Sara joined the CEL Lab in 2022. She received a B.S. in Clinical Psychology from Tufts University. Previously, she worked at McLean Hospital’s residential DBT unit with adolescents with borderline personality disorder and related mental health conditions. Her primary research interests include emotion dysregulation, interpersonal functioning, and novel interventions for self-injurious and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in the future. In her free time, Sara enjoys reading, singing, and exploring the newest items on the shelves at Trader Joe’s.

Email: Sara_kimble@brown.edu

Geneva joined the CEL Lab in August 2022. Previously, she received a B.A. in Psychology from Queen’s University, where she completed her honors thesis on suicide attempts among transgender and non-binary people under the mentorship of Dr. Jeremy Stewart. After graduating, she worked as a Research Assistant at the S.T.A.R.T. Clinic for Mood and Anxiety Disorders (supervisor: Dr. Martin Katzman). In addition to her position at the clinic, she has continued to work with Dr. Stewart on a project assessing predictors of the course of non-suicidal self-injury following psychiatric hospitalization. Geneva’s research interests include: (i) quantifying temporal dynamics in suicide risk algorithms; (ii) the common necessary causes of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors; and (iii) technology-based interventions guided by within-person changes in risk. In the future, she plans to pursue a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. In her free time, she enjoys swimming, reading, exploring, and, recently, trivia!

Email: Geneva_mason@brown.edu

Amalia joined the CEL Lab in May 2023. She received a B.S. in Neuroscience from William & Mary, where she completed her honors thesis investigating differences in auditory processing ERP activity in adolescents diagnosed with ASD. After graduating, she worked as a clinical research assistant at the Rhode Island Hospital’s ACT-based partial hospitalization program under the mentorship of Dr. Mark Zimmerman. Her primary research interests include (i) the influence of trauma and personality pathology on risky and dysregulated behaviors; and (ii) novel, accessible interventions for these behaviors, with a focus on those developed for historically underrepresented groups in mental health research. She ultimately plans to pursue a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hiking, snuggling with her two dogs, and trying new restaurants!

Email: Molly_lynch@brown.edu

Elizabeth joined the CEL Lab in June 2023 after graduating from William & Mary with a B.S. in Psychology and Sociology. At William & Mary, she defended her psychology honors thesis, which explored the relationship between college students’ sleep habits and perceived descriptive norms (i.e., students’ perceptions of other students’ sleep habits). In the future, she plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. In her free time, she enjoys reading, creative writing, exploring Providence, and playing piano, guitar, and recently, harmonica.

Email: Elizabeth_germain@brown.edu

Anikait joined the CEL Lab in July 2023 after graduating from The Ohio State University with a B.S. in Psychology and a Minor in Public Health. During college, he worked as a Mental Health Specialist in an Adolescent Inpatient Psych Unit at Nationwide Childrens Hospital’s Behavioral Health Pavilion. At Ohio State, Anikait defended his undergraduate thesis, under the mentorship of Dr. Duane Wegener, exploring attitudes toward seeking treatment for depression and identifying if maladaptive coping mechanisms influenced them. His primary research interests include emotional dysregulation, parent dichotomies, suicidal risk factors, and interventions for non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal thoughts in adolescents and young adults.  He plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, learning the guitar, traveling, and exploring new coffee spots and restaurants. 

Email: Anikait_gadi@brown.edu

Stephen joined the CEL Lab in May 2024 after graduating from the University of Rhode Island with a B.A. in Psychology & B.A. in English, and completed the Honors Program. As an undergraduate, Stephen joined the Study of Trauma, Risk-taking, Emotions, and Stress Symptoms (STRESS) Lab as a Research Assistant in May of 2021 under the guidance of Dr. Nicole Weiss, where he eventually became a Project Manager in 2022. Stephen was awarded two grants by URI’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Innovation. The first examined risk and protective factors for posttraumatic stress among sexual and gender minorities, the findings and analysis of which were used for his honors thesis. His second grant examined the role of affect intensity in opioid use and suicide risk among individuals with experiences of trauma. In the future, Stephen plans to pursue a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. When he is not working, Stephen enjoys reading, writing, traveling, woodworking, cooking, and spending time with his wife and family.

Email: stephen_coutu@brown.edu