the research team

Director

Christine B. Cha, Ph.D.
Honorary Associate Research Professor
Counseling & Clinical Psychology Department
Teachers College, Columbia University
Curriculum Vitae

As of September 1st, 2024, Dr. Cha holds a primary appointment as Associate Professor at Yale School of Medicine (Center for Brain and Mind Health; Child Study Center) and maintains her faculty affiliation with TC as Honorary Associate Research Professor. As of Fall 2024, Dr. Cha is no longer accepting doctoral students at Teachers College.

cbc2120@tc.columbia.edu

GRADUATE STUDENTS

Angela “Page” Spears
B.S., New York University M.S., Teachers College, Columbia University

Page is a sixth-year clinical psychology doctoral student. Her research interests include suicide-related communication among adolescents across family and peer contexts.

aps2209@tc.columbia.edu

Nathan Lowry
B.A., Iona College
M.S., Teachers College, Columbia University

Nathan is a fourth-year clinical psychology doctoral student. His research interests include studying novel ways of detecting and assessing preteen suicide risk. As of September 1st, 2025, Nathan is the lab manager for LCDS.

njl2146@tc.columbia.edu

Rachel Nam
A.B., Princeton University
M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University

Rachel is a third-year clinical psychology doctoral student. Her research is focused on how adolescents' thoughts and feelings about the future may be associated with their suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

rjn2127@tc.columbia.edu

research assistants
2025-2026

Zachary Rogers, B.A.
Anne Celini Maines, B.S.
Vritika Shamara, B.S.
Jordyn Nimmer, B.A.
Kayla Koroma, B.S.
Suraj Patel, M.A.

Floortje Justens, M.A.
Marianne Bassing, M.A.
Yukti Bhatt, M.A.
Huixin Deng, M.A. Angela Lin, B.S.
Erica Garagiola, B.A.

Lab Alumni

Former Postdoctoral Fellows
Ki Eun (Kay) Shin, Ph.D.
Pauline Goger, Ph.D.

Former Doctoral Students
Katherine Tezanos, Ph.D.
Eleonora Guzmán, Ph.D.
Kelly Wilson, M.A.
Ilana Gratch, Ph.D.

Former Lab Managers
Olivia Lawrence, M.A.
Rachel Nam, M.A.
Neha Parvez, M.A.
Kerri-Anne Bell, M.A.
Olivia Pollak, B.S.
Katherine DiVasto, B.A.

Former Study Coordinators
Layne Novotny, M.A.

Former Research Assistants
Danielle Llaneza, M.A.
Haley Marber, B.A.
David Alejandro Lopez Molina, M.A.
Michael Osorio, B.A.
Olivia Peros, M.A.
Amber Petrozziello, B.A.
Hamidah Abdul Rahman, M.A.
Danielle Richardson, M.A.
Dayanara Rosado, B.S.
Charlotte Ruhl
Chloe Sherrill, M.A.
Liliana Varman, B.A.
Elizabeth Shea Ver Hoeve, M.A.
Xinyi Shen, B.E.
Charlotte Silk
Saige Stortz, M.A.
Priyata Thapa, M.A.
Gabrielle Tolchin, M.A.
Guanyu Wang, M.A.
Courtney Windram, M.A.
Nan Xu, B.A.
Supriya Kumble, B.A.
Shivangi Sharma, B.S.
Hannah Knott, M.A.
Sarah Kelly, M.A.
Claire Fishman, B.A.
May Yuan, M.A.
Irene Zhang, M.A.
Kayla Defazio, M.A.
Laura Alba, M.A.
Natasha Basu, M.A.
Yoochai Cha, M.A.
Emily Chassman, M.A.
Anna Chen, M.A.
Kay Colon-Motas, B.A.

Danielle Crabtree, B.A.
Catherine Crumb, M.A.
Renata de Assis, M.A.
Kathleen Dillon, B.S.
Theresa Ebo, M.A.
Jannatun Ferdowsi, B.A.
Alana Jorgensen, M.A.
Raksha Kandlur, M.A.
Maria Kireeva, M.A.
Sowmya Kshtriya, M.A.
Jennifer Lee, M.A.
Michael Pellicane, M.A
Ana Nunez, B.A.
Beryl Torthe, B.A.
Seoho Hahm, M.A.
Dorin Levy, B.F.A.
Danyang (Yang) Li
Christina McNeur Kiernan, M.A.
Subhashini Madhavan, M.A.
Anita (Olivia) Rich, M.A.
Treva Kennedy, B.A.
Taylor Walls, M.A.
Vidal Yook, M.A.
Gabriella Epshteyn, B.A.
Daniella Ekstein, M.A.
Emily O’Connor, M.A.
Patience Ojionuka, B.A.
Shayne Snider, M.A.
Juno Pinder, M.A.
Christina Koshy, B.S.
Tanaya Jain, M.A.
Gabrielle Gravely, M.A.
Melanie Rosen, M.A.
Gabriella Hamlett, M.A.
Sanjana Dugad, M.A.
Emma Sbarge, M.A.
Shou-En (Grace) Chen, M.A.
Sreelakshmi Pushpanadh, M.A.
Eliza Rader, B.A.
Brianna Meddaoui, M.A.
Kseniya Katsman, M.A.
Naila Sherwani, M.A.
Anika Sigel, B.A.
Woang Kee (John) Chai, M.A.
Zachary Weiss, B.A.
Carolina Lacs
Lindsay Abrahams, M.A.
Erez Topaz, M.A.
Sara Fernandes, M.A.
Zareen Mir, M.A.
Emily Mueller, M.A.
Justin Yin, M.A.
Serena Muniz, M.A.
Shenyun Chen, M.A.
Sarah Sullivan, M.S.
Dina Al Ghabra, M.A.
Jennifer Koide, M.A.

Ji Yoon Park, M.A.
Lilit DerKevorkian, B.S.
Mike LeDuc, M.A.
Morgan Morrison, B.S.
Chana Fisch
Canfer Akbulut
Jayanth Mammen
Curreen Luongo, M.A.
Emily Hubbard, M.A.
Tanya Mehdizadeh, M.A.
Jamie Kim, M.A.
Hye Won Cho, B.A.
Palak Agrawal, M.S.
Kejuan Lin, M.A.
Tess Osborne, B.A.
Neiva Teka, B.S.
Hannah Huang, B.S.
Sloane Miller, B.A.
Drishti Sanghvi, B.A.
Renjie Zhang, B.A.
Rachel Velasquez, M.A.
Caroline Lovett, M.A.
Meredith King, B.A., M.S.B.A.
Maura Beaton, M.S., M.A.
Danielle Reyes, M.A.
Claudia Rodriguez, M.A.
Fangfei Fe, B.A.
Jen Perez, B.A.
Angelique Simeone, B.A.
Nubia Celis-Etienne, B.A
Elijah Velasquez, M.A.
Yifang Zhao, M.A.
Noran Alqahtani, M.A.
Byoungwook David Park, M.A.
Karen Welder, M.A.
Veronika Kobrinsky, M.A.
Caroline Burke, M.A.
Alea Watson, B.A.
Hannah Ades, M.A.
Erin Wheeler, B.A.
Soobin Jo, B.S.
Wenbo Zhang, B.A.
Elise Fry, M.A.
Alyssa Murdoch, B.S.
Stuti Munjal, M.A.
Francesca De Geronimo, M.A.
Rafaella Zanatti, B.S.
Simon Li, M.A.
Alex Grattery, B.A.
Debi Gonzalez, B.A.
Maria Hands Ruz, M.A.
Sophia Guo, M.A.
Bailie Schock, M.A.
Yutong (Tina) Zhu, M.A.
Bee Lee, B.A.
Andrew Wei, B.A.
Talia Kunin
Caroline Boucher, M.S.