Robert Jirsaraie

Robert is an undergraduate research assistant from the University of Colorado Denver. He is working towards a B.S. in Psychology with a double minor in Biology and Ethics, and his honors thesis seeks to understand the effects of perceived early life stress on prosocail behavior in adulthood. After graduation, Robert plans to earn a PhD in clinical neuropsychology and do research on various mental disorders like schizophrenia, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and Alzheimer’s disease. This summer he will be working in the CCP lab with Dr. Deanna Barch to assist with studies on schizophrenia.