STAR Alumni

  • Research Scientist

    Shaquanna Brown, Ph.D. is a Research Scientist at the Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine (CBPM) at The Miriam Hospital (TMH). Her research seeks to understand the mechanisms that underlie the influence of childhood adversity on adolescent risk behaviors, such as substance use. Prior to joining the faculty at CBPM, Dr.

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    Social Science Research Analyst

    Jesse Coe, PhD, is a Social Science Research Analyst with Jefferson Solutions providing research support to the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). Her work at OPRE focuses on family strengthening, particularly in the area of home visiting.

  • Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research)

    Dr. Huffhines is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Research Scientist at E. P. Bradley Hospital. She has dedicated her research to understanding the impact of intergenerational trauma and contextual stress on parenting and the mental and physical well-being of young children. Dr.

  • Nancy Jao, PhD, received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology with an emphasis in behavioral medicine/health psychology from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Jao completed her clinical psychology internship at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

  • Assistant Professor

    Deanna M. Kaplan, PhD, MA, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. A clinical health psychologist and research methodologist, Dr. Kaplan's work focuses on the development of methods for measuring health-relevant processes outside of the lab, in the natural habitats of daily life.

  • Postdoctoral Fellow in Traumatic Stress

    Soyeong Kim, PhD is a post-doctoral research fellow at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown university. Dr. Kim completed her pre-doctoral internship at Johns Hopkins University and received her doctorate in counseling psychology from the University of Akron.

  • Research Scientist

    Crosby A. Modrowski is an NIMH-funded postdoctoral fellow at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital. She is currently working with Dr. Chris Houck and is funded through the Child and Adolescent Biobehavioral/HIV T32 of Rhode Island Hospital under the direction of Dr. Larry Brown.

  • Post Doctoral Research Associate

    Brie M Reid, PhD, is a STAR T32-funded postdoctoral fellow at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She earned her PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of Minnesota's Institute of Child Development, with a doctoral minor in Epidemiology from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Dr.

  • Assistant Research Professor

    Von Marie Rodriguez-Guzman, Ph.D. is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Psychology at The University of Rhode Island. Dr. Rodriguez-Guzman is currently working closely with Dr.

  • Research Scientist

    LG Ward received a PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and a BS in Psychology from the College of Charleston. Dr. Ward completed clinical internship at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She is currently a postdoctoral research fellow working with Dr.

  • Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

    Hannah N. Ziobrowski, PhD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. Her research focuses on the development and treatment of mental disorders, with a particular interest in how stress and trauma impact mental health across the life course.