San Tuyet Luu
San is a recent graduate of the University of California, Davis with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a minor in Neuroscience. She joined the Diversity and Disparities Lab in her third year as she wished to learn more about health disparities and the social determinants of health. San is currently working an assistant clinical research coordinator for the Vietnamese Insights into Aging Program while preparing to pursue a career in medicine.
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Uyen Vu, Ph.D.
Uyen Vu, Ph.D. serves as a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Alzheimer’s Disease and Research Center, where her research focuses on the resilience and cognitive aging of the Vietnamese population, particularly those affected by war related trauma. Holding a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, her academic journey was initially supported by the Ford Foundation' International Fellowships Program. Dr. Vu's highlighted works include the validation of the Connor Davidson Resilience Scale in Vietnamese contexts and her doctoral dissertation on resilience among Vietnamese young adults. Currently involved in the Vietnamese Insights into Cognitive Aging Program in the lab of Dr. Oanh Meyer, Dr. Vu continues to explore the intersections of aging, cognition, and resilience. Her interest also extends to studying positive psychological outcomes, such as a sense of purpose in life, in older adults from various cultural backgrounds.
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Sierra Heuer
Sierra recently graduated from the University of California, Davis with a Bachelor's of Arts degree in psychology and a minor in Education. They are currently a Junior Specialist in the Diversity and Disparities Lab and works on coordinating several research projects including the Care Partner Study, the Vietnamese Familial Experiences Study, the Neighborhood Segregation and Longitudinal Change in Brain Health Measures Study, and more. Their research interests are changes in cognition and their effects on interpersonal relationships as well as the effects of interpersonal communication, discrimination, and trauma on decision-making and cognition. They hope to one day become a professor in Psychology and love to learn. They are very passionate about research in trauma and health disparities, and strives to contribute to research that can benefit marginalized communities and provide accessible education to people who need it.
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Tina Duong
Tina is a fourth year Global Disease Biology major who joined the Diversity and Disparities lab in order to reconnect with her community and learn more about how the social determinants of health, violence and war, and the traumas faced by ethnic communities ultimately affect their health and neurology. As an aspiring physician, she dreams of one day making an impact in these communities mentally, physically, and spiritually and to learn from their resilience. With the help of Dr. Meyer, she is currently working on her senior practicum on intergenerational trauma within the Vietnamese Student Population here in Davis. She is a passionate advocate for mental health, advocate against domestic violence, and strongly believes in the potential of One Health. Interesting facts about her include that she is a UC Davis Track and Field athlete, is a bunny and chihuahua mom, speaks Vietnamese, Spanish, and hopes to learn Arabic.
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Bao Ngoc (Gemma) Le
Bao Ngoc (Gemma) is currently a second year student at the University of California, Davis majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. She joined the Diversity and Disparities Lab due to her interest in studying the effects of discrimination, segregation and trauma on neurological health and quality of life in underserved communities. In her free time, she enjoys listening to classical music, drawing and harvesting produce at the Student Farm. In the future, she aspires to become a healthcare professional and use what she learns to improve the quality of care for the underserved population.
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Boi san Nguyen
Boi san Nguyen is a recent graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz, holding a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology. In her pursuit of becoming a holistic and empathetic physician, she is engaged in research aimed at understanding the social determinants influencing individual health. For fun, Boi san enjoys hiking, pen paling, and spending quality time with her nieces!
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Stephanie Huynh
Stephanie Huynh recently graduated from the University of California, Davis with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering. Throughout her undergraduate years, she learned briefly about the types of disparities some groups face as well as the different types of brain disorders some individuals may be affected with. She decided to join the Diversity and Disparities lab to further broaden her knowledge of disparities and brain health along with how they may impact each other. During her free time she loves to try new restaurants and to watch new shows or movies!
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Briana Dominguez
Briana is a first generation third year undergraduate student at the University of California, Davis double majoring in Psychology and Chicanx Studies. She joined the Diversity and Disparities lab to further analyze the health impact resulting from systemic barriers experienced by marginalized communities. Her research interests include learning about the neurobiological health impact and trauma experience resulting from migration and assimilation. On her free time, she likes to collect vintage vinyls and surround herself in nature.
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Oanh Meyer, Ph.D., M.A.S. | Principal Investigator