Graduate Research Assistants are a vital part of the TRIP Lab, as they provide leadership and guidance to undergraduates, high school interns, and volunteers.

 

Dr. Stavrinos effectively implements a hierarchical peer mentoring structure in the TRIP Lab. This teaching model is guided by Vygotsky’s Social Development Theory, a proven and successful approach involving hierarchical peer teaching. The hierarchical method of teaching means that more advanced students play an active role in teaching newer students. Graduate students mentor undergraduate students in collecting and compiling data, and performing appropriate data analytic techniques to answer research questions they have developed. Less experienced students benefit through learning from multiple teachers and multiple styles.

 

Given their significant involvement TRIP Lab, graduate students are also expected to produce theses and dissertations, as well as first-author and co-author manuscripts and scientific presentations.

Jeong-Heun Kim
  • Jeong-Heun Kim
    Jeong-Heun Kim Graduate Research Assistant

    I received my B.A. in Psychology from the Indiana University with minors in Fine Arts and Music and received my M.A. in Developmental and Clinical Psychology from the Ewha Womans University in Korea. I am currently a graduate student in the Developmental Psychology Program at UAB. My primary interests are cognitive and adaptive functioning of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. My research in the TRIP Lab involves cognitive processes and driving outcomes of drivers with developmental disabilities.

Gabriela Sherrod
  • Gabriela Sherrod
    Gabriela Sherrod Graduate Research Assistant

    Gabriela Sherrod received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Spanish at Birmingham-Southern College. She is currently a graduate student in UAB’s Medical/Clinical Psychology Program. Prior to attending UAB, she taught English to high school students in southern Spain. She subsequently worked in Fort Worth, Texas investigating visuomotor integration in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) using full-body motion capture and mobile eye tracking. In the TRIP Lab, she’s excited to use her prior experience with vision and movement differences in ASD to see how they relate to driving outcomes.

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