Officers

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 Dr. Jasara Hogan is a clinical psychologist and Assistant Research Scientist with the Family Translational Research Group at New York University. She studies the role of romantic partners and relationship conflict in alcohol use behavior among emerging adults. Dr. Hogan is a first-generation college student and identifies as Hispanic.  

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 Melissa  Gates, M.S. (she/her) is a clinical psychology doctoral student at Binghamton University under the supervision of Dr. Christina  Balderrama-Durbin. Her research interests include examining how acute  and chronic stressors, and trauma influence romantic relationship  functioning, particularly within the context of marginalized couples.  She is also interested in individual and dyadic emotion regulation, psychophysiological reactivity and recovery, and qualitative analysis." 

Emily Bibby, M.A., (she/her) is a fourth-year Clinical Psychology Ph.D.  student at Stony Brook University working with Dr. Joanne Davila in the  Relationship Development Center. Her research focuses on studying  diverse romantic relationships, sexual well-being, and sexual  communication in adolescents and emerging adults. She is also interested  in developing accessible romantic relationship education programs to  teach young adults healthy relationship skills. Emily earned her BA in  Psychology and Bachelor of Music Performance from Binghamton University.  Prior to starting her PhD, she also worked as a lab manager for the  Developmental Social Neuroscience Lab at UNC Chapel Hill. 

Yunying (Annie) Le, Ph.D. is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department  of Psychology at the University of Denver. She earned her Ph.D. in Human  Development  and Family Studies. Dr. Le conducts translational research evaluating  relationship-focused interventions designed to support at-risk  individuals, couples, and families. Additionally, she conducts basic  research that examines relational processes within couples as  they adapt to stress, particularly during critical periods such as the  perinatal period. 

Triston is a prospective graduate student and SUNY Binghamton alumni (B.A. in Psychology). He is a former undergraduate research assistant in the CTROIR/Marriage & Family Lab headed by Drs. Richard Mattson and Matthew Johnson. His research interests include developing our understanding the impact of social identity, minority stress, and bias on the development and outcomes of various relationship configurations (e.g., romantic, patient-provider, etc.). He's also interested in the impacts of stigmatizing experiences and one's close relationships on our mental and physical health outcomes.

Alyssa Miville, M.S. (she/her), is a third-year doctoral student in the Clinical Science program at Binghamton University, where she works with Dr. Richard Mattson in the Center for Transdisciplinary Research on Intimate Relationships. Her research interests include the impacts that one's own or shared religiosity and spirituality have on satisfaction, stability, and commitment in relationships, and the implications these impacts have for cohabiting, dating or married individuals. She has also recently been interested in examining the intersections between faith, LGBTQ+ identities, and non-monogamous relationship structures. Alyssa earned her bachelor's degree in Psychology from Susquehanna University and worked across various research labs and faith-based settings prior to graduate school in order to broaden her capacity and knowledge for working with individuals and partnerships from various faith- and non-faith backgrounds. 

Quinn (she/her) is a PhD candidate in the Clinical Psychology program at Binghamton University, working under Dr. Matthew D. Johnson. Her research work centers on understanding the role of cultural competence in shaping relationship quality for bicultural couples and investigating cross-cultural measurement equivalence. Quinn earned her bachelor's degree in Psychology from Lake Forest College. She worked as a research assistant in the Couple and Family Development Lab under Dr. Erika Lawrence at The Family Institute at Northwestern University for a year and a half prior to graduate school.

John Miller, J.D. (he/they) is a second-year clinical psychology PhD student at the University of Denver under the supervision of Dr. Galena Rhoades. His research interests center around romantic and peer relationships, in particular how romantic relationships interact within broader social networks, as well as relationship education generally. He is also interested in psychological law and ethics and dispute resolution, as well as policy implications of psychological research. Prior to joining the University of Denver, he received a B.A. in Political Science at Adelphi University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He also worked or volunteered as a  research assistant for a number of labs prior to becoming a graduate student, including at the Couples Lab at Columbia University and the Relationship Development Center at Stony Brook University. 

 Michelle Ramos, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Child and Adolescent Studies at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF). She received her M.A. in Psychology from CSUF and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Southern California. She completed her clinical internship at the UC San Diego School of Medicine/VA Medical Center - Children's Hospital and is a licensed psychologist. Dr. Ramos conducts research on the intergenerational transmission of couple and family aggression. She is particularly interested in youths’ romantic relationships, conflict via electronic/social media, and health outcomes. 

Alika Tsytsurina is a first-year Social Psychology doctoral student at  the University of Houston under the supervision of Dr. Adam Fetterman.  Her current research interests include quantifying the effects of emotion regulation strategies and social cues within romantic relationships, as well as observing cultural upbringing as a variable of  social interactions. She is also involved with the Family Translational Research Group at New York University, where she works on implementing  various evidence-based treatments, targeting military families and other  atypical populations. Alika earned her B.A. in Psychology from UC San Diego, and her M.S. in Psychology from Arizona State University. Her long-term goals include teaching at the higher-education level,  publishing, and advancing the field of psychological research.  

Jessica Hill is a second-year clinical science doctoral student at Binghamton University under the supervision of Dr. Christina Balderrama-Durbin. Her research interests include: trauma and adversity, mechanisms of resilience (e.g., social support, biological mechanisms), and relationship functioning. Jessica earned her B.A. degree in Social Justice Outreach from Concordia University-St. Paul, and her M.A. in Counseling Psychology at St. Mary's University of Minnesota. Prior to joining the graduate program at Binghamton University, she received a NIH diversity supplement and worked as a research assistant for two years at the Minneapolis VAHCS on studies focused on resilience trajectories of new military service members, and veterans with chronic PTSD. 

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