Alumni

Marzieh Ajirak, PhD

Post-Doctoral Fellow in Grosenick Lab

Marzieh graduated from Stony Brook University in Electrical and Computer Engineering, specializing in Machine Learning. In her doctoral studies, Marzieh concentrated on uncertainty quantification in deep learning models and Bayesian statistics. Her research addresses a variety of medical applications, ranging from neuroscience to obstetrics and psychology.

Ellie Briskin

Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Student at Teacher's College, Columbia University

Under the mentorship of Dr. Douglas Mennin, Ellie is studying the nature of chronic and recurring bouts of anxiety and mood disorders.

Yutong Zhu

Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Student at Yale University

Under the mentorship of Dr. Jutta Joormann, Yutong is studying emotion regulation and cognitive flexibility.

Dustin Phan

Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Student at Adelphi University

Under the mentorship of Dr. Catherine Eubanks, Dustin is studying therapeutic ruptures and repairs.

Serena Chen

Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Student at The Pennsylvania State University

Under the mentorship of Dr. Louis Castonguay, Serena is studying psychotherapy integration and common factors across psychotherapeutic orientations.

Aliza Ayaz

Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Student at Duke University

Under the mentorship of Dr. Moria Smoski, Aliza is studying the interplay between cognitive processes, emotion regulation abilities, and reward processing in depression across the adult lifespan, focusing on mindfulness based interventions, CBT, and TMS. 

Ben Giber

Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Student at University of Colorado, Boulder

Under the mentorship of Dr. Joanna Arch, Ben is studying interventions for anxiety in adults, particularly for individuals coping with cancer.

Holland Brown

Data Engineer at New York eHealth Collaborative

At the New York eHealth Collaborative, Holland is building and maintaining scalable data pipelines to support Health Information Exchange (HIE) and public health initiatives across New York State.

Rana Azab

Neuroscience/Neurobiology Ph.D. Student at SUNY Downstate

​Rana is studying the neural and genetic mechanisms of degenerative diseases with a focus on genetic mutations underlying neurological disorders.

Ochuwa Tisor

MD Candidate at Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Ochuwa is pursuing a degree in medicine.

Sama Joshi

MD Candidate at University of Maryland School of Medicine

Sama's research interests surround psychosocial approaches to improving pain management in older adults with depression. She is also passionate about improving access to health care. She is working on a project that aims to better understand the preventative contraceptive care needs of women in under-resourced areas in Baltimore. 

Krystalle Lyons

Clinical Research Specialist at Weill Cornell Medicine

Krystalle is working as the study coordinator for radiation and medical oncology clinical trials in the Cancer Clinical Trials Office.