Sara Velazquez graduated from Tufts University in 2024 with a B.S. in Clinical Psychology and Music. At Tufts, she worked as a research assistant for the Translational Emotion and Memory Lab under Dr. Xandra Kredlow where she ran fear-conditioning studies focused on understanding memory processes with the aim of creating novel interventions for fear-related disorders. During her time there, she completed a senior capstone project on the impact of dispositional cognitive reappraisal skills on a cognitive restructuring intervention during fear conditioning. At CORD, Sara works under Dr. Ryan Jacoby, PhD assisting her studies on the role of attentional control in the treatment of repetitive negative thinking. After working at MGH, Sara plans to pursue a PhD in clinical psychology.
