Graduate Students & Alumni
Graduate Students

Katie Esterline
Katie is a Ph.D. student in the Cognition & Neural Systems program in the Psychology Department. Originally from Missouri, she graduated with a B.S. in Psychology in 2011. Prior to coming to The University of Arizona, she worked as a Sleep Research Tech at Brown University. Katie is interested in children's word learning and the role of sleep in memory consolidation in infants and young children. In her free time, Katie loves to cook, hike, and explore the Southwest!
kesterline@email.arizona.edu

Lucia Sweeney
Lucia is a Ph.D. student in the Cognition & Neural Systems program in the Psychology Department. Lucia received her B.A. in Psychology and Linguistics from The University of Arizona, and was an undergraduate research assistant in the Child Cognition Lab. Lucia is interested in language acquisition and memory development in young childhood, and investigates children's ability to retain recently acquired language-related knowledge. In her free time, Lucia enjoys hiking, running (when it is cool enough in Tucson), and playing with her dog.
lsweeney@email.arizona.edu

Ji-Soo Kim
Ji-Soo is a Ph.D. student in the Cognition & Neural Systems program in the Psychology Department. Ji-Soo graduated from the University of Arizona with a B.A. in Psychology in 2001 and received her M.A. from the Catholic University of Korea in 2014. Ji-Soo's studies focus on the role of sleep in memory and executive function in young children.
jkim4353@email.arizona.edu
Alumni

Beth Salvagio Campbell, Ph.D.
Research Specialist
College of Medicine, Administration Research
bsalvag@email.arizona.edu

Kate Simon, Ph.D.
Psychology Intern
Children's Hospital of Orange County
knsmith@email.arizona.edu

Michelle Sandoval, Ph.D.
Youth Services Coordinator for the Confederated Tribes of the Coalville Reservation
Adjunct Faculty at Wenatchee Valley College
msandoval@wvc.edu

Kalim Gonzales, Ph.D.
Center for Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
kalimg@gdufs.edu.con