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Angie Aaron is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. She graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with her B.S. in Psychology and Minor in Women's Studies in 2000. She attained her M.S. in Clinical Psychology from EKU in 2003. She worked in the field of sexual assault for the Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center for seven years until July 2010. She assisted with EDKU faculty in a research study entitled, African American's Lay Theories about the Detection of Prejudice and Non-Prejudice, which is up for publication this year. Her current research interests include sexual minorities and specifically transgender individuals from Appalchia. Angela currently is a teaching assistant in Human Development and Learning, EDP 202. Email: 
She completed a B.A. degree in psychology from the University of West Florida and a Masters degree from the University of Kentucky in Counseling Psychology. She worked as a therapist for the 
completed her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Buffalo in her hometown of Buffalo, NY. She also obtained her M.A. in Counseling from Ball State University in Muncie, IN and her Ed.S in Counseling Psychology from the University of Kentucky. She is currently a teaching assistant for EDP 202, an undergraduate educational psychology course. Her main research interests include attitudes toward sexual minorities and same-sex interpersonal violence. Her clinical interest includes grief and loss, relational issues, identity development, and she operates from a blended interpersonal/cognitive-behavioral framework. Email: 
Whitney Black is a doctoral student in Counseling Psychology. Whitney completed her B.A. in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2007. She is currently working as a Research Assistant in the School Psychology department, investigating programs and policies that create safer social climates for LGBT youth in schools. Her current research interests include prevention and protective factors in schools for sexual minority, transgender, and gender variant youth populations. She is also interested in the application of minority stress model principles, such as vigilance, to the LGBT population, specifically awareness of threat and stigma. Whitney is also a member of the Psychosocial Research Initiative on Sexual Minorities research team. Email: 
Counseling Psychology. She received a BA in Psychology from Kent State University in 1999 and completed a PhD in Educational Psychology at Howard University in 2006. Upon graduation, Christina worked in the Human Development Institute's Evaluation Unit for three years. She then joined the Behavioral Sciences Department to implement an NIH-funded science education program targeting middle school students from low-income and minority backgrounds in Fayette County. Throughout her formal training and professional experiences, issues of diversity, cultural sensitivity, and cultural responsiveness have played, and will continue to play, an important role in her work. Specific to Counseling Psychology, one research interest is tied to developing mechanisms to increase help-seeking behaviors among people from African American backgrounds. She has one son and he is the light of her life. Email: 
Katherine Cascio is currently pursuing her PhD in Counseling Psychology. She is originally from Lawrence, Massachusetts. Katherine graduated with a B.A. in psychology and Spanish from Smith College in 2006 and earned her M.S. in counseling psychology from Northeastern University in 2011. Katherine previously worked as a bilingual dual-diagnosis clinician at Casa Esperanza, Inc., in Boston as a trauma specialist providing individual, group, family, and couple's therapy. She has also worked in alcohol/drug abuse prevention and education, residential substance abuse treatment programs, and in residence life at various colleges. Katherine's scholarly interests are focused on responses to emotional trauma and developing strength-based trauma-specific interventions. She works from an ecological-feminist orientation and is particularly interested in how privilege, marginalization, and cultural background influence individuals' experiences and mental health, especially individuals from under-served and high-risk/high-need popluations. She currently has a graduate assistantship as a residence hall director at UK. Email: 
University of Kentucky. Jennifer is a member of the Psychosocial Research Initiative on Sexual Minorities (PRISM) team. Her primary research interests include LGBTQ positive identity development, intersectionality of spirituality/religion and LGBTQ identity, and factors contributing to couple satisfaction in same-sex relationships. Jennifer is also currently working as a graduate assistant for Academic Enhancement. Email: 
Krystal S. Frieson is a doctoral student in Counseling Psychology and a Master’s student in Public Health. She received a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Georgia and both a M.S. and an Ed.S. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Kentucky. Her clinical and research interests pertain to the mental and sexual health issues of individual and community health behaviors. She would specifically like to focus her efforts towards populations of color and women and aid in exploring and dissecting the inequities of health disparities that surround these underprivileged populations. Krystal is also active in several organizations at the university and within the community. She is a research assistant for UK's Department of Federal Relations and is a board member of Lexington’s AIDS Volunteers, Inc. (AVOL). Email: 
Minor in Communications. While at Elon, Kirsten participated in the educational psychology research lab, studying first year teacher's emotions. Kirsten attained her M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Towson University in 2011. While at Towson, Kirsten was affiliated with the Gender and Sexual Identity Lab with a research focus on transgender
Bailey Grossl is currently a 3rd year doctoral student in Counseling Psychology being advised by Dr. Jeff Reese. She received her B.A. in Psychology from Georgetown College in 2008 and her Ed.S in Counseling Psychology from the University of Kentucky in 2012. She currently works for the University of Kentucky as a seminar instructor in Academic Enhancement. Bailey's main research interests include client feedback and treatment effectiveness, with a specific focus on the impact of continuous client feedback on motivation and psychotherapy outcome with involuntary clients. She is currently completing a practicum at the Georgetown College Counseling Center. Email: 
Master's Degree in International Development (Public Health Concentration) from Ohio University and a Bachelor's degree double-majoring in Psychology and Plant Biology from Ohio University as well. While pursueing her education, Christine volunteered at a local homelss shelter in Athens, Ohio teaching cooking classes to low-income people with diabetes. She also worked For the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger- providing phone counseling to food-insecure people in Philadelphia. Her research interests are focused in poverty-related trauma and insidious trauma across the United States and around the world. Christine currently holds a G.A. position in the Center for Community Outreach (CCO) at the University of Kentucky. Email: 
Howard Lloyd is a Doctoral Student in the Counseling Psychology program. He received his B.A. in Psychology from the University of Maryland in 2008. While at the University of Maryland Howard completed the CIVICUS, a program devoted to increasing civic engagement and community service within the undergraduate population. At the University of Kentucky, Howard has been involved in several research endeavors including career intervention program at Bryan Station High School. Currently he is a co-leader of diversity groups through the Gatton College of Business and Economics and serves as the Vice President of the Black Graduate and Professional Student Association. Howard is a research assistant under Dr. Love in the College of Education. His research interests include multicultural issues, couples/family systems, identity intersectionality, and group therapy. Email: 
Michael McClellan is a doctoral student in counseling psychology. His undergraduate work was completed at Berea College in 1997 and he has earned M.S. (2002) and Ed.S (2010) degrees in Counseling Psychology while at the University of Kentucky. He is currently completing an assessment practicum associated with Dr.'s Love and Reese. Michael is post qualifying exam and he has successfully defended his dissertation proposal. His active research interests include diversity education outcome measurement and scale development and his dissertation involves revising an outcome assessment measure designed for diversity education courses. Michael's clinical interests include psychological assessment and cognitive behavioral therapy. He is a student member of the 
Alexandra Minieri is a doctoral student in Counseling Psychology at the University of Kentucky working under the guidance of Dr. Pam Remer. She received her B.S. in Psychology from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. Her research and clinical interests focus on women’s issues broadly defined, especially the cultural context of rape and developing and evaluating rape prevention programs through a feminist and social justice lens, and understanding male ally development. Further, she serves as Graduate Assistant in the College of Health Sciences where she is involved in a research project about multicultural competency. Her career goals include directing an organization on a college campus with the mission of raising awareness about and directing programs to decrease the prevalence of interpersonal violence and continuing to research in these areas. Email: 
Krista Moe, M.S., is a doctoral student in Counseling Psychology. She received a M.S. at UK and plans to defend her dissertation in the fall in order to obtain her PhD in Counseling Psychology. Her dissertation is entitled, "Factors that Influence Women's Psychological Well-being Within a Positive Functioning Framework." She recently finished her internship at Appalachian Regional Healthcare in Hazard, KY which was an inpatient facility that serves the severely mentally ill in rural Kentucky and will begin working in the fall at Central Baptist Hospital as an Evidence-Based Consultant. Email: 
MiKeiya Morrow is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. MiKeiya is a graduate of Oklahoma City University with a B.S. in Criminal Justice and The University of Central Oklahoma with a M.A. in Counseling Psychology. MiKeiya's clinical and research interests include parenting practices and attachment in African populations and sexual revictimization in females. MiKeiya is a teaching assistant in the Department of Education, School, and Counseling Psychology. MiKeiya is active in various academic and community organizations. Email: m.morrow@uky.edu
at the University of Kentucky. Originally from northwest Georgia, he completed his B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Social Work from Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA. While studying at Georgia State, Robert worked, first as a Research Assistant, then as the Lab Manager for a lab studying the facilitating effect of acute alcohol intoxication on anti-gay and sex-based aggression. At UK, Robert is a graduate assistant for diversity education and community building in the Office of Student Involvement. He also collaborates with the Psychosocial Research Initiative on Sexual Minorities (PRISM), the LGBT Taskforce, and the Graduate Diversity Board. In the community, he volunteers for the Gay and Lesbian Service Organization's Gay Straight Alliance (for LGBT teens). Robert's research interests focus on LGBT adolescent populations, epecifically predictors of positive outcomes, points of intervention for negative outcomes, and anti-gay bullying. He also has strong interest in quantitative methods. Email: robert.odom@uky.edu
Dani Rosenkrantz is a first year doctoral student in Counseling Psychology. Dani completed her B.S. in Psychology and B.A. in Jewish Studies from the University of Florida in 2011. After graduation, she worked in the health care arena facilating evidence based classes in disease management, coordinating business initatives, and researching various issues in the field. Dani will begin working as a Teaching Assistant with The Study in the Academic Enhancement department this fall, working with students to improve their foundation in reading comprehension to increase academic success. Her research interests are the intersections of gender, sexual, and cultural identities, with a special interest in religious identity. She is also a member of the Psychosocial Research Initiative on Sexual Minorities research team. Email: dani.rose@uky.edu
department being advised by Dr. Jeff Reese. She earned her M.S. in Counseling Psychology from Abilene Christian University in May 2008 and her Ed.S degree from the University of Kentucky in 2010. Her primary research interests include treatment effectiveness work, particularly evaluating the use of client feedback, process, and outcome in individual and group psychotherapy. Norah's social justice focus is on increasing accessibility of mental healthcare for the underserved in rural areas through the use of telepsychology. Her clinical interests broadly include working with client populations who have substance abuse issues, eating disorders/body image concerns, and chronic mental illnesses in university, community, and forensic settings using cognitive behavioral, interpersonal process, and mindfulness approaches. Currently, Norah is embarking on her internship year at the University of North Carolina - Charlotte's Counseling Center and completing her dissertation entitled, Evaluating the Efficacy of Client Feedback in Group Psychotherapy. Email: 
She earned her Ed.S. degree in Counseling Psychology at the University of Kentucky in 2008, her M.S. degree in Clinical Psychology in 2006 from Eastern Kentucky University, and her B.S. degree in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from the University of Kentucky in 2004. Her research interests include multicultural issues, specifically academic success and psychological well-being in students of color, and parenting practices in African American and Latino populations. She is currently participating in three research teams: Project PROMISE (Proactive Research On the Mediating Indices of School Excellence), the STEPPERS (Scholars Thriving to Explore and Promote Psychological and Educational Resiliency and Success) and Cultural Discontinuity (L-METE: Linking Multicultural Education and Teaching Efficacy). Her theoretical orientation is blend of cognitive behavioral and solution-focused therapy. E-mail: 
In 2009-2010, La Toya was awarded the prestigious Southern Region Education Board (SREB) Doctoral Scholars Dissertation Fellowship. This is a highly competetive program for students who are preparing themselves for academic careers as faculty members at colleges or universities. Congratulations, La Toya!
Psychology from UK. She adheres to a radical feminist/multiculturalist therapeutic orientation and specializes in working with individuals with a history of traumatic experience(s). She is a previous recipient of the LOVE Award for outstanding volunteer service to the 
Kim Waldheim is a fifth-year doctoral candidate in Counseling Psychology. This year she is applying for internship and working on her dissertation project, a treatment validation study. Kim received her B.A. in Psychology in 2006, her M.S. in Counseling Psychology in 2007, and her Ed.S in Counseling Psychology in 2010, all from the University of Kentucky. Her theoretical orientation integrates Empowerment Feminist Therapy (Worell & Remer, 2003), positive elements of REBT, and existential issues. Academic interests include social justice and women's issues, ethics, trauma and substance abuse treatment, supervision and vicarious traumatic growth, treatment outcomes, group therapy, and psychodrama. Personal interests include cooking, knitting, jewelry-making, playing the piano, swimming, reading mysteries, and socializing. Kim lives on a farm with her husband Bill, a retired aviator who rescues at-risk cats. Kim is the program's current student representative to Student Affiliates of (Division) Seventeen. Email: 
Lindsey Plummer received her Master's in Counseling in Psychology at the University of Kentucky in 2011. She has a Teaching Assistantship in the Department of Psychology, where she also received her Bachelor's Degree. She has been working at The Ridge, Behavioral Health System since 2007 and is currently completing her pracicum in the Outpatient Services. Lindsey also spends her time as a volunteer for the Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center. She is interested in research regarding the dynamics of group therapy and the integration of minfulness-based interventions in therapy. Email: 
Alyssa Addison is a first year master's student in the counseling psychology program. Alyssa earned her B.S. in Psychology from Morehead State University in May of 2011. During her undergraduate studies Alyssa presented research at SEPA and KPA on a variety of topics including the correlation between the behavioral inhibition and activation systems, the five factor model of personality, and problems in interpersonal relationships. Her research interests include trauma counseling and providing mental health services to rural communities. Alyssa is also interested in treatments for depression and chronic anxiety. Email: 
hails from Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from the University of Kentucky 2012 with a BA in Psychology and a minor in English. As an undergraduate she worked in a research lab studying fetal alcohol effects. She is currently serving as the Graduate Assistant for New Student and Parent Programs and enjoys working closely with the Peer Mentor program for new students on campus. Her current research interests include working with underprivileged populations and family relationships. Email: 
She earned her B.A. in Psychology from Transylvania University in May 2012, with a minor in Music. As an undergraduate, Holly volunteered with Eastern State Hospital and other mental health initiatives through Transylvania's chapter of Psi Chi, and interned at Radical Rehab Solutions, where she was able to work with individuals who had experienced traumatic brain injury. She also conducted research examining the link between narcissism and the Dunning-Kruger effect. Her current research interests center on social justice for women and individuals in the LGBTQ community. Email: 
Heather Cornett graduated from the University of Kentucky with a B.A. in Psychology and French in 2011. During her undergraduate years, she worked in a Behavioral Neuroscience lab where she completed her thesis on the interaction between visual cues and nicotine addiction. Her current research interests include substance abuse/dependency, violence against women, marriage and family counseling, and multicultural psychology. Heather would like to one day open her own clinic tailored towards clients of different cultural backgrounds in addition to traveling around the globe. Email: 
Marie-Claire Day is a second year Master's student in the Counseling Psychology Program. Marie-Claire received her Bachelor's of Arts degree from the University of Kentucky in Psychology in 2011 with a minor in Philosophy. While obtaining her undergraduate degree, she worked in a Social Psychology research lab with studies focused on self-regulation and rejection. Her current research interests include domestic violence, as well as bullying in the school systems, cyberbullying, and the effects on adolescents. During her undergraduate career, she worked in the Markey Cancer Center at the UK hospital as a volunteer for two years and completed an internship at K.V.C./Croney and Clark working with at-risk children in the community. Email: 
program. Stephanie graduated from William Woods Universtiy in Fulton, MO where she double majored in Psychology and Equine Science. While completing her undergraduate program, Stephanie was selected for a research assistant position examining the correlations between human and equine personalities, and performed various experiments using positive reinforcement as a training method. She also was part of a research team who presented a study at the APS convention on preschoolers' self-awareness of their cognitive abilities. Her research interests include multicultural issues, work with urban youth, and the various uses of animals in therapy programs. Email:
Mike Hart is currently pursuing an M.S. in Counseling Psychology. Mike graduated from Illinois State University in 2005 with a B.A. in Mass Communication. After working as a writer and editor for several years in journalism and in e-learning, Mike transitioned toward a career in psychology and began his studies at the University of Kentucky in the Fall of 2011. Mike currently is a graduate assistant in the University's Proposal Development Office. Email: j
Demi Jacobs is a first year Master's student in the Counseling Psychology program. She earned her Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Psychology and Sociology, with a minor in Fine Arts from the University of Missouri in May 2012. Her undergraduate research experience includes working in alcohol cognition and schizoeffective labs. She plans to continue her education obtaining a PhD, with the ultimate goal of owning her own pracice serving individuals and families dealing with substance abuse and severe mental illness. Email: 
Psychology Program. Kayla received her B.A. in Psychology from Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut, in 2012. While at Quinnipiac she conducted research on ingratiation, sibling rivalry and sports, and life satisfaction and the connection it has with an individual's job. She was also a member/captain of the women's volleyball team. She graduated Magna Cum Laude. Email: 
Robert "Adam" Lynch is a first year Master's student in the Counseling Psychology program from Lexington, KY. Robert graduated from the University of Kentucky with a major in Psychology. He worked as an undergraduate research assistant in the P20 Motivation and Learning Lab, primarily assisting with the Motivation in Transition project. His research interests include LGBT suicide prevention and self-efficacy in underserved populations. Email: 
received a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Georgia in May 2012. She originally pursued a geology major and finished most of the required class work, but then decided her real passion was in psychology. She hopes to one day obtain her PhD and work with active military personnel suffering from PTSD. Email: 
Amelia Neuroth is currently pursuing her M.S. in the Counseling Psychology program. Amelia comes from the Kansas City area, where she graduated from the University of Central Missouri with her B.S. in Child and Family Development and a minor in Photography in December of 2011. After interning with a non-profit organization in Kansas City, counseling and rehabilitating homeless families back to self-sufficiency, Amelia found her place working with minority, at-risk, and underrepresented populations.
received her B.A. in psychology with a minor in sociology (human services track) at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. As an honors-track psychology student, Samantha finished a thesis on perceptions of psychological abuse in relationships, specifically looking at functions of gender, intent of perpetrator and reaction of recipient. Along with her thesis, she interned at a drug and alcohol outpatient treatment center where she completed client intakes. She also completed volunteer training at a rape and abuse crisis center in PA.
received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Kentucky in 2011. She is currently completing her practicum at the Georgetown College in the Graves Center for Calling and Career. Her research interests include therapeutic Interventions for trauma clients. She hopes to one day go on to obtain her PhD in counseling psychology and work independently in the Lexington area. She enjoys spending her free time with her friends and family. Email: 
Jessica Tincher is currently pursuing her Masters in Counseling Psychology. Jessica graduated from the University of Kentucky with her B.A. in Psychology in 2011. As an undergraduate, she worked in several research labs related to impulsivity and its connection to positive- and negative-urgency and risky behavior, and how reaction times, attentional bias, impulsivity and ADHD relate to alcohol use. Her senior project focused on the relationship between alcohol consumption patterns and Alcohol-mixed-Energy-drink (AmEd) use. Jessica is currently interested in researching the grief process, and also the study of addiction. Email: 
Herzegovina, Igor has lived in North Carolina for the past 14 years. He earned a double B.A. in Psychology and in German from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington in May of 2011. During his undergraduate career his research focused primarily on ADHD, and how it affects the life of college students. For the past year he has worked in Dr. Ushers Lab studying motivation in elementary and middle schools. His current research interests include studying war induced trauma and how it affects families, and interpersonal relationships. Email: 
Garry Wright is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology. He received his B.A. in Psychology from Purdue University in 2011. His research and professional interests include couples counseling, the cultural implications of working with Deaf individuals in the mental health field, and perceptions of availability of mental health counseling in the Deaf community and the attitudes and views towards these services. Email: 
She completed her Bachelor's in Psychology at Earlham College where she researched the effect of stating trust in 3-year-olds on deception. After college she assisted in research at Washington University in St. Louis on the cognitive effects of Type I diabetes on children. Since college she had made the rounds as a Parent and Child Advocate and Mad Scientist in Indianapollis. She plans to become a licensed Child Therapist using a variety of traditional and alternative therapies. Email: 
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