Meet the Team!

Riley Rose Behrstock

Co-President

Pronouns: she/her

Year: 4th

Major/Minor(s): Cognitive Science

Why Cognitive Science: I like both the "what" of psychology and the "how" of neuroscience. I want to understand why we think, feel, and behave the way we do, and what happens in the brain to make it possible.

Involved in: The Adolescent and Child Experiences Lab and University Neurocognitive Imaging

Rhea Remesh

Co-President

Pronouns: she/her

Year: 4th

Major/Minor(s): Cognitive Sciences, Minor in Informatics

Why Cognitive Science?: I didn’t want to limit myself; I loved the interdisciplinary nature of CogSci and wanted to explore my interests in Psychology and Tech!

Involved in: I’m on Model United Nations @ UCI’s Conference board!

Daniela Acosta

Internal Vice President

Pronouns: she/her

Year: 4th

Major/Minor(s): Cognitive Science major, Informatics minor

Why Cognitive Science?: I'm interested in psychology and technology!

Involved in: The Adolescent and Child Experiences Lab (ACE Lab), Campuswide Honors Collegium (CHC), COgnitive Sciences Honors Program

Kundai Mubako

External Vice President

Pronouns: she/her

Year: 4th

Major/Minor(s): Cognitive Science major

Why Cognitive Science?: Cog Sci lets me learn about brain funcitno through several different fields.

Involved in: Cognitive Sciences Honors Program, Cognitive Neuroscience of Sleep

Adrija Ghosh

Marketing Director

Pronouns: she/her

Year: 4th

Major/Minor(s): Cognitive Sciences major

Why Cognitive Science?: Cog Sci lets me connect my interests in marketing, tech, neuroscience, and psychology. I'm especially interested in applying them to healthcare.

Involved in: Design-a-thon @UCI, BMES@UCI, Zamana Alumni

Arkya Ghosh

Secretary

Pronouns: He/Him

Year: 4th

Major/Minor(s): Cognitive Sciences major

Why Cognitive Science?: I've always been interseted in psychology, neuroscience, and data science. Cog Sci brings those areas together to help me understand how people think and make decisions

Involved in: Learning & Decision Making Neuroscience Lab (LDN Lab)

Mikaia Tweedie

Professional Development Chair

Year: 3rd

Major/Minor(s): Psychology B.S major, Mangement minor

Why Cognitive Science?: I enjoy learning about the different fields within Cog Sci especially psychology and how it relates to neuroscience and computer science.

Involved in: ASUCI as Speakers Coordinator

Sayali Bhide

Social Chair

Pronouns: She/her

Year: 4th

Major/Minor(s): Human Biology major, Health Informatics minor

Why Cognitive Science?: Cog Sci gives me a chance to learn about the brain, neuroscience, and related topics.

Involved in: WhitesonLab, Tribeta at UCI, Research Outreach at UCI

Charissa Wong

Internal Vice President

Pronouns: She/Her

Year: 2nd

Major/Minor(s): Cognitive Sciences major

Why Cognitive Science?: I like the flexibility of Cog Sci and being able to explore different areas of interest!

Involved in: Social Media for Made with Love, Relational Cognition Lab