Clinical Psychology – Current Students

We are very proud of our students. They come from all over the country to study in our program; several even come from other countries. Our students have diverse professional interests and their individual professional development is facilitated in our program. Most present at professional conferences each year, most complete the program with several publications, and all receive outstanding research and clinical training.

Our students’ match rates for internships are well above the average for accredited PhD programs. Our students finish our program prepared for careers in research and practice. Some elect to take research-oriented careers in tenure-track positions in research/universities, medical schools, or in teaching-oriented colleges and universities. Others successfully seek careers in more applied clinical settings. Students from our program are well prepared for both paths. Students and faculty work closely together throughout their tenure at the University of Tennessee. Students in our program enjoy a cohesive, supportive student climate in scholarly and social domains.

Clinical Psychology Students

2025

Student	Advisor	Email
Lexie Ausland	Mendez	[email protected]
Victoria Blondell	Mendez	[email protected]
Tyra Jones	Bolden Bush	[email protected]
Jae Eun Kwak	Stuart	[email protected]
Trinity Reed	Coleman	[email protected]

2024

Student	Advisor	Email
Flynn Kelly	Elledge	[email protected]
Daria Ogle	Moore	[email protected]
Gabriel Ovsiew	Hulsey	[email protected]
Emma Poole	Stuart	[email protected]
Jennifer Santoni	Hulsey	[email protected]

2023

Student	Advisor	Email
Luz Maria Cilis Moxthe	Elledge	[email protected]
Asante Knowles	Hulsey	[email protected]
Grace Abigail Parker	Mendez	[email protected]
Saul Padilla	Mendez	[email protected]
Stella (Woojung) Son	Stuart	[email protected]

2022

Student	Advisor	Email
Jillian Dodson	Elledge	[email protected]
Mary Jensen	Stuart	[email protected]
Jessika Mashburn	Hulsey	[email protected]
Zanned Rodriguez	Bolden	[email protected]
Maria Vetter	Moore	[email protected]

2021

Student	Advisor	Email
Maya Barrett	Welsh	[email protected]
Evan Basting	Stuart	[email protected]
Taylor Carpenter	Moore	[email protected]
Brynn Chavira	Welsh	[email protected]
Caroline Fowler	Elledge	[email protected]
Desiree Woodle	Gordon	[email protected]

2020

Student	Advisor	Email
Faye Domokos	Bolden	[email protected]
Jane Kim	Welsh	[email protected]
Matthew McCall	Gordon	[email protected]
Alyssa Medenblik	Stuart	[email protected]
Jacqueline Sullivan	Bolden/Stuart	[email protected]

2019

Student	Advisor	Email
Chloe Cohen	Hulsey	[email protected]
Hannah Hunter	Bolden	[email protected]
William Kelner	Elledge	[email protected]
McKenzie Martin	Bolden	[email protected]

2018

Student	Advisor	Email
Zahra Amer	Gordon	[email protected]
Megan Baumgardner	Bolden	[email protected]
Natalie Blocher	Moore	[email protected]
Rachel Maskin	Welsh	[email protected]
Gloria Romero	Stuart	[email protected]
Alayna Watson	Elledge	[email protected]

2017

Student	Advisor	Interests	Email
Alisa Garner	Stuart	Examining the motivations and functions of risky behaviors (e.g., substance misuse, casual sexual encounters, partner and sexual violence) among emerging adults; Translating research into intervention and prevention programs to prevent or reduce harmful risk-taking behaviors.	[email protected]
Andrea Gorrondona	Macfie	Developmental psychopathology; opioid use during pregnancy and it’s relation to neonatal outcomes such as preterm birth; borderline personality traits in the context of pregnancy and parenting.	[email protected]
Sarah Johnson	Moore	I am interested in studying the interactions between intimate partner violence and perceived stress. Relatedly, I am interested in identifying interventions to decrease stress and related intimate partner violence. Additionally, I study the effects of mindfulness, as an intervention, for individuals using opioids for pain management.	[email protected]
Samantha Noose	Macfie	Developmental psychopathology and emotion regulation difficulties. Specifically, the risk and protective factors that contribute to the intergenerational transmission of difficulties in emotion regulation (e.g., in the context of borderline personality disorder, anxiety, and depression) from mothers to their children.	[email protected]
Taylor Younginer	Elledge	Research Interests: the implementation of interventions designed to teach coping skills and/or emotion regulation strategies to children and adolescents, youth mentoring as an intervention, development and implementation of preventative interventions, social and emotional development of children and adolescents	[email protected]

2016

Student	Advisor	Interests	Email
Lauren Fox	Moore		[email protected]
Hannah Grigorian	Stuart	Research interests include factors that increase the risk for intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization such as sleep quality, emotion dysregulation, and substance use.	[email protected]
Emily Mariotti	Bolden	Neuropsychological underpinnings of visual planning and organization; foundational components (e.g., executive functions, effortful control) of self-regulation in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); learning and academic achievement in children with ADHD; psychological assessment.	[email protected]
Cara McClain	Elledge	Impact of mentoring relationships on at-risk youth; Impact of peer and teacher support on at-risk youth; Prevention and intervention research	[email protected]
Ashley (Morris) Russell	Welsh	Romantic relationships in adolescence and emerging adulthood, self-compassion and mindfulness (especially in the context of romantic relationships), perceptions of romantic relationships, and relationship education approaches/interventions for adolescents and emerging adults.	[email protected]

2015

Student	Advisor	Interests	Email
Parks Fillauer	Bolden	Psychological Assessment and understanding associations between attention problems, disruptive disorders, and central executive functions across the lifespan to inform evidence-based treatments & psychological science.	[email protected]
Autumn Rae Florimbio	Stuart	Understanding factors (e.g., substance use, social cognitions, attitudes supportive of violence) that increase the risk for intimate partner violence and sexual assault perpetration and victimization; Translating empirical findings into effective prevention and intervention programs.	[email protected]
Stephanie Kors	Macfie	The intersection of developmental psychopathology and child maltreatment; early traumatic experiences and the development of attachment	[email protected]
Katie Lenger	Gordon	Romantic relationships; long-term marital satisfaction; mindfulness, especially within the context of romantic relationships; couple-based interventions to individual psychopathology; and reaching underserved populations.	[email protected]
Rebecca Skadberg	Moore	Substance abuse. Barriers to care that influence health outcomes. Novel non-narcotic interventions that improve functionality in those chronic pain.	[email protected]
Conner Smith	Nash	Unconscious mental activity in psychopathology, psychotherapy theoretical integration, embodiment of emotion, psychotherapy process and outcome.	[email protected]

2014

Student	Advisor	Interests	Email
Jennifer Bishop	Welsh	Identity development and psychological well-being in emerging adulthood with a emphasis on role balance, the transition to college, and college success.	[email protected]
Meagan Brem	Stuart	Risk and protective factors for intimate partner violence perpetration, including jealousy, cyber monitoring/abuse, and substance use; mindfulness- and acceptance-based models for intervention.	[email protected]
DJ Garcia	Gordon
Jenna Gilmore	Bolden	Understanding the neuropsychological correlates of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, particularly the unique profile of girls with ADHD, to inform the development of valid interventions for learning, attention, memory, and behavior.	[email protected]
Rebecca Mahan	Macfie	Maladaptive parenting behaviors and maternal borderline personality disorder in relation to offspring development and functioning, parent-adolescent interactions, and childhood emotional/psychological trauma and abuse.	[email protected]
Megan Schmidt	Moore	Identifying risk and protective factors for men’s perpetration of intimate partner violence within same and non-same sex couples.	[email protected]
Marisa Whitley	Elledge	Child aggression; children’s friendship development and trajectories; child psychopathology development, course, and treatment; and Social Network Analysis	[email protected]