People

Lab Director

Abby L. Braden, Ph.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist 

Associate Professor 

Email: abbym@bgsu.edu

Office: Psychology Building 248 

To prospective graduate students: Thank you so much for your interest in my lab and working with me! I look forward to the upcoming application season and do plan to accept a student for the 2026-2027 academic year. I would also like to let you know that I do not communicate with prospective students prior to the formal application process. I receive many emails from interested students, but in order to preserve equity in the review process, I feel that it's best to reserve communications about applicant's experience and/or current lab efforts for the interview stage. I hope that you understand, and I encourage you to consider applying!

Current Graduate Students:

Maria Kalantzis – On Internship

Katie Meschino - 5th Year Clinical Psychology

Christina Gaggiano - 3rd Year Clinical Psychology

Emily Urbanczyk - 2nd Year Clinical Psychology

Lorelai Symmes - 1st Year Clinical Psychology

Current Undergraduate Students:

Gabriella Grotelueschen

Katelyn Taber

Alumni:

Graduate Students:

Lauren Dial, Ph.D.     

            Assistant Professor of Psychology at Fresno State

Elizabeth Emley, Ph.D.

            Psychologist with the Summa Health Weight Management Institute

Tanya Watford, Ph.D.

            Licensed Clinical Psychologist at Boise VA Medical Center

LaNaya Anderson, Ph.D.

            Licensed Clinical Psychologist at Gundersen Health System

Emily Ferrell, Ph.D.

            Research Assistant Professor at Medical University of South Carolina

Sarah Russin, Ph.D.

            Licensed Clinical Psychologist with the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System

Rachel Redondo, Ph.D.

            Clinical Psychologist at Associates in Behavioral Counseling

Wesley Barnhart, Ph.D.

            Assistant Professor at Suffolk University

Amy Jordan, Ph.D.

            Post-Doctoral Fellow in the EAT Lab at the University of Louisville

Aubrey Dauber, Ph.D.

            Post-Doctoral Fellow at Clear Path CBT

Emma Studer-Perez, Ph.D.

Undergraduate Students:

Carolina Born

Ellysia Price

Marissa Williams

Alexis Hough 

Lilly Badertscher

Katelyn Jeramay