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Albert, Jordan

Graduate Student

Office Location: 472 Meliora Hall
Email: jalbe14@ur.rochester.edu

Allen, Paul

Research Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology M&D

Telephone: (585) 275-1186
Email: paul_allen@urmc.rochester.edu
Web Address: Website

Amoah, Emefa

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2020 - 2021
Advisor(s): Harry Reis

Office Location: 480 Meliora Hall
Email: eamoah@ur.rochester.edu

Aquino, Xavier

Info Tech Support Specialist II

Office Location: 403 Meliora Hall
Email: xavier.aquino@rochester.edu

Arnold, Molly

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2021 - 2022
Advisor(s): Tom O'Connor

Office Location: 486 Meliora Hall
Email: marno15@ur.rochester.edu

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Baker, Alex

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2023-2024
Advisor(s): Patrick Davies

Office Location: 476 Meliora Hall
Email: abaker36@ur.rochester.edu

Bennetto, Loisa

Associate Professor of Psychology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Neuroscience

Office Location: 492 Meliora Hall
Telephone: (585) 275-8712
Email: loisa.bennetto@rochester.edu
Web Address: Website

Interests: Neurocognitive bases of autism; The role of multisensory processing in social-communication difficulties

Blose, Brittany

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2022-2023
Advisor(s): Steven Silverstein

Office Location: 497 Meliora Hall
Email: bblose@ur.rochester.edu

Boone, Bryanna

Lab Manager for Professor Isobel Heck

Office Location: 477 Meliora Hall
Email: bboone3@psych.rochester.edu

Brand, Thomas

Sr. Financial Analyst

Office Location: 357 Meliora Hall
Telephone: (585) 275-2451
Email: thomas.brand@rochester.edu

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Cao, Vanessa

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2020-2021
Advisor(s): Patrick Davies

Office Location: 480 Meliora Hall
Email: vcao2@ur.rochester.edu
Web Address: Website

Carolus, Amy

she/her/hers

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2023-2024
Advisor(s): Lisa Starr

Office Location: 494 Meliora Hall
Email: acarolus@ur.rochester.edu

Chang, Katharine

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2020 - 2021
Advisor(s): Lisa Starr

Office Location: 498C Meliora Hall
Email: kchang26@ur.rochester.edu

Chee, Princeton

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2022-2023
Advisor(s): Bonnie Le

Office Location: 495 Meliora Hall
Email: pchee2@ur.rochester.edu

Clark, Robin

Sr. Academic Administrator

Office Location: 353 Meliora Hall
Telephone: (585) 275-8704
Email: robin.clark@rochester.edu

Cohen, Andrew

Associate Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics

Director, University of Rochester Psychological Services Center

Office Location: 456 Meliora Hall
Email: andrew.cohen@rochester.edu

Crockett, Noah

Graduate Student

Office Location: 475 Meliora Hall
Email: ncrocket@ur.rochester.edu

Cypher, Craig W.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology

Telephone: (585) 341-9200
Email: craig_cypher@urmc.rochester.edu
Web Address: Website

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Davies, Patrick

Professor of Psychology

Associate Chair, Department of Psychology

Office Location: 452 Meliora Hall
Email: patrick.davies@rochester.edu
Web Address: Website

Deci, Edward L.

Professor Emeritus of Psychology

Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor in the Social Sciences

Email: deci@psych.rochester.edu
Web Address: Website

DeLap, Gwyneth

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2021 - 2022
Advisor(s): Lisa Starr

Office Location: 494 Meliora Hall
Email: gdelap@ur.rochester.edu

Distefano, Candelas

Graduate Student

Office Location: 475 Meliora Hall
Email: cdistef2@ur.rochester.edu

Dodell-Feder, David

Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience

Office Location: 453 Meliora Hall
Email: d.dodell-feder@rochester.edu
Web Address: Website

Interests: Social cognition and social functioning in psychopathology

Duberstein, Zoe

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2020 - 2021
Advisor(s): Tom O'Connor

Office Location: 455 Meliora Hall
Email: zduberst@ur.rochester.edu

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Elliot, Caty

Graduate Student

Advisor(s): Dr. Jennie Noll

Office Location: 496 Meliora Hall
Email: cellio14@ur.rochester.edu

Elliot, Andrew

he/him/his

Professor of Psychology

Office Location: 488 Meliora Hall
Email: andrew.elliot@rochester.edu
Web Address: Website

Estrada, Marie-Joëlle

Professor of Instruction

Office Location: 402 Meliora Hall
Telephone: (585) 275-8685
Email: mestrada@UR.rochester.edu

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Firestone, Katie

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2025-2026
Advisor(s): Jeremy Jamieson

Office Location: 472 Meliora Hall
Email: kfiresto@ur.rochester.edu

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Garg, Tanya

she/her/hers

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2023-2024
Advisor(s): Benjamin Suarez-Jimenez

Office Location: 454A Meliora Hall
Email: tgarg2@ur.rochester.edu

Gibbs, Katie

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2023-2024

Office Location: 433 Meliora Hall
Email: kgibbs4@ur.rochester.edu

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Handley, Liz

she/her/hers

Associate Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry

Research Director, Mt. Hope Family Center

Office Location: 460 Meliora Hall
Email: elizabeth_handley@urmc.rochester.edu

Hecht, Cameron

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Accepting new graduate students for the 2025-2026 academic year

Office Location: 403 Meliora Hall
Email: cameron.hecht@rochester.edu

Heck, Isobel

she/her/hers

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Office Location: 464 Meliora Hall
Email: iheck@ur.rochester.edu
Web Address: Website

Huang, Songsong

Graduate Student

Advisor(s): Dr. Andrew Elliot

Office Location: 498A Meliora Hall
Email: shuang80@ur.rochester.edu

Hutson, Lauren

Graduate Student

Advisor(s): Dr. Liz Handley

Office Location: 498B Meliora Hall
Email: lhutson@ur.rochester.edu

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Jamieson, Jeremy P.

Professor of Psychology

Chair, Department of Psychology

Office Location: 437 Meliora Hall
Email: jeremy.jamieson@rochester.edu
Web Address: Website

Journault, Audrey-Ann

Office Location: Meliora Hall
Telephone: (585) 275-2583
Email: audreyannjournault@rochester.edu

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Kaiser, Kaitlyn

she/her/hers

Graduate Student

Advisor(s): Dr. David Dodell-Feder; Dr. Steven Silverstein

Office Location: 498B Meliora Hall
Email: kaitlyn_kaiser@urmc.rochester.edu

Kang, Michelle

Graduate Student

Office Location: 448 Meliora Hall
Email: mkang22@ur.rochester.edu

Kautz-Turnbull, Carson

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2018-2019
Advisor(s): Christie Petrenko

Office Location: Meliora Hall
Email: ckautz@ur.rochester.edu

Kim, Shin-Young

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2020 - 2021
Advisor(s): Ron Rogge

Office Location: 463 Meliora Hall
Email: shin-young.kim@rochester.edu

Kneeskern, Ellen

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2020 - 2021
Advisor(s): Isobel Heck; Karl Rosengren

Office Location: 498 Meliora Hall
Email: ekneeske@ur.rochester.edu

Kramer, Hannah J.

she/her/hers

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Email: hkramer8@psych.rochester.edu

Kruse, Elizabeth

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2022-2023
Advisor(s): David Dodell-Feder

Office Location: 497 Meliora Hall
Email: e.kruse@rochester.edu

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Layton, Christina

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2022-2023
Advisor(s): Loisa Bennetto

Office Location: 463 Meliora Hall
Email: clayton@ur.rochester.edu

Le, Jenny

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2019-2020
Advisor(s): Harry Reis

Office Location: 475 Meliora Hall
Email: jle15@ur.rochester.edu

Le, Bonnie

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Office Location: 479 Meliora Hall
Telephone: (585) 275-8708
Email: bonnie.le@rochester.edu
Web Address: Website

Levin, Rachel

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2022-2023
Advisor(s): Elizabeth Handley and Sheree Toth

Office Location: 457 Meliora Hall
Email: rlevin6@ur.rochester.edu

Lin, Mengshuxin

Graduate Student

Office Location: 448 Meliora Hall
Email: mlin46@ur.rochester.edu

M

Maher, Riley

she/her/hers

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2025-2026
Advisor(s): Lisa Starr

Office Location: 475 Meliora Hall
Email: rmaher5@ur.rochester.edu

Manly, Jody Todd

Senior Research Associate, Mt. Hope Family Center

Clinical Director, Mt. Hope Family Center

Telephone: (585) 275-2991
Email: jody.manly@rochester.edu

Mruzek, Daniel

Lecturer, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Psychology

Email: dmruzek@ur.rochester.edu

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Niemiec, Christopher

Professor of Psychology

Office Location: 436 Meliora Hall
Email: christopher.niemiec@rochester.edu

Noll, Jennie

Professor of Psychology

Executive Director, Mt. Hope Family Center

Office Location: 441 Meliora Hall
Email: jennie_noll@urmc.rochester.edu
Web Address: Website

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Park, Nicole

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2025-2026
Advisor(s): Isobel Heck

Office Location: 475 Meliora Hall
Email: npark3@ur.rochester.edu

Petrenko, Christie L. M.

Research Associate Professor of Psychology

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Telephone: (585) 275-2991
Email: christie_petrenko@urmc.rochester.edu

Phillips, Tanner

Graduate Student

Office Location: 445 Meliora Hall
Email: tphill15@ur.rochester.edu

Pieretti, Luca

Graduate Student

Office Location: 445 Meliora Hall
Email: lpierett@ur.rochester.edu

Porter, LaShauna

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2022-2023
Advisor(s): Liz Handley and Sheree Toth

Office Location: 450 Meliora Hall
Email: lport11@ur.rochester.edu

Price, Jenna

Accountant

Office Location: 357 Meliora Hall
Telephone: (585) 275-2583
Email: jenna.price@rochester.edu

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Rasmussen, Ben

he/him/his

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2023-2024
Advisor(s): Ron Rogge

Office Location: 454A Meliora Hall
Email: brasmus3@ur.rochester.edu

Reis, Harry

Dean's Professor

Professor of Psychology

Office Location: 430 Meliora Hall
Email: harry.reis@rochester.edu

Richardson, Alesia

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2021 - 2022
Advisor(s): Loisa Bennetto

Office Location: 486 Meliora Hall
Email: alesia.richardson@rochester,edu

Rivera, Rachel

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2020 - 2021
Advisor(s): Loisa Bennetto

Office Location: 472 Meliora Hall
Email: rrive15@ur.rochester.edu
Web Address: Website

Rockhold, Madeline

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2021 - 2022
Advisor(s): Dr. Christie Pentrenko

Office Location: 486 Meliora Hall
Email: mrockhol@ur.rochester.edu

Rogge, Ronald D.

Professor of Psychology

Office Location: 462 Meliora Hall
Email: ronald.rogge@rochester.edu

Rosengren, Karl

Professor of Psychology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Office Location: 406 Meliora Hall
Email: kroseng2@ur.rochester.edu

Ryan, Richard M.

Professor Emeritus of Psychology

Email: richard.ryan@rochester.edu
Web Address: Website

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Sefca, Erin

Academic Administrator

Office Location: 356 Meliora Hall
Telephone: (585) 273-3245
Email: erin.sefca@rochester.edu

Sheftall, Arielle H.

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Telephone: (585) 275-4854
Email: arielle_sheftall@urmc.rochester.edu
Web Address: Website

Shenk, Chad

Professor of Psychology

Director of Clinical Training and Clinical Psychology Program Head

Office Location: 429 Meliora Hall
Email: chad.shenk@rochester.edu

Shimshock, Claire

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2020 - 2021
Advisor(s): Bonnie Le

Office Location: 495 Meliora Hall
Email: cshimsho@ur.rochester.edu

Singh, Karishma

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2021 - 2022
Advisor(s): Jeremy Jamieson

Office Location: 463 Meliora Hall
Email: Ksingh19@ur.rochester.edu

Smetana, Judith

Professor of Psychology

Office Location: 439 Meliora Hall
Telephone: (585) 275-4592
Email: jsmetana@ur.rochester.edu
Web Address: Website

Smith, Anna

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2019-2020
Advisor(s): Jody Todd Manly; Melissa Sturge-Apple

Email: anna.smith@rochester.edu

Speybroeck, Emily

she/her/hers

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2023-2024
Advisor(s): Christie Petrenko

Office Location: 450 Meliora Hall
Email: espeybro@ur.rochester.edu

Starr, Lisa

Associate Professor of Psychology

Office Location: 491 Meliora Hall
Telephone: (585) 276-6862
Email: lisa.starr@rochester.edu
Web Address: Website

Sturge-Apple, Melissa

Professor of Psychology

Office Location: 471 Meliora Hall
Telephone: (585) 275-8711
Email: melissa.sturge-apple@rochester.edu
Web Address: Website

Suarez-Jimenez, Benjamin

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

Telephone: (585) 275-6866
Email: benjamin_suarez-jimenez@urmc.rochester.edu
Web Address: Website

Swerbenski, Hannah

Office Location: Meliora Hall
Email: hannah.swerbenski@rochester.edu

Swerbenski, Hannah

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2019-2020
Advisor(s): Melissa Sturge-Apple

Office Location: 461A Meliora Hall
Email: hswerben@ur.rochester.edu

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Taglioni , Laura

Graduate Student

Office Location: 445 Meliora Hall
Email: ltaglion@ur.rochester.edu

Toth, Sheree L.

Research Professor of Psychology

Telephone: (585) 275-2991
Email: sheree.toth@rochester.edu
Web Address: Website

Trantham, Madeline

Department Coordinator

Office Location: 367 Meliora Hall
Telephone: (585) 273-3264
Email: madeline.trantham@rochester.edu

Trujillo-Hernandez, Graciela

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2020 - 2021
Advisor(s): Karl Rosengren

Office Location: 498C Meliora Hall
Email: graciela.trujillo-hernandez@rochester.edu

Tulagan, Nestor

he/him/his

Assistant Professor of Counseling & Human Development, Warner School of Education

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology

Office Location: 491 LeChase Hall
Telephone: (585) 275-6355
Email: ntulagan@ur.rochester.edu
Web Address: Website

Twal, Leena

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2022-2023
Advisor(s): Melissa Sturge-Apple

Office Location: 476 Meliora Hall
Email: ltwal@ur.rochester.edu

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Van Shoor, Alex

Lab Manager for Professor Jeremy Jamieson

Office Location: 173 Meliora Hall
Email: avanscho@ur.rochester.edu

W

Wasche, Ethan

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2022-2023
Advisor(s): Andrew Elliot

Office Location: 498A Meliora Hall
Email: ewasche@ur.rochester.edu

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Young, Rachel

she/her/hers

Graduate Student

Advisor(s): Loisa Bennetto

Office Location: 475 Meliora Hall
Email: ryoung17@ur.rochester.edu

Yuan, Jingyi

she/her/hers

Graduate Student

Advisor(s): Dr. Nestor Tulagan

Office Location: 496 Meliora Hall
Email: jyuan28@ur.rochester.edu

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Zeyrek, Fatma (Betul)

Graduate Student

Entry Year: 2019-2020
Advisor(s): Judith Smetana

Email: fzeyrek@ur.rochester.edu

Zuckerman, Miron

Professor of Psychology

Office Location: 431 Meliora Hall
Email: miron.zuckerman@rochester.edu