Grace Steffen Graduate Student, Behavioral and Brain Sciences Program Education Education: B.A., Psychology, University of Alabama (2022) B.S., Biology, University of Alabama (2022)
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 third-year student in the Behavioral and Brain Sciences program and is working under the mentorship of Drs. Janet Frick and Katherine Ehrlich. She is interested in how caregivers and the family environment contribute to children's cognitive and socio-emotional development. Education Education: B.S., Psychology, Texas Christian University (2023) M.S., Psychology, University of Georgia (2025)
Somin Kim Graduate Student, Clinical Program Education Education: B.A., JCL & Psychology, Yonsei University, 2020 M.A., Clinical Psychology, Seoul National University, 2022
