Sara Garza Gonzalez (she/her) graduated from Pomona College in 2025 with a major in Psychological Science and minors in French and Gender & Women’s Studies. Sara worked as a research assistant in the Pomona Personality, Psychopathology, and Relationships (PPPR) Lab, and she completed her senior thesis with distinction in the Mechanisms of Interpersonal Communication (MIC) Lab. She is interested in how we build and share mental models of ourselves and others, using storytelling to deepen social-emotional connection. Being new to DC, you can find Sara hiking and biking the city’s beautiful trails!