About the Researchers
Tiara Freeman (She/Her)
Tiara is a recent Portland State University graduate. She completed a B.S. Psychology degree in June of 2021. Tiara identifies as bi-racial and Indigenous. This project is also important to Tiara as a prior transfer student. Tiara also has experience as an undergraduate Teacher Assistant (TA) for Psychopharmacology and is a current Research Assistant (RA) in the DYADIC Health Lab with Dr. Cynthia Mohr that studies interpersonal relationships and behaviors that affect wellness like drinking. She also is a volunteer educator for NW Noggin Neuroscience Outreach Program. Her next academic steps include applying to PhD programs in Counseling or Community Psychology.
Her research interests include cognitive benefits of nature, substance use & intervention design, burnout, ecopsychology and environmental conservation.
You can contact Tiara directly at tiararosefreeman@gmail.com
Tsionah Novick (She/Her)
Tsionah is a Portland Community College transfer student who completed her B.S. in Psychology and Social Science with a certificate in Community Psychology at Portland State University. Tsionah was also a first-generation and returning student. In addition to being a co-investigator for the Student Partners for Anti-Racist Advising, Tsionah is a Research Assistant in the Stigma, Resilience, Inequality, Identity, & Diversity (StRIID) Lab at PSU.
Tsionah was recently admitted to the Community Development and Action M.Ed. program at Vanderbilt's Peabody College where she will be attending in 2023. Tsionah's research interests include the intersections of gender, religion, and wellness using qualitative research methods.
You can contact Tsionah directly at tsionah@pdx.edu