Ann is a PhD candidate in the developmental science program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Prior to graduate school, Ann earned her B.S. in Psychology and B.A. in Spanish at the University of Texas at Austin in 2018, and then worked as a Clinical Research Coordinator at Cincinnati Children's Hospital for 2 years. She is passionate about mentorship and making academia more accessible and equitable. Her research focuses on adolescent developmental psychopathology, family systems, and self-regulation.