Jocelyn Anker Graduate Student, Industrial-Organizational Program Education Education: B.S., Psychology, Washington & Lee University
Josh McMains Alumni, Behavioral and Brain Sciences Program Education Education: M.S., Experimental Psychology - Georgia Southern University - 2018 B.S., Psychology - University of Georgia - 2015 Research Research Interests: My research focuses on understanding the brain mechanisms underlying the relationship between adverse childhood experiences, and risk behaviors such as substance use and unhealthy dietary habits. My primary method of research involves investigating brain structure and function using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
Dominique La Barrie Alumni, Behavioral and Brain Sciences Program Dominique La Barrie is a graduate student in the Behavioral and Brain Sciences Ph.D. program with a concentration in Developmental Psychology. She is currently a member of the FRESH lab at UGA. Dominique completed her Bachelor of Science at Georgia State University with a major in Psychology and a minor in Sociology in 2017. As an undergraduate, she worked in GSU’s Developmental Lab, focusing on how typically developing toddlers, toddlers with autism, and other developmental delays shared musical sounds with their parents via gesture and speech. After graduating, she was a research coordinator for the FANS lab at Emory University, assisting with a clinical intervention examining the effects of mindful meditation on dissociative symptoms of trauma. She also served as research coordinator of Carter Lab at Georgia State University, examining racial health disparities and the impact of high trauma exposure on families. These experiences led to the development of her broad interest in trauma effects on the family unit. Specifically, her main interests include intergenerational trauma and how it affects family relationships, racial socialization, parent-child dyadic relationships, and child internalizing disorders. Ultimately, she hopes to examine family relationships and how specific factors impact them. Education Education: B. A. Psychology | Minor: Sociology, 2017Summa Cum Laude GPA: 4.04 | Departmental GPA: 3.90Georgia State University, Atlanta GA Selected Publications Selected Publications: La Barrie, D.L., Zegarac, M., Mekawi, Y., Kuzyk, E., Stenson, A., Bradley, B., Jovanovic, T., & Powers, A. (2022). The Role of Specific Emotion Dysregulation Facets in the Association Between Child Violence Exposure and Psychopathology. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Wang, A., La Barrie, D.L., Powers-Lott, A., van Rooij, S., Stevens, J., Jovanovic, T., & Fani, N. (2022). Associations of Maternal Emotion Regulation with Child White Matter Structural Connectivity. Developmental Psychobiology. Rodriguez, V.J., La Barrie, D.L., Zegarac, M., and Shaffer, A. (2021). A Systematic Review of Parenting Scales Measurement Invariance/Equivalence of by Race and Ethnicity: Recommendations for Inclusive Parenting Research. Assessment. Fani, N., Stenson, A, van Rooij, S.J.H, La Barrie, D.L., & Jovanovic, T. (2021). White Matter Microstructure in Trauma Exposed Children During Adolescence: Associations with Pubertal Stage. Developmental Science. La Barrie, D.L., Hardy, R., Clendinen, C., Jain, J., Bradley, B., Teer, A., Jovanovic, T., Michopolous, V., Vance, L.A., Hinrichs, R., & Fani, N. (2021). Maternal Influences on Binge Eating Behaviors in Children. Psychiatry Research. Rodriguez, V.J., Zegarac, M., La Barrie, D.L., Parrish, M.S., Matseke, G., Peltzer, K., & Jones, D.L. (2020). Validation of the Bayley Infant Neurodevelopmental Screener Among HIV-Exposed Infants in Rural South Africa. JAIDS. Other Information Of note: Headshot Credit: Patrick Heagney Other Affiliations: FANS Lab
Miriam Zegarac Alumni, Clinical Program Research Research Interests: Parenting, emotion socialization, parental emotion regulation, maltreatment prevention, early childhood, transition to parenthood
Briana Spivey Alumni, Clinical Program Selected Publications Selected Publications: Watson-Singleton, N. N., Black, A. R., & Spivey, B. N. (2019). Recommendations for a culturally-responsive mindfulness and compassion-based intervention for African Americans. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 34, 132-138. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.11.013
Ian Raugh Alumni, Clinical Program Research Research Interests: My research focuses on emotion regulation, mindfulness, and the application of ecological designs to research question. Key questions I seek to answer include the mechanisms of mindfulness training, the role of acceptance, and how these affect the emotion regulation process. Selected Publications Selected Publications: Raugh, I. M., Chapman, H. C., Bartolomeo, L. A., Gonzalez, C., & Strauss, G. P. (2019). A comprehensive review of psychophysiological applications for ecological momentary assessment in psychiatric populations. Psychological assessment, 31(3), 304.
