My research is broadly focused on understanding cognitive factors associated with depression and suicide, such as dysfunctional beliefs, attentional fixation, and problem-solving deficits, as well as how we can change these factors to produce better treatment outcomes and prevent suicide. I am also interested in methods to assess and promote patients’ development of cognitive and behavioral skills during therapy. I use a variety of methodologies to answer key research questions, including self-report, behavioral and neuropsychological tasks, ecological momentary assessment, as well as qualitative and mixed-methods approaches. 

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I am a fifth year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program. While receiving my B.A. in Psychology from Bates College, I spent two summers conducting research on self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITBs) at Dr. Jill Hooley’s Harvard Clinical Research Laboratory.  After graduating, I sought further research and clinical training at the National Institute of Mental Health, where I examined novel mechanism-based treatments for youth with irritability under the guidance of Drs. Ellen Leibenluft and Melissa Brotman.  I am interested in leveraging person-centered, variable-centered, and mixed-methods statistical approaches to examine reinforcing factors for suicidal ideation and non-suicidal self-injury, especially in LGBTQIA populations.  In my free time, I love to pet dogs for prolonged periods of time, sleep, and play Dungeons & Dragons.

I am a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Clinical Psychology program. After receiving my B.A. in Behavioral Neuroscience from Colgate University, I spent 2 and a half years working as a Clinical Research Coordinator within the Suicide Prevention Research Lab at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center. There, I worked on various intervention trials to mitigate suicide risk in Veterans. I also volunteered as a Research Assistant in the Cognition and Affective Disorders Lab at Yeshiva University as well as the Laboratory for the Study of Youth Cognition and Suicide at CUNY Hunter College. In these labs, I worked on studies looking into cognitive factors such as attentional bias and cognitive control contributing to suicide risk and depression. In my free time, I enjoy reading, painting, cooking new recipes, exploring new areas, and spending time with my family’s pup Charlie. I joined DaSC lab to continue pursuing my interests in understanding the cognitive and affective mechanisms underlying the onset and maintenance of depression and suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

I am a third-year Ph.D. student in the Clinical Psychology program. I received my Bachelor's degree in Psychological Science from Colgate University and a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Prior to CUA, I worked at the Child Mind Institute and Northwestern Family C.A.R.E. lab, where I contributed to community-based studies and the implementation of evidence-based interventions. I also work as a mental health coach on the IntelliCare+ skills app, which targets depression and anxiety in both rural and urban health care settings. My research interests revolve around utilizing ecological momentary assessment to study adolescent suicidality, identifying risk and protective factors, and leveraging technology for assessments and interventions. On the weekends, I enjoy productively procrastinating, searching for DC's best bagel, and thrifting for vintage finds.

I am a first-year Ph.D. student in the Clinical Psychology Program. While receiving my B.S. in Psychology and minor in Public Health from The Ohio State University, I worked as a Mental Health Specialist in an Adolescent Inpatient Psych Unit at Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Behavioral Health Pavilion. After graduation, I sought additional research experience in the Cognition, Emotion, and Life Experiences at Butler Hospital in the Psychosocial Research Program. During my 2-year tenure as a research assistant, I worked on two NIMH-funded R01 studies examining suicide risk during care transitions and the role of sleep as a proximal risk factor for suicide in an inpatient population, specifically using multi-method approaches. My research interests include utilizing ecological momentary assessment to study relationships between fluctuating cognitive and affective factors to inform targeted interventions. In my free time, I enjoy cooking, learning the guitar, traveling, and exploring new coffee spots and restaurants.

Caroline is a first-year PhD student in the Clinical Psychology program. She graduated with a BA in Psychology from Georgetown University and earned an MS in Social Work from Columbia University. She went on to work with Dr. Marianne Goodman at the Bronx VA, researching novel treatments for suicidal veterans, and with Dr. Christine Cha at Teachers College, Columbia University, studying cognitive risk factors for suicide in adolescents. Her research interests focus on cognitive and interpersonal risk factors for suicide and the use of research methodologies such as Ecological Momentary Assessment. She also has a special interest in working with college-student populations.