- Preferred Name: Alyssa
- Hometown: Martinsburg, PA
- Advisor: Eva Lefkowitz
- Area of interest: LGBT+ Couple Relationships
- Things you do in your free time: Run, draw, and bake bread!
- Fun fact: I love to Swing and Blues dance, and have a steadily growing collection of LGBT+ graphic novels
- Preferred Name: Rachael
- Hometown: Newington, CT
- Advisor: Shannon Weaver
- Areas of interest: Sexuality and sexual health, pornography use and satisfaction, how parents communicate with children about sex/sexuality related topics
- Things you do in your free time: Exercise outside/at the gym and spending time with friends and family
- Fun fact: I am a licensed marriage and family therapist and acupuncture detoxification specialist
- Preferred Name: Emily
- Hometown: Cumberland, Maine
- Advisor: Keith Bellizzi
- Areas of interest: Health, Well-being & Prevention– specifically stress, adjustment and coping in the context of chronic illness.
- Things you do in your free time: Traveling, spending time outdoors & reading
- Fun fact: I lived abroad for a semester in Madrid, Spain!
- Preferred Name: Abagail
- Hometown: Jupiter, Florida
- Advisor: Alaina Brenick
- Areas of interest: Victimization, Aggression, and Bullying in children/ adolescents
- Things you do in your free time: Paddleboarding & spend time with family and friends
- Fun fact: I have moved 9 times!
- Preferred Name: Yanzhen
- Hometown: China
- Advisor: Sara Harkness
- Areas of interest: Parent-child relationships, sibling relationships, parenting in the cultural contexts (particularly in China), prevention and intervention
- Preferred Name: Kaleigh
- Hometown: Windham, CT
- Advisor: Keith Bellizzi
- Areas of interest: Adulthood and Aging, Long Term Services and Supports
- Things you do in your free time: I love to run, do home diys, and spend time with family.
- Preferred Name: Michelle
- Hometown: Bronx, New York
- Advisor: Linda Halgunseth
- Area of interest: Diversity and Culture
- Things you do in your free time: Listen to music, cook and bake, hang out with family and friends
- Additional info: Went to undergrad at Fairfield University
- Preferred Name: Lexi
- Hometown: Ponte Vedra, Florida
- Advisor: Maria LaRusso
- Areas of interest: School based interventions, social and emotional skill development in early and middle childhood, resilience in early and middle childhood
- Things you do in your free time: I love spending time with family and friends and enjoy going to the beach!
- Additional Info: Before coming to UConn, I attended Rollins College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in both Philosophy and Psychology, and I then taught kindergarten in Miami, Florida.
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- Preferred Name: Tracy
- Hometown: Blue Springs, Missouri
- Advisor: Eva Lefkowitz
- Areas of Interest: Sexual development, sexual behavior, and sexual attitudes
- Things you do in your free time: Read, watch TV, and explore New England
- Fun fact: I have two awesome dogs