Ibukun Olabinjo, BS, AA
STUDENT and thinkSMART@home CLINICIAN
Ibukun graduated from UCLA in 2020 with a B.S. in Psychobiology and a Minor in Applied Developmental Psychology. As an undergraduate, Ibukun was one of the Lead Research Assistants in Dr. Alissa Ellis’ thinkSMART Lab. While working with Dr. Ellis, Ibukun presented research multiple at local and national conferences. In addition to her ongoing work with the thinkSMART program, she is a research assistant for the UCLA Collaborative Family Study where she also conducted independent research on protectives factors for youth with and without developmental disabilities.
Currently, Ibukun is completing her post-baccalaureate work as a research assistant at the Children's Institute, a non-profit mental agency that provides early education, behavioral health, and family strengthening services for underserved populations in LA. She plans to obtain her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology as well as to continue to work with adolescents from underserved populations and to use her research to help identify protective factors for at-risk youth.
Ibukun graduated from UCLA in 2020 with a B.S. in Psychobiology and a Minor in Applied Developmental Psychology. As an undergraduate, Ibukun was one of the Lead Research Assistants in Dr. Alissa Ellis’ thinkSMART Lab. While working with Dr. Ellis, Ibukun presented research multiple at local and national conferences. In addition to her ongoing work with the thinkSMART program, she is a research assistant for the UCLA Collaborative Family Study where she also conducted independent research on protectives factors for youth with and without developmental disabilities.
Currently, Ibukun is completing her post-baccalaureate work as a research assistant at the Children's Institute, a non-profit mental agency that provides early education, behavioral health, and family strengthening services for underserved populations in LA. She plans to obtain her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology as well as to continue to work with adolescents from underserved populations and to use her research to help identify protective factors for at-risk youth.