Kayla Ablin is a first-year master’s student at the Eliot Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development. She previously graduated from Barnard College with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and Sociology. Since graduating, she has worked at the Institute for Family Health where she coordinated care for individuals experiencing homelessness, incarceration, and severe mental illness. She has also worked as an intake coordinator for two CBT and DBT practices. Kayla is primarily interested in researching the impact of parent-child relationships on children’s socio-emotional development to inform the development of evidence-based interventions for families and children. After graduating, she hopes to continue her education as a PhD student. In her free time, Kayla enjoys cooking, crafting, and being outdoors.

Orabel Callahan is an undergraduate junior pursuing a BA in Child Study and Human Development and Community Health. Growing up in Indonesia and India, she has hands-on experience working with international nonprofit organizations and is passionate about serving vulnerable communities. Orabel is a current fellow of the Tufts with Rwanda Fellowship cohort. Her academic interests include child welfare, health policy, and international development. After graduating, she hopes to continue at Tufts in the fifth-year BA/MA Child Study and Human Development program. In her free time, she enjoys reading, photography, cooking, and spending time with animals.

Irene Yoo is an undergraduate senior pursuing a BS in Cognitive Brain Science and a BA/MA in Child Study and Human Development in the Fifth-Year Master’s Degree program. She currently volunteers at the West Somerville Neighborhood School as a literacy tutor. Her research interests include the sense of belonging in school for immigrant children and the relationship between language, cognition, and culture. After graduating from Tufts, Irene aims to attend graduate school for speech-language pathology. In her free time, she enjoys making jewelry, reading books, and playing board games with her family.