AMPLIFY LAB DIRECTOR

Dr. Wendy de los Reyes is an Assistant Professor at Claremont McKenna College. She received her Ph.D. in Community Psychology from DePaul University in 2023, followed by postdoctoral training in Developmental Psychology at the University of Michigan. She is also an aluma of the University of Miami (B.S.Ed. ’13, M.S.Ed. ’16). Her interests include taking an asset-based approach to examining the healthy development of Latinx & immigrant-origin youth, with an emphasis on sociopolitical development. She uses a mixture of quantitative, qualitative, and community-based participatory research methods. 

AMPLIFY LAB COORDINATOR

Corissa graduated from DePaul University with a Bachelor’s in psychology in 2025. She also minored in biology, sociology, and Spanish. She began as a research assistant on the SLYCE project in 2022, and became lab coordinator in 2025. She became interested in this field after growin gup in a predominantly white, conservative town in rural Ohio, where she faced opposition when fighting for social change. Her research interests include neurodevelopmental disorders and healthcare equity.

POST-BAC RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Rosario Barraza graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor’s in Latin American Studies and International Affairs. She’s originally from Miami with Peruvian descent and recently moved to Tallahassee, FL for education. Her former experience in community organizing brought her to have research interests in the healthy development of youth of color, critical civic engagement/critical consciousness, gender violence, and exclusion in Latin America.

POST-BAC RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Missy Fuentes Delgado is the Program Assistant for Access and Outreach at the Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan. She is also formerly the Lab Manager for the CASA Lab. She graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity with a subplan in Politics, Policy and Equity, along with minors in Psychology and Symbolics Systems. Missy's research interests include racial/ethnic identity development and diversity within broader institutions, specifically how it can inform the development of interventions for real world application.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Pomona College, Class of 2026

I'm interested in researching the sociopolitical development of mixed-status families and undocumented populations, and hope to eventually develop and implement interventions that tackle mental health disparities faced by marginalized communities.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Scripps College, Class of 2029

My research interests lie within health inequities and the social psychological factors that shape development in marginalized communities. I am particularly interested in how bias, discrimination, and social environments influence developmental and cognitive outcomes.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Pitzer College, Class of 2027

I am passionate about improving the well-being of underserved populations through education, advocacy, and service. My research and extracurricular activities are centered around the intersection of psychology, social determinants of health, Latine inequities, intersectionality, mental health awareness, and community empowerment.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Claremont McKenna College, Class of 2028

My research and academic interests focus on adapting a biopsychosocial model that: explain holistic factors of mental health disparities within Latine communities, and how that same model can be used to approach solutions that are culturally appropriate.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Claremont McKenna College, Class of 2028

My research interests center on examining how educational inequities and anti-immigrant policy environments influence the sociopolitical development of Latine youth.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Claremont McKenna College, Class of 2029

My research in the AMPLIFY Lab focuses on peer mentorship and how youth decision-making shapes long-term development and public policy outcomes. Across the Claremont Colleges, I’m involved in community development initiatives that connect youth civic engagement with policy research and local impact.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Pomona College, Class of 2026

My research interests include youth of color's mental health, culturally-responsive interventions within marginalized communities, and community-based approaches to research.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Claremont McKenna College, Class of 2028

My research interests center on Latine communities and geography, examining how place shapes identity, lived experiences, and community dynamics. This perspective challenges the idea of a universal Latine experience while highlighting the importance of recognizing the diversity within communities often treated as homogeneous.