Rawya Al-Jabari is a second year clinical PhD student. Her research interests include prevention and intervention programs for children and adolescents to mitigate mental illness and behavioral problems. She is working on her thesis investigating a moderating role of self-esteem between psychological (and cognitive) flexibility and distress.

Naomi Brynard is an undergraduate senior working towards a BA in psychology with a minor in rehabilitation. She is a current Ronald E. McNair Scholar. Her research interests include improving intervention outcomes with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and its potential use in parents -specifically parents who have children that have received any diagnosis on the autistic spectrum.

Carlos Campillo is an undergraduate senior who is working towards a BS with a double major in psychology and marketing.

Nikki Hernandez is an advanced clinical student who is originally from Michigan. She received her bachelor's degree in psychology from Central Michigan University. Nikki's research and clinical interests focus on dimensional conceptualizations of psychopathology, personality features, juvenile delinquency, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She is working on her dissertation now, looking at valuing in the undergraduate population.

Jeff King is an undergraduate senior who is working towards his degree in psychology.

Kristi Mannon is a third year doctoral student in the clinical psychology program. Her research interests include the prevention and intervention of child and adolescent psychopathology and behavioral problems. She is also interested in studying trauma and experiental avoidance. She is currently working on her master's thesis focusing on this latter issue examining the relationship between experiential avoidance and negative psychological consequences in women who have experienced intimate partner violence.

Sarah Pepper is a seventh year doctoral student in the clinical psychology program. Her research interests primarily involve trauma and experiential avoidance. Her dissertation is exploring the role of experiential avoidance following trauma and how it affects impulsivity, substance abuse, and aggression. She is currently on internship at the VA in Boise, Idaho.

Jonathan E. Schmalz is a fourth year doctoral student in the clinical program. A functional contextual philosophy of science, informed specifically by Zen and existential philosophies, guides his experience with the field of psychology. Jon's research interests are in psychology of religion, exploring the functional commonalities of topographically dissimilar treatment interventions, and investigating the ramifications of diagnostic work in the field of psychology. His thesis focuses on this latter issue by discerning how diagnostics influence the work of therapists.

Aditi Sinha is a fourth year clinical Ph.D. student whose research interests include psychological flexibility, mindfulness, and self-compassion as they relate to an individual's overall psychological functioning. In particular, her master's thesis explored the impact of mindfulness and self-compassion on the development of ethnic identity. She is currently working as a therapist for both a dissertation and grant funded research study that will evaluate process variables in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Mickey White is an undergraduate senior working towards a BS in psychology. While she is interested in research involving animal assisted therapy, she is also interested in and is currently doing an honors thesis on the role of experiential avoidance in internal homophobia and stigma in LGBT youth.

TAMS

Sylvia Casas

Undergraduates

Tiffani Allison

Mina Azharoldini

Kim Barry

Kevin Canada

Ashley Cope

Stephanie Dennis

Lea Fisher

Ben Graham

David Henderson

Ryeshia Jackson

Vaishnavi Kapadia

Chelsea Kubiak

Sarah Khan

Melissa Londono

Ryan Mitchell

Darisse Norris

Laura Peek

Richelle Sain

Brandon Sanford

Daniel Steinberg

Graduates

Amanda Adcock

Jenny Bivona

Joe Dracoby

Jeff Geddes

Laura Howe-Martin

Christina M. Larson

Jessica Madrigal-Bauguss

Karen M. O'Brien

Rebecca Sawyer

Andrew Scherbarth

Cicely Taravella

Anita Varghese