Jennifer Lee, MA
Training Status: Intern at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Background: Korean American & fluent in Korean
Initiative: Student Committee Chair
Gabriel Qi, MA
Training Status: Intern at Memorial Hermann Health System
Background: Half-Mongolian & Half-Chinese & fluent in Mandarin
Initiative: Research Digest
Sara Chan, PsyD
Training Status: Postdoctoral Fellow at Northern California VA Health Care System
Background: Malaysian Chinese; fluent in Malay & casually fluent in Cantonese, Japanese, and Hakka
Initiative: Newsletter
Michelle Chen, PhD
Training Status: Postdoctoral Fellow at Kessler Foundation in NJ
Background: Taiwanese American and fluent in Mandarin
Initiative: Webinars & Student Committee Webpage Management
Eleni Kapoulea, MA
Training Status: Second Year Graduate Student at University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Background: Half-Cambodian and speaks Khmer
Initiative: Social Media and Student Recognition
Erin Kaseda, BS
Training Status: Third Year Graduate Student at Rosalind Franklin University
Background: Half-Japanese
Initiative: Student Membership Management
Ivy Cho, MA
Training Status: Second Year Graduate Student at University of Toronto
Background: Korean Canadian and fluent in Korean
Initiative: Community Corner
About the Student Committee
Rationale:
The purpose of the ANA Student Committee is to create a central group led by trainees (students, interns, and postdoctoral fellows) under the auspice of the larger ANA organization in order to increase trainee membership, participation, and collaboration; to keep ANA informed of trainee needs within ANA and the field of neuropsychology; and to create an interactive environment that enriches the relationship between trainees and current professionals.
Mission Statement:
The mission of the ANA Student Committee is to: a) foster a community for neuropsychology trainees of Asian descent or trainees working with individuals of Asian descent; b) promote the professional development, cultural competency, and international collaboration of ANA trainees; and c) enhance ANA’s mission to ensure the accessibility and provision of excellent, culturally sensitive neuropsychological services for individuals of Asian descent with trainee-led initiatives.
Accomplishment:
The ANA Student Committee has been working hard in its inaugural year! We have established many new initiatives, including our monthly Community Corner bringing you ANA committee updates, member accomplishments, and trainee discussions. Our monthly Listserv Research Digest showcases the latest in research relevant to ANA’s mission. Our Trainee Membership Database has also been established, a trainee directory that we are adapting to help connect our trainees for a variety of purposes, including bridging students with interns and fellows to discuss their experiences at training sites of interest. Additionally, the committee has developed a new trainee webinar series, starting with our recent webinar “Demystifying Statistics for Neuropsychologists” presented by Dr. Nicholas S. Thaler. Finally, you can also see updates and content relevant to our students on social media such as Twitter (@AsianNeuropsych) and the ANA Newsletter, and connect with us at our student social events.