Lab Alumni
Graduate Students
Jeffery Martin, Ph.D., Maj, USAF
Graduate Student, 2006-2011
Dissertation: A Cluster Analysis Typology of Suicide in the United States Air Force
Current Position: Chief, Psychological Applications, 22 Special Tactics Squadron, Washington
Shannon Branlund, Ph.D., Maj, USAF
Graduate Student, 2005-2012
Dissertation: Deployment and Psychological Correlates of Suicide-Related Ideation and Behaviors for a Sample of U.S. Airmen and Marines
Current Position: Mental Health Flight Commander, 325th Medical Operations Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida
Brianne George, Ph.D., Maj, USAF
Graduate Student, 2008-2014
Dissertation: An Examination of Gender Differences, Clinical Characteristics, and Risk Indicators for Suicide among Service Members Hospitalized for Suicide Ideation versus Suicide Attempts
Current Position: Chief, Mental Health, Installation Suicide Prevention Program Manager
Kristen Kochanski-Ruscio, Ph.D., LT, USN
Graduate Student, 2009-2014
Dissertation: A Prospective Comparative Study to Examine the Association among Suicide Attempt Status, Psychiatric Factors, and the Wish to Die/Wish to Live
Current Position: Navy Psychologist
Graham Sterling, Ph.D., LT, USN
Graduate Student, 2009-2014
Dissertation: Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Male Gender Role Stressor Inventory
Current Position: Navy Psychologist; Research Psychologist, USUHS, Maryland
Marcus VanSickle, Ph.D., LT, USN
Graduate Student, 2011-2016
Dissertation: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Military Suicide Attitudes Questionnaire (MSAQ)
Current Position: Navy Psychologist, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Virginia
Postdoctoral Fellows
Daniel Cox, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2009-2011
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology and Special Education, The University of British Columbia
Farrah Greene-Palmer, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2009-2011
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Medical Ethics and Medical Psychology, Medical University of the Americas, Nevis, West Indies
Rachael A. Lunt, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2010-2011; Psychologist 2011-2012
Current Position: Registered Psychologist, Vancouver CBT Centre
Christina Schendel, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2010-2011; Psychologist 2011-2012
Current Position: Psychologist, Booz Allen Hamilton
John Dennis, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow and Clinical Coordinator, 2011-2012
Current Position: Clinical Psychologist, Capital Institute for Cognitive Therapy
Patricia Spangler, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2011-2013
Current Position: Research Assistant Professor, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Kasaan Holmes, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2012-2013
Current Position: Psychologist, The Wake Kendall Group
Lauren Matthews, PsyD
Research Associate / Postdoctoral Fellow, 2012-2013
Current Status: Psychologist, Woodbridge Therapy Group, Pivotal Psychological Services, LLC
Jaime Carreno, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2011-2013; Psychologist 2013-2014
Current Status: Captain, United States Army; Research Psychologist
Laura Neely, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2011-2013; Psychologist 2013-2016
Current Status: Research Personnel Psychologist, Defense Suicide Prevention Office
Research Personnel
Kathryn Lou, Ph.D.
Lab Position: Research Assistant, 2006-2010
Current Status: Clinical Psychology Resident, ReMed
Victoria Franz, Ph.D.
Lab Position: Research Assistant, 2006-2007
Current Status: Psychologist, Wilmington VA Medical Center
Melinda Moore, Ph.D.
Lab Position: Research Assistant, 2007-2009
Current Status: Assistant Professor, Eastern Kentucky University
Kristen Kochanski, Ph.D.
Lab Position: Laboratory Manager, 2008-2009
Current Status: Navy Psychologist
Elisabeth Carlin, Ph.D.
Lab Position: Research Assistant, 2007-2012
Current Status: Psychologist, Washington DC VA Medical Center
MK Yeargin, M.A.
Lab Position: Research Assistant, 2008-2010
Current Status: Go Challenge Co-Founder, http://www.gointeractivechallenge.com/home/
Edwin Szeto, B.S.
Lab Position: Laboratory Manager, 2010-2011
Current Status: Ph.D. Candidate in Medical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Kathryn DeYoung, M.A.
Lab Position: Research Assistant, 2010-2013
Current Status: Executive Officer, Consortium for Health and Military Performance, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Lauren Testa, MPH
Lab Position: Laboratory Manager, 2011-2012
Current Status: Consultant, The Lewin Group
Joanna Zuercher, B.A.
Lab Position: Research Assistant, 2011-2012
Current Status: Ph.D. Candidate in Experimental Psychology, University of Arkansas
Katherine Brazaitis, Ph.D.
Lab Position: Research Assistant, 2011-2012
Current Status: Psychologist
Rene Lento, Ph.D.
Lab Position: Research Assistant, 2011-2012
Current Status: Psychologist
Heather Rodney, M.S.
Lab Position: Research Assistant, 2011-2012
Current Status: Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Analyst, Maryland
Cara Blevins, B.A.
Lab Position: Research Assistant, 2011-2013
Current Status: Ph.D. Candidate in Health Psychology, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Joseph Grammer, B.A., B.S.
Lab Position: Research Assistant, 2011-2013
Current Status: Writer, http://josephgrammer.com/
Kari Koss, M.A.
Lab Position: Research Assistant, 2012-2015
Current Status: Research Associate, East Carolina University
Christina Yang, B.S.
Lab Position: Research Assistant, 2012-2015
Current Status: Program Specialist, Henry Jackson Foundation
Kathryn Holloway, Ph.D.
Lab Position: Research Assistant, 2013-2014
Current Status: Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Alliant International University
Kacie Armstrong
Lab Position: Research Assistant, 2014
Current Status: Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology, Cornell University
Gerard Markham, B.A.
Lab Position: Research Assistant, 2014
Current Status: Quantitative Research Assistant at Urban Institute
Victoria Colborn, B.S.
Lab Position: Research Assistant, 2014-2016
Current Status: Ph.D. Candidate in Clinical Psychology, Catholic University
Kathleen Caffery, B.A.
Lab Position: Research Assistant, 2014-2016
Current Status: Master's in Social Work Candidate, University of Pennsylvania
