Former Students
Fall 2011
John Odom: John is continuing his education at A&M
Vladimir Amador: Vladimir is finishing his last semester and applying to graduate programs
Spring 2011
Marta Saenz: Marta graduated in the Spring and is taking a year off before deciding on her career/graduate plans.
Fall 2010
Kimberly Lawson: Kimberly was a fantastic lab manager and remained calm in the face of disasters. Kimberly graduated in December 2010 and will attend Texas Women’s Counseling Psychology program in the fall.
Sara Decker: Sara is continuing her studies at A&M
Karmen Hernandez: Karmen is wrapping up her psychology major to graduate in 2012.
Olga Martinez: Olga is starting her graduate studies in Family Therapy at University of Houston.
Spring 2010
Left to Right from front: Amisha Atchinson, Karmen Hernandez, Olga Martinez, Kimberly Lawson, Kristen Scharr, Christina Walker, (back rows), Marta Saenz, Heather Lench, Sarah Flores, Talya Lazarus, Shane Bench, Jessica Black
Amisha Atchison: Amisha has graduated and is currently completing a master’s in education at Texas A&M University. She completed her undergraduate scholars project on optimism and teacher feedback and won 2nd place for her poster presentation on the project! Congrats to Amisha!
Jessica Black: Jessica graduated, was married, and is starting graduate school in counseling in Northern Florida.
Christina Walker: Christina graduated and is pursuing a graduate degree in education.
Kristen Scharr: Kristen graduated and has joined a business, with hopes to enter management.
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 in graduate school at East Carolina University and enjoying her program. 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.
