Project Title: Barriers and Facilitators in Implementing Credible Messenger Mentoring

Kristina Lopez is a 4th year undergraduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles under the mentorship of Dr. Lauren C. Ng. In addition to her many manuscripts and poster presentations, Kristina has been awarded 2 research fellowships: the Keck Humanistic Inquiry Fellowship Award and the Undergraduate Research Scholars Program Award. These awards highlight Kristina’s important contribution to psychology research and her impressive development of a broad variety of research skills at such an early stage of her academic journey. Through her work researching PTSD service utilization in Latiné families, her academic success, and her dedication to further investigating the intersectional needs of incarcerated youth experiencing trauma, Kristina shows immense promise as a student psychologist. Congratulations to Kristina on all of her accomplishments!

Project Title: Examining Associations Between the Timing of Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Parenting Behaviors, and Child Outcomes

Margaret Redic is a 3rd year doctoral student at Washington University in St. Louis under the mentorship of Dr. Deanna Barch. Margaret’s research analyzes the many environmental and experiential factors that influence child socioemotional and neural development. Margaret’s passion for research is highlighted by her numerous publications, presentations, and research awards she has received over her academic career. In fact, Margaret was awarded the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships Program (GRFP) in 2023 and best overall presentation at Washington University’s 2026 Graduate Research Symposium. While Margaret has excelled in her research ventures, she has also excelled in other areas of her graduate program as she was named a finalist for the Outstanding Assistant to the Instructor Award for the Psychological and Brain Sciences department. She also exhibits a strong dedication to diversity within psychology through her work with the NextGen Psych Scholars Program (NPSP) and the Diversity Committee at Washington University. Congratulations to Margaret on all of her accomplishments!

This study involved a secondary data analysis that examined the effectiveness of audit and feedback in enhancing MBC fidelity and reach across four community mental health offices in Tennessee.

Grace Woodard is a 6th year doctoral student at the University of Miami under the mentorship of Dr. Amanda Jensen-Doss. She is completing her predoctoral internship at the University of Washington School of Medicine/Seattle Children’s Hospital. Grace’s research evaluates the factors that influence the fidelity of implementation of evidence-based practices in community clinics. In addition to her numerous publications, presentations, and research awards, Grace is the recipient of the Dean’s Academic Year Dissertation Fellowship and has been awarded a NIMH-funded T32 postdoctoral fellowship to be completed at the University of Washington School of Medicine starting in August. Grace’s success extends well beyond her research experience. Through her teaching, service on various professional and school committees, and mentorship of undergraduate students, she has demonstrated notable leadership qualities throughout all aspects of her graduate training. Congratulations to Grace on all of her accomplishments!

Sarah R. Sullivan, M.S. is a 5th year doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center, where she works under the mentorship of Dr. Regina Miranda in the Laboratory for the Study of Youth Cognition and Suicide. Sarah has demonstrated a deep passion for clinical child psychology through her commitment to honoring cultural diversity in both her clinical practice and research. As part of her dissertation, bilingual (English/Spanish) clinical interviews are being conducted. She has also developed Spanish-language psychoeducational resources to better serve Spanish-speaking youth and families, including asylum seekers in her community, demonstrating her commitment to increasing access to culturally responsive services.

Sarah’s research focuses on suicide-related disclosure among adolescents, with her dissertation examining factors that influence whether youth disclose (or choose not to disclose) suicidal thoughts and behaviors prior to emergency department visits. Her work has been funded by the City University of New York’s Equity and Social Justice Futures Initiative, and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. She is the recipient of the 2025 Early Career Award from the International Academy of Suicide Research and was named a 2025 Alies Muskin Career Development Leadership Program Fellow by the Anxiety & Depression Association of America.

Sarah has extensive clinical experience delivering evidence-based assessments and treatments to diverse clients ranging from young children to adults. She has completed her clinical training across settings, including outpatient CBT, therapeutic schools, neuropsychological assessment, and oncology. In addition to her accomplishments as a researcher and clinician, Sarah currently serves as Diversity Chair for the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology. Sarah is also deeply invested in leadership and mentorship. As a Graduate Student Researcher within the Laboratory for the Study of Youth Cognition and Suicide, she directly supervises and guides undergraduate and masters-level research assistants. She also actively fosters professional pathways for underrepresented aspiring psychologists through her previous mentorship involvement with the Psychin’ Out resource hub.

Looking forward to her next professional milestone, she will be completing her upcoming Pre-Doctoral Clinical Psychology Internship at the Stony Brook University Consortium Internship Program.