{"id":103,"date":"2024-07-11T18:35:16","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T18:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpdev.acsu.buffalo.edu\/birch\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2025-07-11T15:51:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T15:51:29","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"103\" class=\"elementor elementor-103\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b55635 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8b55635\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa5ec4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa5ec4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BIRCH Lab Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e04e1b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e04e1b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-428fe9f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"428fe9f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In August 2023, the BIRCH Lab Group relocated to the State University of New York at Buffalo. We now have members working at both institutions and beyond, all working to improve interpersonal and community health through clinical science.<\/p><p>From 2014-2023, the UMaine Peer Lab at the University of Maine at Orono worked with the community and researchers to improve mental health in teens, college students, nurses, and members of the community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ba1ac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14ba1ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97264dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97264dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>Meet the Lab Director<\/u><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9ea409 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9ea409\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Mette.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-134\" alt=\"Rebecca Mette, PhD\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Mette.png 395w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Mette-300x287.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04e49aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"04e49aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bcfb19 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0bcfb19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6e415d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6e415d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rebecca (Becca) Schwartz-Mette, Ph.D. || she\/her<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-433445c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"433445c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Associate Professor of Psychology, SUNY at Buffalo<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a7dc66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a7dc66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e833bc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e833bc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My primary line of research applies a developmental psychopathology lens to understanding the social context of adolescent internalizing distress and self-destructive behaviors. This work takes a multimethod approach, incorporating observational, physiological, ecological momentary assessment (EMA), and self- and friend-report measures. I am particularly interested in understanding the interpersonal and behavioral mechanisms that help to explain why: (a) some distressed adolescents experience an erosion of social support over time (e.g., reduced friendship quality, rejection) and (b) some friends of distressed adolescents become increasingly distressed themselves (e.g., peer influence, socialization \/ contagion effects). This work largely focuses on adolescents\u2019 maladaptive interpersonal behaviors and emotion regulation strategies as exhibited during interactions with friends.<\/p><p>A second line of research focuses on ethics and professional issues in training the next generation of psychologists. This work is grounded in a communitarian, multicultural, and social justice framework and emphasizes psychologists\u2019 ethical responsibilities regarding self- and colleague-care. I am especially interested in understanding how trainees acquire ethical knowledge, awareness, and skills, and how training programs can best support trainees who are struggling with competence problems.<\/p><p>An emerging area of work brings what we are learning in the lab into our community as we implement and evaluate: (a) evidence-based social and emotional learning (SEL) curricula in schools, and (b) mindfulness-based prevention programming to reduce burnout and increase resilience and competence in health care trainees and professionals.<\/p><p>You can reach Dr. Schwartz-Mette at rmette@buffalo.edu!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed57680 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed57680\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b9d5f7 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elementor-size-default\"><u>Meet the Current Ph.D. Students<\/u><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c42091 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c42091\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7d665a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7d665a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80868c3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80868c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/06\/Abigail_Headshot-1-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-572\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/06\/Abigail_Headshot-1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/06\/Abigail_Headshot-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/06\/Abigail_Headshot-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/06\/Abigail_Headshot-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/06\/Abigail_Headshot-1-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/06\/Abigail_Headshot-1-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cfb381 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cfb381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abigail Luce | she\/her <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed2f7c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed2f7c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph.D. Student | Year 1 | UB<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631507d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"631507d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Abigail is a first-year student in the clinical psychology doctoral program at the University at Buffalo. She is broadly interested in adolescent emotion dynamics and self-injurious thoughts and behaviors. Specifically, she hopes to explore how adolescents deploy intra and interpersonal emotion regulation skills, and to better understand when difficulties with emotion regulation may confer risk. Outside of the lab, Abigail enjoys watching\/reading all things sci-fi, playing her violin, and working on her cross-stitch projects.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ca50d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ca50d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a44406 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a44406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Devan-Walter.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-141\" alt=\"Devan Walter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Devan-Walter.png 439w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Devan-Walter-300x288.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37bdaea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37bdaea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Devan Walter | they\/he <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55f84cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55f84cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph.D. Student | Year 3 | UB<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8764a7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8764a7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Devan is a second-year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program at the University at Buffalo. Their research interests lie in identifying both proximal and distal risk processes for\u00a0\u00a0internalizing distress (e.g., depression) and self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (e.g., suicidal ideation, nonsuicidal self-injury). In recent work, they have examined interpersonally-relevant motivations for self-injurious thoughts and behaviors such as thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness, and peer\/friendship experiences. During their free time, they enjoy musical theatre, video games, reading (fantasy and classic literature), and spending time with their cats!<\/p><p>You can reach Devan at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:devanwal@buffalo.edu?subject=Question%20about%20BIRCH%20Lab\" target=\"_self\">devanwal@buffalo.edu<\/a>!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00ff186 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00ff186\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5005c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5005c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e33018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e33018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"437\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Maile-Sapp.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-145\" alt=\"Maile Sapp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Maile-Sapp.png 437w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Maile-Sapp-300x290.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d34d52f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d34d52f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maile Sapp, Ed.M., CMPC | she\/her<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c463f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c463f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph.D. Student | Year 4 | UMaine<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-106d6bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"106d6bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\">Maile is a current third-year in the doctoral program in clinical psychology at the University of Maine. She is part of the WellNurse team in collaboration with the UMaine School of Nursing, Clinical Psychology, and School of Nutrition that is seeking to address burnout, stress, and resilience in nursing students. Her research interests center around performance optimization and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) interventions in nursing and athlete populations. Clinically, she is interested in increasing accessibility to mental health services in athlete populations and rural areas. She is an avid Nordic skier and loves spending time with her active black lab, Spruce, exploring the trails and waterways by ski, foot, and paddle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa75d7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa75d7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52250f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52250f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Lily-Brown.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-146\" alt=\"Lily Brown\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Lily-Brown.png 445w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Lily-Brown-300x282.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c5465 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86c5465\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lily Brown, M.A. | she\/her<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7bcd82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7bcd82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph.D. Student | Year 5 | UMaine<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb369b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fb369b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lily is a fourth-year doctoral student in clinical psychology at the University of Maine. Lily\u2019s research interests are grounded in interpersonal theories of depression and explore the associations between self-disclosure processes and emotional adjustment in dyadic relationships. Her dissertation focuses on the measurement and function of one specific depression-related variant of self-disclosure known as conversational self-focus. Clinically, she enjoys working with individuals across the lifespan using an integrative approach grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and incorporating elements of ACT, DBT, and mindfulness-based interventions. <em>During the 2025-2026 academic year, she will complete her predoctoral internship at the VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System.<\/em> In her free time, she enjoys playing the violin, baking, and spending time with her cat, Kimchi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b88b52b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b88b52b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e618cb2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e618cb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1020e29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1020e29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/05\/CBR_Headshot_25-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-548\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/05\/CBR_Headshot_25-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/05\/CBR_Headshot_25-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/05\/CBR_Headshot_25-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/05\/CBR_Headshot_25-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/05\/CBR_Headshot_25-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/05\/CBR_Headshot_25-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a37dc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a37dc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cassandra Rowan, M.A. | she\/her<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5f6d7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5f6d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph.D. Student | Year 6 | UMaine<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4436977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4436977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\">Cassandra is a sixth-year student in the doctoral program in clinical psychology at the University of Maine. Her research focuses on ethical questions in the delivery of clinical care, particularly on complex questions of informed consent and confidentiality with adolescent clients. She is additionally involved in research on care provision to LGBTQIA+ youth, especially for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adolescents. She attempts to deliver clinical care through an integrative, skills-based approach that uses a client-centered, Motivational Interviewing-based framework while drawing from evidence-based treatments including CBT, DBT, and trauma-informed approaches such as cognitive processing therapy (CPT). <em>During the 2025-2026 academic year, Casey will participate in a pre-doctoral internship placement at the Denver Health Medical Center in the Adult Psychology track. <\/em>She will focus her work on TGD individuals, consultation and liaison, and psychiatric emergency. Her personal interests include discovering new restaurants and bars, learning new recipes, traveling, hiking and skiing, live music, and soccer. She has no pets, but she insists that everyone she knows make their pets available to her at all times.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b043d02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b043d02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae62b4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae62b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Trevor-Long.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-152\" alt=\"Trevor Long\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Trevor-Long.png 440w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Trevor-Long-300x287.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2a19fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2a19fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trevor Long, M.A. | he\/him<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f7c44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49f7c44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph.D. Student | Year 6 | UMaine<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281ed94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"281ed94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"comp-lridi0f3__item-kdzpu26i\" class=\"comp-lridi0f3 YzqVVZ wixui-repeater__item\" role=\"listitem\"><div class=\"\" data-mesh-id=\"comp-lridi0f3__item-kdzpu26iinlineContent\" data-testid=\"inline-content\"><div data-mesh-id=\"comp-lridi0f3__item-kdzpu26iinlineContent-gridContainer\" data-testid=\"mesh-container-content\"><div id=\"comp-lridi0fv1__item-kdzpu26i\" class=\"HcOXKn c9GqVL QxJLC3 comp-lridi0fv1 wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Trevor is a sixth-year student in the doctoral program in clinical psychology at the University of Maine. His research interests include examining adolescent peer relationships to understand how socialization effects relate to suicidal and self-harming thoughts and behaviors using multimethod approaches (e.g., self-report, observational, and psychophysiology). His clinical interests include using both cognitive-behavioral and dialectical-behavioral techniques to address symptoms of depression, anxiety, trauma, and life-threatening behaviors (e.g., suicide and NSSI) in adolescent and intercollegiate student-athlete populations. His personal interests include playing with his puppies, creating new food recipes, and spending time outdoors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cef945 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cef945\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bbe2e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2bbe2e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Raegan-Harrington.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-153\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Raegan-Harrington.png 438w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Raegan-Harrington-300x287.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca083d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca083d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Raegan Harrington, M.A. | she\/her<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbdeca3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fbdeca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ph.D. Student | Year 6 | UMaine<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a182052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a182052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Raegan is a sixth-year student in the clinical psychology doctorate program at the University of Maine. Her primary research interests include examining how adaptive and maladaptive forms of empathy relate to a range of outcomes such as psychopathology (e.g., symptoms of anxiety and depression), friendship quality, and spontaneous emotional mimicry. Clinically, she is interested in working with adolescents and young adults with various clinical presentations. <em>During the 2025-2026 academic year, Raegan will particpate in a pre-doctoral internship placement at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Center for Counseling and Psychological Health, where she will gain additional clinical experience working with college students.<\/em> During Raegan\u2019s personal time, she enjoys reading, being by the lake, and spending time with friends and family.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ac3939 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ac3939\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2845058 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2845058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95412fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95412fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>Meet the Graduate Alums<\/u><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd358ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd358ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e407bb3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e407bb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-950e3d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"950e3d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Jess-Shankman.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-157\" alt=\"Jessica Shankman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Jess-Shankman.png 441w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Jess-Shankman-300x286.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c0f9c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c0f9c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jessica Shankman, Ph.D. | she\/her<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa47220 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa47220\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Faculty | Children's Hospital Colorado<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dff45f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dff45f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Jessica graduated from the University of Maine C<\/span><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">linical Psychology program (child-track) in 2022. She completed her predoctoral internship at Lucile Packard Children&#8217;s Hospital at Stanford University\/ Children&#8217;s Health Council. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical School\/ Children&#8217;s Hospital Colorado, where she worked in a gender clinic and pediatric primary care clinics. In January of 2024, she transitioned into a faculty position in the Young Mothers and Families Clinic and Obstetric\/Gynecology clinics working with pregnant and postpartum patients this January. Research interests include adolescent romantic relationships and friendships, gender\/sexuality, and depressive symptom development. More recent research extends this work into integrated primary care and obstetric care settings.\u00a0 Clinical interests include working with adolescent and young adult populations to address a range of (and often overlapping) concerns including relationship stressors, disordered eating, mood disorders, and pregnancy\/postpartum experiences. Jessica enjoys reading, exploring coffee and book shops, watching the full range of TV shows and romantic comedies, and hiking with her partner near any body of water we can find in Colorado (a challenge!).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e946c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5e946c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d50ebc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d50ebc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"437\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Eliot-Fearey.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-158\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Eliot-Fearey.png 437w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Eliot-Fearey-300x288.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-572022e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"572022e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eliot Fearey, Ph.D. | she\/her<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4067bd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4067bd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Group Psychotherapy Coordinator | MIT Medical<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8a3bf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8a3bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"comp-lridi0f3__item-kdzpu26i\" class=\"comp-lridi0f3 YzqVVZ wixui-repeater__item\" role=\"listitem\"><div class=\"\" data-mesh-id=\"comp-lridi0f3__item-kdzpu26iinlineContent\" data-testid=\"inline-content\"><div data-mesh-id=\"comp-lridi0f3__item-kdzpu26iinlineContent-gridContainer\" data-testid=\"mesh-container-content\"><div id=\"comp-lridi0fv1__item-kdzpu26i\" class=\"HcOXKn c9GqVL QxJLC3 comp-lridi0fv1 wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><div id=\"comp-lridi0f3__item-kdzpu26i\" class=\"comp-lridi0f3 YzqVVZ wixui-repeater__item\" role=\"listitem\"><div class=\"\" data-mesh-id=\"comp-lridi0f3__item-kdzpu26iinlineContent\" data-testid=\"inline-content\"><div data-mesh-id=\"comp-lridi0f3__item-kdzpu26iinlineContent-gridContainer\" data-testid=\"mesh-container-content\"><div id=\"comp-lridi0fv1__item-kdzpu26i\" class=\"HcOXKn c9GqVL QxJLC3 comp-lridi0fv1 wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><div id=\"comp-lrkvh45b3__item-lrjmanw9\" class=\"comp-lrkvh45b3 YzqVVZ wixui-repeater__item\" role=\"listitem\"><div class=\"\" data-mesh-id=\"comp-lrkvh45b3__item-lrjmanw9inlineContent\" data-testid=\"inline-content\"><div data-mesh-id=\"comp-lrkvh45b3__item-lrjmanw9inlineContent-gridContainer\" data-testid=\"mesh-container-content\"><div id=\"comp-lrkvh45s1__item-lrjmanw9\" class=\"HcOXKn c9GqVL QxJLC3 comp-lrkvh45s1 wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Eliot is a Staff Psychologist at McLean 3 East and specialize in the care of adolescents and emerging adults who are struggling with emotion regulation, suicidality and self-injury, and relationship challenges. Previously, she was the Group Psychotherapy Coordinator at MIT Medical. Her research interests center around mood disorders, interpersonal emotion regulation, integrating mental health treatment into educational settings, and finding ways to scale services to meet the increasing demand for treatment. Outside of work, Eliot enjoys skiing and open-water swimming, reading, and taking studio art classes.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-157e65d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"157e65d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46de2bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46de2bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"436\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Hannah-Lawrence.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-159\" alt=\"Hannah Lawrence\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Hannah-Lawrence.png 436w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2024\/07\/Hannah-Lawrence-300x289.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecd4ed7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecd4ed7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hannah Lawrence, Ph.D. | she\/her<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e166469 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e166469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Clinical Specialist | Google<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e9f382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e9f382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\">Dr. Lawrence graduated with a PhD in Clinical Psychology in 2020. She completed her internship training at Alpert Medical School of Brown University and postdoctoral training at McLean Hospital\/Harvard Medical School. She is currently a Clinical Specialist at Google. Her research focuses on designing and testing innovative, scalable interventions with and for youth with mental health concerns. Clinically, she enjoys working with adolescents with mood disorders and is interested in developing scalable interventions for youth that are informed by the perspectives of youth with lived experience. Outside of psychology, she spends her time woodworking, hiking to waterfalls, and searching for the best latte in Oregon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b767f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b767f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8abb7d1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8abb7d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f46876d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f46876d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>Meet the Undergraduate Research Assistants<\/u><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-087b7d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"087b7d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current Undergrads:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-141065c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"141065c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77d2cce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77d2cce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/05\/URAs-2025-1024x555.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-557\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/05\/URAs-2025-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/05\/URAs-2025-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/05\/URAs-2025-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/05\/URAs-2025-1536x832.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/birch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/05\/URAs-2025.jpg 1855w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b858c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"81b858c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02ffa1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02ffa1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Spring 2025 URAs &#8211; 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