Current Students
I am a sixth-year student in the clinical psychology program at NIU. I am originally from Beckley, WV, and following high school, I completed a four-year enlistment in the United States Army. I received my B.A. in psychology from Emmanuel College in Boston, MA. After graduating, I worked at the National Center for PTSD in Boston, MA as the primary research assistant for a randomized control trial comparing Written Exposure Therapy with Prolonged Exposure for Veterans diagnosed with PTSD. My research interests revolve around dimensional models of psychopathology, conceptualization and measurement of trauma-related psychopathology, and negative trauma-related belief entrenchment. I will be on clinical internship at the Boston VAMC during 2026-2027. Outside of graduate school, I enjoy boxing, watching movies, and playing intramural sports.
I am a sixth-year student in the clinical psychology program at NIU. I am originally from Elizabethtown, PA, and received my B.A. in psychology from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. After graduating, I spent two years as the lab manager of the Social Cognition and Intergroup Processes Lab at Northwestern University. During this time, I developed my interest in self-concept while looking at biracial stereotypes. My research interests broadly include examining cognitive changes following trauma exposure, specifically how aspects of identity are altered by trauma.My thesis project examined automatic and self-reported cognitions related to conceptualizing oneself as traumatized. My dissertation expanded upon constructs from my thesis by examining how concepts from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy impact traumatized identities. In my free time, I enjoy being active, playing board games and video games, trying new hobbies, and spending time with my two cats.
I am a fifth-year student in the clinical psychology program at NIU. I am from Louisville, KY and graduated from Miami University with a B.A. in Psychology, Neuroscience and Data Analytics. As an undergraduate RA, I worked in a lab that studied Trauma, Interpersonal Violence and Emotion Regulation. My current research interests center on the role of coping and emotion regulation in the development and maintenance of trauma and stress response. Additionally, I am interested in exploring alternative conceptualizations of traumatic responses including moral injury and racial trauma. My thesis project explored the impact of various emotion regulation strategies on stress response in vivo using an ecological momentary assessment procedure. In my free time, I enjoy playing the piano, guitar, and ukulele, as well as practicing landscape and wildlife photography. I also enjoy playing sports with other students in the program.
I am a fifth-year student in the clinical psychology program at NIU. I am from the northwest suburbs of Chicago, and I graduated from Northern Illinois University with a B.A. in psychology. Before starting graduate school, I worked with individuals who have neurodegenerative disorders. My previous research experience has centered on working with the United Nations Development Program examining mechanisms and prevention of violence against women and girls from an international perspective. Additional research experiences at NIU have centered around behavioral neuroscience paradigms and the impact of attention-based interventions on acute fear responses. My current research interests broadly surround experiences of trauma, with a specific focus on the co-occurrence of traumatic experience and alcohol use, alternative conceptualizations of trauma such as complex post-traumatic stress, and the role of emotion dysregulation after traumatic experiences. Outside of graduate school, I enjoy hiking in the mountains, cooking unnecessarily elaborate meals, and training my German Shepherds.
I am a fourth-year student in the clinical psychology program at NIU. I grew up in San Carlos, California, and received my B.A. in Philosophy from Princeton University Before my graduate training, I spent three years at the National Center for PTSD in Palo Alto, CA, as the primary research assistant for an observational study of sleep and suicidality among Veterans. I am interested in the broad impacts of childhood trauma in adulthood, particularly with respect to social functioning, somatic symptoms, and responses to painful emotions. My thesis, defended in May 2025, explored how responses to social acceptance and rejection differ based on previous experiences of childhood emotional abuse. In my free time, I enjoy watching anime and playing with my cats.
I am a third-year student in the clinical psychology program at NIU. I grew up on the East Coast, spending most of my years in Maine and Massachusetts. In 2022 I graduated from Bowdoin College with a double major in Psychology and Visual Arts. The two fields merged in my senior independent study in which I proposed an adjunctive art therapy for individuals receiving treatment for prolonged grief disorder. In the following two years, I served as the primary research coordinator at the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion at Cambridge Health Alliance for a study investigating bereavement following a loved one’s opioid overdose-related death. Currently, I am interested in the effects of community support on the development and remediation of PTSD symptomology following interpersonal and betrayal traumas. My thesis investigates the potential benefits of providing social support among trauma survivors. More broadly, I am interested in accessible and acceptable trauma interventions, strengths-based treatments, and cognitions about power and justice. Outside of school, I enjoy being outside with my dog, meeting farm animals, and maintaining a creative practice.
I am a second-year student in the clinical psychology program at NIU. I grew up in Dallas, Texas, and received my B.S. in Psychology from Texas A&M University. During my time at A&M, I served as a lead research assistant in the Research and Interventions for Stress-related Conditions lab, investigating transdiagnostic PTSD risk factors, and as a research assistant at the Trauma and Stress Studies Center, assessing the efficacy of an integrated Cognitive Processing Therapy and Relapse Prevention therapy for PTSD and co-occurring alcohol use disorders. My current research interests focus on risk and resilience factors within PTSD and how people engage with themselves following trauma, particularly through emotion regulation, self-efficacy, and self-compassion. In my free time, I enjoy going on hikes and runs, salsa dancing, and cooking.
I am a first-year student in the clinical psychology program at NIU. I grew up in San Francisco, California and received my B.A. in Psychology and Neuroscience from Colby College in 2024. After graduating, I worked for two years as a clinical research coordinator at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Home Base Program, where I contributed to several research projects focused on trauma and substance use disorders among active-duty service members and veterans. My research interests broadly center on trauma, with a particular focus on interpersonal trauma and the relationship between PTSD and cannabis use. In my free time, I like to knit, bake bread, and explore on my bicycle.
