Karynna Okabe-Miyamoto, Ph.D.

Karynna Okabe-Miyamoto, Ph.D. has held a variety of roles in the past 8 years. From 2013 to 2014 they worked as a Crew Member at Ridemakerz, LLC and as a Human Resources Intern at 24Hr HomeCare. From 2014 to 2016, they worked as a Research Assistant at Chapman University's Health and Well-Being Laboratory, a Psychology Teaching Assistant for Senior Thesis, and a Student Ambassador for the Chapman University Student Employment/Human Resources Office. From 2016 to 2018, they worked as a Lab Manager at San Francisco State University's Personality and Well-Being Lab, a Graduate Student Researcher, and a Graduate Teaching Assistant for Introductory Statistics. During 2018, they also worked as a Market Research Intern at Zenzi Communications. From 2018 to 2019, they worked as a Research Manager and Research Analyst I at Aerendir Mobile Inc. During 2020, they worked as a Research Specialist II at Riverside County Department of Public Social Services. Currently, they are a Senior Analyst, Brand Strategy & Analytics and a Consumer Insights Intern at The Walt Disney Company.

Karynna Okabe-Miyamoto, Ph.D. obtained their Doctor of Philosophy in Research and Experimental Psychology from the University of California, Riverside in 2022. Prior to that, they obtained their Master's Degree in Psychology - Mind, Brain, and Behavior from San Francisco State University in 2018. Karynna also obtained their Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Chapman University in 2016. In addition, they obtained two certifications, Protecting Human Research Participants from the National Institutes of Health in 2014, and Social & Behavioral Research from the CITI Program, A Division of BRANY in 2018.