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Hello to a new adventure.” – Ernie Harwell
Ph.D. Human Development*/Developmental Psychology
*name changed (May 2023)
Meredith Karam, Ph.D. (2024)
Meredith graduated with her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology in May 2024, with a focus on Children, Families, and Cultures! She will join our department as a Lecturer this year. Her professional and research experiences center on relationship processes within early childhood education. These experiences include conducting numerous observations of preschools and Pre-Kindergarten programs as an undergraduate at Georgetown University, obtaining a M.Ed. in Elementary Education from Marymount University, and interacting extensively with parents and young children as a Pre-Kindergarten teacher prior to coming to Catholic.
Meredith’s Master’s thesis explored the joint effects of parent and teacher caregiving on social development in children ages 3-5. In other research at Catholic, she examined teacher and parent practices of racial ethnic socialization across diverse groups, reflecting her commitment to incorporating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) concepts into her work. Meredith's dissertation project brought together her previous experiences and research by exploring how parent-child, teacher-child, and parent-teacher relationships simultaneously and jointly influence early social development across a diverse sample.
Sarah Raff Kravitz, Ph.D. (2023)
In January 2023, Sarah received her PhD in Human Development from the Psychology Department at Catholic University. She also received her MA in Psychological Science at Catholic and her BA in Psychology at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA. Sarah's research interests include:
individual differences, such as exuberant temperament
positive social development
executive functioning and emotion regulation
As part of the PDL and for her Thesis and Dissertation projects, Sarah explored the role of exuberant temperament in social development. Her Dissertation also examined the role of dysregulation in the development of social competence and problem behavior into middle childhood. She remains a key collaborator of the PDL and currently conducts research for the Ohio State bureau of Child and Family Health! Congrats, Sarah!
MA Psychological Science
BA/BS & MA (4+1) Psychological Science
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Emily Fair, MA CUA '18, MS in Biobehavioral Health at Penn State University (2023), now a PhD student at CUA in Developmental Psychology!
Caroline Van Kampen, BS '17, MA '20 - Behavior Analyst (ABA)
Megan Hut, MA '20 - PhD in Educational Theory & Practice from West Virginia University (2024)
Kathryn Guajardo, MA '23 - PhD student in Clinical Psychology at University of Maine
Lyndsey McLamb, MA '23 - Developmental Therapist (ABA)
Melissa Kravets, MA '23 - PhD student in Clinical Psychology at UNC Greensboro
Elisabeth Harris, MA '24, PsyD student at Baylor University
Melvin Elvira-Contreras, MA '24, Facility Manager at Discovery Mood & Anxiety Program
Vanessa Ribiero, MA '23, Behavioral Health Outreach Coordinator
Tram Nguyen, MA '21, PhD student at Mississippi State University
Genessey Flint, MA '18, A.B.D. (Deceased, 2022)
Safa Farhoumand, MA '24, Technician at Virginia Family Medicine
Kaleigh McDonald, BA '23, MA '24, Graduate Student in Mental Health Counseling in NY
Mwela Lufumpa, MA '24 - PhD student at Howard University
Javier Oliver, MA '25 - Visiting Scholar in PDL
Fatima Agosta-Casiano, MA '25 - Visiting Scholar in PDL
BA Psychology
BS Psychological & Brain Sciences
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2025
Kim Oacan
Faith Flocco
Nicole Steinbach
2024
Angela Dominguez
Anna Brutsche
Annie Kleinle
Kathryn Gorski
Mackenzie Cart
Maggie Dressman
Orine Rozario
2023
Margaret Adams, B.A. Psychology, Writing minor
Sydney Blasi, B.S. Psychological & Brain Sciences, Chemistry minor
Clare Finney, B.S. Psychological & Brain Sciences and Philosophy
Grace Imondi, B.A. Psychology - PsyD student in Connecticut
Kaleigh McDonald, B.A. Psychology - completed our MA in Psy Science, too!
Javier Oliver, B.S. Psychological & Brain Sciences - completed our MA in Psy Science, too!
Julia Perez, B.A. Psychology & Sociology - Service Volunteer at Urban Peak in CO
Marianna Ruvinov, B.A. Psychology, Education Studies minor
2022
Glynn Bradley, B.S. Psychological & Brain Sciences
Gia Carusone, B.S., Psychological & Brain Sciences - Lab Manager, Child Development Lab, Maryland
Leila Esposito, B.S. Psychological & Brain Sciences
Bridie McGroarty, B.A. Psychology - Visiting Scholar in PDL
Megan Roesser, B.A. Psychology
Rileigh Thompson, B.S. Psychological & Brain Sciences
2021
Bridget Buckley, B.S. Psychological & Brain Sciences
Adrian Finochio, B.S. Psychological & Brain Sciences - PhD student at Regent University
Aleksandra Mostrowski, B.S. Psychological & Brain Sciences
Haley Zaremba, B.A. Psychology
2020
Michela Caffrey, B.A. Psychology - M.S.W. Kingston University London, UK
Rachel Carafello, B.S. Psychological & Brain Sciences, Anthropology minor
Melissa Cowell, B.S. Psychological & Brain Sciences, Theology & Religious Studies minor
Jacqueline Dende, B.A. Psychology
Joanne Holler, B.S. Psychological & Brain Sciences with a Pastoral Ministry certificate
Emily Jansen, B.A. Psychology, Spanish for Health Services certificate
2019
Samantha Calias, B.A. Psychology
Heather Finster, B.A. Psychology - PhD student, School Psychology, NC State University
Erica Lilly, B.S. Psychological & Brain Sciences
Rachel Torres, B.A. Psychology - Clinical Research Assistant at Children's National Hospital
2018
Emily Cerwonka, B.A. Psychology & Drama
Mary Fesalbon, B.A. Psychology - PhD student in Clinical Psychology, George Mason University
Elizabeth Kreisler, B.S. Psychological & Brain Sciences
Jocelyn Macurdy Keatts, B.A. Psychology major
Rebecca Rizkalla, B.S. Psychological & Brain Sciences, M.S. Business Analysis, Catholic U
Rachelle Rizkalla, B.S. Psychological & Brain Sciences
Caroline van Kampen, B.S. Psychological & Brain Sciences, M.A. Psychological Sciences, Catholic U
Erin Williams, B.A. Psychology & Music, M.A. Music Therapy & Counseling, Drexel University
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