Prinicipal Investigators
Chi-Ah Chun
(Contact) Principal Investigator,
Professor of Psychology
Chi-Ah.Chun@csulb.edu
Simon Kim
Principal Investigator,
Administrative Core
AVP, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP)
Kim Vu
Principal Investigator,
Director, Institutional Development Core
Professor of Psychology
Panadda Marayong
Principal Investigator,
Director, Research Enrichment Core
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Jesse Dillon
Principal Investigator,
Director, Student Training Core
Professor of Biological Sciences
Jesse.Dillon@csulb.edu
Co-Directors / Associate Directors
Arturo Zavala
Co-Director,
Research Enrichment Core,
Professor of Psychology
Laura Kingsford
Co-Director,
Administrative & Institutional Development Cores,
Senior Director & Principal Investigator, BUILD I
Kelly Young
Co-Director,
Research Enrichment Core,
Professor of Biological Sciences
Student Training Directors / Project Leads
Young-Hee Cho
Training Director,
Year Two Scholars,
Professor of Psychology
Araceli Gonzalez
Training Director,
Year One Scholars,
Associate Professor of Psychology
Virginia Gray
Training Director,
Fellows ,
Associate Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics
Nada Rayyes
Lead Program Evaluator,
Center for Evaluation and Educational Effectiveness (CEEE)
Laura Henriques
Pre-Professor Program (PREPP) Co-Lead
Professor of Science Education
BUILD Staff
Ashley Colbern
Program Data Manager
Ashley.Colbern@csulb.edu
Marie Reed
Grant Manager & Budget Analyst
Marie.Reed@csulb.edu
Nicole Streicker
Program Manager
Nicole.Streicker@csulb.edu
Sarah Velasco
Training Program Coordinator
Sarah.Velasco@csulb.edu
Keira Wong
Website & Graphics Assistant
Keira.Wong-SA@csulb.edu
Katherine Merkling
Data Management Graduate Assistant
Katherine.Merkling-SA@csulb.edu
Contact Us
- BUILD Center: Student Success Center (SSC)-215
- BUILD Offices Phone: (562) 985-1394
- Prospective Student Questions: BUILD.students@csulb.edu
- Faculty Mentors Questions: BUILD.mentors@csulb.edu
- BUILD Awards Questions: BUILD.idc@csulb.edu