Ian K. Villalta is a graduate of San Diego State University and is an advanced trainee in the program. He also is pursuing state-of-the art doctoral training in Clinical Psychology. Ian was honored in 2008 as a fellow of the Minority Fellowship Program, American Psychological Association. He is developing his expertise in the study of developmental pathways from internalizing behavior problems in childhood and adolescence (anxiety, depression) and alcohol and other illegal drug use into young adulthood. Ian is particularly interested in developing and evaluating culturally-robust treatment and preventive interventions for youth and families.

Argero (Geri) Zerr graduated from the University of Michigan and is an advanced trainee in the program. She also is pursuing state-of-the art doctoral training in Developmental Psychology. Geri is developing her expertise in laboratory-based and school-based program design and implementation, with a focus on reducing internalizing behavior problems in children and adolescents. Her scientific interests lay on the development and reversal of mal-adaptive anxious emotion in culturally diverse children and adolescents. 

Henry Wynne is a graduate from Morehouse College (B.A.) and a NIH post-baccalaureate fellow from the University of Michigan. He is an advanced trainee in the clinical psychology program. His primary focus is developing and implementing culturally robust preventive interventions aimed at targeting behavior problems and building resilience in ethnic minority youth. He is most interested in working in community settings (e.g., k-12 schools, community mental health organizations). He also is interested in providing training to other clinical professionals (e.g., school counselors, mental health service providers) to deliver culturally robust and evidence-based preventive interventions. 

Lindsay Holly is a graduate from the University of Maryland (B.A.) and the University of Rochester (M.S.). She is an advanced trainee in the Clinical Psychology Doctoral program. Lindsay is broadly interested in family processes as well as in the development and treatment of childhood internalizing behavior problems. She is developing her expertise in the developmental pathways that lead to anxiety in children and how these processes may inform child and family intervention strategies aimed at preventing anxious emotions and related maladaptive behaviors.

Julia Humphrey is a graduate of Rollins College, a small liberal arts institution in  Florida. Julia is pursuing doctoral training in Developmental Psychology and her primary  research objectives are to study social, familial, and cultural factors that influence the development and trajectory of anxiety disorders in culturally diverse youth.  Julia is interested in applying findings from her primary research objectives toward developing innovative preventions and treatment programs for anxious children and adolescents

Amanda Chiapa is a graduate from the University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A.) and San Diego State University (M.A.). She is an advanced trainee in the clinical psychology program. She is interested in understanding the development of internal processes and how this knowledge can be used to reduce internalizing symptoms. She also aims to understand differences in treatment responsivity within underserved populations.  In particular, Amanda is interested in the processes that contribute to successful and unsuccessful outcomes in treatment within vulnerable populations.