Araceli Garcia, Doctoral Student
College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Mental health equity, culturally responsive interventions for Latinx youth and families, and addressing stigma, health disparities, and systemic barriers to care.
Caitlin Steele, Doctoral Student
College of Social Work, Social Work
Advances mental and behavioral health equity for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities by examining systemic care barriers and using community-engaged research to inform responsive, equitable policy and practice.
Danielle Trotter, Doctoral Student
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, Department of Public Health
Food security in the LGBTQIA+ community, specifically, understanding food security outcomes for adults that came out to their support system as adolescents.
Hailey Crowe, Doctoral Student
College of Social Work, Center for Behavioral Health Research & PhD Program
Studies community-engaged behavioral health research on digital health ethics, trust, adoption, and sustainability in underserved rural communities, emphasizing health equity through qualitative and mixed-methods approaches.
Julia Tomma Battle, Doctoral Student
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, Department of Counseling, Human Development, and Family Science
Trauma-informed, community-engaged, and culturally competent relationship education and the efficacy of relationship education interventions with vulnerable and underserved populations.
Mickeeya Murray Harrison, Doctoral Student
College of Social Work, Social Work
Socioemotional impacts of Adultification and parentification of Black girls and the socioeconomic costs of gun violence for Black girls and women.
Oliver Eya, Doctoral Student
College of Social Work, Social Work
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)/Domestic Violence (DV); Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) and faith-based organization.
Rebecca Oyetunji, Masters Student
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, Department of Nutrition
Global food safety knowledge and behaviors among college students to develop evidence-based interventions and standardized curricula that reduce foodborne risks.
Shalonda Kirk, Doctoral Student
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, Department of Counseling, Human Development, and Family Science
Advancing college mental health equity through suicide prevention, help-seeking, and culturally responsive counseling research, examining institutional barriers, improving service access, and bridging research with practice and training.
Shovon Alam, Doctoral Candidate
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, Department of Nutrition
Validates a streamlined adult diet quality assessment tool for clinical use and studies food insecurity drivers among college students and low-resource populations.
Taylor Wishart, Doctoral Student
College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
Studies ecological impacts of built infrastructure, focusing on long-term outcomes of green roofs and culverted urban streams in relation to green infrastructure, urban planning, and design.