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

LAB Manager

Olivia Lawrence
B.A., New York University
M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University

Olivia is a study coordinator and lab manager. She is interested in researching the cognitive, affective, and environmental processes involved in the development and maintenance of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors.

ocl2108@tc.columbia.edu

Study Coordinator

Layne Novotny
B.A., University of California, Davis
M.A. Teachers College, Columbia University

Layne is a research coordinator for the Tracking Internal Observations (TRIO) project. She is interested in researching risk factors for suicidal thoughts and behaviors in adolescents and creating preventive interventions.

ljn2120@tc.columbia.edu

GRADUATE STUDENTS

Ilana Gratch
B.A., Middlebury College
M.S., Teachers College, Columbia University

Ilana is a sixth-year clinical psychology doctoral student, currently on internship at Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork-Presbyterian. Her research is focused on the characterization of nonverbal behaviors exhibited during suicide assessments using machine learning-based approaches.

img2125@tc.columbia.edu

Angela “Page” Spears
B.S., New York University

Page is a fifth-year clinical psychology doctoral student. Her research interests include adolescent disclosure of suicidal thoughts and behaviors to informal sources.

aps2209@tc.columbia.edu

Nathan Lowry
B.A., Iona College

Nathan is a third-year clinical psychology doctoral student. His research interests include studying novel ways of detecting and assessing youth suicide risk, particularly among pre-teen populations.

njl2146@tc.columbia.edu

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

Rachel is a second-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
2023-2024

Bee Lee, B.A.
Huixin Deng, B.A.
Talia Kunin
Zachary Rogers, B.A.
Anne Celini Maines, B.S.
Vritika Shamara, B.S.
Jordyn Nimmer, B.A.
Kayla Koroma, B.S.
Angela Lin, B.S.
Andrew Wei, B.A.
Alyssa Murdoch, B.S.
Erica Garagiola, B.A.

Alex Grattery, B.A.
Maria Hands-Ruz, M.A.
Sophia Guo, M.A.
Francesca De Geronimo, M.A.
Stuti Munjal, M.A.
Simon Li, M.A.
Bailie Schock, B.S.
Rafaella Zanatti, B.S.
Yutong (Tina) Zhu, B.S.
Floortje Justens, B.S.
Marianne Bassing, B.A.
Yukti Bhatt, 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.

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