Lab Announcements

Congratulations Elizabeth!

The PRADAA lab would like to congratulate Dr. Elizabeth Jean! We are are so proud of your achievement and can not wait to see all you accomplish.

Congratulations Tiffany!

Congratulations to Tiffany Rowell who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation in June 2022. She has started her clinical internship at Duke University School of Medicine. We know she will continue to excel in finishing her doctoral journey.

Congratulations Tiffany!

Publication Alert! This past August 2021, our Tiffany Rowell received her first author publication, A Systematic Review of the Effect of Parental Adverse Childhood Experiences on Parenting and Child Psychopathology, in the Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma. This paper began as doctoral candidacy requirement and blossomed into an eloquent and thought-provoking manuscript. Job well done, Tiffany!

Congratulations Elizabeth!

Congratulations are in order to Elizabeth Jean, who started her clinical internship with Johns Hopkins/Kennedy Kreiger Institute in Baltimore this summer of 2021. This marks the final leg of her doctorate journey. We will miss you in Ohio, Elizabeth!

Congratulations Keaton Somerville, M.P.S., M.A.!

Congratulations to graduate student Keaton Somerville who has successfully defending her thesis, "A Mixed-methods Examination of Perceived Stress in Black Adolescent Girls."

Congratulations Keaton!

Many congratulations to Keaton who received the Kent State Lillian Friedman Award. The Lillian Friedman Scholarship is presented in honor of the late Lillian Friedman to recognize an outstanding graduate student contributing to and studying in the area of mental health.

In May 2021, Keaton was awarded the Graduate Student Award by APA's Division 35 Section 1 (Psychology of Black Women) for her publication that explores Black women, chronic stress and trauma.

Keaton was also recently selected for the Leadership Education to Advance Diversity (LEAD) fellowship within the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. The goal of LEAD is to provide professional development, networking, and leadership skills for graduate students and early career professionals (ECP’s).

Congratulations Keaton on all your accomplishments!

Congratulations Tiffany Rowell, M.A.

Congratulations to graduate student Tiffany Rowell who is officially a Master after successfully defending her thesis, "Examining the Impact of Pregnant Black Women's Adverse Childhood Experiences through Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes".

Congratulations Keaton!

As rising third year this past July 2020, Keaton received her first author publication, Hair Cortisol Concentration and Perceived Chronic Stress in Low-income Urban Pregnant and Postpartum Black Women in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Disparities. READ IT HERE!

Congratulations Elizabeth!

Our very own Elizabeth Jean has been selected to serve on the Student Development Committee for the Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology national committee! PRADAA continues to model excellence!

Congratulations to Martale Davis, Ph.D.

Officially hooded! A huge congratulations to Graduate Student Martale Davis for a successful completion of his internship and defending his Dissertation, “The Acting White Accusation, Social Anxiety, and Bullying among Black Girls in a STEM and Non-STEM School”!

New Publication ALERT Read "Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Musical Cognitive Restructuring App for Black Inner-City Girls: Survey, Usage, and Focus Group Evaluation" in JMIR mHealth and uHealth Go check it out!

A job well done! Graduate Student Elizabeth Jean successfully defended her Thesis "Stereotypical Media Images and Anxiety in Black Adolescent Girls" in April 2019. Congratulations!

PRADAA travels to the Windy City! Congratulations to Graduate Students Elizabeth Jean, Tiffany Rowell, and Keaton Somerville and Doula and Project Coordinator Ti'jai Monroe for their symposium presentation at the 2019 Annual Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) Conference in Chicago!

Congratulations to Undergraduate Research Assistant and rising senior Emily France for her acceptance into the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Program for Summer 2019.

Research Assistant Emily France was mentioned in the 'KentWired' for her research conducted during the SURE program this summer. Check out more about her research project here.

PRADAA in Paris! Dr. Neal-Barnett, Dr. Laura Manns-James, Diane Robinson, and Reece Barnett presented on PRADAA Doula-Led Sister Circle Interventions and Alarming Stress Levels in Expectant and Postpartum Black Women at the International Psychology Conference in Paris, France in March 2019.

Black Girl Magic at its finest! Congratulate Graduate Student Elizabeth Jean for receiving the Graduate Student Inclusive Influence Award. She was recognized as a underrepresented graduate student who has excelled scholastically while performing extraordinary service to the University community. She has shown a consistent commitment to creating inclusive and diverse environments for Black adolescents girls through her work on the S.U.N. project.

Star Researcher and Graduate Student Elizabeth Jean presented on April 21, 2017 at the annual Kent State Graduate Research Symposium.

Great Teamwork! Undergraduate research assistants Catelyn Dorsey, Benjamin Siglow and Jordyn Lally presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Special Congratulations to Jordyn Lally who received honorable mention for her poster presentation entitled, “It Bothered Me: Stress, Bother Intensity and The Acting White Accusation.”

Congratulations to Undergraduate Research Assistant and SUN Facilitator Jordyn Lally on being selected as the recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Senior in Psychology Award.