FAM Families, Affective Neuroscience,
and Mood Disorders Lab

Meet the Research Staff

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Principal Investigator

Katie Burkhouse, Ph.D.

Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, Child Clinical Division

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Research Assistants

Sirin Jitklongsub

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Neuroscience

Minor in General Music

Ashley Engstrom

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Minor in Mathematics

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Classics

Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Bachelor of Science in Biobehavioral Health

Minor in Spanish

Postdoctoral Researchers

Emilia “Emili” Cárdenas, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Clinical Science

Graduate Students

Second-year Graduate Student in the Child-Track Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program

Cassandra Franke

First-year Graduate Student in the Child-Track Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program

Alex Petryczenko

Second-year Graduate Student in the Child-Track Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program

Undergraduate Students

Fourth-year Undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Psychology-Neuroscience

Fourth-year Undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Psychology

Fourth-year Undergraduate student pursuing a major in Psychology with a minor in Biology

Fourth-year Undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Psychology-Business

Incoming Third-year Undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Psychology-Neuroscience and a minor in Biology.

Third-year Undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Psychology-Neuroscience

Alumni

Maria Granros, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology

Noah “Chuck” Kingston

Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience

Minors in Clinical Psychology and Philosophy

Bachelor of Science in Clinical-Community Psychology

Christine Roberts

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Michelle Sheena, Ph.D.

Graduate Student in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at University of Illinois Chicago