Meet the Team

Lindsay Squeglia, Ph.D.

Co-Director

Kevin Gray, M.D.

Co-Director

Rachel L. Tomko, Ph.D.

Executive Council

Cori Herring

Executive Council

Alexis Garcia, Ph.D.

Clinical Services Program Lead

Kathryn S. Gex, Ph.D.

Prevention and Early Intervention Program Lead

Anna Kirkland, Ph.D.

Translational Neuroscience Program Lead

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

Brittney Browning, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, NIDA T32

Lindsay Meredith-Broussard, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, NIDA T32

Nolan Ramer, Ph.D

Postdoctoral Fellow, NIDA T32

Suzanna Donato M.A.

Predoctoral Psychology Intern

Maria Perica, M.S.

Predoctoral Psychology Intern

Luz Robinson

Predoctoral Psychology Intern

Sam Agbeh

Program Coordinator

Tirza Alcala

Entryway Research Assistant

Blen Asres

Research Assistant

Rodrick Bellamy, M.Ed.

Program Coordinator

Sarah Bourne, MPH

Entryway Program Coordinator

Kevin Branson

Entryway Program Coordinator

Jessica Burt

PA-C Medical Clinician

Katie Cole

Research Assistant

Emma Gaskins, M.A.

Education Content Specialist

Amy Maslin

Research Assistant

Brittany McKenzie, LMSW

ABCD Data Quality Analyst

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

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, 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Zach 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.

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

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

Danielle Slaggert, Interventional Studies Project Lead

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

Claudia Salazar, Research Assistant

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

Chrystal Davis, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow 

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

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.