First Year Students
Naja Barrow
Applied Research Concentration
Education: B.A. Psychology, Minor in Human Resource Development, James Madison University
Advisor: Dr. Tracy Zinn
Research Interests: Organizational psychology, educational assessment and measurement, with a particular focus on the use of artificial intelligence in higher education, analyzing algorithmic and information literacy, Universal Design for Learning (UDL, motivation, and assessment of student noncognitive skills.
Eve Cunningham
Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration
Education: B.S. in Elementary Education from James Madison University
Advisor: Dr. Trevor Stokes
Research Interest: Early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder and PANS; parent-child interaction and communication
Tess Deyerle
Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration
Education: B.A., Cognitive and Behavioral Science, B.A., French, Washington and Lee University
Advisor: Dr. Trevor Stokes
Research Interests: Early-intervention, differential reinforcement, high-intensity behaviors
Mary Flanagan
Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration
Education: B.S in Psychology, James Madison University
Advisor: Dr. Trevor Stokes
Research Interests: Early Intervention, Parent Training and Support for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Dakota Galangue
Quantitative Psychology Concentration
Education: B.A. Psychology; Minor in Statistical Data Analytics, Cognitive Science; University of Delaware
Advisor: Dr. Sara Finney
Research Interests: Student engagement and motivation in test-taking, psychometrics, and response time analysis
Iscent George
Applied Research Concentration
Education: B.S. Psychology, Arizona State University
Advisor: Dr. Haeyoon Chung
Research Interests: Racial trauma, multicultural psychology, adolescent mental health, ethnic-racial socialization, multicultural therapeutic interventions
Grace Hiner
Applied Research Concentration
Education: B.S. Psychology, Minor Anthropology, Colorado State University
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
Research Interests: Socio-Cultural determinants of health, Social Identity, and Health Psychology.
Sophie Kemble
Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration
Education: B.S. in Early Childhood Education and Special Education, University of Dayton
Advisor: Dr. Trevor Stokes
Research Interests: Early intervention for children with ASD, Functional Communication Training, behavior reduction strategies, and the development of adaptive daily living skills.
Camden Libby
Applied Research Concentration
Education: B.A. in Psychology, Minor in Visual Arts, Hampden-Sydney College
Advisor: Dr. Heather Yarger
Research Interests: Group Dynamics and Mental Health, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Moral Tradeoffs, Psychophysiology, Loneliness
Donovan Massey
Applied Research Concertation
Education: B.S. Psychology
Advisor: Dr. Gregg Henriques
Research Interests: Mental Health, Resiliency, Race Inequality, and Coping Strategies
Colin Nester
Experimental Concentration
Education: B.S. in Psychology, James Madison University
Advisor: Jessica Irons
Research Interests: ADHD, cannabinoids, stimulants/stimulant use, behavioral disorders, psychopharmacology
Emma F Puckett
Quantitative Psychology Concentration
Education: B.A. in Psychology, Minor in Statistics, James Madison University
Advisor: Dr. Sara Finney
Research Interests: Assessment Efficacy, Motivation in Low-Stakes Assessment, Structural Equation Modeling, Social Normativity Applications in Low-Stakes Assessment
Timothy Rosignol
Quantitative Psychology Concentration
Education: B.A. Sociology, University of Southern Indiana (USI); B.A. World Languages & Culture, German Concentration, USI.
Advisor: Dr. Megan Good
Research Interests: Higher education program evaluation, alternative academic assessment, and undergraduate learning outcomes.
Katie Tribiano
Applied Research Concentration
Education: B.S. Psychology, James Madison University
Advisor: Dr. Caitlyn Owens
Research Interests: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), PTSD in veterans, resilience, and positive development following adversity
Emily Triplett
Applied Research Concentration
Education: B.A. Psychology, Minor in Sociology, James Madison University
Advisor: Dr. Jessica Salvatore
Research Interests: social psychology, stigma, bias, prejudice, intergroup relations
Ella White
Quantitative Psychology Concentration
Education: B.S. Psychology, Certificate in Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity, Christopher Newport University
Advisor: Dr. Dena Pastor
Research Interests: psychological research methodology, data analytics, substance use and memory
Second Year Students
Victoria Amaya-Rodriguez
Applied Research Concentration
Education: B.A. General Psychology, Minor Data Analysis, Trinity Washington University
Advisor: Dr. Benjamin Blankenship
Research Interest: data analysis, social psychology, targeted violence, gender-based violence, racial discrimination, and gender inequality.
Jules Armstrong
Experimental Concentration
Education: B. A. In Psychology, Minor in Neuroscience and Music, Bridgewater College
Advisor: Dr. Michael Hall
Research Interests: Auditory perception, music cognition, psychoacoustics
Meadowe Cislo
Applied Research Concentration
Education: B.A. Psychology, Minor in Military Science, James Madison University
Advisor: Dr. Tracy Zinn
Research Interests: Military psychology, organizational psychology, motivation, learning psychology, psychological research methodology
Ian Devine
Experimental Concentration
Education: B.A. Cognitive Science, Indiana University; B.A. Computational Linguistics, Indiana University
Advisor: Dr. Michael Hall
Research Interests: auditory perception, memory, speech and hearing
Luis Alberto Escalera Romero Jr.
Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration
Education: B.A., Psychology, James Madison University, minor in Medical Spanish
Advisor: Dr. Trevor Stokes
Research interests: Treatment equity among LEP patients; overcoming language barriers to improve social significance.
Kobena K. Eshun
Quantitative Concentration
Education: B.A. Statistics with Economics, University of Ghana
Advisor: Dr. Yu Bao
Research Interests: Psychometrics, Machine Learning Application in Education.
Ethan Gutter
Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration
Education: B.S. in Psychology from University of Florida
Advisor: Dr. Trevor Stokes
Research Interests: Autism spectrum disorder, pediatric feeding disorder, and substance abuse treatment
Kendall Hewitt
Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration
Education: B.S. in Psychology from James Madison University
Advisor: Dr. Trevor Stokes
Research Interests: Early Intervention for children experiencing ASD; Identifying the impact of relationships and attachment on childhood development
Fatima Amparo Gallardo Ibarra
Quantitative Concentration
Education: B.A. Psychology, Certificate in Community-Based Assessment and Evaluation, St. Mary's University
Advisor: Dr. Joseph Kush
Research interests: Bayesian statistics, creation of assessments tailored towards better representation of minority populations
Chiamaka Madu
Applied Research Concentration
Education: B.A. Biology, minor in Chemistry, University of Missouri - Kansas City
Advisor: Dr. Haeyoon Chung
Research Interests: Minority mental health, mood disorders, and trauma
Tatum Melone
Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration
Education: B.S in Psychology, James Madison University
Advisor: Dr. Trevor Stokes
Research Interests: Early Intervention, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and Social Skills Training (SST)
Emily Smith
Experimental Concentration
Education: B.A. Psychological Sciences, Minor in Literature
Advisor: Dr. Kethera Fogler Moore
Research Interest: Cognitive psychology, memory retrieval and forgetting comparison between adults and children
Anna Thomas
Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration
Education: B.S. Rehabilitation Services, minor in History, East Carolina University
Advisor: Dr. Trevor Stokes
Research Interests: gender gap in treatment methods in ASD
