Former Students
Spring 2009:
Left to Right: Shane, Christy, Tina, Heather Lench, Nicole, Jessica, Kelli, Amisha, & Whitney
Kelli Gerard: Starting the nutrition graduate program at Texas A&M. She’ll be studying the biological processes involved in eating disorders and comfort food.
Tina King: Finishing her senior year.
Whitney Humphrey: Finishing her senior year at A&M
Fall 2008:
Left to Right: Sarah, Kim, Amisha, Heather Lench, Jenny, Tina, Shane, Whitney, & Thomas
Erica Hartnitt: Finishing her senior year at A&M
Jenny Burchett: Finishing her senior year at A&M
Thomas Woodard: Finishing his senior year at A&M
Kimberly Borenstein: Graduated in the Fall.
Summer 2008:
Ashley Babjack: Ashley worked in the lab over the summer and is now finishing her senior year at TAMU.
Spring 2008:
From top left: Shelby Snapka, Alex Sweeney, Regina Herpin, Thomas Woodard, Tina King, Misha Atchinson, Heather Lench (not pictured: Jenny Burchett, Erica Hartnitt)
Regina Herpin: Regina is off to UT, Austin to work in Jamie Pennebaker’s lab for the summer. She was the first and indomitable lab manger – hopefully her legacy will live on.
Shelby Snapka: Shelby is completing her final year at Texas A&M and working full-time.
Fall 2007:
From left: Erica Hartnitt, Regina Herpin, Megan Eads, Dr. Heather Lench
Megan Eads: Megan is finishing her senior year at TAMU. She is applying for internships as a Child Life Specialist at hospitals.
Spring 2007:
Cossandra Wiley: Cossandra is finishing her senior year at UCI. She has an enduring interest in eating disorders.
Clarissa Samiley: Clarissa is finishing the USC Social Work graduate program and preparing to bike across the nation…
Marissa Fortuno: Marissa is continuing her work in the health field at the American Heart Association.
Lauren O’Flaherty: Lauren is attending the University of Colorado, Boulder graduate program in forensic psychology.
David Hollingsworth: David is working as a lab manager. He had an exciting summer as a research assistant in Dan Wegner’s lab at Harvard.
Kami Lund: Kami is in graduate training for social work at USC.
Winter 2007:
From top left: Kami Lund, Heather Lench, Cossandra Wiley, Clarissa Samiley, David Hollingsworth, Marissa Fortuno, (bottom): Erika Siegel, Lauren O’Flaherty.
Erika Siegel: Erika is at a master’s program in social psychology at William and Mary. See more about her here: http://ehsiegel.people.wm.edu/
Fall 2006:
From bottom left to right: Clarissa Samiley, Erika Siegel, Heather Lench, (top) Marissa Fortuno, Cossandra Wiley, Jenna Tanaka, David Hollingsworth, Lauren O’Flaherty
Jenna Tanaka: Jenna is working for Pebble Beach for the rest of the year in their training program. She is planning to attend a graduate program in Industrial / Organizational Psychology in the fall.
Spring 2006:
From left to right: David Hollingsworth, Erika Siegel, Stephanie Williams, Elinor Gregorio, Heather Lench, Joanne Hwang, Cassondra Wiley, Jenna Tanaka, Lauren O’Flaugherty, Clarissa Samiley, & Marissa Fortuno
Joanne Hwang: Joanne is off to study in Korea, then going to veterinary graduate training.
Stephanie Williams: After a tour of the country in an ethanol-fueled car, Stephanie is taking a year off to travel and contemplate the future. Her ultimate goal is to obtain a PsyD to be a clinical psychologist.
Elinor Gregorio: Elinor is contemplating a career in Clinical or Counseling Psychology.
Winter 2006:
From left to right, starting from top: Joanne Hwang, Jenna Tanaka, Heather Lench, Katie Barnes, Erika Siegel, Cossandra Wiley, Rebecca Self, Marissa Fortuno, Elinor Gregorio, & Clarissa Samiley (not shown: Stephanie Williams)
Katie Barnes: Katie is currently attending Alliant University to work toward her PsyD.
Rebecca Self: Rebecca is completing her final year at UCI.
Fall 2005:
From left to right: Heather Lench, Cossandra Wiley, Joanne Hwang, Jenna Tanaka, Stephanie Williams, Erika Siegel, Katie Barnes, and Clarissa Samiley (not pictured: Kathy Tjhin)
Kathy Tjhin: Kathy is attending the social work program at UCLA.
Spring 2005:
From left: Patricia Craig, Marissa Botello, Kiley Ray, Elisa Roe, Heather Lench, Joanne Hwang, Nicole Navi, and Kathy Tjhin
Nicole Navi: Nicole is traveling before graduate study.
Patricia Craig: Patricia is attending a graduate program in forensics.
Elisa Roe: Elisa is traveling with and dancing on cruise ships. Next year, she is applying to graduate programs in psychology.
Marissa Botello: Marissa is attending the social work program at USC. She worked with the lab for two years and was an invaluable addition. She’s enjoying the courses and, as usual, is very involved in all aspects of her school! We wish her luck in her future work!
Kiley Ray: Kiley is finishing up her last year in the MFT program at University of San Diego. She was a strong addition to the lab and gave us many stories to relate to future groups!
Tiffany Fan: Tiffany is currently working at an emergency psychiatric facility and attending graduate school. She worked with the lab, off and on, for almost two years.
Winter 2005:
From left: Macklin Xu, Nicole Navi, Dee Raval, Tiffany Fan, Kathy Ray, Sarah Strader, Sarah Roper-Coleman, Marissa Botello, Kathy Tjhin, Patricia Craig, Joanne Hwang, Heather Lench
Sarah Strader-Garcia: Sarah is taking a year off and applying for graduate programs in Transcendental Psychology.
Mingyang “Macklin” Xu: Macklin attending a Counseling Program.
Fall 2005:
From left: Elisa Roe, Sarah Strader, Marissa Botello, Kiley Ray, Heather Lench, and colleague Sarah Roper-Coleman, Tiffany Fan, and Dee Raval
