College of Education and Human Development

Department of Educational Psychology

Dr. M.Y. Savana Bak featured in MURAJ article

From left to right, M.Y. Savana Bak with Goldy Gopher.
From left to right, M.Y. Savana Bak and Goldy Gopher.

Dr. M.Y. Savana Bak, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Psychology's special education program, was featured in a Minnesota Undergraduate Research & Academic Journal (MURAJ) article, "MURAJ: In-Focus -M.Y. Savana Bak, Special Education," by Madison Stromberg. MURAJ, which is a student-run academic journal, showcases undergraduate research. In the article, Stromberg spotlights A Lab for Autism Research (ALAB), in which Dr. Bak is the principal investigator (PI). ALAB has research interns ranging from the high school to graduate school education levels.

Stromberg, a third-year developmental psychology major at the University of Minnesota (UMN) who has a research interest in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), interviewed Dr. Bak about why she came to the UMN, her time here during the COVID-19 pandemic, ALAB's achievements in the last five years, and special education research.

Read "MURAJ: In-Focus - M.Y. Savana Bak, Special Education" to learn more.