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Hello

I am a licensed clinical psychologist and assistant professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.

 

I direct the Personality, Mental Health, and AI research laboratory,

teach graduate and undergraduate courses in psychology, and provide empirically supported psychotherapy. 

 

Before my career as a psychologist, I was a DJ for six years. 

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My Education

Postdoctoral Research

Stony Brook University Medicine, Stony Brook, NY

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

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Ph.D. University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Clinical Psychology

Clinical Internship: University of Kentucky Internship Consortium

 

M.S. Villanova University, Villanova, PA

General Experimental Psychology

 

B.A. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Music Business

Awards and Honors

2025                Rising Star Award, Association for Psychological Science

2021                NARSAD Young Investigator Award, Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

2021                Emerging Scholar Award, Association for Research in Personality

2020                Michael T. Nietzel Award for Outstanding Graduate Student,

                        Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky

2017                Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, National Institute on Aging

2017                Poster Award, International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders

2016                Outstanding Pre-Doctoral Research Award, Department of Psychology,

                        University of Kentucky

Courses Taught

Graduate: Clinical Science: Psychological Assessment, Personality Assessment,

Research Design and Analysis

Undergraduate: Psychopathology, Psychological Disorders

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Research Grants

NARSAD Young Investigator Award            01/2022 — 01/2026

Brain and Behavior Research Foundation                                              

"Detecting PTSD in Natural Language"

Role: Principal Investigator

This project will develop AI-based language scores for PTSD in 3,000 World Trade Center (WTC) responders. These tools may facilitate screening and care by providing behavioral PTSD markers and informing prognosis and monitoring of treatment response, while simultaneously reducing assessment time demands.  

 

F31 AG055233                                               05/2017—05/2020

National Institute on Aging 

"A Longitudinal Investigation of Maladaptive Personality Traits as Reported by the Self and Others in the Prediction of Physical Health"

Role: Principal Investigator

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Predoctoral Fellowship

This study examines the predictive utility of maladaptive personality traits for physical health in a longitudinal study of a representative sample of older adults. The goal is to develop scientific understanding of the relationships between maladaptive personality traits and health across time.

Contact

To get in touch about research or therapy services

314-328-9508

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