Regina Brodell
Regina is a clinical psychology Ph.D. student. She received her B.A. from UCLA in Human Biology and Society. Upon graduating, she joined the team at the Nathanson Family Resilience Center and worked on two primary projects: CRRF (a school-based project centered on promoting the resilience and well-being of LAUSD staff, students, and families) and FOCUS-EC (a study assessing the effectiveness of a resilience based program among military families). She also assisted with a qualitative study at UCLA TIES for Families, centered on understanding children’s pre-adoptive history and the development of adoptees into young adulthood.
Her current research interests include studying the impact of trauma among at-risk and justice involved adolescents, as well as foster youth populations and identifying protective factors and/or interventions that may differ the effects of early life adversity. She is also interested on school-based interventions that are centered on promoting resilience. Outside of research, she loves trail running, jiu-jitsu and spending time with all the little ones in her family.
Katie Galbraith
Katie is a graduate student in the clinical science program at USC. She received her B.S. in Psychology from Yale University in 2016. While at Yale she worked at both the Innovative Interactions Lab and the Program for Obesity, Weight, and Eating Research. After graduation, she began working at the Juvenile Justice Behavioral Health lab at the University of California, San Francisco.
Katie is passionate about improving access to and outcomes of mental health treatment for at-risk and justice-involved adolescents and young adults. Her research interests include the evaluation of substance use interventions for at-risk and justice-involved youth, particularly with respect to the relationship between trauma exposure and substance use outcomes. She is also interested in studying gender-specific risk factors for involvement in the juvenile justice system.
Katie is originally from the East Coast and is an avid Boston sports fan. Outside of work, she loves to travel and go to the beach. She is also slightly obsessed with bulldogs, particularly her family’s bulldogs named Spanky and Darla (pictures available upon request).
Representative papers
Rubenson, M. P., Galbraith, K., Shin, O., Beam, C. R., & Huey, S. J., Jr. (2021). When helping hurts? Toward a nuanced interpretation of adverse effects in gang-focused interventions. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 28(1), 29–39. VIEW
Rubenson, M., Galbraith, K., & Huey, S.J., Jr. (2020). Understanding adverse effects in gang-focused interventions: A critical review. In F. Weerman & C. Melde (Eds). Gangs and troublesome youth groups in the modern age of internet and social media. New York, NY: Springer. VIEW
Galbraith, K., Elmquist, J., White, M.A., Grilo, C.M., & Lydecker, J.A. (2019). Weighty decisions: How symptom severity and weight impact perceptions of bulimia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 1-7. VIEW
Tolou-Shams, M., Yonek, J. C., Galbraith, K., & Bath, E. P. (2019). Text messaging to enhance behavioral health treatment engagement among justice-involved youth: Qualitative and user testing study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 7, e10904. VIEW
Crossman, M.K., Kazdin, A.E., Galbraith, K., Eros, L., & Santos, L.R. (2018). Evaluating the influence of the presence of a dog on bias towards individuals with overweight and obesity. Anthrozoös, 31, 77-88. VIEW
Nina Jhaveri
Nina takes an interdisciplinary approach to clinical research to address the real-world complexities of health systems and access barriers faced by underserved populations. Ongoing projects include identifying individual-level predictors of patient engagement with mobile health (mHealth) interventions, and exploring the role of primary medical care in mental health service utilization.
Nina’s prior work includes creating public health programs targeting culture-sensitive behavior change in underserved populations. She also developed patient care strategies for U.S. health systems as a strategy consultant. Nina received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley and her M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. She is an avid food lover and power napper.
Representative papers
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Mason, A.E., Jhaveri, K., Schleicher, S., Almeida, C., Hartman, A., Wackerly, A., Alba, D., Koliwad, D., Epel, E., Aschbacher, K. (2019). Sweet cognition: The differential effects of glucose consumption on attentional food bias in individuals of lean and obese status. Physiology & Behavior, 206, 264-273.
Mason, A. E., Jhaveri, K., Cohn, M., & Brewer, J. A. (2018). Testing a mobile mindful eating intervention targeting craving-related eating: Feasibility and proof of concept. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 41(2), 160–173. VIEW
Sayegh, C.S., Huey, S.J., Jr., Zara, E.J., & Jhaveri, K. (2017). Follow-up treatment effects of contingency management and motivational interviewing on substance use: A meta-analysis. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 31(4), 403-414.
Emily Satinsky
Emily is a graduate student in the clinical science program, and is co-mentored by Drs. Stanley Huey and Chardée Galán. Emily’s research centers on better understanding environmental and social influences on mental health and increasing access to mental health care for culturally diverse and historically oppressed communities. Throughout her research, Emily is dedicated to community engagement and using qualitative methods to inform the development and adaptation of culturally-relevant interventions. Broadly, Emily is interested in the long-term consequences of early adversity on mental health, peer support, and the impact of individuals’ social networks and norm perceptions on their own behaviors.
Prior to starting at USC, Emily coordinated a population-based longitudinal social network study in rural Uganda with Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for Global Health and researched peer-delivered interventions for substance use in Baltimore and South Africa with the University of Maryland’s Global Mental Health and Addiction Program. She has also worked at a mental health non-profit in London and as an AmeriCorps volunteer at an elementary school in San Francisco. Emily graduated with her Bachelor’s in Biology and Society from Cornell University and her Master’s in Global Mental Health from King’s College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Outside of research, Emily enjoys various outdoor activities, drawing, watching videos of cuttlefish, and picking blueberries – among many other things!
Representative papers
Satinsky, E.N., Kimura, T., Kiang, M.V., Abebe, R., Cunningham, S., Lee, H., Lin, X., Liu, C.H., Rudan, I., Sen, S., Tomlinson, M., Yaver, M., & Tsai, A.C. (2021). Systematic review and meta- analysis of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation among Ph.D. students. Scientific Reports, 11(14370). VIEW
Satinsky E.N., Kakuhikire, B., Baguma, C., Rasmussen, J.D., Ashaba, S., Cooper-Vince, C.E., Perkins, J.M., Kiconco, A., Namara, E., Bangsberg, D.R., & Tsai, A.C. (2021). Adverse childhood experiences, adult depression, and suicidal ideation in rural Uganda: A cross-sectional, population-based study. PLoS Medicine, 18(5), e1003642. VIEW
Kakuhikire, B., Satinsky, E.N., Baguma, C., Rasmussen, J.D., Perkins, J.M., Gumisiriza, P., Juliet, M., Ayebare, P., Mushavi, R.C., Burns, B.F.O, Siedner, M.J., Bangsberg, D.R., & Tsai, A.C. (2021) Correlates of attendance at community engagement meetings held in advance of bio-behavioral research studies: A longitudinal, sociocentric social network study in rural Uganda. PLoS Medicine, 18(7), e1003705. VIEW
Satinsky, E.N., Doran, K., Felton, J.W., Kleinman, M., Dean, D., & Magidson, J.F. (2020). Adapting a peer recovery coach-delivered behavioral activation intervention for problematic substance use in a medically underserved community in Baltimore City. PLoS One, 15(1), e0228084. VIEW
Crystal Wang
Crystal is a clinical psychology Ph.D. student. She received her B.A. from U.C. Berkeley in 2015, where she conducted a study assessing the impact of language on implicit attitudes towards Asian Americans. At USC, she ran several studies investigating the effects of ethnicity and culture on mental health stigma for her master’s thesis. This transitioned to her dissertation project, where she is currently testing a novel, culturally-relevant social norms intervention for mental health stigma and help-seeking with depressed Asian and European American college students. Other ongoing projects include examining the effects of threat on racial bias and xenophobia, and how social context influences engagement in problem behaviors.
Outside of research, Crystal enjoys traveling, making trips up north to visit her family, and drinking trenta-sized americanos to stay awake.
Representative papers
Wang, C.X., Huey, S.J., Jr., & Pan, D. (2021). Therapeutic alliance mediates the effect of directive treatment on subsyndromal depression for Asian and European American students. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 31(3), 291-301. VIEW
Tilley, J.L., Huey, S.J., Jr., Farver, J.M., Lai, M.H.C., Wang, C.X. (2021). The immigrant paradox in the problem behaviors of youth in the United States: A meta-analysis. Child Development, 92(2), 502-516. VIEW