The Support Young People Project
The Support Young People Project is my research lab at CSUMB. Together, we conduct mixed-methods, intersectional, and interdisciplinary research on interpersonal relationships and policies/practices that support youth and young adults. We work with researchers, community-based organizations, and youth to identify strategies that can reduce health and educational disparities.
Students from my lab have successfully entered doctoral and master’s programs in the social sciences or have attained jobs in the fields of education, mental health, and healthcare. I am not accepting students for Fall 2023, but I will accept students in Spring 2024. Applications are due in November 2023. If you’re interested in joining the lab, please email me at ssnapp@csumb.edu.
Current Research Assistants
Nikole Babcock (she/her)
Nikole is a California State University Sally Casanova Scholar, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center Scholar, and Psychology major at California State University, Monterey Bay. She received an honorable mention in the highly competitive National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Her research interests broadly include romantic relationships, human sexuality, and mental health with a focus on LGBTQ+ youth and emerging adults. Nikole will begin a Ph.D program in Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Connecticut in the fall of 2023.
Jose Zarate (he/him)
Jose is a first-year Counseling Psychology doctoral student at the University of Oregon and joined the lab in 2021. His research concentrates on school-based and community-based issues. His interests include the interplay between gang prevention and mental health outcomes among children that have been involved in the gangs. In addition, he’s an associate therapist in California, and an intern therapist at the Gender Health Center, where he provides teletherapy services to LGBTQ+ community members.
Lab Alumni
Eva Bernal Campos (2021-2019) is enrolled in the Master of Social Work program at CSUMB.
Xochitl Saldana (2021-2019) is a drug resource specialist at Community Human Services.
Maria Miranda Ramirez (2020-2018) is enrolled in the School Psychology Master’s program at CSUMB.
Jessica Uhlenhop (2020)
Danielle Flores (2019-2018) is a helpline associate at the National Eating Disorders Association.
Ulises Duenaz (2018-2016) is enrolled in his undergraduate studies at CSUMB.
Jazmin Luna (2018-2016) is enrolled in Master’s degree programs at San Diego State University in Public Administration and Latin American Studies.
Samantha Gonzalez (2018-2016) completed a Master’s degree in Applied Behavioral Analysis at Arizona State University.
Vanessa Moreno (2018-2016) completed a certificate in Medical Assistance from Northwest College.
Nicollette Clark (2018-2016)
Nyalok Nhial (2018-2017) completed at Masters in Public Health at Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.
Jorge Covarrubias (2018-2017)
Mauricio Procopio (2018-2017)