Shiba is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles with Dr. Bridget Callaghan. She attended Boston University, graduated Summa Cum Laude, and received a B.A. in Psychology with honors. Shiba is primarily interested in implementing multimodal methods to identify risk and protective factors for internalizing and stress-related disorders in youth. After undergrad Shiba worked as a RA in the Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience at McLean Hospital. Additionally, she has received an NSF GRFP Honorable Mention. Outside of the lab, Shiba enjoys reading fiction and exploring the city with her friends.