Students

School Psychology Program Students

Student	Email Address	About the Student
Christopher Anthony	cjanthony1@gmail.com	I grew up in the state of Montana and attended the University of Notre Dame (go Irish!) where I double majored in Psychology and Theology and graduated in 2010. My current interests surround academic competence, motivation, and family structure with a particular interest in how divorce affects the academic outcomes of children.
Chloe Barry	chloe.barry@gmail.com	I am originally from Washington State. I graduated from Barrett the Honors College at Arizona State University with a B.A. in Psychology. My current research interests are urban and multicultural issues in education. My other interests include online shopping, writing, and dancing.
Lyndsey Gianella	lmg329@psu.edu	I grew up in Pittsburgh, PA. I attended Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA where I graduated with a B.S. in Psychology and a minor in Education in 2012. My current research interests include bullying prevention, measurement and crisis intervention.
Abigail Crimmins	csc181@psu.edu	I am a 2009 graduate from Hamilton College in upstate NY. I received my B.A. in Psychology and Hispanic Studies. My current research interests include student-teacher relationships, autism and early intervention..
Rebecca Perry	rwd5148@psu.edu	I grew up in Pennsylvania and in 2010 graduated from Bloomsburg University of PA with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Gender and Women's Studies. I'm currently interested in protective factors such as peer and parental support.
Megan Gammelmo	mmg5255@psu.edu	I graduated in 2010 with my B.S. in Psychology from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. My research and career interests include implementing interventions for reintegrating long-term hospitalized children into the school system and administering assessments in hospital settings.
Gordon Hall	geh142@psu.edu	I grew up in a small town called Lititz, which is in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. I graduated from Cornell University in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in Anthropology. That same year I joined the 2006 Teach For America corps in Philadelphia, where I taught 7th and 8th grade science for two years. I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2008 with a master's in education. For the past three years I taught 5th and 6th grade science at Excellence Boys Charter School, an all male, K-8 school in Brooklyn NY. Right now I am interested in researching social-emotional learning and social skill development.
Laura Heintz	leh196@psu.edu	I am originally from Rochester, NY, but I have lived in Philadelphia for the past 7 years. I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2008 with a B.A. in Psychology and French Studies and then worked as a research assistant studying community mental health. My current research interests include early intervention, at-risk populations and bullying.
Kelsey Jasper	kej5104@psu.edu	I graduated from Iowa State University in 2010 with a B. S. in Psychology. My current research interest is how the family unit influences the development of academic motivation and self-efficacy. I am originally from Minnesota and enjoy being out doors in my free time.
Lito Michalopoulou	lito.michalopoulou@gmail.com	I graduated fro Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece in 2011 with a bachelor degree in Psychology and concentration field in Developmental and School Psychology. For years I worked and volunteered in Special Education Schools in my city. My current interests include bilingualism and language minority students as well as reading achievement.
Bradley Leposa	bleposa@gmail.com	I grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania and attended college in New York at Vassar College. After graduation I lived in Philadelphia for a few years where I worked with the School District of Philadelphia. My current research interests are behavior disorders and parenting styles.
Shruthi Manjunath	sim5278@psu.edu	I am originally from Washington State. I graduated from Whitman College with a B. A. in Psychology. My current research interests involve multicultural issues and diversity, especially in relation to foreign born and international students. My other interests are shopping, reading , exercising and enjoying the company of good friends.
Amber Mason	aem302@psu.edu	I am originally from Wilkes-Barre, PA, although I spent my high school years in Reston, VA. I graduated from Duke University with a B. A. in Psychology and Visual Art. My research interests include giftedness, behavioral disorders, and the impact of socio-emotional well-being on acquisition of reading and language arts skills.
Linda Lim	lindaa.lim@gmail.com	I am originally from New York City where I graduated from CUNY Hunter College in 2012 with a BA in Psychology. My current research interests include self-regulated learning and school, family, and community partnerships.
Adah Murray	aemurr@gmail.com	I am a 2010 graduate of the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in Psychology. My research interests include exposure to community violence, at-risk populations, and the effect of mental illness on the family unit.
Arlene Ortiz	oua105@psu.edu	I am originally from California; however, I attended college in New York City. I graduated from New York University in 2006 with a B. S. in Psychology and Early Childhood Special Education. In 2009 I graduated from Fordham University with a M. S. Ed. and Professional Diploma in School Psychology with a concentration in the Psychology of Bilingual Students. My current research interests include: response to intervention and the assessment of English language learners.
Aisha Pavelski	aip112@psu.edu	I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2008 with a B.A. in Psychology and continued working in Wisconsin as a preschool teacher. I moved to Arizona and completed my first year of graduate studies in school psychology at Arizona State, and transferred to PSU this fall. My research interests include social-emotional development and school readiness and early childhood intervention. My other interests include running, cooking and hiking.
Emily Perlman	emilyhperlman@gmail.com	I am originally from Connecticut, but I've been living in Pennsylvania for a while. I graduated with a BS in Psychology from the University of Richmond in 2005. My current research interests include autism, the assessment of autistic spectrum discorders and early intervention.
Olivia Schlager	olivia.schlager@gmail.com	I am originally from Buffalo, New York where I graduated from the University at Buffalo in 2011 with my BA in Psychology and minor in Sociology. My research interests include school reintegration for children and adolescents with pediatric cancer or other chronic illness as well as educational assessment.
Mira Shah	shah_mira_@hotmail.com	I graduated from Jai Hind College, Mumbai University with a B.A. in Psychology and post graduated from Nottingham University with a M.A. in Special Needs. My current research interests are validity and reliability of screening tests with Indian Population.
Nicole Breeden	ncb142@psu.edu	I am a 2012 graduate of Penn State with a B. S. in Psychology and a Minor in Human Development and Family Studies. My current research interests include the school psychologists role in the lives of children with chronic illnesses. My other interests include shopping, cooking, Orioles baseball, and of course PENN STATE FOOTBALL (We are!),

Not all enrolled students are included.