Kaitlyn Ventre

Kaitlyn will receive her bachelor of science degree in psychology in August 2026 from Penn State. Throughout her undergraduate career, she worked in Michelle Newman Ph.D.’s Laboratory for Anxiety and Depression Research, where she gained experience studying internalizing disorders using novel technologies. She joined the FAM Lab in May 2025 as an undergraduate and will remain in the lab as a Project Coordinator following graduation. In the future, Kaitlyn hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, studying how health behaviors interact with early emotional and environmental risk factors to influence mental health trajectories in children and adolescents. In her free time, she enjoys staying active and spending time with friends and family.