Graduate Students

Paula Adams

Pullman
padams@wsu.edu

Research Interests

• Integration of practice and research in college health promotion

Ayo Adaramola

Pullman
ayo.adaramola@wsu.edu

Research Interests

• Family systems, Adolescent development, Preventive/Early interventions in family and community contexts.

Tosha BigEagle

Vancouver
tosha.bigeagle@wsu.edu

Research Interests

• Mass incarceration, harm reduction, Indigenous ways of knowing, health equity, intergenerational caregiving, and transgender development

Erica Doering

Vancouver

Osa Egbon

Pullman

Madeline Fodor

Pullman
madeline.fodor@wsu.edu

Research Interests

• I am interested in mental health and wellbeing of transgender, non-binary and gender-diverse adolescents. My research is focused on resilience and on identifying protective factors associated with positive mental health outcomes.

Elizabeth Fraser

Spokane
elizabeth.fraser@wsu.edu

Research Interests

• My research interests are the intersection of social determinants of health and stress in the development of early psychosis.

Anaderi Iniguez

Pullman

Konul Karimova

Pullman

Kimberly Klein

Spokane
kcklein@wsu.edu

Research Interests

• Kimberly is a qualitative researcher using an intersectional lens to examine intimate partner violence (IPV) economic abuse and gendered violence. She is particularly interested in exploring how governmental and social structures contribute to the exploitation and abuse of vulnerable populations.

Metta Kongira

Spokane

Shane McFarland

Pullman
shane.mcfarland@wsu.edu

Research Interests

• My research interests include mental health and suicide prevention among first responders, physical activity promotion, harm reduction/personal safety, and the development and evaluation of mindfulness practices and interventions. I am particularly interested in suicidal ideation and suicide epidemiology, psychometrics of mindfulness measures, as well as strategies for risk reduction, personal safety, and violence prevention.

Sara Mills

Vancouver

Kristi Morrison

Pullman
kmgoetz@wsu.edu

Research Interests

• My research focuses on parent-child relationships, prevention of adolescent and young substance use through family-based interventions, and dissemination and implementation of these programs.

Ashley Murray

Pullman
ashley.murray1@wsu.edu

Research Interests

• I am interested in the neural basis of mental health disorders across the lifespan using tools like EEG to identify brain networks associated with mental health. Additionally, I am interested in understanding how developmental trajectories and life course experiences alter mental health outcomes and account for individual differences.

Jordan Newburg

Pullman

Angie Nielsen

Vancouver
angela.nielsen@wsu.edu

Research Interests

• My research concentrates on adolescent mental health and suicidality, specifically how mental health challenges affect adolescents who live in rural areas. I also have an interest in Positive Youth Development organizations, and how social media can provide mental health support for youth

Maryam Nourollahimoghada

Pullman

Kelly O’Sullivan

Pullman
kelly.osullivan@wsu.edu

Research Interests

• I am a gerontologist with a focus on tertiary dementia prevention. I am interested in examining the role of recreation in families affected by dementia, particularly in marginalized communities.

Sooyoun Park

Vancouver

Jamie-Lee Ranjit

Pullman
jamie-lee.ranjit@wsu.edu

Research Interests

• My research interests focus on translational and applied approaches within the field of arts, aesthetics, and body-based interventions, examining their impact on well-being. Specifically, I’m interested in exploring how these interventions shape processes such as emotion differentiation and regulation, contributing to mental and physical health.

Ian Rasmussen

Spokane
ian.rasmussen@wsu.edu

Research Interests

• My research interests involve the relationships between sleep, fatigue, cognitive performance, and job performance in occupational settings.

Sara Spiers

Vancouver

Bryony Stokes

Spokane
bryony.mueller@wsu.edu

Research Interests

• My primary research interests are in how severe mental illness impacts family dynamics and long term recovery prospects. Currently I am focused on sibling dynamics and suicide prevention.

Mandy Strey

Pullman

Jenna Thompson

Vancouver
jenna.thompson@wsu.edu

Research Interests

• The impacts of developmental trauma on attachment relationships across the lifespan, psychedelic-assisted therapies and harm reduction, and the influence of transformative experiences, religion, and spirituality on life trajectories. Preventive intervention development, implementation, and evaluation.

Sandy Tlachi-Munoz

Pullman
sandy.munoz@wsu.edu

Research Interests

• My research interests focus on the interpersonal communication behaviors and social support systems that influence the mental health and academic self-efficacy of first-generation and Latinx college students. I am particularly interested in substance use prevention and culturally responsive interventions that promote well-being during transitional life stages.

Aryn Vaughan

Pullman

Michael Williams

Spokane

Shirzat Xiaerzhate

Pullman