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Clinical Psychology Resident Blurbs 2014 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 Clinical Psychology Resident Blurbs 2014 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 Clinical Psychology Resident Blurbs 2014 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 Clinical Psychology Resident Blurbs 2014 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 Clinical Psychology Resident Blurbs 2014 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 Clinical Psychology Resident Blurbs 2014 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 Clinical Psychology Resident Blurbs 2014 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. Clinical Psychology Resident Blurbs 2014 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.