Undergraduate Team Members

Amelia Montagnino
Amelia (she/her) is a senior studying Psychology, Global Health, and Mathematics. She grew up in Maryland and transferred to Northwestern from Williams College as a sophomore. Amelia is most drawn to the intersection of public health and mental health, acknowledging the power of upstream work, programs, and policy to promote well-being. She is interested in studying how social determinants and environments influence stress and mental health development and treatment outcomes. She is currently a Resident Assistant, hotline Crisis Counselor, and is involved in the suicide prevention field. In the future, Amelia hopes to work in public mental health and possibly pursue counseling. Some of her favorite things are sunsets, playing volleyball, being with children, her dog Maisy, comedies, and being outdoors.

Ashley Trattner
My name is Ashley Trattner and I’m a senior at Northwestern studying psychology and creative writing. My research interests include adolescent development, identity development, psychopathology (more specifically eating disorders, PTSD, and addiction), as well as life transitions and mental health! Some hobbies of mine are hiking, reading, going to the gym, playing guitar, and drawing. A fun fact about me is that I can make that water droplet noise with my mouth (like from Ferris Bueller). I’m from New Jersey, I have two older sisters (one of which also went to Northwestern!), and I’m completing a senior thesis this year with COAST focusing on adolescent stress and identity development.

Sahil Desai
Sahil Desai is a Human Development in Context and Biological Science major. His research interests include health psychology, social justice, identity development, and stress. He is especially interested in how social identities shape health and developmental outcomes. With his free time, he likes to play the piano, wander the city, and binge early 2000s television.

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