Principal Investigator

Tammy D. Barry, Ph.D. – tammy.barry@wsu.edu

Dr. Barry received her B.A. in Communication from The University of Alabama, her B.S. in Psychology from The University of Alabama at Birmingham, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology (child emphasis) from The University of Alabama. She completed her clinical internship at The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, after which she worked as a post-doctoral research fellow and Adjunct Assistant Professor at The University of Alabama, Department of Psychology. Dr. Barry served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at The University of Louisville, an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University, and an Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Training at The University of Southern Mississippi before joining the faculty at Washington State University in 2015.

Graduate Students

Trisha Glover, M.S. – trisha.glover@wsu.edu

Trisha earned her B.S. in Biology and Psychology from Pacific Lutheran University in 2018. After graduating, she went on to earn her M.S. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Texas at Tyler in 2021, and is a 2nd year in the PhD program at WSU. Her current research interests focus on the neurobiological basis of developmental disorders (primarily ADHD and ASD) and developmental psychopathology in children and adolescents from low socioeconomic areas. She is also interested in how protective factors (e.g., parent-child relationships) and risk factors (e.g., adverse childhood experiences, exposure to trauma) impact the development of psychological disorders in early life. After graduating from Washington State University, she is hoping to advance treatment availability and options for children and adolescents that have been diagnosed with ADHD and ASD.

 

Callie Mazurek, M.A. – callie.mazurek@wsu.edu

Callie is a 3rd year in the Clinical Psychology PhD program. Originally from Michigan, she received her B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Cognitive Science from Michigan State University and then moved to Chicago to pursue a M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Northwestern University. After graduating, she worked as a lab manager at The Family Institute at Northwestern University for three years before joining WSU’s doctoral program. Callie’s research interests are in neuropsychology and disinhibition (violence, antisociality). She’s interested in translational science and using neurocognitive/neurophysiological mechanisms to inform diagnostic and treatment efforts. She hopes to become a professor and clinical neuropsychologist at an academic medical center after finishing her Ph.D. Outside of school, you will likely find Callie dog sitting, working out, or trying out a new hike!

 

Sarah Boland, M.S. – sarah.boland@wsu.edu

Sarah is a fifth-year student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program. She earned her B.A. in Psychology at Colby College in 2017. After graduating, she worked for two years as a postbac fellow at the Yale Child Study Center conducting research in autism. Sarah hopes to work as a clinician for individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families. Her research interests include understanding how caregiver factors impact informant reporting discrepancy of children’s behavior and temperament. Sarah’s hobbies include listening and playing music (though she hasn’t played her viola in a while!) and getting her inflatable kayak out on the water during the summer.

 

Shelby Allan, M.S. – shelby.allan@wsu.edu

Shelby Johnson graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a double major in Psychology and Spanish and is currently in her 5th year of the Clinical Psychology PhD program. Shelby’s primary research interests include early diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders, like autism and ADHD, and how multilingualism impacts executive functioning in children. Clinically, Shelby primarily works with children for both therapy and assessment and hopes to continue in the field of pediatric neuropsychology after finishing her PhD. For fun, Shelby loves to play racquetball, read books, and play board games with friends!

 

Aurora Brinkman, M.S. – aurora.brinkman@wsu.edu

Aurora is a 6th year graduate student and is currently on internship in the child track at the UAB-BVAMC Clinical Psych Internship Consortium in Birmingham, AL. She is originally from San Francisco and received degrees in Biology and Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin in 2017. In 2020, she earned her M.S. in clinical psychology from WSU. Her research centers around empowerment, stigma, expressed emotion, and other factors that relate to the behavior of children with disabilities and overall family functioning. Aurora is very passionate about disability justice, intersectionality, social justice, and advocacy. Ultimately, she hopes to become a licensed clinical psychologist who works with disabled individuals of all ages and who does policy and advocacy work to reduce mental health/disability stigma and promote service accessibility. Aurora’s hobbies include yoga, reading, crafting, music, and video games.

Research Assistants

Delaney Williams

Darren Caruso

Lillian Overway

Alumni

Austin Lau, Ph.D. (graduated 2023) – Primary Care Behavioral Health Postdoctoral Fellow (Samaritan Family Medicine; Albany, OR)

Robyn Herbert, Ph.D. (graduated 2022) – Medical Consultation Liaison Fellow (St. Louis Children’s Hospital; St. Louis, MS)

Rebecca Lindsey, Ph.D. (graduated 2021) – Postdoctoral Fellow (Oklahoma Pediatric Therapy Center; Yukon, OK)