PEOPLE

Ariana Guenther (she/her) is a third-year PhD student in the Healthspan Lab who is interested in how differences in personality contribute to psychophysiological well-being and affect close relationships in middle to older adulthood. After transferring from community college, she received her B.A. in Psychology from UC Berkeley in 2021. In her free time, she can usually be found at a coffee shop or dispersed camping somewhere along the West Coast with her little family.

Emily Noyer (she/her) is a third-year PhD student in the Healthspan lab. She transferred to the University of Michigan from a community college, and graduated with her B.A in biopsychology, cognition and neuroscience in 2022. Post undergrad, she spent several years in various labs gaining foundational research skills before coming to Davis. Her research interests include examining the personality and social factors that contribute to disability development, as well as using novel statistical approaches to understand these associations. Outside of research, you’ll find her hiking and backpacking the Sierra Nevada mountain range, climbing, running and reading.

Teagan McCune (she/her) is a second-year Human Development PhD student in the Healthspan lab who is interested in how romantic partners transition through older adulthood together. She earned her B.S. in Psychological and Brain Sciences from UC Santa Barbara in 2024. After UCSB, she completed a post-bacc program in Psychological Science at UC Irvine. Outside of lab, she usually spends her time reading, crocheting, hiking, or playing with her cats Fish and Pebble.

Jenny Xu (she/her) is a first-year PhD student in the Healthspan Lab. She earned her B.A. in Psychology and B.S. in Statistics from UC Davis in 2026. Her reserach interests include examining how individuals and couples with different personality appraise and cope with stress in daily life. She is also interested in quantitative methods for understanding how psychological processes vary across people and what they have in common. In her free time, you can find Jenny baking bread rolls and playing squash with friends!

Luke Penner (he/him) is a fourth year undergraduate student at UC Davis majoring in Psychology. He is currently a research assistant for The Healthspan Lab. His research interests are in personality and general psychopathology. He aspires to become a clinical psychologist. In his free time, Luke enjoys reading philosophy, video games, working out, and basketball.

Erin is a recent graduate from UC Davis with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She became a research assistant at the Healthspan Lab in early 2026. Her research interests include neuropsychology, healthy aging, neurodivergence, personality, and mental health. She aspires to pursue higher education in either a Clinical Master’s or PhD program, and hopes to teach at a community college one day. In her free time, Erin enjoys playing video games, working out, drawing, editing videos, playing sports, hiking, watching Youtube, going to arcades, watching movies, drumming, and eating good food.

Kai is a recent graduate from UC Davis with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She became a research assistant at the Healthspan Lab in spring of 2026. Her research interests include community psychology, clinical psychology, healthy aging, and emotion-regulation and sensory-emotional processing across the lifespan. Kai plans to pursue a PsyD or PhD in clinical psychology. In her free time, she enjoys hiking with her two dogs, drawing, writing, reading, trying new food, and playing video games.

Rebecca (she/her) is a fourth-year undergraduate student majoring in Psychology and minoring in Medical Humanities. After graduation, she intends to pursue a career as a clinical psychologist. She is interested in exploring adverse childhood experiences and trauma as contributors to mental health conditions, identifying protective factors throughout the lifespan, and how to better serve vulnerable populations. In her free time, she likes being outdoors, playing guitar, and spending time with friends and family.

Xiomara (she/her/ella) is currently a fourth year undergraduate student at UC Davis majoring in Psychology with a biological emphasis and minoring in Medical Humanities. Her research interests are in clinical psychiatry, personality disorders, and cognitive neuropsychology. She hopes to pursue an MD and explore the intersection of psychology with medicine! In her free time Xiomara can be found reading, watching movies, taking walks, and drinking a hot cup of tea.

Sabrina (she/her) is a fourth year undergraduate Theatre & Dance and Psychology double major with a minor in Statistics. She joined the Healthspan Lab as a research assistant in spring 2026. Her research interests include the intersection of Asian American and queer identity, how minority stress influences aging across the lifespan, promoting positive attitudes towards aging, and art therapies and cognitive health. She loves to explore the ways psychology and art weave together and aspires to act in and create films that reflect that duality. Outside of psychology, she loves to perform in theatre shows, dance, play piano, sing karaoke with her best friends, take naps, go to the gym, eat sushi and hotpot, and wander outside in nature, in no particular order.

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