Education and Interventions

2026

Eva Dicker, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Seattle University, Daily Emotion Regulation Strategies and Depression in Dementia Caregivers: A Multimodal Approach
Mary Pritchard, Ph.D., Professor at Boise State University, M-Body: A Novel Intervention to Redefining Masculinity Through Positive Body Image
Ryan Watson., Ph.D., Associate Professor at University of Connecticut, Sexual and Gender Diverse Mental Health: The role of family relationships and school experiences

Blake A. Colaianne, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor at Pennsylvania State University – Mindful, together: Exploring relational impacts of a student-designed mindfulness and compassion curriculum for high school students
Stephanie Irby Coard, Ph.D., Professor, Human Development and Family Studies at University of North Carolina - Centering Youth Voices: Humanizing Mental Health Through Lived Experience Storytelling
Melanie Lean, Psych D., Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University, Physiological Anxiety and Social Safety in Psychosis: The Potential for Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)
Jeevanjot “JJ” Singh Kapur, Ph.D. student at University of Iowa - “What’s Your OUD Story?”: Exploring the Impact of a Digital Storytelling Group on Recovery, Self-Perception, and Healthcare Relationships
Ann T. Skinner, PhD., Research Scientist at Duke University - Understanding how interpersonal relationships and social support during war promote resilience and recovery
Allie Michelle Spiekerman, Ph. D. Student at University of Missouri-Columbia - Teenagers and texting: A multi-method examination of social support in adolescent friends' text messages and associations with adjustment

Diana Doumas, Ph.D., Professor of Counselor Education and Director for the Institute for the Study of Addiction at Boise State University – Implementation Strategies to Enhance Uptake of a Bullying Bystander Intervention

Leslie Frazier, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Florida International University – The role of self and others in the internalization of disability identity: Toward a model of well-being and resilience
Laura Glynn, Ph.D., Professor in the Psychology Department at Chapman University – Parental predictability as a protective social factor for children’s stress physiology and mental health
William Tsai, Ph.D., Associate Professor at New York University- Emotion Regulation and Psychological Well-being among Cancer Caregiver-Patient Dyads

Cathleen Cox, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the Texas Christian University- Existential isolation and well-being among persons in residential treatment facilities

Julian Cohen-Serrins, Ph.D. candidate, Graduate Research Assistant, at the New York University Silver School of Social Work – The Impact of Organizational Justice and Support on Burnout among Healthcare Workers: A Mixed-Methods Study
Ilana Haliwa , Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Salve Regina University, - The effects of a brief interconnectedness meditation on perceived social support, emotional reactivity, and mental health
Audrey Harkness, Ph.D., Psychologist and Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing and Health Studies at the University of Miami – Culturally adapting individually-oriented relationship education for Latino sexual minority men
Yunying Le, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor at the University of Denver, Preventing postpartum depression via an online, self-study approach for couples at elevated risk: Adapting an evidence-based, universal prevention program
Brian TaeHyuk Keum, Ph.D., Buehler Sesquicentennial Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology in the Department of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology at the Boston College- The STOREY (STOrying Racism to Empower Youth) intervention: Testing a digital storytelling intervention to promote anti-racism advocacy against anti-Black racism
Lindsey Weiler, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota – I mproving Human Relationships through Youth Mentors’ Use of Emotion Coaching

Sayed Jafar Ahmadi, Ph.D., Research Scholar in Psychology at Bard College- Developing an intervention to improve social interactions and relationships among Afghan adolescents
Lilian Y Li, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University – Neural Synchrony During Emotional Interactions as Predictive Markers of Interpersonal Risk and Resilience for Depression
Hannah Schacter, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Wayne State Department of Psychology (developmental science area) and an adjunct assistant professor in the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute for child and family development – Enhancing Adolescent Friendships through Digital Education

Samantha Brown, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor at Colorado State University – Nurturing Connections: A Postpartum Intervention to Improve Mother-Infant Functioning and Interactions

Kathryn Rebecca Fox, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the clinical child psychology at the University of Denver, Helping Parents Navigate Child Suicide Risk
Kate Hardy, Clin.Psych.D, Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine – Integrating Psychosis Recovery by Enabling Adult Carers at Home (Psychosis REACH) in an early psychosis clinic
Stanley Huey, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at the University of Southern California – Training Youth with Disruptive Behaviors as School-Based Peer Coaches
Bruce E. Wampold, PhD, ABPP, Emeritus Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison – Becoming a More Effective Therapist: Deliberate Practice v Best Practice Supervision v Supervision as Usual

Carissa D’Aniello, Ph.D., Assistant Professor from Texas Tech University, Rachel Tambling, Ph.D., LMFT, Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences, and Beth Russell, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences from the University of Connecticut - A Pilot Study of PRISM Mindfulness Based Family Groups for Parents of Young Adults with Substance Use Disorders

Brian Cole, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Kansas – Hope Through Strengths
Jenalee Doom, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Denver’s Department of Psychology and Stress, Early Experiences, and Development (SEED) Research Center- Testing a Brief Social Belonging Intervention to Improve Social Relationships and Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Greg M. Fosco, Ph.D., Associate Director of the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center and Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at The Pennsylvania State University – Feasibility and Evaluation of Brief, Mobile-Based Family Strengthening Interventions
Aida Midgett, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the Department of Counselor Education at Boise State University – Development, Usability Testing, and Short-Term Outcomes of Brief, Bullying Bystander Intervention (STAC) Teacher Module
Galena Rhoades, Ph.D., Research Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Denver and Executive Director of Thriving Families- MotherWise Virtual: Relationship Education for Pregnant and Postpartum Women during COVID