Meet Our Team - Child and Family Specialty Clinics (CFSC) at EMU
Clinical Supervisors
Dr. Jamie Lawler, Licensed Psychologist
Dr. Jamie Lawler is a clinical and developmental psychologist with expertise in early adversity, parenting, and self-regulation. Her research program is grounded in developmental psychopathology and focuses on the impact of early life stress on the socioemotional development of children and on interventions to support positive development.
Clinically, Dr. Lawler specializes in early childhood mental health, including parent-child dyadic interventions and treatment for emotional and behavioral dysregulation. As the founder and director of the early childhood satellite clinics located in local preschools and community centers, Dr. Lawler cultivates community partnerships to break down barriers for families to receive care. She supervises masters and doctoral level students at both the satellite clinics and at the Community Behavioral Health Clinic.
Dr. Kelsey Sala-Hamrick, Licensed Psychologist
Dr. Kelsey Sala-Hamrick is an expert in developing, implementing, and evaluating evidence-based behavioral health programs and services. She is particularly interested in integrating evidence-based practices into service systems, including healthcare, community health, and other child-serving systems (schools, justice and child welfare) in order to support the mental health of historically marginalized patients and communities.
Clinically, Kelsey has expertise in child and developmental psychology, pediatrics (working with children and families with complex medical conditions), trauma-focused and culturally responsive treatments. As a part of the Community Behavioral Health Clinic, Kelsey supervises students to provides therapeutic interventions and comprehensive psychological assessments for children, adolescents, caregivers and families.
Our Clinicians
Emaan Ali
4th-Year Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student
Clinical Interests: Childhood trauma and early attachment relationships
Myles Bennett
2nd-Year Master's Student, General Clinical Psychology Program
Clinical Interests: Psychological assessment.
Serena Boykin
2nd-Year Master's Student, General Clinical Psychology Program
Clinical Interests: Cognitive assessment and therapy with children and adolescents.
Kimberly Darish
2nd-Year Master's Student, General Clinical Psychology Program
Clinical Interests: Psychological assessment and working with children who have experienced trauma.
Alina Dillahunt
4th-Year Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student
Clinical Interests: Neuropsychological assessment, with a focus on contextual factors such as health conditions, sleep, trauma history, and diversity.
Omar Elwasli
3rd-Year Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student
Clinical Interests: Working with children and adolescents who exhibit severe behaviors, both internal and external.
Elizabeth Freehling
3rd-Year Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student
Clinical Interests: Trauma-focused work with children, adolescents, and families, with a particular focus on those with child welfare involvement.
Maleek Holmes
4th-Year Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student
Clinical Interests: Parenting and child development, child and family therapy, and caregiver-based interventions.
Maitri Jain
4th-Year Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student
Clinical Interests: Childhood trauma, emotion regulation in children, and parent-child relationships.
Sophia Sodano
3rd-Year Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student
Clinical Interests: Applied behavior analysis and evidence-based therapies.
Alyssa Serrano
2nd-Year Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student
Clinical interests: Working with children facing chronic illness or those experiencing health disparities.
Bri Trudeau
2nd-Year Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student
Clinical interests: Early childhood internalizing disorders and trauma.
Our Marketing Team
Nora Hollman
Undergraduate, Senior
Studying: Marketing and Sustainability
Eriyana Jackson
Undergraduate, Senior
Studying: Business Management and Marketing
