College of Education and Human Development

Institute of Child Development

PhD students

Jasmine Banegas Jasmine Banegas

Jasmine Banegas (LICSW), NIMH T32 Predoctoral Fellow, is a third-year doctoral student in the Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science program at the Institute of Child Development.

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Jasmine Banegas

Trinity Barnes Trinity Barnes

Trinity is a first-year doctoral student in the Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science program at the Institute of Child Development.

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Maya Bowen Maya Bowen

My general research interests are in early life stress and resilience. I am particularly interested in evaluation of early parenting intervention programs with an emphasis on responsive caregiving in low and middle income countries.

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Maya Bowen

Tyler Choate Tyler Choate

I am excited to join the ICD community as a first year doctoral student. I am bringing with me 10 years of experience as a speech-language pathologist and infant/early childhood mental health consultant.

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Tyler Choate

Nathalie Dumornay Nathalie Dumornay

Nat is a graduate student in the developmental psychopathology and clinical science program at the Institute of Child Development. She received a B.S.

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Nathalie Dumornay

Ekomobong Eyoh Ekomobong Eyoh

Ekomobong Eyoh is a Ph.D. student on the Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science track at the Institute of Child Development (ICD).

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Ekomobong Eyoh

Maddie Fung Maddie Fung

Maddie is a Ph.D. student in the Developmental Psychology program at the Institute of Child Development.

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Maddie Fung

Emily Furtado Emily Furtado

Emily J. Furtado is a first-year PhD student in the developmental psychopathology and clinical science program.

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Emily Furtado

Sarah Gillespie Sarah Gillespie

I am a fifth-year doctoral candidate in the Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science track. My research focuses on child development in the context of globalization, systemic racism, and migration.

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Sarah Gillespie

Bria Gresham Bria Gresham

Bria Gresham is a fourth-year PhD student in the Institute of Child Development’s Developmental Psychology program and a Population Studies Predoctoral Trainee.

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Bria Gresham

Hopewell Hodges Hopewell Hodges

With my networks of community and academic partners, I conduct community-engaged research on collective and individual resilience processes that support positive outcomes for young people exposed to multi-system adversities like forced displacement…

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Salma Ibrahim Salma Ibrahim

Salma Ibrahim is a first-year doctoral student in the Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science track at the University of Minnesota’s Institute of Child Development.

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Angelina Jones Angelina Jones

Angelina is a second-year doctoral student in the Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science track working primarily with Jed Elison.

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Angelina Jones

Finola Kane-Grade Finola Kane-Grade

Finola Kane-Grade is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow and Ph.D. student on the Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science track at the Institute of Child Development (ICD).

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Finola Kane-Grade

Beyza Kazan Beyza Kazan

Beyza is a first year PhD student working with Dr. Charisse Pickron and Dr. Melissa Koenig. She previously worked with Dr. Elizabeth Spelke and Dr. Ashley Thomas at Harvard University, focusing on understanding social relationships.

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Beyza Kazan

Seokyung Kim Seokyung Kim

Seokyung is a fourth-year PhD student in the Developmental Science track, working with Professors Stephanie Carlson and Daniel Berry.

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Sanju Koirala Sanju Koirala

Sanju is a first year PhD student in the developmental psychology track at the Institute of Child Development (ICD).

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Sanju Koirala

Jacob Kunkel Jacob Kunkel

My primary research interests include the role that lifespan interpersonal experiences have on physical, cognitive, and mental health into adulthood. Working with Dr.

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Jacob Kunkel

Timothy Martin Timothy Martin

Timothy Martin is a doctoral student in the Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science program at the University of Minnesota, Institute of Child Development.

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Timothy Martin

Mirinda Morency Mirinda Morency

Mirinda M Morency, a NIMH Predoctoral Fellow, is a PhD candidate in the joint Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science program at the University of Minnesota, Institute of Child Development.

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Mirinda Morency

Kayla Nelson Kayla Nelson

Kayla is a fourth-year doctoral student in the Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science track at the Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota. Before attending UMN, she received her B.S.

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Kayla Nelson

Ngan (Nora) Nguyen Ngan (Nora) Nguyen

I am a doctoral student in developmental psychology at the Institute of Child Development. My research explores the intergenerational transmission of trauma and its impact on mental health among Asian and Asian American communities.

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Beatrice (Bea) Ojuri Beatrice (Bea) Ojuri

Beatrice (Bea) Ojuri is a first-year PhD student on the Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science track working with Drs. Damien Fair and Jed Elison.

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Emily Padrutt Emily Padrutt

I am a fifth-year doctoral candidate in developmental and clinical psychology working with Drs. Sylia Wilson and Daniel Berry.

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Emily Padrutt

Sarah Pan Sarah Pan

Sarah Pan is a doctoral candidate at ICD on the developmental science track. She works with Dr. Michèle Mazzocco to investigate children's early numerical development and cognition.

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Sarah Pan

Ayah Phuly Ayah Phuly

My main research interests are focused on the relationships that young children cultivate in their early years of schooling, both at home and in school, and how they impact development and educational achievements/beliefs.

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Ayah Phuly

Tralucia Powell Tralucia Powell

My research centers on understanding the developmental mechanisms linking children’s early environments with risk for psychopathology, with an emphasis on the context of early childhood poverty.

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Tralucia Powell

Jaylen Santos Jaylen Santos

Jaylen Santos is a second year doctoral student on the developmental science track at the Institute of Child Development.

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Tori Simenec Tori Simenec

Tori Simenec is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow pursuing a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science at the Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota.

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Tori Simenec

Sally Stoyell Sally Stoyell

Sally Stoyell is a Ph.D. student in the Developmental Science program at the University of Minnesota’s Institute of Child Development.

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Sally Stoyell

Yeonju Suh Yeonju Suh

Yeonju is a third-year PhD Student at the Institute of Child Development working with Dr. Melissa Koenig and Dr. Charisse Pickron.

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Akira Wang Akira Wang

I am a PhD student in the developmental psychopathology and clinical science program at the University of Minnesota starting in the Fall of 2023. I will be working with Dr. Sylia Wilson and other amazing faculty at the Institute of Child Development.

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Akira Wang

Diqi Zeng Diqi Zeng

I am a second-year doctoral student at ICD primarily working with Dr. Melissa Koenig and Dr. Benjamin Munson.

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Diqi Zeng

Victoria Zhu Victoria Zhu

Vic is a first-year student in the Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science track from Auckland, New Zealand.

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