Jenny presenting some of her dissertation results at ABCT in Washington DC. Nick and I are there to celebrate!
2017 November Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood
Nick and Catherine with RAs presenting in DC.October 2017 – Emily presenting at a our first department open house
Jared presenting research from another lab, and Kelvin, Jenn, and Emily presenting some of our work. Congratulations to all of the undergrad members of our lab!
The lab got together to kick off research projects for Spring, 2017
2015 Meet our wonderful research assistants!
Our wonderful undergraduates presented two posters at GWU’s Research Day (3/31/15). They analyzed the data (to date) from our Red Cross project and reported on both demographic and personality variables that predict preparedness.
First is Ilana Petrescu. 
Ilana is a Senior at GW majoring in psychology and criminal justice. In addition to the Stress, Anxiety, and Coping Lab, Ilana is acting President of GW Student Global AIDS Campaign and a Peer Health Educator with Peer Health Exchange. She is primarily interested in health psychology and health behaviors
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Archana Anandakrishnan is a senior majoring in Psychology with a minor in Sustainability. In addition to assisting with research in the Stress, Anxiety, and Coping Lab, Archana is a Clinical Assistant at Kennedy Krieger Institute in the Neurobehavioral Unit and a docent at the National Mall Underground Exhibition. is a senior majoring in Psychology with a minor in Sustainability. In addition to assisting with research in the Stress, Anxiety, and Coping Lab, Archana is a Clinical Assistant at Kennedy Krieger Institute in the Neurobehavioral Unit and a docent at the National Mall Underground Exhibition.
Caroline is a 3rd year undergraduate student at GW in the Elliott School of International Affairs double majoring in psychology and international relations with a concentration in security policy. Caroline hopes to pursue a PhD in psychology after graduation. Her academic interest lie in terrorism studies which she hopes to study through the discipline of psychology. Caroline is from a little town in the Hudson Valley called Warwick, NY where she enjoys to hike, ski, snowboard, and spend time with her dog Ziggy!
2014 Meagan Sweeney elected as a Student Representative to SCRA (Division 27 of APA)!
From: SCRA Student Reps
Subject: Announcing New SCRA National Student Representative!
Greetings SCRA community,
It is with great pleasure that we announce that Meagan Sweeney from The George Washington University was elected to serve as National Student Representative for SCRA, Div. 27 of APA, for the 2014-2016 term. Her term will formally begin in August.
Meagan is a Clinical/Community PhD student, with a focus on the effectiveness of emergency preparedness interventions. With her background in community based research and action, and strong leadership skills, Meagan will serve as a capable representative of the SCRA student community.
Please join us in welcoming Meagan to this new position!
Best,
Danielle & Chuck
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Danielle Kohfeldt & Chuck Sepers
SCRA National Student Representatives, Division 27
scrastudentreps@gmail.com
2014 Congratulations to Jenny Marceron who has received funding (twice) for her dissertation!
Jenny is working on a dissertation proposal that will apply much of our past work to individuals with physical disabilities.
This summer she received two awards that will go towards her costs (participant compensation). First, was the APAGS Ellin Bloch and Pierre Ritchie Diversity Dissertation Grant, and second was a SPSSI Grant in Aid. Jenny is keeping out of trouble by starting an externship early (at Children’s Hospital), teaching a course, finishing her own coursework, and writing her proposal. Whew.
2014 – We have Three Graduate Students Graduating This Year! Congratulations!
We are so thrilled that Katie Burns, Laura Gray and Michelle Garvin all successfully defended their dissertations last spring. They will all graduate on 8/31/14 after successfully completing their internships.
Katie presenting at the International Neuropsychological Society conference in Seattle, WA 2014
Katie was accepted to the James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Hospital (JAHVH) in Tampa, FL for a specialty track internship in neuropsychology. She spent the first half of her internship completing neuropsychological evaluations for adult and geriatric veterans with impaired cognitive functioning secondary to dementias, pre-dementia syndromes, medical conditions, stroke, movement disorders, and various psychological disorders. She also trained under the supervision of Heather Belanger, PhD, ABPP-CN, at a VA Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center, conducting bedside neurobehavioral evaluations and consulting with an interdisciplinary team to provide rehabilitation services for veterans and active duty service members with moderate and severe TBI. In February, she presented two posters at the International Neuropsychological Society conference in Seattle, WA, examining the development of chronic pain in relation to OEF/OIF pre-deployment factors (e.g., mTBI, trauma) and deployment-related traumas/injuries (e.g., trauma, blast exposure, mTBI), and their relationships with psychological outcomes (e.g., PTSD, Depression). Katie entered the APPCN match for postdoctoral candidates, and will be completing a 2-year Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship at JAHVH in Tampa, FL, beginning in September.
Laura and her family over the holidays, 2013
Laura will be staying in Boston – completing a Pediatric Pain Clinic Postdoc at Boston Children’s Hospital
Jenny Presents at the FLASH Conference
2013 FLASH (Federal Alliance for Safe Homes) Annual Conference, November 20-22 in Lake Buena Vista. Jenny won the social science scholarship and spoke about the role of self-efficacy in emergency preparedness.
Photo 1: Other Student scholarship winners and Jenny with Jim Cantore (from the Weather Channel)
Photo 2: Student scholarship winners with the previous director of the National Hurricane Center (Max Mayfield) on the Left.
Photo 3: Jenny is congratulated by the CEO of FLASH,
Leslie Chapman-Henderson
Photo 4: Student scholarship winners with Rick Knabb, current National Hurricane Center Director (in center)
Jenny presenting at APS, May, 2013
Departure lunch for Katie, Michelle & Laura — all off to internships! (May 2013)
2013 Holidays – Laura’s growing family
