About Us:
The START Scholars
Below is the 2026-27 cohort of START scholars. Our scholars were selected from a highly competitive pool of applicants, and support our team in their roles as Research Assistants. They work directly with Research Coordinators while developing their own research and professional skills in the process.
Research Asssistant
Lusine Demirchyan
(she/her)
Glendale Community College
Alumni:
START Inagural Cohort (2025-2026)
Ahmad Alahmadi (Evergreen Valley College)
Alexandra Loh (Folsom Lake College to UC San Diego)
Angela Le (Cosumnes River College to UC Davis)
Ariana Laramee (Sacramento City College)
Brianna Pham (Cosumnes River College to UC Davis)
Darlen Sampedro Cruz (Clovis Community College to UC Davis)
Dominick Rangel (Diablo Valley College to UC Santa Cruz)
Ethan Sagastume (Riverside City College)
Havana Loren Medina (Cosumnes River College)
Isabella Malabo (Folsom Lake College)
Katelyn Chang (Mt. San Antonio College to UCLA)
Kenneth Yu (Mt. San Antonio College to UCLA)
Sayee Deshmukh (Mt. San Antonio College to UCLA)
Simran Kaur (Cosumnes River College to UC Davis)
Trinity Tran (Mt. San Antonio College to UC Berkeley)
Applications to become a START Scholar are accepted every spring.
Check out our “Apply” tab to learn more!