Meet the Team
Directors and Executive Council
Lindsay M. Squeglia, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Kevin M. Gray, M.D.
Program Director
Rachel L. Tomko, Ph.D.
Executive Council
Cori Herring
Executive Council
Program Leads
Alexis Garcia, Ph.D.
Senior Mentor
Kathryn S. Gex, Ph.D.
Senior Mentor
Anna Kirkland, Ph.D.
Translational Neuroscience Program Lead
Faculty Collaborators
Pamela L. Ferguson, Ph.D.
MUSC Faculty Collaborator
Anne Gutshall, Ph.D.
College of Charleston Faculty Collaborator
Erin A. McClure, Ph.D.
MUSC Faculty Collaborator
Postdoctoral Fellows
Brittney Browning, Ph.D.
Senior Mentor
Lindsay Meredith, M.A.
Senior Mentor
Postdoctoral Fellow, NIDA T32
Postdoctoral Fellow, NIDA T32
Nolan Ramer, Ph.D
Postdoctoral Fellow, NIDA T32
Clinical Psychology Interns
Eduardo Donato, MD
Primary Care Physician
MUSC Health – Florence
General Internal Medicine – Outpatient
Maria Perica, M.S.
Predoctoral Psychology Intern
Luz Robinson
Predoctoral Psychology Intern
Staff
Sam Agbeh
Program Coordinator
Tirza Alcala
Entryway Research Assistant
Entryway Research Assistant
Blen Asres
Research Assistant
Research Assistant
Rodrick Bellamy, M.Ed.
Program Coordinator
Sarah Bourne, MPH
Entryway Program Coordinator
Entryway Program Coordinator
Kevin Branson, M.A.
Entryway Program Coordinator
Jessica Burt
PA-C Medical Clinician
Katie Cole
Research Assistant
Research Assistant
Maliyah Forsythe
Emma Gaskins, M.A.
Education Content Specialist
Education Content Specialist
Amy Maslin
Research Assistant
Brittany McKenzie, LMSW
Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study Project Lead
Elizabeth Robertson
Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study Program Coordinator
Grant Sineath
Research Assistant
Jon Taylor
Research Assistant
Hannah Vander Wall
Marketing Program Coordinator
Ela Williams
Entryway Research Assistant
Former Team Members
Abigail de Arellano
Research Assistant
After working with the team, Abby pursued a Clinical-Community Psychology Ph.D. at the University of South Carolina.
Saima Akbar
Research Assistant
After working with the team, Saima pursued a Clinical Science Ph.D. at Florida International University.
Dominique Black
Research Assistant
After working with the team, Dominique pursued a Clinical Psychology Ph.D. at the University of Alabama Birmingham.
Shamaya Black
Research Assistant
After working with the team, Shamaya pursued a Health Sciences Nursing Degree at Cabarrus College.
Brittany Bryant, DSW, LISW-CP(S)
Senior Mentor
Max Cook
Research Assistant
After working with the team, Max pursued a Biomedical Science Ph.D. at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Chandler Dent
Research Assistant
After working with the team, Chandler pursued a Masters Degree at the University of South Carolina.
Matthew Fadus, M.D., NIH DART Program Resident
After working with the team, Dr. Fadus accepted a role as a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital.
Emma Gourdie
Program Coordinator
After working with the team, Emma joined William & Mary University as a Research Compliance Analyst.
ReJoyce Green, Ph.D.
Advanced Analytics Program Lead
Senior Mentor
Tobias Holden
Research Assistant
After working with the team, Tobias pursued an M.D./Ph.D. in the Medical Scientist Training Program at Northwestern University.
Dominic Ingram
Research Assistant
After working with the team, Dominic pursued a Masters in Health Administration at the University of Memphis.
Essence Jennings
Research Assistant
After working with the team, Essence pursued a Masters of Science in Clinical Counseling from Charleston Southern University.
Daniel Hashemi, M.D.
NIH DART Program Resident
After working with the team, Dr. Hashemi accepted a role as an Addiction Psychiatry Resident at Harvard University.
Briana Hunt
Research Assistant
After working with the team, Briana pursued a PharmD at Belmont University.
Sam Kempker-Margherio, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychology Intern
Senior Mentor
Katie Lastrapes
Program Coordinator
After working with the team, Katie joined Johns Hopkins University as a Regulatory Specialist.
Jessica Liao
Research Assistant
After working with the team, Jessica pursued a Clinical Psychology Masters Degree at Northwestern University.
Helen Liu
Research Assistant
Senior Mentor
Amanda McKay
Research Assistant
Paola Macias
Research Assistant
After working part-time during college with the team, Paola became a kindergarten teacher within the Charleston County School District.
Tyler Malone
Research Assistant
After working with the team, Tyler pursued a Masters in Public Health at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Anna Maralit
Program Coordinator
After working with the team, Anna pursued a Clinical Psychology Ph.D. at the University of Missouri.
Zachary Markiewicz
Entryway Coordinator
After working with the team, Zach pursued a Doctor in Physical Therapy (DPT) at Charleston Southern University.
Casie H. Morgan, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology Intern
After working with the team, Dr. Morgan accepted a postdoctoral fellowship at Medical University of South Carolina.
Shadaisha Mustapher
Research Assistant
Jenny Nankoua
Research Assistant
After working with the team, Jenny pursued a Nursing Degree at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Anthony Nguyen
Alicia Parson
Research Assistant
After working with the team, Alicia pursued higher education opportunities.
John Redhead
Research Assistant
After working with the team, John pursued an MD at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Ren Rountree
Outreach and Education Project Lead
Program Coordinator
Danielle Slaggert
Interventional Studies Project Lead
After working with the team, Danielle became a Research Analyst at Cognitive Performance Group.
Claudia Salazar
Research Assistant
Graduate Student
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Jade Tuttle, MSW, Program Coordinator
After working with the team, Jade pursued a Masters in Social Work at Winthrop University.
Emilio Valadez, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology Intern
After working with the team, Dr. Valadez accepted a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Maryland.
Taryn Williams
Research Assistant
After working with the team, Taryn pursued a Masters in Counseling at UNC Charlotte.
Owen Winters
Research Assistant
After working with the team, Owen became a Program Coordinator within the Medical University of South Carolina.
Isabel Zimmerman
Research Assistant
After working with the team, Isabel pursued a PsyD at Appalachian State University.
