Staff
Jordan Arntz
Jordan Arntz began as lab manager for the Parent Child Project in 2023, shortly after she graduated from the University of Minnesota with her bachelor's degree in psychology. She currently focuses on recruitment and administering sessions with participants in the longitudinal study, which investigates the impact of early experiences and social support. In the future, she hopes to attend medical school and work to improve health outcomes of families and children.
Alisa Schutz
Alisa Schutz joined the Parent Child Project team in 2024 as a staff researcher, where she assists with running longitudinal participant sessions. She holds a Psychology bachelor’s from the University of Minnesota Duluth (2019) and a master’s from the University of Chicago (2023), focusing on cognitive neuroscience. Previously, she managed Dr. Kevin Labar’s lab at Duke, working on affective neuroscience projects. Her current research interests include the impact of early experiences on development and emotion regulation, aiming to identify factors and mechanisms that protect and support well-being.