The "Labbies"

Dr. Emily K. Sandoz (she/they) is the Director of the Louisiana Contextual Science Research Group, which supports collaborative contributions from students and professionals from all over the world. They have co-authored three books on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for struggles with eating and body image, along with chapters and journal articles on contextual behavioral science, social justice, clinical behavioral processes, and psychological flexibility. Emily has led more than 100 training workshops for professionals around the world, and serves as a peer-reviewed ACT trainer. They also practice as a Clinical Psychologist and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, focusing on clinical behavior analysis. 

"Kate [Kellum] and I developed Fran, initially, as a logo for our friendship. We realize how odd it is to develop a logo to represent your friendship - and yet, here we are! More importantly, Fran was, for us, a symbol of the standards by which we evaluate our field of Contextual Behavioral Science and our positions in it. 

So, you might have noticed that Fran is a rat. They are also a Contextual Behavioral Scientist (...don't ask). Fran is no stranger to basic principles that describe different aspects of the complex and dynamic functional relations between context and behavior. Fran remains grounded in these foundational, philosophical, and theorectical principles. 

But Fran is also at work in the world... With the world as their operandum - their lever - Fran's behavior as a scientist is guided by the products and processes of their actions that interact with the communities that they touch. And there are particular products and processes that nuture Fran's growth. Fran's actions as a Contextual Behavioral Scientist are shaped by their impact on equity, their impact on justice, their impact on compassion and community, on joy and empowerment. 

In short, Fran acts in ways that bring more love to the world. Fran is empowered. Despite their humble beginnings as a lever-pressing rat, Fran's participation in a loving context has nurtured their repertoire and expanded their freedom. And Fran uses that freedom, uses that power, to change the world in ways that empowers others.

And finally, Fran is really, really into breaking stuff. Rats using the world as a lever to create more love in the world is defintiely against the rules, right? Yet, here they [Fran] are. So is questioning institutional power, so is ignoring capitalist contingencies, so is transparency, so is lifting up the voices of folks who are disempowered, so is seeing where we have participated in harm and created the context for repair. So is active, feirce, and persistent love."

Emily Sandoz, LaMiss 2024 Conference, "Welcome"

• Graduate Student in Psychology

• Contextual Behavioral Science, Clinical Behavior Analysis, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Interbehaviorism, Applied Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind

• M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Mississippi

• B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Mississippi

• Master's Student in Psychology

• Research interest revolves around aggression: causes for early onset of aggression and subsequent acts of aggression throughout later adulthood, exploring methods of treatment and aid other than punitive punishment

• Plans to enter a PhD program following graduation 

• Enjoys spending time with his friends and his two cats, Cheshire & Alice

• Master of Science in Psychology 

• Implicit racial bias, empathy, health psychology, perspective taking, and large scale bias intervention

• Greatest passions are taking naps and helping others

• Master of Science in Psychology

• My research interests are in substance use, recovery, trauma, alternative approaches to recovery (NADA, mindfulness-based interventions, etc)

• I also have a BFA from SVA in NYC in photography and video. I love photography, it will always have my heart. 

• Originally from Detroit but live in NOLA now with my husband and two rhodesian ridgebacks named Kingston and Beauregard. 

• I also love gardening, running, and hiking

• In my gap year I'm hoping to publish my thesis as well as generate new ideas of research while I also work toward licensure as an addiction counselor LAC

• Master's Student in Psychology

• Many research interests, but most have to do with existential issues and shaping appetitive contexts in difficult life circumstances

• Mindfulness and meditation, grief and bereavement, terminal illness, caregiver support, palliative care, anxiety disorders, OCD disorders, suicidality, and substance use

• A cat dad to 4 cats, who he loves very much

• Spend my time playing videogames, going on long walks, practicing archery, meditating, and reading as much as he can

• Doctoral student in Clinical Psychology

• Contextual behavioral science, CBA for physical and behavioral health, technological innovation

• Master's in experimental psychology from Murray State University

• Bachelor's in psychology

• PhD candidate in Social Work and Applied Behavior Analysis 

• BCBA in Oxford, MS, providing ABA services to primarily individuals with autism

• Teaching at University of Mississippi part-time & will be full-time faculty there in Fall 2024!

• ACT in applied and clinical settings, rule-governed behaviors, improving worker burnout, and general mental health and Clinical Behavior Analysis

• Enjoy singings, lounging around with my three cats and partner, and staying active by playing tennis or going to the gym

• Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student at the University of Memphis

• Addiction, Behavioral Economics, Clinical Behavior Analysis, gambling, mindfulness, psychedelic-assisted therapy, substance use

• Enjoys hanging out with his cat or at the climbing gym

• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

• BCBA

• PhD student

• Dissertation on active listening

• Compassionate trauma-informed care, person-centered planning, cultural responsivity, Clinical Behavior Analysis, creating therapeutic alliances

• Really enjoys doing things that are movement-related, such as training capoeira and running, and doing anything that gets her adrenaline going like bungee jumping, adventure courses, sky diving, etc

• Best friends are her husband and her miniature husky, Hunter

• I'm a doctoral candidate for Suffolk University's Clinical Psychology PhD program

• I care about making psychological flexibility more accessible to minoritized folks

• As a clinician, I love working with folks in the queer, trans and nonbinary (QTNB) community, and I specialize in complex trauma, self-compassion, relationship dynamics, kink/BDSM, nonmonogamy, and anti-oppression. I value creating a world where everyone has access to contexts that help them thrive, especially for those who have historically been denied these contexts

• My special interests are researching and creating elaborate meals for folks I love, baking (especially bread), psychology and transformative justice, public speaking, and horror fiction podcasts