Graduate Students

Regina Brodell

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

Galbraith, K., & Huey, S.J., Jr. (in press). Gender differences in intervention effects on delinquency for justice-involved youth: A preliminary meta-analysis. Journal of Experimental Criminology. VIEW

Galbraith, K., Tarbox, J., & Huey, S.J., Jr. (2023). Assessing the feasibility of Peer Coach Training for disruptive middle school youth: A mixed methods pilot study. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 32(6), 1753-1764. VIEW

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

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

Jhaveri, K., Cohen, J.A., Barulich, M., Levin, A.O., Goyal, N., Loveday, T., Chesney, M.A., Shumay, D.M. (2020) “Soup cans, brooms, and Zoom:” Rapid conversion of a cancer survivorship program to telehealth during COVID‐19. Psycho‐Oncology, 29: 1424– 1426. VIEW

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.

Adrelys Mateo Santana

Adrelys is a graduate student in the clinical science program at USC. She received her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst (UMass). Upon graduating, she worked as a Laboratory Coordinator for the Self-regulation, Emotions, and Early Development (SEED Lab) at UMass. In her position as a Lab Coordinator, Adrelys managed a National Institute of Mental Health funded study examining the cross-diagnostic symptoms of early childhood psychopathology and emotional functioning via neurobiological and behavioral metrics.

Adrelys’ line of research has three primary aims: (1) understand the developmental consequences of early adverse experiences in racial-ethnic minoritized youth; (2) examine how structural inequities (e.g., structural racism) further exacerbate the harmful impact of early adverse experiences in youth’s development; and (3) elucidate culturally-responsive protective factors. She hopes to use this information to inform policy and bridge the gap in mental health access for historically marginalized communities.

Outside of research, Adrelys loves hiking, the beach, going out to trendy brunch spots, and listening to podcasts!

Representative papers

Note: Due to differences across journals, one of my last names (Mateo) has sometimes been abbreviated, hence the name inconsistencies found below.

Santana, A.M., Rudrabhatla, A., & Galán, C.A. (2022). Moving towards intersectional, vicarious, and strengths-based conceptualizations of online racial discrimination. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 62(1), 22-24. VIEW

Mateo Santana, A., & Grabell, A.S. (2022). Incongruent affect in early childhood: Neurobiological markers and links to psychopathology. Emotion. Advance online publication. VIEW

Kalanadhabhatta, M., Santana, A.M., Zhang, Z., Ganesan, D., Grabell, A.S., & Rahman, T. (2022). EarlyScreen: Multi-scale instance fusion for predicting neural activation and psychopathology in preschool children. Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies. 6(2), 1-39. VIDEO

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

Huey, S.J., Jr., Park, A.L., Galan, C., & Wang, C.X. (2023). Culturally-responsive cognitive behavioral therapy for ethnically diverse populations. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 19(1), 51-78. VIEW

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

Elayne Zhou

Elayne is a Ph.D. student in the Clinical Science program. She received her B.A. from Oberlin College in 2018. Post-graduation, she worked at the Kids Interaction and NeuroDevelopment Lab at the University of California, Riverside for two years. Then, she moved to Chicago to work at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine at the M-Body lab.

Elayne is passionate about using community-based participatory methods with underserved populations to advance health equity. With a specific focus on youth and families of color, she studies the influence of social, cultural, and structural factors on mental health outcomes. In her work, she aims to develop, implement, and facilitate the widespread adoption of culturally responsive treatments within accessible community settings. Her ultimate goal is to promote holistic flourishing for groups that have been historically oppressed, with a focus on dismantling barriers to quality care.

Elayne is the daughter of immigrants from the Anhui province of China. In her free time, Elayne loves to sing, throw pottery, kickbox, practice yoga, hike, and hanging out with her partner and cats.

Representative papers

Mullins, J. L, Zhou, E., & Michalska, K. J. (2023). Parental empathic accuracy and posttraumatic growth promote Latina girls’ affective empathy and altruistic sharing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social Psychology, 54, 1-2. VIEW

Burnett-Zeigler, I., Zhou, E., Martinez, J. H., Zumpf, K., Lartey, L., Moskowitz, J. T., Wisner, K. L., McDade, T., Brown, C. H., Gollan, J., Ciolino, J. D., Schauer, J. M., & Petito, L. C. (2023). Comparative effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention (M-Body) on depressive symptoms: Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Trials, 24(1), 115. VIEW

Zhou, E., Kyeong, Y., Cheung, C.S.S., & Michalska, K.J. (2021). Cultural values influence mental health attitudes and help-seeking among Asian and Latinx college students. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. VIEW