Alumni

Graduate Student Alumni

Gina Q. Boullion, Ph.D. (2021)
Currently: Alexandria VA Health Care System (LA)
Internship: VA North Dallas Health Care System (TX)
Dissertation: Acceptability, Anticipated Adherence, and Willingness to Begin Interoceptive Exposure: Examination of the Influence of a Values Rationale
MS Thesis: The Relationships Among Anxiety, Experiential Avoidance, and Valuing in Daily Experiences

 

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Megan M. Perry, Ph.D. (2023)
Currently: Children’s Health Hospital (TX)
Internship: Oregon Health and Sciences University (OR)
Dissertation: The Influence of Childhood Emotional Maltreatment and Exclusion on Distress among Individuals with Social Anxiety Symptoms
MA Thesis: Understanding Social Anxiety Symptoms through Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Strategies

 

 

 

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Molly Schadegg, Ph.D. (2023)
Currently: NYU Grossman School of Medicine / NYU Langone Health (NY)
Internship: Department of Veteran Affairs (Veteran Health Administration (VA)
Dissertation: Transdiagnostic processes of generalized anxiety disorder: An experimental investigation evaluating the role of emotion regulation in uncertain contexts

 

 

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Sara Witcraft, Ph.D. (2022)
Currently: Medical University of South Carolina (SC)
Internship: Medical University of South Carolina (SC)
Dissertation: Do Individuals With Functional Gastrointestinal Symptoms Experience Emotions Differently? An Examination of Emotional Responding During a Series of Emotion Induction Tasks
MA Thesis: Nonmedical use of prescription drugs among young adults: An examination of anxiety sensitivity, distress tolerance, and emotion-driven impulse control difficulties

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Taylor Strange, Ph.D. (2024)

Currently: VA St. Louis Health Care System
Internship: VA St. Louis Health Care System.
Dissertation: Examining Stress, Potentially Traumatic Events, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Social Support Among Individuals with Skin Disease Symptoms

 

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Heather Clark, Ph.D. (2024)

Currently: The University of Alabama – Birmingham at the Birmingham VA Medical Center.
Internship: The University of Alabama – Birmingham at the Birmingham VA Medical Center.
Dissertation: On Developing a Behavioral Paradigm to Measure Intolerance of Uncertainty

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate Student/Postbac Alumni

Class of 2024

Jenna Villiger 

Madeline Cook 

Sophie Pitts 

Class of 2023

Alexandra Freshley (postbac) – Clinical Psychology PhD Program, University of Mississippi

Jalisea Finch

Landry Woodward – Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program, University of Northern Colorado

Lara Grace Fair – Master’s in Psychology Program, University of Louisiana – Lafayette

Mary Katherine Bishop – Master of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program, University of Mississippi

Ruth-Emmon Tyson – Master of Public Health Program, University of Texas

Class of 2022

Corey Kalish (postbac) – Southern College of Optometry

Emma Devlin

Grace Cleary – Master of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, William & Mary

Kaylin Patrick 

Kennedy Orban – Benefits Specialist

Kristin Barnett – UMMC Medical School

Lauren Elmore – Clinical Psychology PhD Program, Idaho State University

Ryann Holman – Master of Science in Nursing Program, Saint Louis University

Whitney Shepherd – Baylor College of Medicine Postbac; KU Child Clinical Psychology PhD Program

Class of 2021

Aileen Jimenez – Pharmacy School, UNC – Chapel Hill

Carson Schmitz – University of Rochester Postbac; University of Alabama Clinical Psychology PhD Program

Elizabeth Robinson – Masters in Psychology Program, San Diego State University

Logan Niehaus 

McCall Schruff – Clinical Psychology PhD Program, University of Mississippi

Nicole Seale – Marriage & Family Therapist

Tia Turner

William Mitchell 

Class of 2020

Dasha Grace 

Dylan Woodard – Masters in Counseling Psychology Program, University of Southern Mississippi

Lindsay Sappington – University of Mississippi Accelerated Nursing Program

Sarah Berry – LSU School of Dentistry

Class of 2019

Abigail Reynolds – Master of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program, University of Mississippi

Blake Guntharp – Masters in Marketing Program

Grey Young – University of Mississippi Law School

Lauren Ellison – Georgetown Law School

Mallory Long – HR Coordinator

Class of 2018

Alexis Cantrell – Behavioral Therapist

Reagan Pearce – Experimental Psychology PhD Program, University of Mississippi