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, 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

Jung joined the CEL Lab in May 2024. Following her graduation from the University of California with a B.A. in Psychology with Honors and specialization in computing, she worked as a research assistant to aid developing interventions for patients with treatment-resistant depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and adolescents with suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs). Her research interests include enhancing models for risk prediction and intervention efficacy with multi-modal data sources. She ultimately plans to pursue a PhD in Clinical Psychology. In her free time, she finds joy in cooking, reading, and watching movies

Email: jung_park@brown.edu