Katy Gardner, B.A.
Katy is a fourth year Ph.D. student in the Clinical Psychology Program at the University at Buffalo. She earned her B.A. in Psychological Science from Colgate University. After graduation, she worked for two years as a Research Technician in the Social Development Lab at UB assisting with both the FRIENDS ands PEERS2K projects. Katy’s research interests focus on biobehavioral regulation as it relates to social and emotional development in early childhood. Email: katygard@buffalo.edu
Maggie Azu-Narcisse, B.A.
Maggie is a fourth year Ph.D. student in the Clinical Psychology Program at the University at Buffalo. Before joining the lab, Maggie received her BA in Psychology from Amherst College in Massachusetts. She then spent two years studying neural and behavioral markers of autism as a Sara S. Sparrow Fellow in Clinical Neuroscience at the Yale Child Study Center. Maggie’s current research interests center on how differences in psychophysiological reactivity and self-regulation combined with experiences in the social environment (e.g., parent-child relationships, peer interactions) together shape children’s developmental trajectories. Email: maazu@buffalo.edu
Hannah Dickinson, B.A.
Hannah is a first year Ph.D. student in the Clinical Psychology Program at the University at Buffalo. Prior to joining the lab, she received her B.A. in Psychology at Buffalo State University where she volunteered as an Undergraduate Research Assistant in the Relationships and Social Development Lab (PI: Dr. Kamper-DeMarco). Hannah was also a Research Technician for the ECFP-3 project in the UB Social Development Lab for two years before entering the PhD program. Hannah’s research interests broadly focus on how children’s social experiences, particularly peer relationships, influence their emotion regulation and academic adjustment. She is also interested in how individual differences in stress physiology may shape children’s responses to adversity. Email: hdickins@buffalo.edu
Rachel Keenan, B.A.
Rachel is a first year M.A. student in the General Psychology Program at the University at Buffalo. Bio/picture coming soon.