Emily Atkinson 
M.S. ’20 Psychology, Ph.D. ’24 Psychology 
Emily earned her doctorate in clinical psychology under the mentorship of Dr. Greg Smith. Her research was primarily focused on investigating the etiology of emotion-based risk for problematic substance use and other maladaptive behaviors.

Caleb Bailey 
M.S. ’20 Psychology, Ph.D. ’23 Psychology 
Caleb is a postdoctoral fellow in the Van Eldik Lab at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. His doctoral dissertation studied fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and its effect on spatial and tactile sequential discrimination.

Kristen Buford 
Ph.D. in progress 
Kristen is pursuing a doctoral degree in experimental psychology, specifically in the developmental, social, health psychology area, under the mentorship of Dr. Matthew Kim. Her research primarily involves understanding how motivation influences health behavioral change, including substance use. Kristin hopes to make a profound impact on children, families, and society by transforming education through marrying educational concepts, developmental psychology, and neuroscience.

Sharon Chen 
Ph.D. in progress 
Sharon is pursuing a doctoral degree in clinical psychology under the mentorship of Dr. Justin Karr. Her research focuses on the health outcomes associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI) among women survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), who often report high rates of alcohol use and symptoms related to alcohol use disorder. Thanks to the Lipman Award, Sharon is set to co-author a manuscript on alcohol use among women IPV survivors in Kentucky.

Heather Davis 
M.S. ’16 Psychology, Ph.D. ’20 Psychology 
Heather is an assistant professor of psychology at Virginia Tech University. In 2021, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship in eating disorders research at the University of Chicago.

Shannon Eaton 
M.S. ’18 Psychology, Ph.D. ’21 Psychology 
Shannon is a neuroscience teaching professor in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University, where she teaches statistics, Neuroscience of Learning, Biopsychology, Neuroanatomy, and Drugs and Behavior. Her professional interests include the biology of sex differences.

Eric Ingram 
Ph.D. in progress 
Eric is a doctoral student in the clinical psychology program, specializing in neuropsychology. His research focuses on assessing traumatic brain injuries and concussions, using within-person models to create more targeted and personalized recovery and rehabilitation plans. With the Lipman Award, he was able to conduct research on an underserved population that frequently experiences TBI: women survivors of intimate partner violence.

Holley Allen Jamison 
M.S. ’20 Psychology, Ph.D. ’24 Psychology 
Holley is a trauma treatment-focused postdoctoral fellow at the White River Junction VA Medical Center in Hartford, Vermont.

Alexandra D'Agostino Kelly 
M.S. ’19 Psychology, Ph.D. ’23 Psychology 
Alexandra a licensed psychologist in Lexington, who specializes in evidence-based therapies for adults. She has experience with the treatment of adults with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, anxiety disorders, adjustment concerns, mood disorders, and trauma-related disorders. Her graduate research focused on studying different risk factors for alcohol use and risk awareness during intoxication.

Hannah Prassel McGee 
M.S. ’16 Psychology, Ph.D. ’21 Psychology 
Hannah is clinical psychologist at ViewPoint Psychology Services in Florence, Kentucky, and treats patients throughout Northern Kentucky and the greater Cincinnati area.

Sarah Peterson 
M.S. ’17 Psychology, Ph.D. ’21 Psychology 
Sarah is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan. Her research examines persistent, heavy, and problematic drinking in adolescents and young adults.

Mia Radevski 
Ph.D. in progress 
Mia is a doctoral student in the cognitive neuroscience experimental psychology program. Her research broadly include sex differences in cognitive, behavioral, and social effects of alcohol use. She is interested in understanding how cognitive and behavioral effects such as attentional bias and behavioral control contribute to the progression and maintenance of problematic alcohol use.

Beth Ann Rice 
M.S. ’15 Psychology, Ph.D. ’18 Psychology 
Beth Ann is an associate professor in the Psychology Department at Slippery Rock the University. Her research interests involve the learning, motivation, and involvement of hormones in developing and maintaining drug addiction-like behaviors. Specifically, the investigation of potential behavioral and pharmacological treatments for drug addiction-like behaviors.

Elizabeth Riley 
M.S. ’15 Psychology, Ph.D. ’20 Psychology 
Elizabeth is an assistant professor at the UK Center for Innovation in Population Health and an assistant professor in the UK Department of Health Management and Policy.

Jessica N. Rivera Rivera 
M.S. ’18 Psychology, Ph.D. ’21 Psychology 
Jessica is a research scientist for Implementation Science in the Healthcare Delivery Research Network at MedStar Health Research Institute and is a research affiliate in the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. She also completed a Master of Public Health degree in biostatistics from the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Science Campus.

Meredith Saunders-Mattingly 
B.S. ’13 Psychology, M.S. ’16 Psychology, Ph.D. ’18 Psychology 
Meredith is an internet analyst for Appen. She is pursuing a career in pharmaceutical research, statistical analyses, data annotation, and AI training.

Stephen Semcho 
M.S. ’23 Psychology, Ph.D. in progress 
Stephen is pursuing a doctorate in clinical psychology under the mentorship of Dr. Shannon Sauer-Zavala. Prior to joining the program, Stephen delivered mental health services for five years as a licensed psychological associate in North Carolina. He earned his B.A. psychology and B.A. French and francophone studies at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2010, and his M.A. in clinical health psychology at Appalachian State University in 2014.

Koby Shaykin 
M.S. ’22 Psychology, Ph.D. in progress 
Koby is pursuing a doctorate in experimental psychology with a concentration in cognitive neuroscience under the mentorship of Professor Bardo. Prior to enrolling at UK, he completed a B.S. in behavioral science at Western Michigan University in 2020. With the Lipman funds, Koby was able to complete his master’s thesis which examined the effects of social housing and adolescent alcohol exposure on adult drinking and nicotine co-use.

Jillian Silva-Jones 
M.A. ’22 Psychology, Ph.D. in progress 
Jillian is a doctoral student in the experimental psychology program under the mentorship of Dr. Lauren Whitehurst. Her research interests involve understanding the mechanisms by which stress and sleep interact to impact psychosocial and health outcomes.

Justin Strickland 
M.S. ’16 Psychology, Ph.D. ’19 Psychology 
Justin is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His research focuses on the use of behavioral economics as a theoretical framework to address issues of public health significance to include addiction and sexual health.

Ashley Strzelecki 
Ph.D. ’24 Psychology 
Ashley earned her doctorate in experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience, where she studied neural and hormonal risk factors for alcohol use in young adults. She received her bachelor’s degree from Drake University and her master’s degree from the University of Indianapolis.

Hannah White 
B.S. ’14 Biology, B.S. ’14 Psychology, M.S. ’16 Psychology, Ph.D. ’20 Psychology 
Hannah is an assistant professor of behavioral science at in the Department of Psychology at the University of Missouri.