Fatima is an undergraduate student at San Diego State University studying Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and minoring in Personality and Social Psychology. As a transfer student from Oxnard, California, she has been shaped by her experiences in a diverse community that has fueled her interest in the interplay between cultural, psychological, and communicative factors. She is particularly passionate about exploring how these dynamics influence bilingual language development and aims to apply her insights to support underrepresented communities.