Email: Leah.Doane@asu.edu

Leah Doane, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

Leah Doane is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and Associate Dean of Graduate Initiatives in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Cornell University, her M.A. and Ph.D. in Human Development and Social Policy from Northwestern University, and completed a postdoctoral appointment at the University of Chicago in Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience. Using culturally- and genetically-informed designs, her program of research centers on links between health behaviors, physiological stress processes, and everyday stressful experiences in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood from a developmental psychopathology framework.

Further, much of her work focuses on these processes in Latinx youth and families, and during times of transition, such as the transition to college. Doane was a William T. Grant Foundation Scholar and has been funded by the National Institutes for Health (NICHD), the Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She has served in several leadership positions in the Department of Psychology including Developmental Graduate Training Area Head, Director of Faculty Success, and Associate/Deputy Chair.

Email: shmendes@asu.edu
Twitter: @SkylerHMendes

Skyler Mendes

graduate student

Skye is co-mentored by Dr. Leah Doane and Dr. Sabrina Oesterle (Director of the Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center and faculty in the School of Social Work). Skye’s research focus is the prevention of internalizing disorders (e.g., anxiety and depression) in youth. She examines risk and protective factors and their implications in preventative interventions and positive youth development programs. Skye has secondary interests in the science of teaching and learning (SoTL) and inclusive pedagogy. Ideally, her future endeavors will allow opportunities for teaching as well as leveraging prevention science to promote healthy social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes for youth.

Education

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Psychology, M.A.

HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Prevention Science and Practice, Ed.M.

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
Psychology, B.A., Minor in Spanish

Email: mgusman1@asu.edu

Mickie Gusman

graduate student

Mickie is broadly interested in understanding the mechanisms through which childhood adversity affect emotion development throughout the lifespan. In her research, she hopes to use experimental methodology to examine the intersection of culture and resilience through the lens of physiological markers (i.e., how familial narratives, religious beliefs/customs, and community supports contribute to individual differences in stress reactivity). After her doctoral studies, she aims to extend this line of research toward informing community-based, culturally-responsive interventions for vulnerable youth populations.

Education

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Psychology, M.A.

SKIDMORE COLLEGE
Psychology, B.A., Minor in English

Email: kaguil24@asu.edu

Karen Aguilar

graduate student

Karen is co-mentored by Dr. Leah Doane and Dr. Rick Cruz (REACH and assistant professor in the Department of Psychology). Karen is broadly interested in the intersection of sleep, stress, and mental health in Latinx and underserved populations through the lens of culture identity and life transitions. She is also interested in the role that systems and family dynamics have on the well-being and academic success of children/adolescents. After her doctoral studies, Karen would like to continue her research through teaching and interventions in community and academia settings. 

Personal Interests

• Ice hockey

• Indoor cycling

• Music playlist-making

Email: cbui9@asu.edu

Christy Bui

graduate student

Christy is a graduate student in the Clinical Psychology doctoral program. Christy is broadly interested in understanding how early environmental experiences confer risk for the development of psychopathology. She is also interested in how stress and sleep during key developmental transitions impact on health and socioemotional outcomes. 

Education

SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Psychology, B.A.

Brenna Garcia

Mike Sladek, Ph.D.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AT UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

Reagan Styles Breitenstein, Ph.D.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AT APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Scott Van Lenten, M.A.

SENIOR ANALYST, BASEBALL RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, MILWAUKEE BREWERS

HyeJung Park, Ph.D.

PRESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT FELLOW, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE (NINDS)

Saul Castro, Ph.D.

CLINICAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST AND PSYCHOLOGIST, PROVIDENCE (HEALTH RESEARCH ACCELERATOR

Jeri Sasser, Ph.D.

UX RESEARCHER, MICROSOFT

Emma Lecarie, Ph.D.

PSYCHOLOGY POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL COLORADO

Ace Richmond, B.S., B.A.

CLINICAL PH.D. STUDENT, NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY

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