language Pathology
  California State University San Marcos

Hannah Khorassani

Education

• 2022 M.S. Candidate in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University
• 2020 B.S. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences & Business Administration with a Concentration in Marketing
  San Francisco State University

Elaine Peralta

Education 

• 2022 M.S Candidate in Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences 
  San Francisco State University 

• 2020 B.S. in Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences with a minor in Child and Family Development 
  San Diego State University 

Faviola Ramirez

Lab Manager 2020-2021

Education

• 2022 M.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University
• 2020 B.S. in Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University

Leanora Salazar

Education

• 2023 M.S. Candidate in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University
• 2021 B.A. in Communicative Disorders
  California State University, Fullerton

Jadine Ong Veluya

Education

• 2022 M.S. Candidate in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University
• 2020 B.S. in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University

Amanda Adams

Education 

• 2024 M.S. Candidate in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University 
• 2022 B.S. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University 

Allysa Chin

Education:

• 2024 M.S. Candidate in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University 
• 2022 B.S. Communication Sciences and Disorders
  Sacramento State University

Kenly Doyle

Education 

• 2024 M.S. Candidate in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Diego State University 
• 2022 B.S. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University

Valerie Gregorash

Education

• 2024 M.S. Candidate in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Diego State University 
• 2016 B.A. Linguistics / Japanese
  Indiana University Bloomington

Maryvi Morales

Lab Manager 2021-2022

Education

• 2023 M.S Candidate in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University
• 2020 B.S in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University

Bryce Olivares

Lab Manager 2022- present

Education

• 2024 M.S. Candidate in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University 
• 2022 B.S. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University 

Annel Rojas

Education

• 2024 M.S. Candidate in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University 
• 2021 B.S. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  University of Arizona

Karina Tampa

Education

• 2023 M.S. Candidate in Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences  
  San Francisco State University  
• 2019 Post-Baccalaureate in Speech Language Pathology 
  California State University, San Marcos 
• 2015 B.A. in Psychology and Social Behavior with a minor in Criminology, Law, and Society
  University of California, Irvine 

Alana Tran

Education

• 2024 M.S. Candidate in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University 
• 2017 B.A. Cognitive Science/Computer Science, UC Berkeley

Alexiz Ortiz

Education

• 2023 B.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University

Marielle Louise Tesorero Razon

Education

• 2024 B.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University

Bella Carbonara

Education

• 2024 M.S. Candidate in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University
• 2020 B.S. Speech-language Pathology
  California State University Long Beach 

Amelia Tio Lim

Education

• 2025 M.S. Candidate in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University
• 2023 B.S. Communication Sciences and Disorders
  Biola University

Kaitlin Ridad

Education 

• 2024 M.S. Candidate in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University 
• 2022 B.S. Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences & B.A. Child and Adolescent Development San Francisco State University

Loriel Roman

Education 

• 2024 M.S. Candidate in Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences   
  San Francisco State University   
• 2021 Post-Baccalaureate in Speech-Language Pathology  
  California State University, San Marcos  
• 2018 M.A. in Teaching 
  University of Southern California 
• 2012 Double B.A. in Psychology and Anthropology 
  University of California, Irvine 

Morgan Spears

Education

• 2025 M.S. Candidate in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University 
• 2023 B.S. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences with a minor in education
  San Francisco State University 

Jennifer Lorena Vega

Education 

• 2025 M.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University   
• 2021 B.A. Speech-Language Pathology
  California State University, Long Beach 

Abigail Franklin

Education

• 2025 B.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University

Danielle Griffth

Education

• 2024 B.S. Candidate; Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
  San Francisco State University 

Vassilissa Manokhina

Education

• 2024 B.S. Candidate in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 
• San Francisco University