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MEET OUR ALUMNI

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 2019 

Kerrie A. Pieloch

Clinical Psychology Ph.D.

  • Master's Thesis: Children of immigrants’ perceptions of discrimination and social group preferences 

  • Doctoral Thesis: Multilevel resilience characteristics of youth who are at risk for trauma 

  • Internship placement: Franciscan Children’s Behavioral Health Department (APA Accredited Predoctoral Internship) 

  • Post-Doctoral Training: McLean Hospital Adolescent Acute Residential Treatment Program, Harvard Medical School 

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 2019 

Jose Arauz

Clinical Psychology Ph.D.

  • Master's Thesis: Empowerment through involvement: Exploring the role of nonprofit governance 

  • Doctoral Thesis: Observing community college classroom engagement among Latinx college students  

  • Internship placement: The Help Group (Los Angeles; APA Accredited Predoctoral Internship) 

  • Post-Doctoral Training: University of Nevada, Reno Counseling Services 

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 2017 

Shamiria V. Lindsey

Clinical Psychology Ph.D.

  • Master's Thesis: A Retrospective Look at Risk Factors Surrounding Repeat Pregnancy 

  • Doctoral Thesis: The Effects of Loving-Kindness Meditation and Mindfulness Meditation on Individuals’ Perpetuation Of Racial Biases 

  • Internship placement: James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center (APA Accredited Predoctoral Internship) 

  • Post-Doctoral Training: Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center (APA Accredited Postdoctoral Fellowship) 

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 2017 

Kida Ejesi

Clinical Psychology Ph.D.

  • Master's Thesis: Relationships Among Parental Attachment and Ethic/Racial Identity Exploration and Commitment in Emerging Adulthood  

  • Doctoral Thesis: Bias in the Classroom: A Meta-Analysis

  • of the Academic and Emotional Outcomes of School-Based Discrimination in Youth 

  • Internship in Clinical Psychology: Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School (APA Accredited Predoctoral Internship) 

  • Post-Doctoral Training: The Developmental Medicine Center at Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School 

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 2017 

Marie-Christine Andre

Clinical Psychology Ph.D.

  • Master's Thesis: Racial-Ethnic Status Differences in Emotion Regulatory Skills of Preschool-Aged Children

  • Doctoral Thesis: Emotion Socialization Practices in Latino/a Immigrant Families: An Integrative Perspective 

  • Predoctoral Internship in Psychology:Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School  (APA Accredited Predoctoral Internship)

  • Post-Doctoral Training: Boston Child Study Center  

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2015

Eva Woodward

Clinical Psychology Ph.D.

  • Master's Thesis: Roles of Social Support and Negative Affect in Medication Adherence for HIV-Positive Men who Have Sex with Men

  • Doctoral Thesis: Innovation in HIV Prevention—Identifying Protective Factors in a High Risk Population 

  • Internship in Health Psychology: The Warren Alpert Medical School

  • of Brown University (APA Accredited Predoctoral Internship) 

  • Post-Doctoral Training in Dissemination & Implementation Science in Healthcare: Veteran's Health Administration Advanced Fellowship Program in Mental Illness Research and Treatment (APA Accredited Postdoctoral Fellowship)

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2015

Camila Godoy

Clinical Psychology Ph.D.

  • Master's Thesis: The immigrant paradox and risky behaviors in Hispanic youth: A meta-analytic investigation of segmented assimilation theory  

  • Doctoral Thesis: Legal vulnerability in Latino immigrant families: A quantitative exploration of the psychological impact of liminal legality  

  • Internship: The May Institute, Behavioral Health (APA Accredited Doctoral Internship)

  • Post-Doctoral Training: Massachusetts General Hospital (Chelsea), Harvard Medical School  

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2014

Bridgid Mariko Conn

Clinical Psychology Ph.D.

  • Master's Thesis: Intergenerational family care-giving among urban Chinese immigrants in a Boston Head Start program.

  • Doctoral Thesis: A cross-sectional and mixed methods investigation of non-medical use of prescription drugs among adolescents. 

  • Internship: Primary Children's Hospital/University of Utah (APA Accredited Pre-doctoral Internship) 

  • Post-Doctoral Training in Adolescent Medicine: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles/USC UCEDD (APA Accredited Post-doctoral Fellowship) 

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2014

Mary Beth McCullough

Clinical Psychology Ph.D.

  • Master's Thesis: What did the doctor say? Examining adolescents’ memory for medical instructions.  

  • Doctoral Thesis: Health behaviors and weight gain among immigrant youth: A novel approach to understanding immigrant adolescent health. 

  • Internship: Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Child Clinical Track, Pediatric Specialty (APA Accredited Pre-Doctoral Internship) 

  • Post-Doctoral Training: NIH T32 Child Behavior and Nutrition Research Fellowship, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center 

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2013

Katherine K. Bedard

Clinical Psychology Ph.D.

  • Master's Thesis: Ethnic identities and the school context: A qualitative analysis of bicultural adolescents’ school experiences. 

  • Doctoral Thesis: Mixed-methods development of the Female Adolescent Sexual Identity in Context (FASIC) measure. 

  • Internship: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Pediatric Behavioral Medicine Intern (APA Accredited Pre-doctoral Internship) 

  • Post-Doctoral Training: Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

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2013

Tristan Guarini

Clinical Psychology Ph.D.

  • Master's Thesis: Who’s at risk? The impact of immigrant generation and gender on the risky sexual behavior of Latino adolescents.

  • Doctoral Thesis: Psychological well-being among transgender-identified college students: Support for a person-centered classification system. 

  • Internship: University of Pennsylvania CAPS (APA Accredited Pre-doctoral Internship) 

  • Post-Doctoral Training: New York University Counseling & Wellness Services 

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2013

Krystle Rivera

Clinical Psychology Ph.D.

  • Master's Thesis: Cultural transmission and the internationally adopted child: How non-traditional families discuss, identify, and participate in culture.

  • Doctoral Thesis: Psychological adaptability, immigrant generation status, and ethnic identity development across the college years.

  • Internship: University of California, Irvine Counseling Center (APA Accredited Pre-doctoral Internship) 

  • Post-Doctoral Training: University of California, San Diego's Counseling and Psychological Services 

Undergraduate Alumni

Mai Vankirk (B.S. 2021)

(Undergraduate)

mvankirk@su.suffolk.edu

Zuna Ramos

Now a student at Boston University

Camille Evans (Class of 2021)

(Undergraduate)

cevans2@su.suffolk.edu

Isis Garcia-Rodriguez (Class of 2019)

(Undergraduate)

Vi Nguyen (Class of 2021)

Now a masters student at Tufts University

Tamara Camargo (Class of 2019)

Lab Manager/Undergraduate

tcamargo@su.suffolk.edu

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