
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.
Representative Papers Sheerin, K.M., Brodell, R., Huey, S.J., Jr., & Kemp, K.A. (2023). Applying ecological systems theory to juvenile legal system interventions outcomes research: A measurement framework. Frontiers in Psychology, 17. VIEW
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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