Brelynne Baldwin

Ph.D. Student at Texas Tech University

Hometown: Cohay, Mississippi

Alma Mater: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S.)

Thesis: Faith's associations with multiculturalism and social justice within applied graduate programs in the United States (Defended)

Abigail Armstrong Gala

Ph.D. Student at University of Southern Mississippi and Predoctoral Intern at University of Memphis Counseling Center

Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee

Alma Mater: University of Southern Mississippi (M.S.) & University of Memphis (B.S.)

Dissertation: Exploring risk and protective factors of burnout among psychologists at APA-Accredited training sites (Defended)

Lauren Hales

Ph.D. Student at University of Southern Mississippi

Hometown: Mobile, Alabama & Memphis, Tennessee

Alma Mater: Rhodes College (B.A.)

Thesis: The relationships among religiosity and tobacco-use in a Mexican American Spanish-speaking sample in the United States (Defended)

Now primarily under the supervision of Dr. Austen Anderson, Assistant Professor, University of Southern Mississippi

Cali Spears

Ph.D. Student at Texas Tech University

Hometown: Lucedale, Mississippi

Alma Mater: Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, University of Mississippi

Thesis: Religiosity's associations with mental health and mental health stigma in college students in the United States: A two study approach using linear and curvilinear models

Parker Gardner

Incoming Ph.D. Student at Texas Tech University

Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah

Alma Mater: Brigham Young University (B.M.)

Malvika Narayan

Ph.D. Student at Texas Tech University

Hometown: South Brunswick, New Jersey

Alma Mater: Cornell University (B.S.)

Thesis: Understanding burnout among female-identifying mental health clinicians: Examining workplace factors and gender-based discrimination (Defended)

Rachel Lawrence

Ph.D. Student at University of Southern Mississippi

Hometown: Sandhill, Mississippi

Alma Mater: University of Southern Mississippi (M.S.) and Mississippi College (B.A.) 

Dissertation: Religiosity as a predictor of mental health in older adults: Linear and curvilinear approaches (Proposed)

Tyler Ward

MS Student at University of Southern Mississippi

Hometown: Prairieville, Louisiana

Alma Mater: Louisiana State University (B.S.)

F.I.T. Projects: Active remote collaborator on Treatment Delivery & FIT, focusing on videoconferencing technologies

Now primarily under the supervision of Emily Yowell, PhD, Professor and Training Director, University of Southern Mississippi

Austin Bourne

Alumni, Current MS Student at University of Southern Mississippi

Hometown: Brandon, Mississippi

Alma Mater: Honors College, University of Southern Mississippi (B.A.)

Thesis: Understanding burnout among female-identifying mental health clinicians: Examining workplace factors and gender-based discrimination (Defended)

Niusha Karki

Alumni, Current Ph.D. Student at University of Louisville

Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal

Alma Mater: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S.)

Capstone: Examining linear and curvilinear relationships among religiosity, spirituality, and mental health in eight countries (In-Review)

Ashley Jones, Ph.D.

Alumni, Forensic Postdoctoral Fellow at Utah State Hospital

Hometown: Peoria, Arizona

Alma Mater: University of Southern Mississippi (Ph.D.), Arizona State University (M.S.) Barrett, the Honors College, Arizona State University (B.S.)

Dissertation: Does convenience come with a price? The impact of remote testimony on perceptions of expert credibility (Criminal Justice & Behavior; Defended)

Cory Shumate

Alumni, Current Clinical Therapist at Pine Grove Behavioral Health and Addiction Services in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Hometown: Meridian, Mississippi

Alma Mater: University of Southern Mississippi (M.S.) & Mississippi State University (B.S.)

F.I.T. Projects: Religious Belief and FIT focusing on hope's intersection with religiosity

Mary Parker Raley

Alumni, Current MS Student at University of South Alabama

Hometown: Gluckstadt, Mississippi

Alma Mater: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S.)

Brady Brock

Alumni, Ph.D. Student at Mississippi State University

Hometown: Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Alma Mater: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S. & M.S.)

Master's Project: Examining disability status, religiosity, and mental health in the HealthyMinds national college student dataset

Payton Smith

Alumni, Current provider at the The Ness Center in Mandeville, Louisiana

Hometown: Chattanooga, Tennessee

Alma Mater: University of Southern Mississippi (M.S.) & University of Tennessee, Knoxville (M.S. & B.A.)

F.I.T. Projects: Treatment Delivery & FIT, focusing on videoconferencing technologies.

Joseph Gaviria Podguski 

Alumni, Director of Student Success in the College of Osteopathic Medicine, William Carey University & Ph.D. Student in Higher Education Administration at William Carey University

Alma Maters: University of Southern Mississippi (MS) Penn State University (B.S.)