Lab Researchers
- Director
- Pronouns: she/her/hers
- Email: psari@purdue.edu
Pamela K. Sari is an American Studies scholar who specializes in the intersection of religion and transnational Asian/immigrant communities. She earned her Ph.D. in American Studies and graduate minors in Anthropology and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Purdue University. As a graduate student, she was involved in Asian Pacific American Caucus and Student Steering Committee to propose the AAARCC. She was a 2019 Summer Research Associate at The Pluralism Project, Harvard University. Her favorite parts of working at the AAARCC are the faculty/staff-facing and student-facing opportunities to weave Asian American and Asian experiences into Purdue's campus through research and programming. Her other favorite parts are late afternoons at the AAARCC when students gather with their communities: listening to music, doing homework, talking with each other. The cultivation of community that takes place is real, contagious, and energizing!
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Email: dputra@purdue.edu
Denny Putra received his B.A. in psychology from Goshen College and M.A. in community counseling from Loyola University Chicago. Denny is an international student from Indonesia. Prior to entering the Counseling Psychology Ph.D. program at Purdue University, he served as a lecturer at Universitas Kristen Krida Wacana in Jakarta Indonesia and worked primarily with college students in an academic setting. Denny also has experience working in cultural based community capacity building and cultural education for the youth through his involvement in Sacred Bridge Foundation (a culture based not-for-profit organization). Denny’s research interests include college student experiences, and cultural, strengths-based, and psychosocial factors that affects college student academic, mental health, and career development. Denny is currently in the process of completing his APA accredited predoctoral internship at Brigham Young University Counseling and Psychological Service as an Intern in Health Service Psychology.
When not doing things related to work, Denny's favorite things to do are cooking, driving across country, culinary adventure, traveling, and spending times with family.
- Graduate Student Assistant
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Email: msuherma@purdue.edu
Mukhamad Suhermanto, known as Herman, grew up on the slopes of a mountain in East Java, coming from a farmer household. During high school, he participated in an exchange student program in Anchorage (AK), which broadened his horizons. As a first-generation college student, he completed his undergraduate studies in Engineering Education at the State University of Malang and was awarded a scholarship to pursue a Master of Engineering at Kocaeli University in Turkey. Herman's academic journey continued with a prestigious Fulbright scholarship, enabling him to undertake a PhD program in Environmental and Ecological Engineering. Before joining Purdue, he taught Thermodynamics in the Mechanical Engineering faculties at the State Polytechnic of Jakarta and the State University of Malang.
Apart from his formal education, Herman enjoys learning languages and is proficient in five languages: Javanese, Bahasa Indonesian, English, Turkish, and Arabic. He has a passion for cultural events and has contributed to Javanese traditional dance performances in Washington DC and Anchorage, Alaska. Additionally, he performed on stage in Turkey to promote Indonesian culture to international students and Turkish citizens.
- Graduate Student Assistant
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Email: le219@purdue.edu
Nguyen, an international student from Vietnam, is currently pursuing his PhD program in Language and Literacy Education at Purdue College of Education. Previously, he served as a teaching assistant at Purdue University and a lecturer at the University of Foreign Languages in Danang, Vietnam. He also chaired a small book club to help Vietnamese college students improve their English reading skills. His research concentrates on the language policies in Vietnam, perceptions of Vietnamese and Vietnamese Americans, and narrative research of multilingual families in the US. Coming to AAARCC, he is eager to meet people from diverse backgrounds and enjoy the cuisine, music, and talks from other cultures.
My name is Ana Rojas (She/her) and I am a junior originally from Colorado Springs, CO. I came to Purdue University to combine my passions for health equity and data analytics, as well as pursue a swimming career at a Division 1 Power-Five University. I aspire to be an advocate for those who do not feel seen and pursue a career in Epidemiology focused on minority populations. Through skills acquired via experiences in the College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) Undergraduate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee; the HHS Success Mentors Program; the HHS Curriculum and Policy Committee; research experience with the Asian American Music Experience, and Purdue Swimming & Diving, I am prepared to make a difference within my community and healthcare systems at large.
- APA Midwest Lab
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West Lafayette, IN 47907
Email: aaarcc@purdue.edu
Phone: 765-496-0488
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Monday - Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM