Program: Psychological Sciences
Home Country: Dominican Republic
Email: iv8@rice.edu
Pronouns: they/them

Ivanova is a Fulbright guarantee from the Dominican Republic and a graduate student in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Rice University as part of the Health Psychology & Behavioral Medicine and Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience programs. They received their BA in Clinical Psychology from Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), Dominican Republic. Their research interests are regarding the neurocognitive and psychophysiological effects of stress, discrimination, and negative life situations within marginalized communities. Specifically, in the way, these experiences impact health and wellbeing. They are also interested in possible actions that can be taken in order to prevent and/or mitigate these effects.

On Rice:

I love how diverse Houston is and love how kind and passionate about their work everybody is at Rice!

On Fulbright:

What I like the most about the Fulbright program is the sense of community as well as the space for exchange and growth.

Fun Fact:

I love cross-stitching!