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Liviu Bunaciu graduated summa cum laude from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in
2006 with a BA in psychology. He received his MA in 2009 from the University of Arkansas
and will graduate with a PhD in clinical psychology from the same institution upon completion of
his clinical psychology pre-doctoral internship at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
His research has focused on understanding the development and consequences of panic-related
escape and avoidance to improve prevention and treatment efforts for individuals at risk for, or
suffering from, anxiety disorders. He was awarded a 4-year Distinguished Academy Fellowship
upon starting graduate training at the University of Arkansas, received the Marie Wilson Howells
Foundation Research Grant that funded his dissertation research, was the recipient of an internal
Brown Research Grant Award, and was recognized with the Clinician Trainee Award by the
Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Liviu is excited to begin working as a
postdoctoral fellow at the Houston OCD Program in Houston TX! Liviu would like to express
gratitude to his graduate school mentor, Dr. Matthew Feldner, as well as all of his supervisors at
the University of Arkansas. Liviu is equally appreciative for the support that he received from
Drs. Kristy Dalrymple and Mark Zimmerman at Rhode Island Hospital, as well as all of his
clinical supervisors at the VA and Butler Hospital. Finally, Liviu would like to extend special
thanks to his partner, Vanessa, and his family and friends, for their support throughout his
graduate career.
Amy Cameron graduated from Bucknell University with a BS in biology in 1999. After working
in the business world for a few years, she returned to school and earned her Master’s Degree in
psychology from Harvard University’s Extension School and completed her Master’s Thesis
there with Dan Wegner. Prior to pursuing her graduate degree, she was a Research Assistant and
Project Coordinator in the Addictions Research Lab at Butler Hospital. She was accepted into the
Clark University Clinical Psychology Doctoral program in 2008 and spent five years studying
under Dr. Kathleen Palm Reed. During that time she studied emotion regulation processes related
to a number of clinical behaviors and became interested in treatment development. In 2009 she
founded of the Suicide and Self-Injury Special Interest Group of the Association for Behavioral
and Cognitive Therapies and served as the first President. Throughout her graduate career and
clinical psychology pre-doctoral internship year at the Alpert Medical School of Brown
University Amy has made many valuable relationships and she wishes to express gratitude to all
of her fantastic mentors at Women and Infants Hospital, the VA, and especially Drs. Kathleen
Palm Reed, Brandon Gaudiano, and Ivan Miller. She has sincerely enjoyed learning and growing
with the other amazing clinical psychology residents in the Brown program. Next year Amy will
be staying on at Brown as a postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Tracie Shea at the Providence VAMC in
a fantastic opportunity to continue her program of research.
Elizabeth Chattillion received her BA in neuroscience from the University of Virginia in 2007.
Following her undergraduate education she worked as a research associate at the Georgetown
University Center for Trauma and the Community in Washington, D.C. Upon completion of her
clinical psychology pre-doctoral internship in behavioral medicine at the Alpert Medical School
of Brown University, Elizabeth will graduate with a PhD in clinical psychology from the San
Diego State University / University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical
Psychology. Her doctoral research examined psychosocial risk and resilience factors impacting
mental and cardiovascular health among spousal dementia caregivers. During her pre-doctoral
internship at Brown, she was the recipient of an internal Brown Research Grant Award which she
used to expand this work to caregivers of patients with congestive heart failure. Elizabeth’s
clinical interests are in behavioral medicine, particularly the integration of mental health services
into primary care. She is excited to continue her training at Brown as an APA-accredited
postdoctoral fellow in Primary Care Behavioral Health and Services for Returning Veterans Mental Health at the Providence VA Medical Center. Elizabeth would like to thank her
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outstanding clinical and research supervisors at Brown for their incredible support and guidance
over the past year. She would also like to thank her fiancé, John, and her family for their love and
encouragement throughout her graduate training.
Karlene Cunningham graduated from University of Miami with a BA in psychology in 2006
and then began working toward her PhD in clinical psychology at Auburn University in 2008.
Within the Relationship Research Lab, led by Dr. Richard Mattson, Karlene explored how
individuals evaluate their sexual relationships and how complex emotions alter relationship
expectations. Her thesis and dissertation endeavored to enhance sexual pleasure and satisfaction
theory. She was awarded an Andrew Mattison and David McWhirter Outstanding Student Poster
Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. Karlene was also recognized for her
contribution to the Auburn community and her professional development by being selected as
Who’s Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges in 2011. The clinical predoctoral internship year began a period of growth and development for her as a clinician and
researcher. She has been able to develop a better understanding of secondary data analysis and
has incorporated a behavioral medicine approach to her clinical and research endeavors. Karlene
would like to thank all of her amazing research and clinical supervisors, particularly Drs. Lori
Scott-Sheldon and Megan Pinkston-Camp, for their support and guidance throughout the year.
Most importantly, she thanks her husband, Domini Cunningham, for his unwavering support.
Karlene is thrilled to be continuing at Brown as a postdoctoral fellow on the Adolescent/Young
Adult Biobehavioral HIV Research T32 under the mentorship of Dr. Lori Scott-Sheldon. Karlene
plans to increase her expertise in all aspects of sexual and reproductive health, specifically among
minority women and girls.
Stephanie Davis graduated summa cum laude from Colgate University in 2004 with a BA in
psychology and sociology. She then worked as a clinical research assistant at Massachusetts
General Hospital for Drs. Aude Henin and Dina Hirshfeld-Becker prior to attending graduate
school. Stephanie received her MS from the University of Pittsburgh in 2009 and will graduate
with a PhD in clinical and developmental psychology in August 2014. During her graduate
training, Stephanie received the E. B. Huey Award for Clinical Psychology Student Research and
the Ruth L. Meyers Mentoring Excellence Award. Stephanie’s research focuses on the role of
emotion and emotion regulation in the development of affective disorders during childhood and
adolescence. She aims to establish a program of research that elucidates differences between
anxious and depressed youth and develops interventions for anxious youth that target
vulnerabilities conferring risk for depression. Stephanie is excited to continue her research and
clinical training at Brown as a postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Anthony Spirito. Stephanie is greatly
appreciative of the mentorship and support she has received from her clinical and research
supervisors while on her clinical psychology pre-doctoral internship. In particular, she would like
to thank Drs. Anthony Spirito, Jennifer Wolff, and Sara Becker for their dedication to her
training. Stephanie would also like to express her gratitude to her graduate research advisor, Dr.
Jennifer Silk, for her invaluable guidance and mentorship. Finally, Stephanie would like to thank
her boyfriend David, family, and friends for their unwavering encouragement and support.
Daniel R. Evans graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in philosophy. He taught
English in Tokyo, Japan for 3 years, and then returned to the US, subsequently earning an MS in
exercise & wellness at Arizona State University. He went on to receive an MA in clinical
psychology from the University of Kentucky, and will graduate with a PhD from UK upon
completion of the clinical psychology pre-doctoral internship at the Alpert Medical School of
Brown University. For his dissertation, Dan received an NIH pre-doctoral grant (F31) to examine
emotion regulation processes in older adults using physiological measures, and as part of this
award was a visiting scholar in the labs of James Gross and Laura Carstensen at Stanford
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University. Dan's research interests have been at the intersection of emotion regulation,
mindfulness, and physical activity. During his time at Brown, Dan was fortunate to have the
opportunity to collaborate with his research mentor Dr. David Williams on several projects
relating to affective variables in physical activity. Dan looks forward to continuing his training at
Brown as a postdoctoral fellow in integrated primary care, where he will engage in research in
integrated primary care, as well as providing clinical services in primary care clinics at Memorial
Hospital and Butler Hospital. He would like to express gratitude to his graduate school mentor
Dr. Suzanne Segerstrom, his Brown research mentor Dr. David Williams, and all of his clinical
supervisors, particularly Drs. Katie Kendra and Karen Oliver for their tremendous supervision
and mentoring.
Jessica Ford graduated summa cum laude with honors from Mount Olive College in 2007 with a
BS in psychology. Jessica then began working toward her PhD in clinical health psychology at
East Carolina University. Jessica’s dissertation explored implementation of a brief web-based
intervention for patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and Posttraumatic Stress
Disorder, which she successfully defended in March of 2014. In 2012, she was honored to receive
a STEM fellowship with the Department of Defense, the Science, Math, and Research for
Transformation Scholarship. She has won several research awards for her work at East Carolina,
including the ECU Research Week, Best Poster Presentation in the Graduate Social Sciences, and
the 2013 Psychology Department Graduate Student Research Award. This year, Jessica was also
the recipient of an internal Brown Research Grant Award. She has particularly enjoyed working
with Dr. Shira Dunsiger, who trained her in mediation modeling of behavioral health intervention
clinical trials. This year has been both professionally and personally fulfilling. Jessica and her
husband are expecting their first daughter in June of this year and she is eager to become a
mother! After completing her clinical psychology pre-doctoral internship at the Alpert Medical
School of Brown University, Jessica will begin a postdoctoral fellowship with the Department of
Defense. She will serve an active duty military population via work with the Health Promotion
and Wellness Portfolio in the Army Institute of Public Health of the US Army Public Health
Command.
Rachel Freed received her BA in psychology from Johns Hopkins University. After graduating
from Hopkins, she worked as a research associate at American Institutes for Research in
Washington, D.C., where she was involved in projects related to children’s mental health policy
and advocacy. She continued her education as a doctoral student in clinical psychology at Boston
University, where she was a recipient of the Presidential University Graduate Fellowship. At BU,
she explored her research interests in prevention and treatment of mood disorders in youth, and
family factors impacting risk and resilience. In May 2014, Rachel successfully defended her
dissertation which explored environmental factors impacting functioning in children of parents
with bipolar disorder. She has had a wonderful year and will miss her new friends and colleagues.
After completing her clinical psychology pre-doctoral internship at the Alpert Medical School of
Brown University, Rachel will move to Philadelphia where she has accepted a postdoctoral
fellowship at the Mood and Cognition Lab at Temple University. Rachel would like to express
her sincerest gratitude to all of her dedicated clinical supervisors and to her outstanding research
mentors, Drs. Anthony Spirito and Jennifer Wolff, for their invaluable training and support
throughout the year. Rachel would also like to express a special thanks to her fellow clinical
psychology residents, in particular those in the child track, for their friendship and
encouragement. Rachel is forever grateful to her family for their unconditional love and
unwavering confidence in her ability to succeed throughout her graduate career.
Elizabeth R. Tuminello Hartman graduated summa cum laude from Loyola University Chicago
in 2008 with an honors BS in psychology. She began her doctoral study in clinical psychology at
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Loyola University Chicago, and earned her MA in 2010. During her graduate training, Liz was
the recipient of the department’s Frank J. Kobler Award for Outstanding Scholarship and Service
in Psychology, a Citation Abstract Award from the Society of Behavioral Medicine, and a
Graduate Student Research Paper Award in Clinical and Developmental Psychology from the
Midwestern Psychological Association. She was also recognized with distinction for her
dissertation project, which she defended prior to internship. Upon completion of her clinical
psychology pre-doctoral internship at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Liz will
graduate from Loyola with her PhD in clinical psychology, specializing in neuropsychology. Liz
will remain at Brown as an APA-accredited postdoctoral fellow in geriatric neuropsychology at
Butler Hospital. Liz would like to express her sincere gratitude to her clinical and research
mentors here at Brown for their outstanding mentorship and support, which have contributed
greatly to her development as a scientist practitioner. She would also like to thank her graduate
mentors, particularly Drs. S. Duke Han, Grayson Holmbeck, and Patricia Rupert, for their
guidance throughout her training. Finally, special thanks to her husband, family, and friends for
their laughter and love.
Mary Beth McCullough graduated from the George Washington University in 2005 with a BA
in psychology. Following her undergraduate studies, she attended the University of North
Carolina Wilmington where she received an MA in general psychology in 2008. After completing
her clinical psychology pre-doctoral internship at the Alpert Medical School of Brown
University, Mary Beth will earn her PhD in clinical psychology from Suffolk University with a
concentration in child psychology. Mary Beth’s dissertation, funded by a Dissertation Research
Grant from Suffolk University, examined culturally-specific behaviors that are associated with an
increased risk of obesity among second and third generation immigrant adolescents. She is
excited to continue pediatric obesity research next year as a T32 Child Behavior and Nutrition
postdoctoral fellow at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She feels extremely lucky
and grateful to have completed her internship at Brown. She would like to thank her clinical
supervisors – Drs. Boergers, Lobato, Plante, Katz, Nassau, Hagin, Mannix, Trask, Becker, and
Wolff - who have provided her with incredible training experiences this year. She is especially
indebted and grateful for mentors, Drs. Jelalian and Hadley, who are exceptional teachers and
provided unwavering support and encouragement throughout her time at Brown. Mary Beth
would like to express gratitude to her amazing family, friends, fellow clinical psychology child
residents, kickball teammates, mentor at Suffolk University, Dr. Amy Marks, and colleagues at
Suffolk and Brown who have supported and encouraged her every step of the way.
Lindsay A. Miller graduated summa cum laude from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst
in 2007 with a BA in psychology. Upon graduating, she worked as a research assistant in the
Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders Center at Rhode Island Hospital where her interest
in aging and dementia was solidified. She began graduate school at Kent State University in 2009
and received her MA in clinical psychology in 2012. Lindsay will be awarded a PhD in clinical
psychology, with a concentration in neuropsychology, following the completion of her predoctoral internship at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Lindsay's primary research
interests involve interventions for cognitive decline in older adults with medical conditions. Her
dissertation focused on the longitudinal effects of cardiac rehabilitation on cognition in older
adults with heart failure, and she hopes to continue to work with this population. Following
graduation, Lindsay will remain at Brown as an APA-accredited postdoctoral fellow in
neuropsychology / geropsychology at the Providence VA Medical Center. She would like to
thank her graduate advisors, Drs. John Gunstad and Mary Beth Spitznagel, for their support and
guidance throughout her training, as well as Drs. Geoffrey Tremont, Karen Holler, Jennifer
Davis, Holly Westervelt, Paul Malloy, and Justin Nash for their outstanding mentorship during
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internship. Lindsay would also like to give a special thanks to her family and friends for their
continuous support and encouragement.
Shawn S. Nelson Schmitt graduated with high honors with an AA in sociology from Tacoma
Community College in 2002 and earned his AB with honors in psychological and brain sciences
from Dartmouth College in 2007. Raised by a Deaf single mother, Shawn’s first language was
American Sign Language and his second language was English. Upon completing his
undergraduate education, Shawn began doctoral studies at Gallaudet University, the national
university for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing people, in Washington, DC. In May 2013, he defended
his dissertation on Black Deaf identity. After completing his neuropsychology track pre-doctoral
internship at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Shawn will receive his PhD in
clinical psychology from Gallaudet University. This summer, he will return to the DC area to
begin a neuropsychology postdoctoral fellowship in the Ettenhofer Laboratory for Neurocognitive
Research at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, where he will study
cognitive rehabilitation of driving in people who have experienced traumatic brain injuries.
Regarding professional development, Shawn would like to thank his dissertation advisor, Dr.
Irene Leigh; his neuropsychology mentor, Dr. Sidney Binks; his supervisors at Brown, Drs.
Stephen Correia, Megan Spencer, Nancy Brand, Geoffrey Tremont, Holly Westervelt, and
Jennifer Davis; and Diane Gnepp. Shawn must also thank RuPaul; his sisters, Yvonna and
Joanna; and his brilliant fiancé, Dan and their warm Golden Retriever, Brian. Above all, Shawn
owes everything to his mother, Henrietta Nelson, who encouraged him to shine brightly, even
when the world is dark.
Mark A. Prince graduated from Columbia University in 2002 with a BS in psychology. He
received a MA in psychology from San Diego State University in 2007. He will receive a PhD in
clinical psychology and MS in applied statistics from Syracuse University upon completion of his
clinical psychology pre-doctoral internship at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Mark’s research interests include the clinical course of substance use disorders, intervention
development, mechanisms of behavior change following substance use interventions, and
quantitative methods for modeling complex survey data. Mark has received a number of awards
including a Syracuse University Fellowship for two years of his graduate training (2008 - 2009 &
2012 – 2013), the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Addictions Special
Interest Group Outstanding Student Poster Award (2009), a Graduate Equity Fellowship at San
Diego State University (2006 – 2007), and the Research Society on Alcoholism’s Student Merit /
Junior Investigator Award (2004). After internship, Mark will continue his training as a
postdoctoral fellowship on a T32 at the Research Institute on Addictions in Buffalo, NY. Mark
would like to thank all his clinical supervisors for the excellent training they provided this year.
Mark would also like to thank his friends and family for all of their love and support during
graduate school and internship. He would especially, Priya and Luke, his wife and son, for the joy
they bring to his life.
Lisa Ranzenhofer graduated from Cornell University with a BS in human biology, health and
society. She then worked as a research fellow at the National Institutes of Health in a
multidisciplinary laboratory studying childhood obesity, prior to beginning graduate school at the
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. After completing her clinical psychology
pre-doctoral internship at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Lisa will earn her PhD
in medical and clinical psychology. Lisa’s research focuses on adolescent eating and weight
disorders and emotion regulation. During her graduate training, she was the recipient of a
National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Mental Health, which funded
her dissertation examining relationships between interpersonal factors, mood, and binge eating in
the natural environment. Lisa is excited to be continuing her training at Brown as a postdoctoral
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fellow on the Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine Research T32 where she will focus on obesity
research. Lisa is extremely grateful for the exceptional supervision and mentorship she has
received from her clinical and research supervisors in the Child Track, especially Drs. Valerie
Knopik and Elissa Jelalian. She would also like to thank her family and friends for their
encouragement and support throughout her training.
Jessica Ribeiro graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2008 with a BA with
distinction in psychology. She pursued her doctoral studies in clinical psychology at Florida State
University under the mentorship of Dr. Thomas Joiner. She received her MS in psychology from
Florida State and will graduate with a PhD in clinical psychology from the same institution
following completion of her clinical psychology pre-doctoral internship at the Alpert Medical
School of Brown University. Her dissertation, which she successfully defended in June 2013,
focused primarily on examining the roles of fearlessness about death and overarousal states in
suicide. After completing internship, she will continue her line of research as a postdoctoral
fellow in the Military Suicide Research Consortium at Harvard University under the mentorship
of Dr. Matthew Nock. Jessica feels extremely fortunate for her clinical and research training
experiences – current, past, and future. She would like to express her thanks in particular to her
research mentor at Brown, Dr. Shirley Yen, for sharing her expertise and providing excellent
mentorship throughout Jessica’s internship year. She would also like to express her admiration
and appreciation to Dr. Gabor Keitner whose clinical skills, supervision style, and research
prowess are truly exceptional. Above all, Jessica would like to thank her partner, Joe, for his
unwavering encouragement and unending support. Lastly, to all her fellow interns, she wishes the
best of luck next year and beyond.
Alvina Rosales graduated cum laude from the University of California, Irvine with a BA in
Psychology and Social Behavior in 2004. She received her MA in psychology at California State
University, Los Angeles, where she was a fellow of the Minority Biomedical Research Support
Initiative for Scientific Enhancement Program. Alvina continued her graduate studies in clinical
psychology at Georgia State University in 2008, under the mentorship of Drs. Julia Perilla and
Lindsey Cohen. Her graduate training specialized in pediatric and community psychology, and
her research interests included ethnic health disparities and domestic violence in underrepresented
communities. Alvina is a fellow of the APA Minority Fellowship Program. Her doctoral training
was also supported by Casa de Esperanza’s National Latino Network. Alvina’s dissertation
project examines the impact of policy and sociopolitical stressors on health of Latino immigrant
youth with diabetes. This work has been funded by university-level grants and more recently
APA’s MFP Dissertation Award. One of Alvina’s most memorable moments in graduate school
was when she and colleagues from the Violence Research and Action Lab, under the leadership
of Dr. Perilla, were invited by Vice President Biden to attend a reception at his home in
celebration of the anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act. Alvina would like to express
tremendous gratitude to her graduate mentors and supervisors and mentors from her internship
training, namely Drs. McQuaid, Koinis-Mitchell, and Jelalian. Alvina would like to especially
recognize her husband and family for keeping her grounded, fed, and loved during her academic
journey.
Heather Schatten graduated magna cum laude from Bucknell University in 2005 with a BA in
psychology. She received her MA in psychology in 2006 from Teachers College, Columbia
University, and continued her graduate work in the clinical psychology doctoral program at
Fordham University. She will graduate with a PhD from Fordham University upon completion of
her clinical psychology pre-doctoral internship at the Alpert Medical School of Brown
University. Heather’s program of research focuses on using behavioral measures to examine
cognitive mechanisms underlying self-injurious behaviors, and her dissertation project examined
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the roles of social stress and decision-making in non-suicidal self-injury. As a graduate student,
she developed a strong interest in teaching and was awarded a Teaching Fellowship and Senior
Teaching Fellowship. In addition, she was the recipient of the Dr. M.J. Werthman Memorial
Scholarship, which supports female graduate students of psychology. At Brown, Heather was
fortunate to receive excellent clinical experience as part of the adult track and she would like to
thank her clinical supervisors for their dedicated mentorship. Heather would also like to thank
her research mentor, Dr. Michael Armey, for his support and guidance throughout the past
year. She is thrilled to be staying at Brown as a postdoctoral fellow in the Psychosocial Research
Program at Butler Hospital. Heather would like to thank her husband Matt, family, and friends
for their unending encouragement. Finally, she is grateful to her fellow clinical psychology
residents for their support and friendship throughout the past year.
Hannah Lund Taylor graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine in 2006 with a BA in
psychology. Following her undergraduate studies, she worked as a research coordinator at
Massachusetts General Hospital and then began her graduate studies at Virginia Commonwealth
University in Richmond, Virginia. Her dissertation study tested a brief cognitive-behavioral
therapy intervention for insomnia (CBT-I) in a sample of adults with psychiatric comorbidities
and dependency on hypnotic medication. Hannah was awarded the Outstanding Master’s
Candidate Award, the Deborah Braffman Schroeder Award to Outstanding Clinical Student from
her department, and the Phi Kappa Phi Award and Scholarship. Following completion of her
clinical psychology pre-doctoral internship at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University,
Hannah will be returning to the Midwest for postdoctoral fellowship in the Sleep Disorders
Service and Research Center at Rush University Medical Center. She looks forward to the
opportunity to be involved in research that will further the field of behavioral sleep medicine
through the development and testing of behavioral treatments for insomnia and other sleep
disorders. Hannah would like to thank her clinical supervisors in the Brown program for the
excellent training they provided, and she extends a special thanks to Dr. Donn Posner for his
mentorship and career guidance throughout the year. Hannah would also like to thank her
advisor, Dr. Erin O’Brien, for her support and supervision, and her research mentor, Dr. Mary A.
Carskadon, for her mentorship in the field of sleep research.
Hayley Rebecca Treloar graduated with distinction from Iowa State University, receiving her
BS in psychology in 2006. She completed her graduate studies at the University of Missouri
(MU), under the mentorship of Denis McCarthy, PhD, and will graduate with a PhD in clinical
psychology and minor in psychological statistics and methods upon completion of her clinical
psychology pre-doctoral internship at Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Hayley has
received a competitive Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for her dissertation
project entitled, Drinking in Real Life as an Example of How Expectations Color Experience and
the Research Society on Alcoholism named her the Enoch Gordis Research Recognition Award
Finalist for this work. Hayley was selected by her graduate-student peers as the winner of the MU
Graduate Student Association Superior Student Achievement Award. Other honors include the
MU Council of Directors Graduate Student Excellence Award and Mark. H. Thelen Outstanding
Clinical Graduate Student Award. After graduation, Hayley will begin a postdoctoral fellowship
at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown with mentor, Dr. Robert Miranda Jr.
Hayley would like to express her gratitude to her many mentors at Brown, with special thanks to
the staff and supervisors of the Alcohol and Drug Program at Butler Hospital. She also wishes to
thank her internship cohort for their comradeship, her parents and brother for encouraging her to
keep her eye on the prize and making sure she never felt alone, and Richie for making this year
the best one yet.
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Ali M. Yurasek graduated with honors from Marietta College in 2007 with a BA in psychology.
She furthered her studies at Marietta College and received her MA in general psychology in 2008
where she was awarded the Michael S. Dorfman Memorial Prize. Ali will graduate with a PhD in
clinical psychology from the University of Memphis, upon completion of her clinical psychology
pre-doctoral internship at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. While at the
University of Memphis, Ali was the recipient of the Clinical Program Director’s Award and was
awarded grant funding through 3rd Millennium Classrooms to conduct a randomized clinical trial.
Her research interests include substance abuse, behavioral economics, process coding, and
treatment development and evaluation. Following internship, Ali is thrilled to be working as a
postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction studies at Brown. Ali would like to
express her gratitude to her U of M mentor Dr. James Murphy, as well as her Brown clinical
supervisors; especially Drs. Jane Metrik, Shannon Erisman and Janell Schartel for their wonderful
training, support and patience. Ali would also like to thank her outstanding Brown Research
mentor Dr. Brian Borsari for his guidance and for tolerating her relentless questions and worries
 Finally, Ali would like to thank her fellow clinical psychology residents who provided
countless hours of encouragement, humor and friendship.