Jessica Garcia
El Paso
Summary
I have completed my undergraduate degree while striving for research excellence through professional development opportunities like scholarship acquisition and laboratory training. The skills gained during my undergraduate career have taught me how to be adaptable, detail-oriented, and efficient in completing complex tasks.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Presenter
BUILDing SCHOLARS Symposium
09.2023
- Presented on the project completed at the 10 week research experience
- Project: Relationship Satisfaction and Well-Being in Spousal Dementia Caregivers: The Role of Attachment Style
Presenter
IBB Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium
07.2023
- Symposium held at the end of the 10 week program
- Project: Relationship Satisfaction and Well-Being in Spousal Dementia Caregivers: The Role of Attachment Style
Undergraduate Research Experience, Dr. Sergio Iñiguez Behavioral Neuroscience Lab
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
08.2023 - Current
- Help conduct experiments and collect data
- Work to evaluate how stress can affect learning memory during development in both male and female murine models
Presenter, Summer Research Symposium
UCLA
08.2025 - 08.2025
- Created and presented a scientific poster to convey results of my research during my time in the UCLA summer program
Summer Research Internship
UCLA HSI-SOMA Program
06.2025 - 08.2025
- Adapted to a new work environment to achieve research goals
- Maintained organizational skills and managed time effectively to complete tasks
- Performed a literature review and curated a poster to present at the end of the program
- Networked with students and faculty to promote scientific engagement
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), Biobehavioral Mechanisms Explaining Disparities Lab
BUILDing SCHOLARS Research Experience for Undergraduates- Rice University
05.2023 - 07.2023
- Research Assistant on Project ACT
- Conducted in-person visits with Dementia spousal caregivers to collect data
- Worked to evaluate how the stress of caregiving for a spouse affected mental and physical well-being
Freshman Year Research Intensive Sequence (FYRIS), Brain Mapping and Connectomics Lab
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
08.2022 - 05.2023
- Catecholamine quantification of rodent brain tissue using immunofluorescence and the Nissl stain
- Conducted Immunofluorescence and Nissl Stain computer analysis
- Worked to create brain circuit for the Nucleus Accumbens
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Biological Sciences
The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso12.2025
Skills
- Good Communication - Expert
- Critical thinking and problem solving - Expert
- Google Suite - Expert
- Microsoft Office - Expert
LANGUAGES
English - Native speaker
Spanish - Very good command
HONORS & AWARDS
Jul 2023 - Outstanding Poster Presentation, IBB Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rice University
Aug 2022 — May 2024 - Dean's List, Awarded to students who maintain a GPA of 3.5 or above per semester, The University of Texas at El Paso
May 2022 — June 2024 - BUILDing SCHOLARS Traineeship Program, Funded by National Institutes of Health, Gives undergraduates research experiences to push them toward a research career, Provides funds for 60% of tuition for 30 credit hours per year and a monthly stipend
July 2024 — March 2025 - U-RISE Scholarship, Funded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Provides funds to cover a portion of tuition and a monthly stipend to conduct research
linkedin.com/in/jessica-garcia-6a1704261
Accomplishments
Completed Honors Thesis through the Department of Psychology at the University of Texas at El Paso
Affiliations
National Hispanic Science Network
Society for Neuroscience
Timeline
Presenter, Summer Research Symposium
UCLA
08.2025 - 08.2025
Summer Research Internship
UCLA HSI-SOMA Program
06.2025 - 08.2025
Presenter
BUILDing SCHOLARS Symposium
09.2023
Undergraduate Research Experience, Dr. Sergio Iñiguez Behavioral Neuroscience Lab
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
08.2023 - Current
Presenter
IBB Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium
07.2023
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), Biobehavioral Mechanisms Explaining Disparities Lab
BUILDing SCHOLARS Research Experience for Undergraduates- Rice University
05.2023 - 07.2023
Freshman Year Research Intensive Sequence (FYRIS), Brain Mapping and Connectomics Lab
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
08.2022 - 05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Biological Sciences
The University of Texas at El Paso