Graduate Students
CURRENT DOCTORAL STUDENTS
Margaret Carroll
Aidan Kraus
Christine Marsico
Christine is a first-year doctoral student in Counseling Psychology at Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development. She graduated from Vassar College in 2013 with a B.A. in Chinese and Psychology. Afterwards, she moved to Kinmen, an island between Taiwan and China, where she taught English through a Fulbright grant. Upon returning to the U.S., Christine pursued her interests in International Education by completing a Master’s in International Education Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. After observing the interactions between education and mental health while teaching and researching in the U.S., Christine continued her education by entering Boston University’s Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine, where she graduated with a Master’s degree in 2017. While completing her studies at BU, Christine interned at the Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights at Boston Medical Center and the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center. Christine is particularly interested in improving the relevancy of clinical services for individuals who are immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers while also examining the nature and prevention of discrimination and identity-based bullying and harassment.
Becky Muller
Becky is a second year doctoral student in special education. She received her Bachelor’s in 2010 from Colby College and her Master’s in Special Education from Southeastern Louisiana University in 2014. Becky began her teaching career through Teach for America in South Louisiana where she taught self-contained special education to students with mild/moderate disabilities. Since then Becky has continued to work in education spending six years working directly with students in inclusion, resource and self-contained settings. Two years working as a special education coordinator and most recently a Dean of Student Supports in charge of middle and high school therapeutic and self-contained classrooms. Becky’s research interests are in social/emotional disabilities and specifically looking at the risk factors facing adolescent girls with social/emotional disabilities and the potential supports educators and schools can provide to this population of students.
Katie Parodi
Tanvi Shah
Olivia Wyatt
CURRENT MASTER’S STUDENTS
Emma Lincoln
FORMER DOCTORAL STUDENTS
Chelsey Bowman
Chelsey graduated with a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at Boston University School of Education in 2021. She graduated from Harvard University in 2012 with an A.B. in Sociology and a minor in Classical Studies. Afterwards, she went on to complete her master’s at Boston University School of Education in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Sport and Performance Psychology. During her master’s program, she was an intern at Brookline High School in their Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention Program, as well as with Boston University’s Student Athlete Support Services. Two years ago, Chelsey completed an internship at the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), working in their Campus Program. As part of her doctoral work, Chelsey researches the impact of a range of victimization forms (e.g., sexual assault, dating violence, bullying) on the health and well-being of K-12 and college students. She has a particular research interest in the well-being of collegiate student-athletes and has been awarded two grants from the National Collegiate Athletic Association. She intends to utilize her research to develop, inform, and enhance prevention programs and counseling services for children, adolescents, and young adults.
Rachel Oblath
Rachel graduated with a Ph.D. in Human Development at Boston University School of Education in 2020. She completed her bachelor’s degree with a double major in Mathematics and Elementary Education at The College of William and Mary. She graduated with a master’s degree in Reading Education from Boston College’s Lynch School of Education. Her research interests include bullying, social and emotional development, and continuity of mental health services for youth.
Gerald Reid
Gerald graduated in May 2017 with a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. He was a postdoctoral fellow in the Learning and Emotional Assessment Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is currently in private practice: Psychologist in Boston – Dr. Gerald M. Reid, LLC (reidconnect.com)
Cong Zhang
Cong graduated in May 2017 with a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. She was a Postdoctoral Fellow specializing in pediatric neuropsychological assessment and consultation at Massachusetts General Hospital. She currently works in the Counseling Center at Boston University.
IN MEMORIAM
Javier Guzman
On October 16, 2018, our research lab lost a dear colleague and friend. Javier was a talented and thoughtful researcher, and a caring and kind member of our team. He was deeply committed to improving youth wellbeing and mental health.
Javier was a doctoral student in Applied Human Development at the School of Education Boston University. He previously graduated from Universidad de Chile with a master degree in Community Psychology. He also held a bachelor degree in Psychology and professional title of a psychologist from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. Before coming to BU, Javier worked for ten years in a public preventive program of school mental health called ‘Skills for Life’ of JUNAEB (Ministry of Education). He was the co-author of more than 10 articles related to program evaluation, school mental health, and child and adolescent subjective well-being. Additionally, he worked as an instructor and researcher at School of Psychology of Universidad del Desarrollo. His research interest focused on school mental health and subjective well-being with Dr. Jennifer G. Green, and since the Fall 2014, he collaborated with the Social Adjustment & Bullying Prevention Lab. Javier was affiliated with the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in Division E (Counseling Psychology and Human development). Javier’s career goal was to become a faculty and researcher in Chile studying mental health factors associated with quality of life at the school level. In his spare time, he enjoyed travel with his family, watching independent movies, and cooking.
