Research Team Members
Dr. Hayley Treloar Padovano
Dr. Hayley Treloar Padovano is Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior (DPHB) in the Alpert Medical School and Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS) in the School of Public Health. She is a licensed psychologist and clinician scientist committed to enhancing inclusive excellence in teaching and research training. Toward that goal, Dr. Treloar Padovano serves on the training committees for the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship Program and Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program (Adult Track). She leads as co-chair of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging committee, advisory board member for the Office of Women in Medicine and Science, and serves on the CAAS Director’s Advisory Council, the BSS Departmental Diversity Inclusion Action Plan committee, and the Brown University Standing Committee on the Academic Code. Dr. Treloar Padovano’s federally funded clinical research program has been nationally recognized through early career awards from the Research Society on Alcoholism and APA Division 50. As Associate Director of Team Science for the Center for Addiction and Disease Risk Exacerbation (CADRE), an NIGMS-funded Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE), Dr. Treloar Padovano is leading research that reaches into underserved communities and brings together Brown- and Lifespan-affiliated collaborators. In partnership with Clínica Esperanza/Hope Clinic (CEHC), a Providence nonprofit that offers culturally appropriate, bilingual preventative health services to uninsured adults in Rhode Island, Dr. Treloar Padovano is providing free, noninvasive screening for steatotic liver disease from metabolic and alcohol-associated causes. This multidisciplinary research promotes liver health for all people and communities through early detection and emphasizes multilevel determinants of wellness, research representation, and access to care.
Julissa Godin
Julissa Godin is a Project Coordinator in the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies. She began working in CAAS in 2019 following completion of her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at The University of Rhode Island. She is completing her Masters in Psychology degree at Rhode Island College. Her research interests include examining comorbid mental health disorders and substance use in adolescents. In her free time, Julissa enjoys reading, attending local sporting events, walking her dogs, and spending time with her family
Abigail Morales
Abby Morales is a second year doctoral student in the Behavioral and Social Science program. She’s from Brownsville, TX and completed her undergraduate degree at Cornell University. For fun she likes to do Zumba, sing, cook, be with loved ones, practice photography, explore new places, read things like the gospel, and play with her two cats.
Jacob Talamantes
Jacob Talamantes is a research assistant in the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies. His hometown is Los Angeles, CA where he received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from UCLA. In his free time, he likes to go running, thrifting, and exploring more of Providence!
Kevin McCurdy
Kevin McCurdy is a research assistant in the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies. He earned a bachelor’s in psychology from Binghamton University in New York, and plans to attend a Ph.D. program in clinical psychology. Kevin enjoys reading, spending time with family, and doing new things.
Alumni
- Gabe Muro (prior senior RA, now a graduate student at University of Missouri)
- Jamie Parnes, PhD (prior postdoc, now at U of Colorado)
- Julia Scheinbach, MPH, (prior MPH student, now at Harvard/Mass General)
Brianna Krause
From 2017-2023 I was a number of roles within the lab. Beginning as a Research Assistant and working up to Project Coordinator my time in the lab allowed me to gain invaluable experience of all the working parts of a clinical trial/ research study, from study start up all the way to data analysis and publication. Working in the lab I always felt heard and as though I was a valuable member of the team. I am proud of the work that came out of this lab during my time there and the work that continues to come out of this lab after I am gone. My experience at Brown has shaped my core values about research, understanding the value in the data produced and how it impacts society.I have since gone on to work in research on nutritional supplements for pain management and I am currently working in medical device research focused on organ transplants.
Kristin Rogers
Kristin Rogers is a Project Coordinator at the Center for Alcohol Addiction Studies. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in mathematics from Western New England University in 2015 and a Master of Science in Organizational Psychology from the University of Hartford in 2019. Since joining CAAS in 2019 she has worked on several clinical trials and various other research projects. Her research interests focus on trauma and the behavioral and physiological effects of substance use and related disorders. She enjoyed her time with the THW team and was grateful to be a part of the study start up phase of their projects.
Dr. Andrea Wycoff
Dr. Andrea Wycoff is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. She earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology, with a quantitative minor in Psychological Statistics and Methods, from the University of Missouri in 2022. Following this, she completed her clinical internship and a postdoctoral fellowship at Brown University. During her internship and postdoc, Andrea received mentorship from Dr. Treloar Padovano and worked with the lab to understand cannabis craving in response to alcohol cues among adolescents and young adults, both in laboratory and daily-life settings. This research provided insights into cross-cue reactivity, which has implications for addiction treatment. Andrea now leads the Substance Use in Daily Life Lab at the University of Missouri, where she draws on her training and collaborations with the lab to understand alcohol-cannabis co-use among adolescents in community-based treatment. Working with Hayley and the lab shaped Andrea’s growth not only as a researcher but also as a collaborator and friend. Andrea hopes to carry forward shared values like kindness and thoughtfulness as she starts to grow her own lab.
Dr. Jamie Parnes
Dr. Jamie Parnes is a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University and Bradley Hospital, and will be starting as an Assistant Professor of clinical psychology at University of Massachusetts Amherst in January 2026. Dr. Parnes joined Dr. Treloar Padovano’s lab in 2020 as a predoctoral intern and continued participating throughout his postdoctoral fellowships. His role in the lab was contributing to ongoing research projects through helping design protocols, select measures, and discussing analytic techniques. Dr. Treloar Padovano also served as a mentor on his NIDA F31 and K99 awards, where she provided mentorship on EMA methods, data analysis, research design and execution, and bolstered his professional development. Through these experiences, Dr. Parnes received invaluable mentorship, built expertise across several key areas (e.g., data analysis), and gained a lifelong friend and collaborator.
Julia Scheinbach
Julia Scheinbach is an Associate Consultant at IQVIA. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with double majors in Public Health Sciences and Psychology, with a minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, in 2022. She continued her education at Brown University, where she graduated with a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health in 2024. Julia joined the THW team as a graduate research assistant and collaborated closely with the team throughout the study’s startup phase. She greatly valued her experience with THW and looks forward to seeing the impactful work the team will continue to produce.
