STAR Alumni

  • Clinical Psychology Resident

    Prachi H. Bhuptani, MA, is a clinical psychology resident at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She is a doctoral candidate in the Clinical Psychology program at Miami University.  Her research focuses on the investigation of ecological factors and processes underlying experiences of stigma following sexual victimization among women.

  • 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.

  • STAR T32 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW

    Teresa Daniels, MD, is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She earned her MD and MS in Anatomy and Neurobiology from Virginia Commonwealth University and completed her residency in Psychiatry, including an R25-funded research training program, at Brown University.

  • Psychiatry Resident, R25 Research Training Program

    Dr. Fukuda earned his M.D. / Ph.D. via the MSTP combined degree program from Loma Linda University. The major focus of his Ph.D. was investigating the role of astrocyte network proteins on edema formation in neurovascular trauma under the mentorship of Dr. Jerome Badaut. Dr.

  • 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.

  • STAR T32 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW

    Sharon Lee is a STAR T32 postdoctoral fellow at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, where she also completed her clinical psychology internship.  Sharon received her PhD in Clinical Psychology with emphases in Quantitative Research Methods and Health Psychology from the University of Connecticut.  During her doctoral studies, Sharon received a NHLBI-funded F31 to study associa

  • 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.

  • Psychiatry Resident, R25 Research Training Program

    Dr. Olsen received her BS in psychology and MD through a combined program at Stony Brook University and is currently completing her psychiatry residency at Brown University.

  • 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.

  • STAR T32 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW

    Darlynn Rojo-Wissar, PhD, MPH is a psychiatric epidemiologist and STAR T32-funded postdoctoral fellow at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. The aim of her research is to examine the role of sleep and circadian rhythms in the development and exacerbation of poor mental and physical health outcomes across the lifespan, to inform intervention and prevention strategies.

  • Clinical Psychology Resident

    Katherine M. Tezanos, MS, is a clinical psychology resident at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University working under the research mentorship of Dr. Nicole Nugent. She is a doctoral candidate in the Clinical Psychology program at Teachers College, Columbia University and earned her BA in psychology at Amherst College.

  • 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.