
Meet Our Team!
SI Leadership Team
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Jennifer Figueroa, SI Coordinator She/her |
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Alexa Diaz M.A., ASC Coordinator She/her/ella |
SI Student Leadership Team
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Angela Muradov, SI Mentor She/her Angela is a 3rd year at CSUSM majoring in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Molecular Cell Biology. Her career goal is to become a physician, but her experience as an SIL opened her mind to teaching science courses as well! |
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Sarah Ziegler, SI Mentor She/her Sarah is a 5th Year at CSUSM and a Psychology Major and Communication Minor. She has always had a passion in working with animals, with the goal of working in exotic species rehabilitation and enrichment! She could not be more excited to work with you all this semester!! |
SI Leaders
Chemistry
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Mark Rusnak, CHEM 160 SIL
Email: rusna003@csusm.edu Mark is a second year biology major with dreams of going to Medical School and becoming a doctor. His hobbies include biking, cooking, listening to music, and learning new things. He also loves hanging out with his dog. |
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Julianne Marie Calaguian, CHEM 160 SIL She/her Email: calag004@csusm.edu Julianne is a second year Biological Sciences major with a concentration in Molecular Cell Biology. She hopes to move on to Medical School after her fourth year. In her free time she loves to draw, bake, play video games, hang out with her friends and family, and watch her favorite shows! |
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Joaquin Lopez, CHEM 201 SIL He/him Email: lopez1563@csusm.edu Joaquin is a third year McNair Scholar majoring in Biological Science with an emphasis in Molecular Cellular Biology. He hopes to pursue a PhD. in Biology to become a professor and perform research. When he's not focused on school, he likes to go camping and hiking. |
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Jerrvin Cendana, CHEM 201 SIL He/him Email: cenda003@csusm.edu Jerrvin is a fourth year chemistry major. His favorite pass times are going to the gym, playing volleyball, and playing video games. He plans on becoming a chemistry teacher in the future. |
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Mayra Fonseca, CHEM 201 SIL She/her Email: fonse061@csusm.edu Mayra is a second year Biological Sciences major. After graduating, she plans to go to dental school. She likes to spend her free time reading, going on walks, and hanging out with loved ones. |
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Kevin Brown, CHEM 202 SIL He/him Email: brown479@csusm.edu Kevin is a 3rd year Biology Major with a concentration in Physiology. He enjoys surfing, snowboarding, cross-country, and cooking! |
Psychology
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Ekaterina Kirillova, PSYC 360 SIL She/her Email: kiril001@csusm.edu Ekaterina is a fourth year psychology major. She is planning to graduate in the fall and hopes to go to grad school afterwards. In her free time, she likes to hang out with her cat, friends, and knit. |
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Miranda Medina, PSYC 360 SIL She/her Email: medin239@csusm.edu Miranda is a third year Psychological Science major as well as a U-RISE scholar. She is a research assistant at the Cannabis and Tobacco Research Lab of San Diego. After graduation, she plans to obtain a Ph.D. in Clinical Neuropsychology with a specialization in neurodegenerative diseases. In her free time she enjoys spending time outdoors hiking and bird watching. |
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Laura Mcnulty, PSYC 360 SIL She/her Email: mcnul016@csusm.edu Laura is a Psychology major in her final semester. She is a research assistant in Dr. Phung's Autism and Family lab, currently working on a project with military families. Her past times include spending time with her family and two dogs, hiking, board games and puzzles, and reading. Her career goal is to become a Marriage and Family Therapist. |
Speech Language Pathology
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Angela Johnson, SLP 391 SIL She/her Email: johns625@csusm.edu Angela is in her second year of the Speech-Language Pathology graduate program. In her free time, she enjoys playing the cello and baking/cooking. Her career goal (most likely!) will be working with children. |
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Jona Lao, SLP 491 SIL She/her Email: lao011@csusm.edu Jona is in her second year of the Speech Language Pathology graduate program. In her free time, she likes to read, do jigsaw puzzles, and spend time with her family. |
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Lauren Gross, SLP 201 SIL
Email: gross041@csusm.edu Lauren is in Cohort 13 of the M.S. SLP graduate program. Her future career goal is to be working as an SLP in an elementary school. She loves this SLP program and is so excited to be a Supplemental Instructor for SLP 201! Lauren believes this is an amazing course and she cannot wait to help you excel in it! |
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Kaley-Shea Doherty, SLP 320 SIL
Email: doher020@csusm.edu Kaley is a first year graduate student in the Speech-Language Pathology program. In her free time she likes to do yoga, dance, sing, hang out with loved ones, and take care of her plants. Her career goal is to be an Speech-Language Pathologist who works with young children. |
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Kalina George, PHYS 357 SIL
Email: georg095@csusm.edu Kalina is a Speech Language Pathology major in her final year of undergraduate studies. After she graduates in Spring 2023, she hopes to attend a graduate program and obtain a Master's degree. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hiking, and spending time with her family. |
Economics
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Jean Flores, ECON 202 SIL He/him Email: flore681@csusm.edu Jean is a fourth year majoring in Economics. His favorite pass time is going to theme parks and spending time with friends and family. His career goal is to become a college professor. |