Pauline Serrano

Pauline Serrano – jeanpauline_serrano@ucsb.edu

Pauline Serrano is pursuing a PhD in school psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara and is working in Dr. Jill Sharkey’s lab. She has an MA in psychological science and a BA in honors psychology with a minor in child and adolescent development from California State University, Northridge (CSUN). Serrano taught supplemental instruction and lab courses throughout her bachelor’s and master’s degrees and is now working as part time faculty as a doctoral student. She is a first-generation college student and an immigrant from the Philippines, raised in a single-parent household. Her program of research focuses on the impact of individual, family, and school factors on the health (mental/physical) and academic success of underserved minority students. Her previous experience as lab coordinator and project manager for CSUN’s Transition to College study solidified her passion to improve student socio-emotional health, engagement, and academic success in school systems. Serrano’s long-term goals are to become a professor and a licensed school psychologist.