{"id":1620,"date":"2021-11-18T21:03:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T21:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hcfd.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=1620"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:08:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:08:51","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hcfd.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=1620","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Kelly Rodriguez<\/b>\u00a0| <\/span><\/strong>Former M.A Student\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Kelly will this fall, begin her Ph.D. in Law and Psychology at the School of Interdisciplinary Forensics at Arizona State University. At HCFD, her research\u00a0interest involved childhood adversities’ impact on social, cognitive, and emotional development in youth to young adults. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Simone Brown<\/b>\u00a0| <\/span><\/strong>Former M.A Student\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Simone<\/span>\u00a0works as a full-time research assistant in the School of Social Work at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. At HCFD, her research focused on examining how contextual factors such as community violence exposure and the quality of parent-adolescent relationships are associated with externalizing behaviors in at-risk youth.<\/p>\n

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Nick Morelli, Ph.D<\/b>\u00a0| <\/span><\/strong>Former Doctoral Student\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Nick<\/span> is currently a Clinical Psychology Fellow at the Boston Child Study Center, where he provides cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Parent-Management Training (PMT), and other evidence-based interventions for children and adolescents. In addition, he conducts comprehensive assessments to diagnose neurodevelopmental disorders (such as autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, learning disorders, and intellectual disability) and to help families understand how mental health challenges may be impacting these conditions.<\/p>\n

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Jacqueline Nguyen<\/b>\u00a0| <\/span><\/strong>Former <\/em><\/span>Research Assistant<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Jacqueline is pursuing a Masters in Psychology at California State University, Long Beach.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kyra Dominguez | <\/span><\/strong>Former <\/em><\/span>Research Assistant<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Kyra is a current student at San Diego State majoring in Psychology and double minoring in Honors interdisciplinary studies and counseling.<\/p>\n

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Paulina Vallejo | <\/span><\/strong>Former <\/em><\/span>Research Assistant<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Paulina is pursuing a Masters in Psychology at Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dalia Tabibian M.A. | <\/span><\/strong>Former <\/em><\/span>Master’s Student<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Dalia is a Health Study Coordinator at Apple. Her research focus while at HCFD was examining the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and later psychological well being, as well as looking at how social support may mediate this relationship among youth with and without attentional challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Audrey Ruster | <\/span><\/strong>Former <\/em><\/span>Research Assistant<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Audrey is pursuing a Masters in Clinical and Integrative Psychology at Universit\u00e9 Paris Cit\u00e9. Her research focus while at HCFD was looking at adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and its links to delinquency and intimate partner violence.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Yinan (Joyce) Lin | <\/span><\/strong>Former <\/em><\/span>Research Assistant<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Joyce is currently pursuing a M.A. in Clinical Psychology at Teachers College Columbia University, and also working as a researcher at New York Psychiatric Institute. At HCFD, her research focused on coding for the LONGSCAN project.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Theresa (Reese) Nguyen M.A.| <\/span><\/strong>Former <\/em><\/span>Master’s Student<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Reese is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. At HCFD, her research focused on examining pathways from polyvictimization to adult risky sexual behavior.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Xavier Elzie M.A.| <\/span><\/strong>Former <\/em><\/span>Master’s Student<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Xavier is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in clinical\/school psychology at the University of Virginia. At HCFD, his research focused on fathering roles and the associations between paternal stress, discipline, and children\u2019s behavior problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Jacky Duong M.A. | <\/span><\/strong>Former Master’s Student<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Jacky is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at University of Texas, Austin<\/span>. At HCFD, her research focused on pathways from maternal childhood abuse to child emotional and behavioral problems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Jackie Garcia M.A. | <\/span><\/strong>Former Master’s Student<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Jackie is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the SDSU\/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program. At HCFD, her research focused on examining racial\/ethnic differences in the link between parent-adolescent relationship quality and delinquency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Meghan Evans M.S. | <\/span><\/strong>Former Lab Manager<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Meghan is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at UC Santa Barbara. At HCFD, her research focused on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and trauma and how these experiences interact with issues such as housing instability and substance abuse.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Damian Elson M.A. | <\/span><\/strong>Former Master’s Student<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Damian is currently a clinical research data specialist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.\u00a0<\/span>At HCFD, his research focused on examining the environmental, intrapersonal, and interpersonal factors related to the etiology and development of internalizing disorders during adolescence.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Byron Garcia M.S. | <\/span><\/strong>Former Research Assistant<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Byron is currently a doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at Arizona State University.\u00a0 <\/span>At HCFD, his research focused on risk and protective factors
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Lucybel Mendez Ph.D | <\/span><\/strong>Former Research Assistant<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Lucybel graduated with her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Utah and completed her predoctoral Internship at the University of Illinois Chicago. At HCFD, her research focused on examining the pathways to drug delinquency among Adolescents at high-risk for victimization by violence. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Alejandro Vazquez Ph.D | <\/span><\/strong>Former Research Assistant<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n
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Alejandro <\/span>graduated with his Ph.D. in <\/span>Clinical and Counseling Psychology program from Utah State University and completed his predoctoral internship at the Medical University of South Carolina \u2013 Charleston Consortium in the Child Track. At HCFD, his research focused on racial\/ethnic differences in caregivers perceptions of need for and utilization of mental health services for their adolescents.<\/span> He is currently an Assistant Professor in Counseling Psychology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Aline Milfort Ph.D. | <\/span><\/strong>Former Research Assistant<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n
Aline is currently a postdoctoral associate at\u00a0Connections Child & Family Center<\/a>\u00a0in Houston, Texas. She is also the Co-founder and\u00a0Director of Marketing for the\u00a0Black\u00a0School Psychologists Network, Inc<\/a>. She recently\u00a0graduate from the doctoral program in School Psychology at Nova Southeastern University. At HCFD, her research focused on examining the\u00a0feasibility of implementing Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) with families who had been investigated for child abuse by the Child Welfare System.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Jacqueline (Jackie) Moses Ph.D. | <\/span><\/strong>Former Doctoral Student<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Jackie is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Juvenile Research and the Center for Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Illinois Chicago.\u00a0 <\/span>At HCFD, her research explored cultural and community factors that help engage families of color in urban after-school programs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Kelly Cromer Ph.D. | <\/span><\/strong>Former Doctoral Student<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Kelly is currently a Clinical Psychologist with The Cromer Wellness Collaborative. <\/span>At HCFD, her research examined the implementation of a brief meditation and sleep health journaling activities for black and Latinx teens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Annie Morrow Ph.D. | <\/span><\/strong>Former Doctoral Student<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Annie is currently a Clinical Psychologist at South Florida Integrative Medicine. <\/span>At HCFD, her research examined the feasibility and acceptability of behavioral consultation with Latinx teachers and students.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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