Meet Jillian

Jillian Lesikar

Communications Coordinator | Principal Investigator

Many of my research interests are within family, child, and human development. However, I am starting to look at those interests through a more healthcare-related lens as I have decided to pursue my dream of going to medical school. Once I graduate in 2024, I will start a post-baccalaureate program and apply to medical schools after. I am an Air Force wife, so I have lived in a few different places, and there will still be many more! I am also a mother to my two young children who inspire and amaze me every day.

BS in Psychology, Fall 2024 | Penn State World Campus

Conferences and Presentations

  • PSU Brandwine Student Expo (2023)

Roles in the Lab

 

  • Research Assistant (Spring 2023 – present)

Academic Membership

  • Pi Delta Chi Honor Society

Academic Distinctions

  • Erickson Discovery Grant Recipient (2023)

  • Dean’s List

Research Topics:

My research focuses on child development, empathy, trauma, epigenetics.