Catie Sappenfield 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 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 Clinical Psychology Graduate Student Education Education: B.S., University of Georgia 2022 Selected Publications Selected Publications: Hale, M. E., Ravalo, F., Allen, I., Galagos, D. J., & Suveg, C. (Under review at Developmental Review). Friends’ Behavioral and Biological Synchrony in Relation to Youth Adjustment: A Systematic Review.
Kate Lindig Kate Lindig is a first-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. She is interested in parental caregiving behaviors, such as sensitivity, and their links with developmental outcomes in infants and young children. Additionally, she is interested in finding valid physiological measures for constructs (e.g., emotional regulation) in infants and children that have traditionally relied entirely on parental report. Education Education: B.S., Psychology, Texas Christian University (2023)
Somin Kim Education Education: B.A., JCL & Psychology, Yonsei University, 2020 M.A., Clinical Psychology, Seoul National University, 2022