Former Advisees and Lab Affiliates
Former Doctoral Students
Diana McCallum
Ph.D. 2008, Duke University
Current occupation:
Senior Human Services Researcher
Mathematica Policy Research
Erika A. Patall
Ph.D. 2009, Duke University
Current occupation:
Associate Professor
Department of Education
University of Southern California
Paul A. O'Keefe
Ph.D. 2009, Duke University
Current occupation:
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Yale-NUS College (Singapore)
*Adar Ben-Eliyahu
Ph.D. 2011, Duke University
Current occupation:
Assistant Professor/Senior Lecturer
Department of Counseling and Human Development
University of Haifa (Israel)
*Kate E. Snyder
Ph.D. 2012, Duke University
Current occupation:
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Hanover College
Michael Barger
Ph.D. 2016, Duke University
Current occupation:
Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Psychology
University of Georgia
*Stephanie V. Wormington
Ph.D. 2016, Michigan State University
Current occupation:
Research Scientist
Center for Creative Leadership
*Kristy A. Robinson
Ph.D. 2019, Michigan State University
Current occupation:
Assistant Professor
Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology
McGill University (Canada)
*Emily Freer
Ph.D. 2019, Michigan State University
Current occupation:
Behavioral Insights Coordinator
Froedtert Health
*Matthew Schell
Ph.D. 2022, Michigan State University
Current occupation:
Senior Survey Analyst
Hanover Research
Note: students above marked with * worked with Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia as their primary advisor.
Former Post-Doctoral Advisees
Emily E. Messersmith
Post-doc:
2007-2008
Current occupation:
Co-Founder, Director of Research
More Than Answers, LLC
John Ranellucci
Post-doc:
2014-2016
Current occupation:
Assistant Professor
University of Ottawa
You-kyung Lee
Post-doc:
2017-2019
Current occupation:
Assistant Professor
Sookmyung Women's University (South Korea)
Minhye Lee
Post-doc:
2019-2020 (with Jen Schmidt)
Current occupation:
Assistant Professor
Daegu National University of Education (South Korea)
Stacy J. Priniski
Post-doc:
2019-2022
Current occupation:
Senior Evaluation Associate
Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice at Temple University
Former Undergraduate & Master's Research Assistants
Michele Farber, winner of 2008 Winfred Quinton Holton Award, MD from Thomas Jefferson University
Jennifer Herring, winner of 2008 Winfred Quinton Holton Award, PhD in Clinical Psychology from St. John’s University, Licensed Clinical Psychologist at Mt. Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital
Melanie Tannenbaum, PhD in Social Psychology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Robin Tan, Doctoral Student of Clinical Psychology at University of South Florida
Jenessa Malin, winner of 2011 Winfred Quinton Holton Award and 2011 Zener Award; PhD in Human Development from the University of Maryland, SRCD Policy Fellow, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation in the Administration for Children and Families.
Fiona Cary, M.A. in Special Education and Teaching from Marian University, M.A. in Social Work from University of Chicago, School Social Worker- LEARN Charter School Hunter Perkins Campus
Marissa Mumford, B.A. in Psychology from Duke University, Summa Cum Laude, Manager of Merchandising Finance
Ann Kang, B.A. in Economics and Psychology from Duke University, Investment Banking Analyst at JP Morgan
Amanda Nickens, Teach for America Corps Member, Charlotte,NC
Kathryn Schwartz
Alan Chen
Cassandra LaMarche, B.S. in Physiology from Michigan State University, currently a medical student at MSU
Kalli Zuiderveen, B.A. in Psychology from Michigan State University
Aubrey Sneed
Rae Smith
Bohyun (Irene) Kim
Ravin Hardaway, BA in Psychology and double minored in Law, Justice, and Public Policy & Educational Studies from MSU, currently earning M.Ed in School psychology at Howard University
Gigi Hickey, the staff coordinator for Camp 4 All, owns a business which aims to connect transgender educators and caregivers with families of transgender youth seeking childcare, tutoring and more
Mary Kott, B.A. in Special Education (LD) and elementary education from Michigan State University, currently a student at Northern Michigan University and completing a condensed internship in Pickford, Michigan
Danielle Berry
Marvella Gutierrez
Harmony Murray, MAET (Master of Arts in Educational Technology) from Michigan State University