clarayen@illinois.edu

Biography:

Clara graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a B.S. in Psychological and Brain Sciences and a minor in Applied Psychology in June of 2025. As a Project Coordinator for the LittleBeats™ Baby Cues Project, she manages recruitment and data collection. Her favorite part of being on the team is getting to meet families and babies during outreach events and lab visits. In the future, Clara hopes to attend graduate school and obtain a doctorate degree in Developmental Psychology to further investigate how infant-family relationships influence early learning and development. 

Outside of work, Clara enjoys making matcha and experimenting with different kinds of fruit purees and syrups!