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 CasasUndergraduates
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







