First Year Students
Art Beqiraj
Experimental Concentration
Education: B.A. Psychology, City University of New York - Hunter College
Advisor: Kethera Fogler Moore
Research Interests: Cognitive aging effects on memory, Chronic illnesses as a factor in cognitive decline, False memory phenomenon
Hunter Castleton
Quantitative Concentration
Education: B.S. Psychology, Southern Utah University
Advisor: John Hathcoat
Research Interests: Scale development and psychological research methodology
Anna Garst
Applied Research Concentration
Education: B.A. Psychology & Business, Organizations, and Management Studies, Gettysburg College
Advisor: Caitlyn Owens
Research Interests: child social-emotional and cognitive development, clinical intervention, learning disorders, resilience
Zoe Hannabass
Experimental Concentration
Education: B.S. Biology & Psychology, minor in Chemistry, Radford University
Advisor: Melanie Shoup-Knox
Research Interests: Behavioral neuroscience, and stress & anxiety
Caitlyn Hewitt
Applied Research Concentration
Education: B.S. Psychology, James Madison University
Dr. Cara Meixner
Research Interests: Traumatic brain injury, neuropsychology
Madison McGuire
Applied Research Concentration
Education: B.S Psychology, Minor Health Promotion, University of Florida
Advisor: Cara Meixner
Research Interests: cognitive and behavioral effects following traumatic brain injuries, sports-related concussions, neurodegenerative conditions in minoritized communities.
Claire Piatt
Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration
Education: B.A. Psychology, North Carolina State University
Advisor: Trevor Stokes
Research Interests: Early intervention in children experiencing ASD, parent training
Francis (Trey) Powers III
Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration
Education: B.A. Psychology - James Madison University
Advisor: Trevor Stokes
Research Interests: Collection of empirical data in establishing treatment plans for patients
Neleah Richardson
Experimental Concentration
Education: B.S. Behavioral Science, United States Air Force Academy
Advisor: Jessica Salvatore
Research Interests: Social neuroscience, cognition, group interactions
Benjamin Troyer
Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration
Education: B.A. Psychology, Goshen College
Advisor: Trevor Stokes
Research Interests: Environmental factors that impact behavior of individuals with ASD; effective reinforcement for behavior modification.
Emily Weinberg
Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration
Education: B.S. Psychology, B.A. Criminology, Christopher Newport University
Advisor: Trevor Stokes
Research interested: Forensic psychology, criminal justice, early intervention training
Jada G Willse
Quantitative Concentration
Education: B.S. Statistics and Analytics; B.A. Psychology, UNC - Chapel Hill
Advisor: Brian C Leventhal
Research Interests: Equity in analysis, innovative measurement techniques, and educating teachers and students about assessment and measurement.
Second Year Students
Jessica Boss
Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration
Education: B.S. Special Education, James Madison
Adviser: Trevor Stokes
Research Interests: Mental Health in children with multiple disabilities.
Urmi Chatterjee
Experimental Concentration
Education: B.A. Social Sciences, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, M.A. Environment and Development, India
Adviser: Kala Melchiori
Research Interests: Rural livelihoods, power dynamics, environmental subjectivity, and social psychology.
Samantha Eckstein
Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration
Education: B.A. Psychology, UNC-Wilmington
Adviser: Trevor Stokes
Research Interests: Early intervention in children with ASD and/or DD.
Jack Gilmore
Quantitative Concentration
Education: B.A. Psychology, James Madison University
Adviser: Yu Bao
Research Interests: Low-effect test taking and psychological research methodology.
Jonathan Henriques
Quantitatiove Concentration
Education: B.S. Mathematics & Psychology, James Madison University
Adviser: Brian Leventhal
Research Interests: Low motivation testing, effort and motivation.
Madyson Hernandez
Applied Research Concentration
Education: B.S. Psychology, Old Dominion University
Adviser: Bernice Marcopulos
Research Interests: Neuropsychological functioning in minorities with neurological and psychiatric conditions, tramatic brain injury, sports-related concussions, neurodevelopmental conditions.
Juste Mehou
Quantitative Concentration
Education: B.A. Applied Statistics, University of Parakou, Benin
Adviser: Brian Leventhal
Research Interests: Computer Adaptive Testing, IRtree Models, Machine Learning application in education.
Sydney Setchel
Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration
Education: B.S. Psychology, James Madison University
Adviser: Trevor Stokes
Research Interests: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Autism Spectrum Disorder and acquired tramatic brain injury.
Jaclyn Snyder
Applied Research Concentration
Education: B.S. Psychology, James Madison University
Adviser: David Szwedo
Research Interests: Lifespan development social relationships, anxiety.
Caroline Sokol
Experimental Concentration
Education: B.S. in Psychology, James Madison University
Adviser: Jessica Irons
Research Interests: Cannabis, psychedelic drugs and substance abuse.
