Manny Alvarez
Program: Psychological Science, Minor in Biology/Neuroscience, Honors Studies
Years in the lab: Fall 2015 to Spring 2019
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Academic Interests: Schizophrenia and bipolar spectrum disorders, Behavioral Inhibition and Activation systems, Interaction of culture and psychiatry, Decision-making
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Professional goals: Academia and research in neuroscience
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Current: Pursuing a PhD in Neuroscience at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Casey Belgio
Program: Psychological Science, BS.
Years in the lab: Fall 2017 to Spring 2019
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Academic Interests: Abnormal and Health psychology, The Schizophrenia spectrum, Severe mental illness, nutrition
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Professional goals: Clinical work involving severe mental illness
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Current: Pursuing a Masters Degree in I/O Psychology.
Nicole Byrne
Program: B.S. Psychology; Minor in Neuroscience
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Years in the lab: Spring 2017 to Spring 2020
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Academic Interests: Neuroscience, cognition, neurological diseases
Professional goals: research in neurological diseases and obtain my PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience
Current: Just completed my Master's in Clinical Research at BU and currently working on Parkinson's Disease clinical trial research.
Meet the Lab Alumni
Megan Cartier
Griffin Fountain
Kaitlyn Dibsie
Program: B.S. Psychological Science
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​Years in the lab: Fall 2018 to Spring 2021
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Academic Interests: Interpersonal relationships, risk behaviors such as sexual risk and alcohol usage, the impact of stigma on mental illness, positive symptoms in schizophrenia, cluster B personality disorders
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Professional goals: Start a private practice, work in academia
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Current: Pursuing Masters degree in King's College, London
Program: Psychology
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​Years in the lab: Fall 2017 to Fall 2018
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Academic Interests: Cognitive and physiological effects
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Professional goals: To learn, improve, and research.
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Current: Pursuing Bachelors degree in Psychology at TCNJ.
Program:Pharmaceutical Science
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Years in the lab: Fall 2017 to Fall 2018
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Academic Interests: Drug Discovery, Dopamine D4/D3 receptors, Computer Aided Drug Design, Neuroscience, Schizophrenia, Pharmacology
Professional goals: Continue research involving the Dopamine receptor and drug discovery, pursue PhD
Devin Massaro
Jillian Milan
Program: Clinical Psychology PhD
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Year in the lab: Fall 2017-Spring 2021
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Academic Interests: Schizotypy, technology, and using insights from other areas (mood disorders, attachment) to enhance treatment for schizophrenia spectrum disorders and decrease mental health stigma
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Professional Goals: Clinical practice in either private practice or integrative care setting
Carly Murphy
Program: B.M. in Music Therapy and B.A. in Psychology, Minors in Music and Neuroscience
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Years in the lab: Fall 2020 to Spring 2021
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Academic Interests: Neurotransmitters in the brain and the links between symptomology, leisure activities, and medications to neurotransmitter expressions, as well as the correlations between musical activities and the expression of schizophrenia.
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Professional goals: To begin working in psychiatric settings as a Music Therapist, before returning to school and working towards a PhD in order to conduct research focusing on the nuances of Music Therapy for individuals with schizophrenia.
Allison Niemiec
Olivia McGough
Program: B.S. Psychological Science, Minors in Neuroscience and Computer Science; Honors Concentration
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​Years in the lab: Fall 2018 to Spring 2021
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Academic Interests: Applied cognitive psychology, human factors, decision-making, negative schizotypy
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Professional goals: Private industry career in human factors research
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Current: Pursuing Doctoral degree in Human Factors
Erin Ryan
Program: B.S. Psychology
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Years in the lab: Fall 2017 to Fall 2018
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Academic Interests: Child Psychopathology, Psychoeducation, Schizophrenia Spectrum.
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Professional goals: Open a private practice, work with children.
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Program: Clinical Mental Health Counseling Masters of Arts
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​Years in the lab: Spring 2016 to Fall 2020
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Academic Interests: Schizophrenia spectrum, childhood psychopathology, developmental psychology, stress management
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Professional goals: Counseling, work in a clinical setting
Program: Psychology and Law and Justice
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​Years in the lab: Spring 2017 to Fall 2018
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Academic Interests: Victimization, effects of mental health on caregivers, overlap between psychology and law
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Professional goals: Combining psychology and law
Madalyne Phillips
Chad Shire
Program: Biological Sciences, Minoring in Psychology
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Years in the lab: Fall 2020 to Spring 2022
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Academic Interests: Learning how the brain works and why people behave the way that they do; triggers certain behaviors; treatments that would lead to a healthy lifestyle for an individual
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Professional goals: Become a pediatric psychiatrist one day to help those in need and pursue research in the psychology field to gain a better understanding of different disorders, like schizophrenia.
Program: B.S. Psychology; Minor in Neuroscience
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Years in the lab: Fall 2016 to Spring 2020
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Academic Interests: Neuroscience, cognition, health psychology
Professional goals: Doctorate and research
Angela Spadafino
Program: B.S. Psychological Science
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Years in the lab: Fall 2017 to Spring 2019
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Academic Interests: Social psychology, human sexuality, and schizophrenia spectrum
Professional goals: Research and academia
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Jamie Sullivan
Angela Miller
Jhovany Sanchez
Program: Bachelor of Science in Psychology, minor in Criminal Justice
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Years in the lab: Fall 2014 to Spring 2017
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Academic Interests: Psychology and Law.
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Professional goals: Currently working towards my goal of becoming a lawyer in NYC.
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Current: Passed the Bar exam in February 2020
Program: Biological science, minoring in psychology
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Years in Lab: 2021-2022
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Academic Interest: Learning about how physiological processes and psychology influence each other.
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Professional Goals: Public health and environmental protection
Program: Biology Sciences AS
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Years in Lab: 2021-2022
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Academic Interest: Explore the connection between Sexuality and Psychology
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Professional Goals: Become a Dentist
Tory Kenuk
Cameron Taranto
Sherry Pujji, MA
Program: Psychology B.A.
Year in Lab :Fall 2023- Spring 2023
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Academic Interest: Learning about populations with mental disorders, and severe mental illness.
Professional Goals: To get a Masters in Mental Health Counseling with a LPC.
Program: Psychology B.S.
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Years in Lab: Fall 2022-Spring 2023
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Academic Interest: Learning more about how the brain works, what makes people behave a certain way, and what causes different behaviors to come about
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Professional Goals: Become a Physician's assistant
Program: Clinical Psychology PhD
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Years in the lab: Fall 2014- Spring 2023
Academic Interests: Positive symptoms of the schizophrenia spectrum, formation and maintenance of delusional beliefs, strength based interventions, transdiagnostic factors, etiological factors
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Professional goals: Academia, research, and practice
Sierra Cook
Hana Lee
Thomas O'Kane
Program: Psychological Science B.S. Neuroscience Minor 2024
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Years in the lab: Spring 2022 to Spring 2023
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Academic Interests: different aspects of our brain and different environments effects our behavior after Traumatic Brain Injury, neurodegenerative disease, and mental illnesses.
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Professional goals: planning to get Ph.D in Neuroscience and work as a Clinical Neuroscientist; use expertise into academia and create a pipelining program in Accra, Ghana.
Program: Clinical Psychology PhD
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Years in the lab: Spring 2022 to Fall 2023
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Academic Interests: Examining mechanisms of emotion dysregulation and translating this line of research to accessible and efficient treatments; investigating the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions for understudied groups in the mindfulness field (e.g. schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders)
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Professional goals: Academia and clinical practice in a integrated care setting
Program: Clinical Psychology PhD
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Years in the lab: Spring 2017 to Spring 2024
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Academic interests: Clinical psychology, specifically the schizophrenia-spectrum and how to most effectively identify those at risk for developing symptomology. I am also interested in health psychology and how to use advanced quantitative methodology to deepen our understanding of the schizophrenia-spectrum.
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Professional goals: Either stay in academia full time, or engage in clinical work full time while remaining active in research.
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Francesca Crump
Kelly Devlin
Adaeze Njoku
Program: Clinical Psychology PhD
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Years in the lab: Fall 2019 to Spring 2024
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Academic interests: Schizophrenia spectrum disorders, prodromal symptoms or clinical high-risk for psychosis (CHR), social cognition, stigma, early intervention.
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Professional goals: Provide early intervention services for at-risk populations and psychotherapy for psychosis and mood disorders, such as anxiety and depression; continue contributing to psychosis literature through clinical research opportunities that strive to promote the uptake of healthy lifestyle behaviors and integrated care.
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Program: Psychology B.A
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Years in the lab: Fall 2023 -Spring 2024
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Academic Interests: researching the brains of criminals and finding connections between personal life experience to behaviors​
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Professional goals: Work as a prison psychologist
Program: B.S in Biological Sciences & B.A Psychology
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Years in the lab: Fall 2023- Spring 2024
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Academic interests: Exploring how schizophrenia spectrum disorders develop, medicinal and non-medicinal treatments for symptoms, and external and internal environmental factors that can put populations at risk
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Professional goals: Planning to get my M.D and become a psychiatrist that also uses psychotherapy in practice along with medications
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Lab Alumni
Amanda Antonelli -- Sandra Bales -- Gina Bellifemine -- Jennifer Botto --
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Chelsea Bowman -- Christina Carter -- Courtney Casey -- James Castorina --
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Melissa Charfadi -- Marissa Chu -- Jean-Michel Coudrai -- Melanie Davis--
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Megan Elkin -- Vicki Giordano -- Jessica Hayes -- Sarah Heber -- Jess Henninger --
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Noel Hoffman -- Giovanni Huccamayta -- Raquel Johnson -- Jeff Kneisl --
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Jacqueline Kornhaber -- Hanna Krawczyk -- Jeff Luery -- Kelly Mackenzie --
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Mike Mungiole -- Racehl Munyon -- Amanda Nelson -- Molisha Patel --
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Rachael Paulbeck -- Ryan Prelle -- Cristina Quintana -- Zach Reburn --
Rikki Rosini -- Zack Santos-Belsky -- Adelyn Schuenzel -- Michelle Scott --
Katie Veasey -- Rich Wald -- Dave Welden -- Connor Willis -- Chris Yard