SEED Lab Members
Faculty
Dr. Jamie Lawler
Dr. Angela Staples
Graduate Students
Kristin Aho
Amanda Hicks
Sarah Freeman
Centia Thomas
Maitri Jain
Emaan Ali
Elizabeth Hamik
Emily Sokol
Emily is a second-year student in the general clinical master's program at EMU. She graduated from Michigan State University in 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and a minor in youth and society. During her undergrad, she presented research on the associations between puberal timing and depressive symptoms among adolescent girls. Emily spent time working at a twin research lab at MSU and has experience working in a psychiatric hospital. Her research interests include the transdiagnostic impact of emotion dysregulation on interpersonal relationships and psychopathology.
Sneha Kamath
Sneha Kamath is a first-year student in the General Clinical Master’s Program at EMU. She graduated from Bowling Green State University in April 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a minor in Spanish. During undergrad, Sneha assisted with research in a developmental psychology lab studying early perceptions of food and the relationships between parents’ and children’s eating habits. Sneha’s main research interests include self-regulation behaviors, anxiety, and depression in early childhood. At Eastern Michigan University, Sneha looks forward to continuing her education and working towards her goal of practicing at an in-patient pediatric mental health facility.
Jessica Fagan
Jessica is a first-year Masters student in the General Clinical Psychology program. Prior to this, she attended Pacific Lutheran University in Washington State where she received a B.S. in Psychology and a B.A. in Religious Studies with honors. While attending school she worked as a Certified Behavior Technician as well as a therapy aide in an pediatric occupational, physical, and speech therapy clinic. She is interested in researching environmental and personal factors that mitigate the negative effects of early-life trauma, as well as therapeutic techniques that accomplish the same goal.
Lab Manager
Erica Overholt
spending time with her family.
Undergraduate Students and Volunteers
Antonia Gitau
Mieke Karth
Grace Matthews
Hadlie Daigle
Emily Holthus
Emily is a third year undergraduate student at Eastern Michigan university. She is majoring in psychology and plans to pursue a career in sleep and dream studies. Emily plans to graduate in the spring of 2025 and continue her education in graduate school for General Clinical Psychology. She has always been interested in studying mental health and the importance of sleep. She’s excited to further her experience in the SEED Lab.
Madison Davenport
Madison is a junior undergraduate at Eastern Michigan University. She is majoring in Psychology and minoring in studio art. She hopes to continue her education after undergrad and eventually find a job that involves working with children. Her interests include developmental, behavioral, cognitive and in the field of psychology. Outside of school she is interested in the arts, nature, and activism.
Olivia Palazzolo
Olivia Palazzolo is a junior undergraduate at Eastern Michigan University. She is majoring in Psychology and minoring in Social Work. Her research interests include emotional development in children, attachment theory, and the effect parenting styles have on adult romantic relationships. Olivia plans on furthering her education through a graduate’s degree in either clinical or educational psychology. Her goal is to ultimately work with children in either a school or clinical setting. In her free time, Olivia enjoys choir, writing fiction, yoga, and crocheting.