Kristin Tymchak, M.A./A.C.
Kristin is the Project Manager for the Social Development Lab and coordinates the ECFP-3 project. She holds an M.A./A.C. degree in school psychology from the University at Buffalo, where she was involved in research examining academic writing interventions for elementary-aged students. Kristin also holds a B.A. in psychology from the University at Buffalo, where she completed an independent honors thesis examining the effects of social experience on mouse ultrasonic vocalization production. Prior to joining the lab, Kristin worked as a school psychologist intern in a local elementary school. She is interested in how peer and familial adversity impacts school readiness. Email: katymcha@buffalo.edu
Ella Rivet, B.S.
Ella is a Research Technician for the PEERS2K project and FRIENDS project in the Social Development Lab. She received her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Western Ontario. Prior to joining the lab, Ella helped conduct research on the neurohistology of multiple sclerosis, the social networks and mental health of undergraduate students, and event cognition in autistic individuals. Ella completed her undergraduate honors thesis in the Cognitive Science Lab at Western University, where she explored how autistic symptoms influence autistic individuals’ event experience and quality of life (PI: Ken McRae). She is interested in studying how brain injury and disease affect the development of executive functioning and psychopathology. She hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Neuropsychology in the future. Email: ellarive@buffalo.edu
Hannah Dickinson, B.A.
Hannah is a Research Technician for the ECFP-3 project in the Social Development Lab. She received her B.A. in Psychology at SUNY Buffalo State University. Prior to joining the lab, she volunteered as an Undergraduate Research Assistant in the Relationships and Social Development Lab at Buffalo State (PI: Dr. Kamper-DeMarco). 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. She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. Email: hdickins@buffalo.edu
Part-Time Staff
Riley Godwin, B.A.
Riley is a part-time staff member for the Social Development Lab. Riley is currently pursuing her PhD in School Psychology at UB. Email: rileygod@buffalo.edu
Gabriella Markham, B.A.
Gabriella is a part-time staff member for the Social Development Lab. Gabriella is currently in the MA program in School Psychology at UB. Email: gamarkha@buffalo.edu
Lauren Montagne, B.A.
Lauren is a part-time staff member for the Social Development Lab. Lauren is currently in the MA program in School Counseling at UB. Email: lcmontag@buffalo.edu
*No additional paid positions are currently available. Positions are posted on the UB jobs website when available.