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Meet the Team

Directors and Executive Council

Lindsay Squeglia, Ph.D. 

Lindsay Squeglia, Ph.D.

Co-Director

Kevin Gray, M.D. 

Kevin Gray, M.D.

Co-Director

Rachel Tomko, Ph.D. 

Rachel L. Tomko, Ph.D.

Executive Council

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Cori Herring

Executive Council

Program Leads

Alexis Garcia, Ph.D.

Alexis Garcia, Ph.D.

Clinical Services Program Lead

Kathryn Gex, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow at MUSC.

Kathryn S. Gex, Ph.D.

Prevention and Early Intervention Program Lead

Anna Kirkland, Ph.D.

Anna Kirkland, Ph.D.

Translational Neuroscience Program Lead

Faculty Collaborators

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Pamela L. Ferguson, Ph.D.

MUSC Faculty Collaborator

Anne Gutshall, Ph.D.

Anne Gutshall, Ph.D.

College of Charleston Faculty Collaborator

Erin McClure, Ph.D.

Erin A. McClure, Ph.D.

MUSC Faculty Collaborator

Postdoctoral Fellows

Brittney Browning

Brittney Browning, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, NIDA T32

Meredith Lindsay

Lindsay Meredith-Broussard, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, NIDA T32

 
Ramar Noland

Nolan Ramer, Ph.D

Postdoctoral Fellow, NIDA T32

Clinical Psychology Interns

Suzanna Donato M.A., CPhil, Predoctoral Psychology Intern

Suzanna Donato M.A.

Predoctoral Psychology Intern

Maria Perica M.S., Predoctoral Psychology Intern

Maria Perica, M.S.

Predoctoral Psychology Intern

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Luz Robinson

Predoctoral Psychology Intern

Staff

Sam Agbeh

Sam Agbeh

Program Coordinator

Blen Asres, Research Assistant

Blen Asres

Research Assistant

Rodrick Bellamy is an undergraduate research assistant in the Squeglia Lab.

Rodrick Bellamy, M.Ed.

Program Coordinator

Sarah Bourne, MPH

Entryway Program Coordinator

Kevin Branson

Kevin Branson

Entryway Program Coordinator

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Jessica Burt

PA-C Medical Clinician

Katie Cole, Research Assistant

Katie Cole

Research Assistant

Emma Gaskins, M.A.

Emma Gaskins, M.A.

Education Content Specialist

Amy Maslin

Amy Maslin

Research Assistant

Amanda McKay

Amanda McKay

Research Assistant

Brittany McKenzie

Brittany McKenzie, LMSW

ABCD Data Quality Analyst

Elizabeth Robertson

Elizabeth Robertson

Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study Program Coordinator

Grant Sineath

Research Assistant   

Hannah Vander Wall

Marketing Program Coordinator

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Ela Williams

Entryway Research Assistant

Former Team Members

Abigail de Arellano

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 was research assistant in the Squeglia lab.

Saima Akbar, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Saima pursued a Clinical Science Ph.D. at Florida International University.

Dominique Black

Dominique Black, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Dominique pursued a Clinical Psychology Ph.D. at the University of Alabama Birmingham.

Shamaya Black

Shamaya Black, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Shamaya pursued a Health Sciences Nursing Degree at Cabarrus College.

Brittany Bryant, DSW, LISW-CP 

Brittany Bryant, D.S.W., L.I.S.W.-CP

After working with the team, Dr. Bryant accepted a role as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco.

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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. 

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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

Emma Gourdie, Program Coordinator

After working with the team, Emma joined William & Mary University as a Research Compliance Analyst.

ReJoyce Green, M.A. Clinical Psychology Intern at MUSC.

ReJoyce Green, Ph.D., Advanced Analytics Program Lead

Dr. Green continues to work with the Youth Collaborative as an Affiliate Assistant Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina.

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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.

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Dominic Ingram, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Dominic pursued a Masters in Health Administration at the University of Memphis.

Essence Jennings

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. DART Resident at MUSC.

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.

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Briana Hunt, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Briana pursued a PharmD at Belmont University.

Sam Kempker-Margherio, M.A.

Sam Kempker-Margherio, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology Intern

After working with the team, Dr. Kempker-Margherio joined faculty at Virginia Tech as an Assistant Professor.

Katie Lastrapes, Lab Manager

Katie Lastrapes, Program Coordinator

After working with the team, Katie joined Johns Hopkins University as a Regulatory Specialist.

Jessica Liao

Jessica Liao, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Jessica pursued a Clinical Psychology Masters Degree at Northwestern University.

Helen Liu

Helen Liu, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Helen was accepted into the Medical University of South Carolina Medical School and the 2022 NIH DART Summer Program.

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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

Tyler Malone, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Tyler pursued a Masters in Public Health at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Anna Maralit, Research Assistant for MUSC Youth Collaborative.

Anna Maralit, Program Coordinator

After working with the team, Anna pursued a Clinical Psychology Ph.D. at the University of Missouri.

Zach Markiewicz

Zach Markiewicz, Entryway Coordinator

After working with the team, Zach pursued a Doctor in Physical Therapy (DPT) at Charleston Southern University.

Morgan J. Casie

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

Shadaisha Mustapher, Research Assistant

Jenny Nankoua, Research Assistant

Jenny Nankoua, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Jenny pursued a Nursing Degree at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Alicia Parson, Research Assistant for MUSC Youth Collaborative.

Alicia Parson, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Alicia pursued higher education opportunities.

John Redhead

John Redhead, Research Assistant

After working with the team, John pursued an MD at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Renee Rountree, Community Outreach Coordinator

Ren Rountree, Outreach and Education Project Lead

After working with the team, Ren became a Benchmarking Analyst at the Medical University of South Carolina. 

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Danielle Slaggert, Interventional Studies Project Lead

After working with the team, Danielle became a Research Analyst at Cognitive Performance Group.

Claudia Salazar

Claudia Salazar, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Claudia pursued a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina.

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Chrystal Davis, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow 

VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Mental Illness Research and Treatment, VISN 4 MIRECC

Jade Tuttle, Research Coordinator

Jade Tuttle, MSW, Program Coordinator

After working with the team, Jade pursued a Masters in Social Work at Winthrop University.

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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

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.

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