Past Lab Members
Maddison Tolliver-Lynn, M.S.
Undergraduate: B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Applied Behavioral Science from the University of Kansas
Graduated: 2021
Research Interests: Overprotective and overcontrolling parenting behaviors and the development of internalizing problems in children.
Undergraduate: B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Applied Behavioral Science from the University of Kansas
Graduated: 2021
Research Interests: Overprotective and overcontrolling parenting behaviors and the development of internalizing problems in children.
Devanshi Patel, M.S.
Undergraduate: B.S. in Psychology with a double minor in English and Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Houston
Year: Internship
Research Interests: I am interested in the influence of family factors on child outcomes. Specifically, parental interactions and competence, and how they impact parenting strategies.
Undergraduate: B.S. in Psychology with a double minor in English and Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Houston
Year: Internship
Research Interests: I am interested in the influence of family factors on child outcomes. Specifically, parental interactions and competence, and how they impact parenting strategies.
Mira Armans, Ph.D.
Undergraduate: B.S. in Psychology from the University of Central Florida.
Graduated: 2020
Research Interests: The impact of parenting strategies and parent-child interactions on child behavior and socioemotional development. I am also interested in how acculturation plays a role in family functioning and child development.
Sean Seabridge, Ph.D.
Undergraduate: B.A. in Psychology from Oklahoma State University in 2012.
Graduated: 2018
Dissertation: Psychometric utility of popular clinical measures of parenting and child behavior that have not been normed with American Indian families.
Undergraduate: B.A. in Psychology from Oklahoma State University in 2012.
Graduated: 2018
Dissertation: Psychometric utility of popular clinical measures of parenting and child behavior that have not been normed with American Indian families.
Ashleigh Coser, Ph.D.
Undergraduate: B.S. in Psychology with a minor in American Indian Studies from Oklahoma State University.
Graduate: M.S. in Community Counseling and Psychology from Oklahoma State University.
Graduated: 2018
Dissertation: A mixed-methods research study examining the role of extended family and community members in supporting parents. Additionally, I am interested in examining culturally-specific roles that extended family members take on to support parents and encourage healthy, adaptive child development.
Undergraduate: B.S. in Psychology with a minor in American Indian Studies from Oklahoma State University.
Graduate: M.S. in Community Counseling and Psychology from Oklahoma State University.
Graduated: 2018
Dissertation: A mixed-methods research study examining the role of extended family and community members in supporting parents. Additionally, I am interested in examining culturally-specific roles that extended family members take on to support parents and encourage healthy, adaptive child development.
Paul Shawler, Ph.D.
Undergraduate: B. S. in Psychology with a minor in Military Science from West Virginia University
Graduated: 2016
Research Interests: Parent training for child disruptive behavior problems. His thesis project examined parental stress, parenting styles, and child disruptive behavior problems in families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Graduated: 2016
Research Interests: Parent training for child disruptive behavior problems. His thesis project examined parental stress, parenting styles, and child disruptive behavior problems in families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Erin Brannon, Ph.D.
Undergraduate: B.S. in Psychology from Xavier University
Graduated: 2014
Currently: Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology department at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Graduated: 2014
Currently: Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology department at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Sasha Jaquez, Ph.D.
Undergraduate: B. A. in Psychology with a minor in Spanish from New Mexico State University
Currently: Pediatric psychologist at Akron Children's Hospital.
Currently: Pediatric psychologist at Akron Children's Hospital.
Alvina Cawston Marris, Ph.D.
Currently: Licensed clinical psychologist for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Cynthia Hodges Muhamedagic, Ph.D.
Undergraduate: B.A. in psychology from the University of Northern Iowa
Research interests: Parent-child interactions, the assessment of parental attributions, and examining the effects of parenting strategies on child behavior. My master's thesis focused on helping to develop a standardized methodology for the assessment of parental attributions. I am interested in clinical implications of attributions, which I am studying in my dissertation. I am examining gender differences and diverging attributional dimension paths for positive and negative child behavior
Research interests: Parent-child interactions, the assessment of parental attributions, and examining the effects of parenting strategies on child behavior. My master's thesis focused on helping to develop a standardized methodology for the assessment of parental attributions. I am interested in clinical implications of attributions, which I am studying in my dissertation. I am examining gender differences and diverging attributional dimension paths for positive and negative child behavior
Shital Gaitonde, Ph.D.
Currently: Licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in the evaluation and treatment of various psychological disorders in infants, toddlers, children, and adolescents. In addition to her private practice, Dr. Shital works as a supervising psychologist in the Georgia State University's Psychology Clinic. Also, she is a clinical consultant to the NICHD funded M-CHAT study in the Georgia State University's Developmental Neuropsychology lab, headed by Diana Robins, Ph.D.
Megan D. Ballew, Ph.D.
Currently: Director of Clinical of Behavioral Health at Lummi Nation in Bellingham, WA
Graduated: 2005
Dissertation: The Role of Social & Cultural Variables in Parenting Stress and Acceptability of Parent Training with Native American Parents.
Graduated: 2005
Dissertation: The Role of Social & Cultural Variables in Parenting Stress and Acceptability of Parent Training with Native American Parents.
Raegan B. Smith, Ph.D.
Undergraduate: B.A. in Psychology at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.
Currently: Full-time staff psychologist at the Child Development & Rehabilitation Center in Eugene, OR. She is also working on building in-house behavioral health treatment services so patients can experience greater coordinated care.
Currently: Full-time staff psychologist at the Child Development & Rehabilitation Center in Eugene, OR. She is also working on building in-house behavioral health treatment services so patients can experience greater coordinated care.
Laura A. Knight, Ph.D.
Currently: Dr. Knight is an Assistant Professor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Research Interests: Examining the social and emotional functioning of college students with ADHD, parents’ knowledge and understanding of autism spectrum disorders, and factors that influence early identification and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders.
Research Interests: Examining the social and emotional functioning of college students with ADHD, parents’ knowledge and understanding of autism spectrum disorders, and factors that influence early identification and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders.
Chuck Edgington, Ph.D.
Undergraduate: B.S. in Psychology from the University of Utah in June 1998.
Currently: Formed Full Circle Developmental Center where he has met with parents of children with disabilities, leaders in the field of disabilities, and others who have contributed valuable insights into the broad needs of the community of differently-abled persons, as well as the needs of individual families
Currently: Formed Full Circle Developmental Center where he has met with parents of children with disabilities, leaders in the field of disabilities, and others who have contributed valuable insights into the broad needs of the community of differently-abled persons, as well as the needs of individual families
Tamara Newcomb, Ph.D.
Undergraduate: B.S. in Family Relations and Child Development and a B.A. in Psychology at OSU
Currently: Director of Mental Health at the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Department of Health.
Currently: Director of Mental Health at the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Department of Health.
Caleb W. Lack, Ph.D.
Undergraduate: B.A. in Psychology from OSU in May 2001
Currently: Associate Professor of Psychology and the Counseling Practicum Coordinator in the Department of Psychology at the University of Central Oklahoma. He specializes in the treatment of children and adults with anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, such as chronic tics, Tourette’s Syndrome, trichotillomania, and excoriation.
Currently: Associate Professor of Psychology and the Counseling Practicum Coordinator in the Department of Psychology at the University of Central Oklahoma. He specializes in the treatment of children and adults with anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, such as chronic tics, Tourette’s Syndrome, trichotillomania, and excoriation.
Melissa Blundell Hakman, Ph.D.
Currently: Chair & Associate Professor of Psychology as well as Director of Child Advocacy Studies Training Program at Oklahoma City University. She conducts research on child and adolescent behavior, including nonsuicidal self-injury
Anne Layne, Ph.D., L.P.
Currently: Licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of anxiety disorders in children, adolescents, and young adults
Jannette Rey, Ph.D.
Currently: Licensed Clinical Child Psychologist and Co-Director of Providence Behavioral Health Associates.
J. Annette Brooks, Ph.D.
Graduated: 1997
Currently: Supervisor at the New Mexico VA Postdoctoral Residency in Clinical Psychology. Her research interests include behavioral healthcare delivery (e.g., CPAP adherence obesity) and motivational enhancement.
Graduated: 1997
Currently: Supervisor at the New Mexico VA Postdoctoral Residency in Clinical Psychology. Her research interests include behavioral healthcare delivery (e.g., CPAP adherence obesity) and motivational enhancement.
Duane Runyan, Ph.D.
Currently: CEO/Managing Director of Willow Springs Center in Reno, Nevada.
Currently: CEO/Managing Director of Willow Springs Center in Reno, Nevada.
Jennifer M. Perry, Ph.D.