Student Research and Clinical Profiles

Highlighting Counseling Psychology Ph.D. Students

Bradford Pippen Counseling Psychology Ph.D. Student Masters in Psychology, University of Kentucky B.S. in Psychology, University of Memphis About: Bradford is a first year PhD student from Lewisburg, Tennessee. Bradford's research interests include, Forgiveness, Restorative Justice and Social Movements. In his free time, Bradford enjoys playing soccer, spending time with his family and discovering new music. After graduation, Bradford hopes to work with the Tennessee Department of Justice to expand their restorative justice policies and practices.
	Catalina Echeverry Counseling Psychology Ph.D. Student M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology the University of Missouri-Columbia B.A. in Psychology - Georgia State University. About: Catalina Echeverry is a doctoral student in the counseling psychology program at Tennessee State University. She has an M.Ed. in counseling psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a B.A. in psychology from Georgia State University. She is originally from Atlanta, Georgia, but currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee. Catalina's research interests lie in looking at immigrants' mental health and well-being, how the acculturation process changes their racial, ethnic, and cultural identity, Latinx populations, social justice policies, multicultural issues, and minority stressors. During her free time, she loves to spend time with her friends and family exploring new locations in Nashville.
Shelby Gash Counseling Psychology Ph.D. Student Master of Arts in Psychology -Chatham University Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Salisbury University About: Shelby Gash is a doctoral student in the counseling psychology program at Tennessee State University. She attended Chatham University for her Master of Arts in Psychology degree, and Salisbury University for her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She has a substantial background in climate change, mindfulness and health psychology research, and has presented her work in partnership with her research mentor at several conferences. Shelby has also given a TED talk on resilience for TEDxSalisbury. She is a member of the APA, Psi Chi, Phi Kappa Phi, and has a history of volunteering with the Red Cross. Shelby's current research interests involve trauma, the AI/AN/CI/NH and geriatric population, alongside her withstanding research interests. Shelby enjoys spending time with her friends, visiting her family in her home state of Maryland, and spoiling her dog.
	Jonathan Gilbert Counseling Psychology Ph.D. Student M.S in Clinical and Mental Health Counseling - Grand Canyon University B.S in Computer Science - Southern Adventist University About: Jonathan is a first year PhD student from Huntsville, Alabama. Jonathan’s research interest include workplace mental health, and trauma. In his free time, Jonathan enjoys boxing, playing video games with friends, spending time with family. After graduation, Jonathan hopes to go back to work with the Department of Defense, and other companies to establish a corporate cultural of mental wellness and supporting workplace mental health as a true investment in the equity and wellbeing of employees.
CharMayne Jackson Counseling Psychology Ph.D. Student M.S., Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL, Counseling Psychology B.A., Purdue University, IUPUI – Indianapolis, IN Campus, Psychology Research Team: Dr. Brooke Rappaport About: CharMayne is a first-year doctoral student in the counseling psychology program here at Tennessee State University. While she has lived everywhere from the Midwest to the South, CharMayne was born and raised in Indiana. CharMayne’s research interests include Intersectionality, Discrimination and Villainization of BIPOC Women, Resilience, and the “Strong Black Woman” Identity. CharMayne is the proud pup mom of Prince and Apollonia, and in her free time enjoys spending time with family, traveling, and reading a good book.
	Kiara Tookes-Williams Counseling Psychology Ph.D. Student Masters of Arts Degree in Clinical Mental Health CounselingLaGrange College Bachelors of Arts Degree in Psychology -LaGrange College About: Kiara Tookes-Williamsis a doctoral student in the counseling psychology program from Atlanta, Georgia. She received her Bachelors of Arts Degree in Psychology and Masters of Arts Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling both from LaGrange College. Kiara’s research interests include intergenerational trauma, child abuse, minorities in higher education, suicide, barriers in receiving counseling services, social justice, and women infertility. Outside of academics, Kiara is extremely family oriented and loves spending time with those that are close to her.

Student Publications (2011-present)

Johnson, K.A ., Broyles, T.W., & Hammond, M.S. (In press). Career Intervention Effects on Agricultural Students’ Career Development at an HBCU. North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Journal.

Capretto, J. (2017). Developmental timing of childhood physical and sexual maltreatment predicts adult depression and PTSD. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 0(00), 1-25. (published online first)

McKoy, T., Hammond, M., Armwood, C., & Hargrove, S. K. (2017, March) Persistence of African American Females in Engineering: The Identity Factor accepted as a Work In Progress Paper to the 2017 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Zone 2 conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

McKoy, T., King-Wilkes, B. A., & Hargrove, S. K. (2017). An Integrative Review: Intersectionality, African American Female Engineering Students, and Intent to Persist. Draft accepted to the 2018 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference (CoNECD).

Student Conference Presentations (2011-present)

Audette, L., Hammond, M.S. & Johnson, K.A. (2018, August). Combining Datasets using SPSS: An Experimental Study. Poster accepted for presentation at the American Psychological Association 2018 Conference in San Francisco, California.

Smith, C.K., & Johnson, K.A. (2018, June). How First-Generation Student Status Affects Career Development in African American STEM Students. Poster accepted for presentation at the Society for Vocational Psychology 2018 Biennial Conference in Scottsdale, AZ.

Johnson, K.A. (2017, November). Planned Parenthood: A Program Evaluation. Poster presentation at the Tennessee Counseling Association Conference, Nashville, Tennessee.

Johnson, K.A. (2017, April). The Relationship Between Occupational Specialty, Combat Exposure Levels, Unit Cohesion, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following Combat Deployment. Oral presentation at the Middle Tennessee Psychological Association’s Conference, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Johnson, K.A. (2017, April). The Relationship Between Occupational Specialty, Combat Exposure Levels, Unit Cohesion, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following Combat Deployment. Poster accepted for presentation at the Tennessee State University Psychology Day, Nashville, Tennessee.

Johnson, K.A. (2017, March). Career Intervention Effects on Agricultural Students’ Career Development at an HBCU. Oral presentation at the 2017 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM, Washington, D.C.

McKoy, T., King-Wilkes, B., Beane, C., Hargrove, S., Hammond, M. (2017, November). Psychological Retention Factors of African American Engineering Students at a HBU. Poster presentation presented at the National Symposium on Student Retention, SanDestin, Florida.

McKoy, T. (2017). Retention Factors in African American Engineering Students. Poster presentation presented at Middle Tennessee Psychological Association on Spring meeting on April 22, 2017.

McKoy, T. (2017). Identity as a Retention Factors in African American Engineering Students. Oral presentation presented at Tennessee State University Annual Research Symposium on April 18, 2017. 2nd place in Graduate Science II section.

McKoy, T., Hammond, M., Armwood, C., & Hargrove, S. K., (2017, March) Persistence of African American Females in Engineering: The Identity Factor. Paper presented at the 2017 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Zone 2 conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

McKoy, T. (2017). A process evaluation of the retention of African American female engineering students. Poster presented at the 39th Annual Tennessee State University Psychology Day. Nashville, TN.

Capretto, J. & Reda, A. (November, 2017). Parent-Child Relationship Impacts Parental Help-Seeking Behaviors for Maltreated Children, Poster to be presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies: 33rd Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

White, M. (2017). Associations Among Socioeconomic Status, Black Television, and Unhealthy Food Consumption in African American College Students. Thesis proposal presented at the International Obesity Research Conference, Silver Spring, Maryland.

White, M. (2016). Factors for Obesity and Physical Inactivity in African Americans due to Watching Television. Paper presented at the National Diabetic Medication Forum, Arlington, Virginia.

Capretto, J. (October, 2016). Timing of childhood sexual abuse: Impact on depression and PTSD in adulthood, Poster to be presented at the Charleston Child Trauma Conference, Charleston, CA.

Capretto, J. (May, 2016). Type and timing of childhood maltreatment: Impact on health related quality of life in adulthood, Oral presentation at the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Hammond, M., Capretto, J., Hargrove, K., Hall, J., Martin, E., & Young-Seigler, A. (May, 2016). Retaining underrepresented students in STEM: Outcomes of a culturally responsive intervention, Paper presented at the Society of Vocational Psychology, Orlando, FL.

Girresch-Ward, S., Hammond, M.S., McKoy, T. (2016, May). Unpacking the complexity of the supports and barriers scale of the STEM Fields Questionnaire. 30-minute presentation at the 2016 Biennial Conference of the Society for Vocational Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.

McKoy, T. (2016, April). The persistence of African American females in engineering: The identity factor: A pilot study. Poster presented at the 38th Annual Tennessee State University Research Symposium. Nashville, TN

White, M. (2015). Independent Research of African American Eating Approaches. Paper presented at the National Diabetic Medicine Forum, Arlington, Virginia.

White, M. (2014). Relationship Between African American Women Obesity Rates due to Socioeconomic Status. Poster presented at the Shaw University Student Research Symposium, Raleigh, NC.

White, M. (2013). Unhealthy Foods Among Americans Through the Lens of Overeating. Poster presented at the Shaw University Student Research Symposium, Raleigh, NC.

Newman, J. & Berman, A.B. (2012). Navigating the Road Ahead: Sustaining Community Partnerships in Grant-based Environments, Unpublished symposium, 2013 SCRA Conference, American Psychological Association Division 27 The Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA), submitted 12/6/2012, pending acceptance.

Hammond, M.S., Hall, D.A., Armstrong, A., & Newman, J.A. (2012, November). Using research teams to facilitate research self-efficacy. Presentation given at Psychology Educators of Tennessee Conference, Murfreesboro, TN.

Battle, L. K., Armstrong, A. P., Brooks, C., & Jackson, C. D. (2012, Feb). Exposure to Family Violence in Childhood: Impact on Intimate Partner Relationship and Well-being. Poster presented at South Eastern Psychological Association Convention in New Orleans, LA.

Berman, A,B., Hammond, M.S., Hargrove, S.K., Hayslett, W.F., Bucknor, C.B., Jenkins, K.G., & Brooks, C. (2012). Black college student career commitment and development in Psychology. Accepted Poster Presentation, 2013 APA Convention, APAGS Division

Berman, A.,B., Newman, J., Young, T., Oatis-Ballew, R. (2012). Giving Voice to Psychology Graduate Students: A Social Justice & World Café Mentoring Model, Unpublished symposium, 2013 SCRA Conference, American Psychological Association Division 27 The Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA)

Berman, A.B., Hammond, M.S., Hargrove, S.K., Hayslett, W.F., Bucknor, C.B., Jenkins, K.G., & Brooks, C. (2012). Differences in worldview and beliefs: native and immigrant Black college student career development. Accepted Poster Presentation, 2013 APA Convention, Division 45 (Ethnic Minority Issues).

Bucknor, C., Berman, A.B ., & Hammond, M.S. (2012) Career Commitment and Retention in STEM in African American College Students. Accepted Poster Presentation, 2013 Emerging Researchers Conference (ERN), February 28 - March 2, 2013, Washington, D.C.

Pfost, K. S., Young, T. A., Hesson-McInnis, M. S., Loete, L., Parrish, J., & Young, L. M. (2011, August). Investigating multiple predictors of bulimia and feminism as a buffer. Poster presented to the 2011 American Psychological Association Conference, Washington, DC.

Ramon, A., Terhorst, H., Young, L., Chang, T., Van Aman, C., Young, T., Behrens, E., & House, A. (2011, April). DBT Skills Group as a vehicle for service and learning: Lessons from our first year. Poster session presented at the Great Lakes Regional Counseling Psychology Conference in Bloomington, IN.

Armstrong, A. P., Battle, L. K., & Oatis-Ballew, R. (2011, Nov). Personality, Values, and Work-Life Balance in Professional and Non-Professional Women. Poster presented at Tennessee Psychological Association Conference Student Poster Session in Nashville, TN.

Battle, L. K. (2011, March). Family Life Events impact on the Mental Health of Undergraduates attending an Historically Black College & University. Poster presented at 33^rd Annual University-Wide Research Symposium Graduate Poster Presentations at Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN.

Battle, L. K. (2011, March). Family Life Events impact on the Mental Health of Undergraduate Students attending a Historically Black College & University. Poster presented at 8^th Annual Psychology Department Research Symposium at Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN.

Battle, L. K., Armstrong, A. P., & Oatis-Ballew, R. (2011, Nov). Family Functioning impact on Work-Life Balance in Women. Poster presented at Tennessee Psychological Association Conference Student Poster Session in Nashville, TN.

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