{"id":137,"date":"2015-09-28T16:59:27","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T16:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpdev.acsu.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/?page_id=137"},"modified":"2026-08-27T12:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:15:07","slug":"professional-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/staff\/professional-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/07\/Picture1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" src=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/07\/Picture1-300x271.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Kate\" class=\"wp-image-2316\" style=\"width:269px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/07\/Picture1-300x271.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/07\/Picture1.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Kate Kasoff, B.A.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Kate is a Research Technician for the ECFP-3 project in the Social Development Lab. She received her B.A. in Psychology and Classics from Colby College. Prior to joining the lab, Kate conducted research in the Cognitive Development Lab at Colby on how preschoolers\u2019 moral judgements influence their memory (PI: Dr. Martha Arterberry). Her research interests center around developing&nbsp;prevention and&nbsp;intervention&nbsp;programs&nbsp;to support mental health in&nbsp;early childhood. She is&nbsp;particularly interested in&nbsp;how internalizing and externalizing behaviors occur together and influence developmental outcomes. She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology.. Email: <a href=\"mailto:kkasoff@buffalo.edu\">kkasoff@buffalo.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/10\/IMG_8393-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" src=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/10\/IMG_8393-300x279.jpeg\" alt=\"Picture of Josephine\" class=\"wp-image-2358\" style=\"width:278px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/10\/IMG_8393-300x279.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/10\/IMG_8393-1024x953.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/10\/IMG_8393-768x715.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/10\/IMG_8393-1536x1430.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/10\/IMG_8393-2048x1907.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Josephine Mbiah, B.S.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Josephine is a Research Technician for the ECFP-3 project in the Social Development Lab. She received her B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from William &amp; Mary. Prior to joining the lab, Josephine volunteered as an undergraduate research assistant in the World + Mind Research Lab at William &amp; Mary (PI: Dr. Joanna Schug). She also completed an independent undergraduate honor thesis investigating how independent and interdependent self-construals\u00a0influence intragroup marginalization, cultural identity development, and identity denial amongst multicultural individuals. Josephine is interested in\u00a0how racial and cultural socialization, parenting practices, and environmental contexts influence self-identity development and peer relationships among children in immigrant and multicultural families. She is particularly interested in how these dynamics shape children&#8217;s navigation of their cultural identities across different developmental stages.She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology.\u00a0\u00a0    Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jmbiah@buffalo.edu\">jmbiah@buffalo.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/10\/Unknown-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/10\/Unknown-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Picture of Gretchen\" class=\"wp-image-2367\" style=\"width:278px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/10\/Unknown-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/10\/Unknown-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/10\/Unknown-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/10\/Unknown-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/10\/Unknown-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Gretchen Mueller, B.A.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Gretchen&nbsp;is a Research Technician for the ECFP-3 project in the Social Development Lab. She received her B.A. in Psychological Science and Spanish from Colgate University. Her prior research experiences have focused mainly on personality psychology.&nbsp;She is&nbsp;interested in investigating the etiology of&nbsp;disruptive behavior&nbsp;in early childhood&nbsp;and how this may inform&nbsp;treatments for young children and families.&nbsp;She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology.. Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:gm79@buffalo.edu\">gm79@buffalo.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Part-Time Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" id=\"block-6b7aa874-6a75-49b4-ab92-f2c6d5bda03b\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/08\/Riley-Godwin-photo-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/08\/Riley-Godwin-photo-723x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Riley\" class=\"wp-image-2216\" style=\"width:240px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/08\/Riley-Godwin-photo-723x1024.jpg 723w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/08\/Riley-Godwin-photo-212x300.jpg 212w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/08\/Riley-Godwin-photo-768x1087.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/08\/Riley-Godwin-photo-1085x1536.jpg 1085w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/08\/Riley-Godwin-photo-1447x2048.jpg 1447w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/08\/Riley-Godwin-photo-scaled.jpg 1809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Riley Godwin, B.A.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Riley is a part-time staff member for the Social Development Lab. Riley is currently pursuing her PhD in School Psychology at UB.&nbsp;Email: <a href=\"mailto:hayleyfe@buffalo.edu\">rileygod@buffalo.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" id=\"block-6b7aa874-6a75-49b4-ab92-f2c6d5bda03b\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/IMG_0598-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/IMG_0598-780x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Picture of Gabriella\" class=\"wp-image-1888\" style=\"width:242px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/IMG_0598-780x1024.jpeg 780w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/IMG_0598-229x300.jpeg 229w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/IMG_0598-768x1008.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/IMG_0598-1170x1536.jpeg 1170w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/IMG_0598-1561x2048.jpeg 1561w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/IMG_0598-scaled.jpeg 1951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Gabriella Markham, B.A.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">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: <a href=\"mailto:jlmccart@buffalo.edu\">gamarkha@buffalo.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" id=\"block-6b7aa874-6a75-49b4-ab92-f2c6d5bda03b\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/02\/IMG_8444-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/02\/IMG_8444-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Picture of Lauren\" class=\"wp-image-2117\" style=\"width:243px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/02\/IMG_8444-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/02\/IMG_8444-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/02\/IMG_8444-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/02\/IMG_8444-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/socialdevlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/02\/IMG_8444-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Lauren Montagne, B.A.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">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: <a href=\"mailto:laurariv@buffalo.edu\">lcmontag@buffalo.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">*Positions are posted on the UB&nbsp;jobs website when available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kate Kasoff, B.A. Kate is a Research Technician for the ECFP-3 project in the Social Development Lab. She received her B.A. in Psychology and Classics from Colby College. 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