{"id":30,"date":"2025-01-14T17:21:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T17:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2026-04-27T15:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:35:07","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/home-page\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-ast-global-color-1-background-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-43131eed wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-medium-font-size is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8059a5c3 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href=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/home-page\/contact\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\"><strong>CONTACT US<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-annotation has-base-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-dd5e3addcc46a1452442e8c9fc5eeded\" style=\"border-radius:0px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><strong>Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfac14d7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" 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has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-18a4afe57a458f965cbed531536094ff\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><a href=\"mailto:kschaumberg@utexas.edu\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"kschaumberg@utexas.edu\">Katherine Schaumberg, PhD<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My expertise is in vulnerability to eating and weight concerns along with behavioral treatments for eating disorders.&nbsp; My research has specifically focused on the distinction between adaptive and maladaptive patterns of eating and physical activity.&nbsp; I aim to understand dispositional and environmental circumstances under which individuals enact positive habits compared with those in which problematic behavior patterns arise. I attended graduate school at the University at Albany \u2013 SUNY, where I worked in the <a href=\"https:\/\/drandersonlab.weebly.com\/dr-drew-anderson.html\">Anderson lab<\/a> and examined how individual dispositions and traits can interact with behavioral learning to distinguish when eating and activity patterns may be maladaptive. During my postdoctoral fellowship at the <a href=\"https:\/\/drexel.edu\/coas\/academics\/departments-centers\/well-center\/\">Drexel University WELL Center<\/a>, I worked on a trial investigating the adoption and maintenance of high levels of physical activity to promote healthy weight management. I then completed a T32 Fellowship at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/eatingdisorders\/\">University of North Carolina Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders<\/a>, where I extended my interest on individual predisposition for maladaptive eating and activity to the level of genetic and biological risk factors. At the EMBARK Lab, we aim to apply a growing knowledge of genetic risk to biopsychosocial models of behavior in order to identify eating and activity-related risk both in eating disorders and across psychiatric conditions. Further, we aim to use this information to promote empirically-based, individually-tailored treatment approaches that enhance mental health. <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1SdkfSIGkKmVrrMDrTQEuNglPKAnt9ZHF\/view?usp=drive_link\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1SdkfSIGkKmVrrMDrTQEuNglPKAnt9ZHF\/view?usp=drive_link\">Curriculum Vitae<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-annotation has-base-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-3d73ea8e1ed6d461f9c481a458024172\" style=\"border-radius:0px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:4px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><strong>Graduate Students<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfac14d7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5b33d256 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:500px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1085\" height=\"1285\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2025\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-25-at-11.58.43-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1981\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px;aspect-ratio:0.844367198609575;width:422px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2025\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-25-at-11.58.43-PM.png 1085w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2025\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-25-at-11.58.43-PM-253x300.png 253w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2025\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-25-at-11.58.43-PM-865x1024.png 865w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2025\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-25-at-11.58.43-PM-768x910.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1085px) 100vw, 1085px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-heading has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-97f495dc0ed56cff2025554bb70b6465\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><a href=\"mailto:alaboe@my.utexas.edu\">Aggie Laboe, MS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2021 with a BA in Psychology and minor in Poverty Studies. After graduating, I worked for two years as a clinical research coordinator at the Center for Healthy Weight and Wellness at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. As a third year clinical psychology PhD student in the EMBARK Lab, I am passionate about improving the detection, prevention, and treatment of eating disorders. Currently, I am working on projects related to determining and sharing expected body weights in eating disorder treatment. Outside of studying psychology, I love traveling, reading, running, and live music!<br> <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1f2RNCOm3l50d6ZId6Q6Y8eRtinQJqOMs\/view?usp=sharing\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1lgkLbCoOR583N4Jbe_P5TBbNuImMxfnJ\/view?usp=sharing\">Curriculum Vitae<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfac14d7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5b33d256 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:500px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"647\" height=\"791\" src=\"http:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2025\/09\/image001.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1940\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px;aspect-ratio:0.8179696169594;width:429px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2025\/09\/image001.png 647w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2025\/09\/image001-245x300.png 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-heading has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-53797d2e76a0b8d00c9b1051a6b98a80\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><a href=\"mailto:lpalmer@my.utexas.edu\">Lily Palmer, BA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I graduated from Clark University in 2023 with a BA in Psychology, minor in Biology, and concentration in Health, Science, and Society. Following graduation, I worked in Boston for two years as a clinical research coordinator with the Massachusetts General Hospital Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program. In prevention measures, and treatments for eating disorders and body image disturbances. I am particularly interested in (1) understanding how, when, and under what conditions health-seeking eating and exercise behavior become rigid and pathological and (2) how to best intervene on these maladaptive patterns while also fostering adaptive relationships with food and exercise. Additionally, I am passionate about eating disorder prevention and the promotion of positive body image, with a a particular interest in utility of mindfulness skills. In my free time, I love being outside, practicing yoga, reading, cooking, and spending time with friends!                                                                                               <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1FGvTMSNHA9GflcVpZADIwoO3jUXBO_si\/view?usp=sharing\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1FGvTMSNHA9GflcVpZADIwoO3jUXBO_si\/view?usp=sharing\">Curriculum Vitae<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-annotation has-base-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-6a93bbe18ae84d6ad26f91c1df7dae11\" style=\"border-radius:0px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:4px;padding-bottom:4px\"><strong>Research Coordinators<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfac14d7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5b33d256 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:500px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1916\" height=\"2310\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2025\/09\/46CA259D-733E-4FA0-B347-9F2AB211F20A.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1982\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px;width:382px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2025\/09\/46CA259D-733E-4FA0-B347-9F2AB211F20A.jpg 1916w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2025\/09\/46CA259D-733E-4FA0-B347-9F2AB211F20A-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2025\/09\/46CA259D-733E-4FA0-B347-9F2AB211F20A-849x1024.jpg 849w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2025\/09\/46CA259D-733E-4FA0-B347-9F2AB211F20A-768x926.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2025\/09\/46CA259D-733E-4FA0-B347-9F2AB211F20A-1274x1536.jpg 1274w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2025\/09\/46CA259D-733E-4FA0-B347-9F2AB211F20A-1699x2048.jpg 1699w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1916px) 100vw, 1916px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-heading has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-95adf3c0ad9be30ab45033b299be2ff3\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><a href=\"mailto:mahathi.gavuji@austin.utexas.edu\">Mahathi Gavuji, BS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I graduated from the University of Louisville in May 2021 with a BS in Psychology. I began working at the EMBARK Lab summer of 2023 and have enjoyed learning more about eating disorder pathology in relation to maladaptive exercise while also gaining more clinical experience. I hope to join a Clinical Psychology PhD program in the future and further research on how to decrease barriers to eating disorder treatment and increase research efforts in diverse populations. Outside of research, I like to spend my time drawing, reading, and finding new cafes to do either of those activities in!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfac14d7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5b33d256 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:500px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"528\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2025\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1984\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px;width:390px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2025\/09\/image.png 528w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2025\/09\/image-220x300.png 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-heading has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-e3832d2b5074b2a43c3c2a201ab99092\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><a href=\"mailto:ava.heyrman@austin.utexas.edu\">Ava Heyrman, BS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in May 2024 with a B.S. in Human Development &amp; Family Studies and Psychology, along with certificates in Disabilities Rights &amp; Services and Leadership. I started working at the Embark Lab in June of 2024 at UW-Madison, and have continued working within the lab at UT-Austin. I am interested in&nbsp;translational research aimed at understanding, preventing, and treating obsessive and compulsive features as transdiagnostic mechanisms across a range of internalizing disorders through evidence-based interventions and therapies. In the future, I hope to join a Clinical Psychology PhD program &amp; become an independent researcher! Outside of research, I love to read, do arts &amp; crafts (or any grandma hobby) and spend my free time with the people I love!&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1R-jNk-FHl57gewYkSeAwWy_LlB_ug5TM\/view?usp=sharing\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1R-jNk-FHl57gewYkSeAwWy_LlB_ug5TM\/view?usp=sharing\">Curriculum Vitae<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-text-annotation has-base-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-6c0135cea20dd99f07898797aabba71f\" style=\"border-radius:0px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:4px;padding-bottom:4px\"><strong>Research Assistants<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5b33d256 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:500px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2024\" height=\"2560\" src=\"http:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2026\/01\/IMG_4623-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2160\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px;aspect-ratio:0.7906310223847408;width:420px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2026\/01\/IMG_4623-scaled.jpg 2024w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2026\/01\/IMG_4623-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2026\/01\/IMG_4623-809x1024.jpg 809w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2026\/01\/IMG_4623-768x972.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2026\/01\/IMG_4623-1214x1536.jpg 1214w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2026\/01\/IMG_4623-1619x2048.jpg 1619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2024px) 100vw, 2024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-heading has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-e3075a94aa0551b9319011b90a47eae4\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><a href=\"mailto:es46987@my.utexas.edu\">Evalina Steadman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a first-year undergraduate student at UT Austin majoring in Psychology (B.S.) on the pre-med track and a student in the Liberal Arts Honors Program. I am an undergraduate research assistant in the EMBARK Lab, where I serve as the lab&#8217;s social media coordinator. I am fascinated by risk factors for eating disorders, particularly why similar eating and exercise behaviors contribute to pathology for some individuals but not others. In the future, I hope to attend medical school and pursue a residency in psychiatry. Outside of the lab, I enjoy playing tennis, reading, running, and exploring restaurants around Austin!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5b33d256 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:500px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-20-at-8.53.55-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2168\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px;aspect-ratio:0.7906310223847408;width:420px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-20-at-8.53.55-AM.png 624w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/files\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-20-at-8.53.55-AM-300x291.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-heading has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-56cf9c5c30ec7733b61040c00dcb8f82\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><a href=\"mailto:vsj293@my.utexas.edu\">Vaishnavi Joshi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hi! I am a second-year undergraduate student at UT Austin majoring in Psychology BA with a minor in social work. I am currently a research assistant at the EMBARK lab! I am interested in common mental health issues in young adults such as depression, anxiety, and eating disorders with a focus on how lifestyle, genetics, and experiences can shape mental health. My goal is to pursue a counseling or clinical psychology Ph.D program and be a practitioner. 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