Tatyana Bidopia, MA

Doctoral Candidate

Tatyana (she/her) is a 6th year in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at Fordham University and is currently on intersnhip. Her research interests include understanding sociocultural risk and protective factors for eating disorders and body image concerns in multiply marginalized populations, namely Latina women and girls. She is also passionate about increasing the accessibility of culturally responsive eating disorder treatments in underserved populations. 

Julia Yermash, MA

Doctoral Candidate

Julia Yermash (she/her) is a 5th year student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at Fordham University. Her research interests include weight stigma in healthcare settings, the relationship between food insecurity and eating pathology, and sociocultural influences on eating behaviors in marginalized populations. She also hopes to increase the dissemination and implementation of culturally-tailored eating disorder treatments for adolescents and young adults in community-based settings.

Serena Xinyu Hu, MA

Doctoral Candidate

Serena Xinyu Hu (she/her) is a 4th year student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at Fordham University. Her research interests include understanding the sociocultural and psychological risk and protective factors of eating- and weight-related disorders, especially in culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Serena also hopes to integrate intersectionality in eating disorders research and to improve health equity.

Narise Ramlal, MA

Doctoral Student

Narise (she/her) is a 3rd year in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at Fordham University. Her research interests include weight stigma and how the interaction of discrimination towards those holding multiple stigmatized identities creates a series of treatment barriers. She hopes to increase the understanding of how stigma related to weight, mental health, and racially and ethnically minoritized (REM) group membership contributes to health disparities. 

Zoe Sinkford, BA

Doctoral Student

Zoe (she/her) is a 1st year student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at Fordham University. Her research interests include diet and mood disorders during adolescence, primarily in underserved communities. Specifically, she is interested in understanding how nutrition influences mental health. Zoe hopes to develop an understanding of the various socioeconomic and sociocultural factors that may affect mental health and eating behaviors in marginalized populations.

Brielle Johnson, BA

Master's Student

Brielle (she/her) is a 1st year in the Clinical Research Methodology M.S. program at Fordham University. Her research interest includes the role of perfectionism, along with racial identity and socioeconomic stressors, in the development of psychological distress and maladaptive self-perceptions, specifically among Black emerging adults. She also hopes to increase culturally competent mental health treatment for individuals of racial and ethnic minority groups.

Andromache Notis

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Andromache (she/her) is a senior at Fordham University, Lincoln Center campus.  She is very interested in researching about how stress influences disordered eating behaviors. Andromache plans on attending graduate school, and she is very excited to be part of this lab!

Karla Ramirez Tavarez

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Karla (she/her) is a senior at Fordham University, Rose Hill campus. 

Gabriela Austria

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Gabriela (she/her) is a senior at Fordham University, Rose Hill campus. She is interested in adolescent and child research surrounding body image and eating behaviors. She is very excited to work with everyone and to be a part of this lab! 

Yvette Karvay, PhD

Fordham University, Clinical Psychology PhD '26

Tamar J. Liberman, MS

Fordham University, Clinical Research Methods '22

Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student at Farleigh Dickenson University