Graduate Research Assistants

Image of Kris Calfee. They are pictured with long, straight, dark brown hair, a dark blue cardigan, and white shirt. They have one hand on their hip and they are smiling at the camera in front of a background of trees.
Kris Calfee, B.S., a doctoral graduate student in Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State, is the Lab Manager of the STEALTH lab. Kris graduated from University of Florida with a B.S. in Psychology with an emphasis in Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience, and their primary research interests are in cognitive aging, sleep, and stress. Kris works with Dr. Soomi Lee to investigate how cognition changes across adulthood and how sleep, stress, and other modifiable lifestyle factors influence these changes. Kris has experience in neuropsychological test administration, data collection, and data analysis for longitudinal and micro-longitudinal studies. In addition to these areas of interest, Kris is also very involved in mentoring undergraduate research assistants on proper research methodology, individual projects, and writing manuscripts for publication.
Taylor Fein is a PhD candidate in the Integrative and Biomedical Physiology Program. Taylor graduated with a B.S. in Nutrition Science at Syracuse University where she completed an honors thesis on Sleep and Hydration. Her research interests include exploring the interplay between sleep, stress, and exercise. In her free time, she enjoys weightlifting, running, and reading. 
Kyoungmin is a doctoral graduate student in Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State. Kyoungmin holds a B.A. in English Language Education and in Psychology as well as M.S. in Organizational Behavior from Korea University. She earned her MPhil degree in Social Psychology from University of Cambridge. Her research interest includes sleep, stress, and prosocial behaviors. In her free time, she enjoys swimming and daydreaming.