Nina Carmichael-Tanaka Graduate Student, Industrial-Organizational Program Education Education: B.A. Psychology and Neuroscience, Ohio Wesleyan University
Beth Buchanan Graduate Student, Industrial-Organizational Program For Beth's In Memoriam, please see this link. Education Education: B.A. in Psychology, Rice University (2021) Research Research Interests: Work-Family, Employee Well-Being, Remote Work, Gender Other Information Other Affiliations: iWill Lab
Luyu Zhang Graduate Student, Clinical Program Education Education: 2018 B.S. Biological Sciences - Sun Yat-sen University 2020 M.A. Psychology - New York University Research Research Interests: The interaction between biological and environmental factors underlying schizophrenia and psychosis.
Nate Phillips Graduate Student, Clinical Program Nate (he/him) is a third-year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at the University of Georgia. His research focuses on the empirical, multimodal integration of personality and psychopathology, with a specific emphasis on symptoms housed within the externalizing psychopathology spectrum (e.g., aggression, rule-breaking, substance use). Recent projects include assessing important correlates (e.g., brain structure, markers of physical strength) of externalizing-related traits and merging nomothetic and idiographic approaches to examine externalizing-related psychological processes. Additionally, he is a strong supporter of open science practices and is deeply interested in questions related to meta-science and the philosophy of science. In his free time, Nate enjoys playing and watching soccer, running, hiking, and watching TV. Other Information Other Affiliations: Personality Studies Lab
Kayley Morrow Graduate Student, Clinical Program Education Education: 2023 - M.S. University of Georgia 2019 - B.A. West Virginia University Research Research Interests: I am interested in understanding how individual and dyadic processes influence the intergenerational transmission of psychopathology symptoms in parents and children. Using a multi-methodological and dynamic-systems approach, I examine the role of parenting behaviors and parent-child coregulatory patterns to identify ways to promote youth socioemotional functioning and self-regulation development. Dissertation/Thesis Title: A Latent Profile Analysis of Maternal Self-Regulation and Associations with Parent-Child Behavioral and Physiological Synchrony in Latinx and Black Mother-Child-Dyads (Thesis Title) Shared Affect and Physiological Synchrony as a Moderator of the Link Between Psychopathology Symptoms in Mother-Child Dyads (Dissertation Title)
Sydney James Graduate Student, Clinical Program Sydney James is a first-year graduate student studying under the mentorship of Dr. Gregory Strauss in the Clinical Psychology PhD program. She is originally from North Carolina where she completed her undergraduate degree at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Her research focuses on the impact of cultural factors on symptoms and outcomes of schizophrenia.
Kassidy Hogan Graduate Student, Clinical Program Kassidy Hogan is a first-year graduate student from Denver, Colorado studying under the mentorship of Dr. Lawrence Sweet in the Clinical Psychology PhD program. She also completed her undergraduate studies at UGA where she worked as a research assistant in the Institute of Gerontology under Dr. Lisa Renzi-Hammond. Her research focuses on the cross-section between public health and neuroscience, with a focus on the diagnosis and prevention of Alzheimer's Disease. Education Education: Bachelor of Science, University of Georgia (2021) Double major in Biology and Psychology Emphasis in Neuroscience Minor in Spanish Certificate in Healthcare System Navigation
Leigha Rose Waikel Graduate Student, Clinical Program I'm a Clinical student interested in personality pathology, assessment, and open/meta science.