Postdoctoral Program Participants

Current Postdoctoral Associates

Previous Postdoctoral Program Participants

Gina M. Bellavia, PhD, is currently a Project Director in the Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention at the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½.

Amy L. Brown, PhD, is Associate Professor and Department Head in the Department of Psychology of the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Whitney C. Brown, PhD, is Assistant Professor with the Department of Psychology at SUNY Geneseo.

Amy M. Buddie, PhD, is the Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research and Professor of Psychology at Kennesaw State ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ in Georgia.

Felipa T. Chavez, PhD, is Assistant Professor with the Department of Psychology at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida.

Cory C. Crane, PhD, is Assistant Professor with the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology and a Behavioral Health Psychologist at Canandaigua Veteran Affairs Medical Center.

Ronda L. Dearing, PhD, is Senior Director of Research and Evaluation for Brené Brown Education and Research Group.

Jaye L. Derrick, PhD, is Associate Professor and Director, Social Processes Lab, in the Social Psychology Department at the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Houston.

Jennifer Fillo, PhD, is Assistant Professor at the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of South Carolina in the Arnold School of Social Work.

Brent Finger, PhD, is is Associate Professor of Psychology in the Psychology Department at Montana State ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ at Billings.

Carlos G. Finlay, PhD, is currently working as a Clinical Psychologist for the Miami VA Healthcare System.

Amy M. Gancarz, PhD, is Associate Professor with the Department of Psychology, California State ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½, Bakersfield.

Stephanie Godleski, PhD, is now an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Vivian M. Gonzalez, PhD, is an Professor at the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Alaska Anchorage’s Department of Psychology.

Kerry Grohman, PhD, is a Clinical Neuropsychologist with the VA-Western New York Healthcare System.

Amy Hequembourg, PhD, is Associate Professor in the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½’s School of Nursing and Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion.

Liana S.E. Hone, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Health Education and Behavior at the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Florida.

Kimberly Kamper-DeMarco, PhD, is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Buffalo State College.

Audrey A. Klein, PhD, MBA, is the Senior Director of Clinical Service Design and Operations at Mindstrong.

Cathy Lau-Barraco, PhD, is Associate Progessor with the Psychology Department at Old Dominion ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ in Norfolk, Virginia.

Ash Levitt, PhD, now works in private industry.

Braden K. Linn, PhD, is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ School of Social Work.

Natasha Mendoza, MSW, PhD, is Director, Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy at Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions and Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Arizona State ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½.

Daniel Popoola, PhD, is now affiliated with UB’s Jacobs School of Medicine as a medical student working toward his medical degree.

Mark A. Prince, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Associate Director of Addiction Counseling at Colorado State ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½.

Brady A. Reynolds, PhD, is now an Associate Professor in the Department of Behavioral Science at the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Kentucky College of Medicine.

James Rice, PhD, is now a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology at The Ohio State ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½.

Samara L. Rice, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the State ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of New York at Oswego.

Robert C. Schlauch, PhD, is now an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of South Florida.

Julie A. Schumacher, PhD, is Professor and Vice Chair of Education, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Mississippi Medical Center.

Nicole M. Sell, PhD, is Assistant Professor with the Department of Psychology at Wilkes ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ in Pennsylvania.

Monica C. Skewes, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Montana State ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½.

Mauricio Suarez, PhD, is Research Assistant Professor with the Department of Psychology at the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Nebraska at Lincoln.

Jonathan Trinidad, PhD, is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the Point Loma Nazarene ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ in San Diego, California.

Ken Wakabayashi, PhD,  is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Jamie J. Winters, PhD, is Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Michigan and Associate Director for Veterans Affairs at the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Michigan’s Addiction Center.

Michelle Zaso, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Psychology at the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½. In 2022, Dr. Zaso was awarded a K grant through NIAAA. Her work on this grant will continue through May of 2024.