All Students

Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Education: B.S. in Psychology from University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling
Program Track: Clinical
Research Interests: Adverse childhood experiences, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, post-traumatic growth

Hobbies: Dancing, spending time outdoors, reading, spending time with my family and two dogs

Hometown: Washington, DC
Education: B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Cognitive Science and Studio Art, from Georgetown University
Advisor: Dr. Amy Peterman
Program Track: Clinical
Research Interests: Psychosocial and contextual factors of stress, resilience, and health behaviors, as well as disparities in mental and physical health care and outcomes

Hobbies: Being outdoors, hiking, playing video and board games, attempting to cook, and spending time with family, friends, and my cat

Hometown: Nashville, TN
Education: B.S. in Clinical Psychological Science, Indiana University Bloomington
Advisor: Dr. Scott Ravyts
Program Track: Clinical

Research Interests: Mechanisms and determinants of chronic pain, psychological interventions and correlates, health disparities.

Hobbies: Cycling, crochet, baking, reading

Hometown: San Jose, CA
Education:

• B.A. Pre-medicine, English from Santa Clara University
• M.A. in Counseling Psychology with an Emphasis in Health Psychology from Santa Clara University

Advisor: Dr. Ryan Kilmer
Program Track: Clinical
Research Interests: Intersection between health and mental health among diverse youth populations experiencing adversity; resilience; integrated care; intervention and prevention efforts within academic and community-based settings; sleep

Hobbies: Swimming, hiking, candle-making, traveling, writing, and spending time with my dog!

Hometown: Birmingham, MI
Education: B.A. in Psychology at the University of Michigan
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling
Program Track: Clinical
Research Interests: Violent behavior, factors that influence behaviors and attitudes towards deviant behavior, forensic psychology
Hobbies: Painting, yoga, cooking, hiking, documentaries/podcasts

Hometown: Orange County, CA
Education: B.A. in Psychology, cum laude from University of California, Santa Cruz
Advisor: Dr. V. Gil-Rivas
Program Track: Clinical
Labs: HEALTH Lab
Research Interests: Diet-mediated chronic illness and its intersection with sociocultural perspectives on diet and nutrition, addressing gaps in chronic illness/autoimmune disease research including health-related quality of life for underserved populations, intersecting identities within healthcare spaces

Hobbies: Tending to my plants, weightlifting, hiking, painting

Hometown: Richmond, VA
Education:

• B.S. in Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University
• M.A. in Psychological Sciences from James Madison University

Advisor: Dr. Erika Montanaro
Program Track: Community
Research Interests: Reducing sexual health disparities, health risk behavior intervention, community based participatory research

Hobbies: Painting, cooking, yoga, exploring nature, dog mom activities, binge-watching crime docs, game nights

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Education: B.S. in Biology, minor in Psychology from Elon University
Advisor: Dr. Victoria Scott
Program Track: Community
Research Interests: Mitigating racial health disparities through top-down policy change and bottom-up community empowerment; promoting health equity through integrated care, asset-based community development, and community-based participatory research; evidence-based interventions rooted in critical race public health praxis

Hobbies: Cycling, running, anything outdoors, travel, cooking/consuming delicious food

Hometown: Saigon, Vietnam
Education: B.A. in Psychology and Theater & Dance from Dickinson College
Advisor: Dr. V. Gil-Rivas & Dr. Jennifer Webb
Program Track: Clinical
Research Interests: Eating disorders among ethnic minorities, multicultural counseling competencies

Hobbies: Dancing, cooking, and watching true-crime documentaries

Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC
Education:

• B.S. in Psychology, High Point University
• M.A. in Psychological Science, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Advisor: Dr. Sara Levens
Program Track: Behavioral Science

Research Interests: Broadly, my research interests involve understanding how emotions impact health behaviors such as physical activity and alcohol use. More specifically, I am interested in how daily fluctuations in emotions can impact attitudes, perceived behavioral control, and intention to engage in health behaviors, and the use of health behaviors to cope with stress. My goal with this research is to inform behavior change that may help to guide health promotion interventions. 

Concentration Perspectives: An aspect of the Behavioral Science concentration that sets us apart from other concentrations and programs is our Experimental Seminar. The seminar allows us an opportunity to share research experiences and collaborate with our interdisciplinary faculty in other departments, hear guest speaker presentations, and learn more about career opportunities.

Hobbies: Yoga, paddle boarding, trying new restaurants, watching reality-competition TV, listening to podcasts

Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Education:

• B.A. in Psychology from East Carolina University
• B.S. in Rehabilitation Services from East Carolina University
• M.A. in General Psychology from North Carolina Central University

Advisor: Dr. Jeanette Bennett
Program Track: Community
Research Interests: Physical and mental health disparities, root causes of health inequities, community-based participatory research and evaluation, place-based initiatives, and the connection between stress, coping mechanisms, and racism

Hobbies: Nexflix, volunteering, working out, cooking and trying new restaurants (I love to eat!)