Catie Sappenfield Graduate Student, Clinical Program Education Education: B.A., Psychology & Hispanic Literatures and Cultures, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Research Research Interests: My research interests center around adolescent and young adult suicide prevention, especially after stressful life experiences such as inpatient hospitalization. Selected Publications Selected Publications: Prinzing, M.M., Sappenfield, C.A., & Fredrickson, B.L. (2023). What makes me matter? Investigating how and why people feel significant. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 18, 995 - 1011.
Amanda Perozo Garcia Graduate Student, Clinical Program Amanda is a first year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology program at the University of Georgia. She completed a B.A. in Psychological Sciences at Rice University. Currently, she is a member of the FUERTE Lab under the mentorship of Dr. Thania Galvan.
Francisco X. Pelaez Rovalo Graduate Student, Clinical Program Education Education: B.S., University of Georgia 2022 Selected Publications Selected Publications: Hale, M.E., Pelaez, F.X., Allen, I.R. et al. Friends’ Behavioral and Biological Synchrony in Relation to Youth Socioemotional Adjustment: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Model. Adolescent Res Rev (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-024-00242-2
Colleen Markey Graduate Student, Clinical Program Colleen Markey earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Trinity University, followed by a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Neuropsychology from the University of Texas at Tyler. She is currently engaged in research at the Clinical Neuroscience Lab under the mentorship of Dr. Lawrence Sweet. Education Education: B.A., Psychology, Trinity University M.S., Clinical Psychology, University of Texas at Tyler
Kate Lindig Graduate Student Representative, Behavioral and Brain Sciences Program Kate Lindig is a second-year student in the Behavioral and Brain Sciences program. She is a member of the UGA Infant Lab and is working under the mentorship of Dr. Janet Frick. Education Education: B.S., Psychology, Texas Christian University (2023)
Somin Kim Graduate Student, Clinical Program Education Education: B.A., JCL & Psychology, Yonsei University, 2020 M.A., Clinical Psychology, Seoul National University, 2022
