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

Emma Gaskins, M.A.

Education Content Specialist

Kathryn S. Gex, Ph.D.

Prevention and Early Intervention Program Lead

Anna Kirkland, Ph.D.

Translational Neuroscience Program Lead

Sam Agbeh

Research Assistant

Blen Asres

Research Assistant

Rodrick Bellamy, M.Ed.

Program Coordinator

Sarah Bourne, MPH

Entryway Program Coordinator

Brittney Browning, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, NIDA T32

Katie Cole

Research Assistant

Suzanna Donato M.A.

Predoctoral Psychology Intern

Pamela L. Ferguson, Ph.D.

MUSC Faculty Collaborator

Anne Gutshall, Ph.D.

College of Charleston Faculty Collaborator

Amy Maslin

Research Assistant

Erin A. McClure, Ph.D.

MUSC Faculty Collaborator

Amanda McKay

Research Assistant

Brittany McKenzie, LMSW

ABCD Data Quality Analyst

Lindsay Meredith-Broussard, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, NIDA T32

Psychology Intern

Maria Perica, M.S.

Predoctoral Psychology Intern

Nolan Ramer, Ph.D

Postdoctoral Fellow, NIDA T32

Elizabeth Robertson

Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study Project Lead

Grant Sineath

Research Assistant

Hannah Vander Wall

Marketing Program Coordinator

Isabel Zimmerman

Research Assistant

Abigail de Arellano, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Abby attended the University of South Carolina to get her Ph.D. in Clinical-Community Psychology.

Saima Akbar, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Saima attended the Florida International University as a PhD student in the clinical science program.

Dominique Black, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Dominique was accepted into the Clinical Psychology PhD Program at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.

Shamaya Black, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Shamaya was accepted into Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Nursing Program.

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 enrolled as PhD student in Biomedical Science here, at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Chandler Dent, Research Assistant 

After working with the team, Chandler enrolled into graduate school at the University of South Carolina with a key interest in medical research, particularly in child cognitive development and addiction science.

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 moved onto William & Mary University as a Research Compliance Analyst.

ReJoyce Green, Ph.D.

Advanced Analytics Program Lead

Tobias Holden, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Tobias was accepted as a MD-PhD student in the medical scientist training program at Northwestern University.

Dominic Ingram, Research Assistant

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

Essence Jennings, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Essence received her Masters of Science in Clinical Counseling from Charleston Southern University.

Daniel Hashemi, M.D.

After working with the team, Dr. Hashemi attended Harvard University as an Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Resident.

Briana Hunt, Research Assistant

After working with the team,Briana enrolled in the PharmD program at Belmont University in Nashville, TN.

Sam Kempker-Margherio, Ph.D.

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

Katie Lastrapes, Program Coordinator

After working with the team, Kaite pursued a Masters in Social Work.

Jessica Liao, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Jessica was accepted into the Clinical Psychology Master of Arts Program at Northwestern University.

Helen Liu, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Helen was accepted into the MUSC Medical School and the 2022 DART Summer Program.

Paola Macias, Research Assistant

After working part-time during college with the team, Paola accepted her dream job as a kindergarten teacher with the Charleston County School District.

Tyler Malone, Research Assistant

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

Anna Maralit

After working with the team, Anna became a graduate student in the Alcohol Cognitions Lab at the University of Missouri.

Zach Markiewicz, Intake Coordinator

After working with the team, Zach was accepted to Charleston Southern University to pursue his Doctorate in Physical Therapy

Casie H. Morgan, M.A., Child Psychology Intern

Child Psychology Intern

Shadaisha Mustapher, Research Assistant

Jenny Nankoua, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Jenny enrolled in the Medical University of South Carolina nursing program.

Alicia Parson, Research Assistant

Research Assistant

John Redhead, Research Assistant

After working with the team, John was accepted into the Medical University of South Carolina's Medical School program.

Ren Rountree, Outreach and Education Project Lead

Outreach and Education Project Lead

Izayiah Smalls, Community Outreach Intern

After working with the team, Izayiah attended Claffin University in Orangeburg, SC.

Danielle Slaggert, Interventional Studies Project Lead

After working with the team, Danielle became a Research Analyst at a private company. 

Claudia Salazar, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Claudia became a Ph.D. student in Biomedical Science at MUSC.

Jade Tuttle, MSW Lab Research Coordinator

Jade completed her Master Social Work degree at Winthrop University while working with the Youth Collaborative.

Emilio Valadez, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology Intern

After working with the team, Dr. Valadez became a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Maryland.

Taryn Williams, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Taryn was accepted into the Masters of Arts in Counseling Program at UNC Charlotte.

Owen Winters, Research Assistant

After working with the team, Owen became a Program Coordinator with the MUSC National Crime Victims Center.