Lab Members

Dianna recently graduated from UNC Greensboro with a double major in Psychology and Sociology. She plans on working towards her goal of becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor, working with children and adolescents. Outside of school, she enjoys hiking and spending time with friends and family.  She is very excited to be a part of the TALK lab! 

Krystajah is a post-baccalaureate student for pre-medical sciences at UNCG. She received her B.A in Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2022. Her goal is to work within the medical community as a psychiatrist working closely with adolescents and young adults. Outside of school, she is an ABA therapist providing for children on the autism spectrum and other developmental challenges providing guidance with the intention of helping patients alter behaviors. She enjoys travelling as well as eating food, and she is very excited to join the lab!

Paige received a B.A. in Psychology at the University of Michigan in 2018 with minors in Social Work and Women's Studies. Her goal is to work with children and families in clinical settings as a practicing child clinical psychologist. Upon graduating, Paige has worked with children with developmental disorders and with teens and adults with mental health diagnoses. She is interested in exploring the relationship between emotion regulation and language development in children, with a special interest in early interventions for at-risk and low-income families. In her free time, Paige enjoys spending time outside, practicing photography, and playing with her two dogs!

Being a Psychology student with a minor in Human Development and Family Studies, Iyah is interested in working with families with young children. She believes that participating as a research assistant in the TALK Lab has the potential to help her in her future career as a licensed family therapist. She hopes to gain insight into how to operate in a lab setting and use the data that the team collects to help the general population. When she is not working or doing homework, she enjoys cooking and reading young-adult novels!

J'Leah is a senior majoring in Psychology. She is interested in working in the TALK lab because it is a great opportunity to expand her knowledge in the field of clinical psychology while also gaining experience working with children. Her goal is to pursue a career in Psychology that involves mentoring and helping children. In her free time, she likes to watch movies, paint, and listen to music. 

Liz is currently a senior and she is interested in working in the TALK lab as she wants to gain research experience and to learn more about the field. Additionally, the lab focuses on a population that she would like to work with in her future career. Fun hobbies she enjoys are doing art using multiple media and spending time with family. A fun fact of hers is that she is from Puerto Rico and she has only been in the states for 7 years. She is also the oldest sister of 5 siblings who are all girls!

Lily is a senior, majoring in psychology. She is interested in how children evolve over a lifespan and what factors influence that. She enjoys spending time with family and being outdoors!

Mason is an undergraduate junior double majoring in psychology and chemistry with a music minor. He joined the TALK Lab in order to tie his interest in education to his current major by still being involved with children and their psychopathological development. He intends to continue to pursue research in the field of psychology after he finishes his undergraduate degree. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, playing video games, and just vibing with his friends!