Group Members
We are looking for new PhD students, Postdocs, and Master students to join the team (see openings) !
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Staff

Brenda Curtis
Unit Chief
- PhD, Communication, University of Pennsylvania
- MsPH, Public Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- BS, Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- 2016-2019 Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Addictions, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- 2019-present Tenure Track Clinical Investigator, National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, NIH, Baltimore, MD

Salvatore Giorgi
Computer Systems Analyst
- PhD, Computer Science, University of Pennsylvania (anticipated 2023)
- MS, Electrical Engineering, Temple University
- BS, Electrical Engineering, Temple University

Jessie Hemmons
Research Coordinator
- JD, Temple University (anticipated 2025)
- MS, Clinical and Counseling Psychology, Chestnut Hill College
- BS, Psychology, Temple University

TingTing Liu
Research Fellow
- Ph.D., Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Graduate Certificate, Data Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- M.Sc., Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- M.Ed., Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
- B.Eng., Computer Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

Adam Goodkind
Postdoc
- Ph.D., Human-Computer Interaction, Northwestern University
- MA, Computational Linguistics, CUNY Graduate Center
- BA, Religion, Columbia University

Sophia Lou
Postbaccalaureate Fellow
- BA Public Health Studies, Johns Hopkins University
- BM Oboe Performance, Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University

Zachary Fried
Postbaccalaureate Fellow
- BS Chemistry, Oregon State University

Doug Bellew
App Developer
- 20 years, IT development and Tech Lead
- 3 years Project Management
- 5 years IT Manager and Director
PhD and Master Students

Elise Bragard
PhD student at Fordham University
- M.A., Applied Developmental Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, NY
- M.A., Women’s & Gender Studies, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY
- M.A., Theatre Education, Emerson College, Boston, MA
- B.S., Mathematics, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

Aaliyah Gray
PhD student at Fordham University
- M.A., Applied Developmental Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, NY
- B.A., Psychology, Stetson University, Deland, FL

Xiangyu Tao
PhD student at Fordham University
- M.A., Applied Developmental Psychology, Fordham University
- M.A., Social Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- B.S., Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Seattle, WA
Alumni

Amanda Devoto
Postdoc

Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman
Postdoc
Current: Assistant Professor at George Washington University

Zachary Demko
Postbaccalaureate Fellow
Current: PhD student in Clinical Science at University of Iowa

Daniel Habib
Postbaccalaureate Fellow
Current: Medical Student at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Kenna Yadeta
Postbaccalaureate Fellow

Amy Kwarteng
Postbaccalaureate Fellow
Current: Medical student at University of Michigan Medical School

Kenzie Himelein-Wachowiak
Postbaccalaureate Fellow
Current: PhD student in Clinical Psychology at Temple University

Chase Smitterberg
Postbaccalaureate Fellow
Current: Medical student at Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine

Karan Luthria
Summer Research Assistant
Current: Research Intern at Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard University