2023 Undergraduate Developmental Science Summer Internship

Intern: Annabelle Ross, Davidson College
Mentor: Christina Cipriano, PhD
Title: K-12 social emotional learning interventions and mental health in the United States: a systematic review of program features

Intern: Ashlyn Richards, Sewanee: The University of the South
Mentor: Michael Crowley, PhD
Title: A meta-analysis on post-event processing social anxiety

Intern: Chandler Brown, Alabama State University
Mentor: Uche Aneni, MD, MHS
Title: Associations between adolescent cannabis use, attention & food insecurity: a cross-sectional observational study

Intern: Christie Cambridge, Howard University
Mentor: Ellen Hoffman, MD, PhD
Title: Targeting high-confidence ASD risk gene ASHIL in zebrafish using CRISPR-Cas9

Intern: Christopher Le, Sewanee: The University of the South
Mentor: Dustin Scheinost, PhD
Title: Connectome-based predictive modeling as a novel approach in assessing pain perception in individuals with opioid use disorder

Intern: Fiona Wu, Vanderbilt University
Mentor: Craig Bailey, PhD
Title: Early childhood emotional vocabulary in naturalistic settings: a pilot study with CHILDES

Intern: Genessee Torres, Sewanee: The University of the South
Mentor: Carla Stover, PhD
Title: Overall reflective functioning in fathers with IPV

Intern: Isabel Rodden, Williams College
Mentor: Amanda Lowell, PhD
Title: Mixed-methods analysis of parenting in a high-risk maternal sample

Intern: Julian Esmer, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Mentor: Karim Ibrahim, PhD
Title: Lage-scale intrinsic networks predictive of anxiety in youths with and without autism spectrum disorder

Intern: Kara Cooksley, Sewanee: The University of the South
Mentor: Erin Warnick, PhD
Title: Variance in Medicaid reimbursement rates for behavioral health by state and region

Intern: Kelly Walker, Sewanee: The University of the South
Mentor: Declan Barry, PhD
Title: Patient terminology preferences with regards to substance use

Intern: Kylea Michael, Sewanee: The University of the South
Mentor: Karen Hanson, MSSA, LCSW
Title: The relationship between parental wellbeing (as measured by parental stress, depressive symptoms, and early relational trauma) caregiving confidence and competence.

Intern: Madison Reid, Sewanee: The University of the South
Mentor: Emily Olfson, MD, PhD
Title: Meta-analysis of the prevalence and gender distribution of excoriation disorder

Intern: Mara Xiong, Cornell University
Mentor: Wan-Ling Tseng, PhD
Title: A systematic review of parental emotion socialization and pediatric aggression, anger, and irritability

Intern: Marina Lieberman, University of California Santa Cruz
Mentor: Denis Sukhodolsky, PhD
Title: Association of irritability with restricted repetitive behavior in children with ASD

Intern: Mark Wilson, Sewanee: The University of the South
Mentor: Michael Bloch, MD
Title: Comparison of ketamine and its metabolites: mean plasma concentrations in adult and pediatric populations

Intern: Martha Goldsmith, Sewanee: The University of the South
Mentor: Kieran O'Donnell, PhD
Title: Impact of prenatal per and poly-fluoroalkyl (PFAS) exposure on child cognition: evidence from an early caregiving intervention

Intern: Mary Sommer, St. Mary’s University
Mentor: Christopher Cutter, PhD
Title: Residential treatment for dually diagnosed adolescents: what do we know about the parent perspective?

Intern: Moon Gomes, Sewanee: The University of the South
Mentor: Sarah Lichenstein, PhD
Title: Systematic review of the impact of COVID19 on students’ cannabis use patterns in the US

Intern: Nicholas Clate, Sewanee: The University of the South
Mentor: Kartik Pattabiraman, MD, PhD
Title: The 22q11DS Microdeletion syndrome – disrupted thalamocortical connectivity

Intern: Shara Reimer, Northwestern University
Mentor: Jamie McPartland, PhD
Title: Associations between birth order, language, and communication in autistic children

Intern: Sofina Behr, Sewanee: The University of the South
Mentor: Nancy Borstelmann, PhD
Title: Social, emotional, and physical health outcomes in childhood cancer survivors at the Yale HEROs Clinic

Intern: Victor Esparza, Sewanee: The University of the South
Mentor: Amanda M. Dettmer, PhD
Title: Coding non-verbal face-to-face interactions between mother-infant dyads in macaques and humans

Intern: William Trosch, Sewanee: The University of the South
Mentor: Denis Sukhodolsky, PhD
Title: Parent-rated adolescent irritability is associated with parental stress