Welcome 2023 HDFS Graduate Cohort!

HDFS Grad Cohort 2023-24

Nikole Babcock

Nikole Babcock

  • Preferred Name: Nikole
  • Hometown: Cloverdale, CA
  • Advisor: Dr. Lisa Eaton
  • Area of interest: Human sexuality and health disparities in LGBTQ+ communities, queering relationship science, and positive and resilience factors in LGBTQ+ youth/ young adult development.
  • Things you do in your free time: Chase after my five-year-old, play heated games of Villainous, baking, and binge-watching TV series.
  • Fun fact or any other info you want on the site: I have a background in theater.

Anne Berset

Anne Berset

  • Preferred Name: Anne Berset
  • Hometown: Vienna, VA
  • Advisor: Dr. Preston Britner
  • Area of interest: Youth in Foster Care; Biopsychosocial consequences of trauma; Positive adolescent development; Protective factors and resilience; Community-based interventions; Family dynamics and mental health outcomes
  • Things you do in your free time: I love to travel, hike, paint, play pool, and listen to music
  • Fun fact or any other info you want on the site: My favorite literary genre is experimental horror - check out House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski!

Delaina Carlson

Delaina Carlson

  • Preferred Name: Delaina Carlson
  • Hometown: Meadville, Pennsylvania
  • Advisor: Rachel Chazan Cohen
  • Area of interest: Early Childhood, Parenting, Child Care and Community Programming, Health and Wellness Promotion
  • Things you do in your free time: Spend time outdoors (hiking, rock climbing, skiing, mountain biking, traveling), doing art (painting, pottery, photography), and eating good food
  • Fun fact: I used to be a family and wedding photographer.

Naomi Inman

Naomi Inman

  • Preferred Name: Naomi
  • Hometown: Reno, NV
  • Advisor: Dr. Eva Lefkowitz
  • Area of interest: Sexual health, sex education, and healthy sexuality in the context of relationships
  • Things you do in your free time: Read, play video games, go hammocking, travel
  • Fun fact or any other info you want on the site: I am a CODA (Child of a Deaf Adult), so I know ASL!

Sihui Lyu

Sihui Lyu

  • Preferred Name: Sihui
  • Hometown: Henan, China
  • Advisor: Dr. Beth Russell
  • Area of interest: Adolescent mental health, parent-child relationship, prevention and intervention
  • Things you do in your free time: Yoga, online shopping
  • Fun fact or any other info you want on the site: I love cooking, but the food I make doesn't taste good.

Chizobam Nweke

Chizobam Nweke

  • Preferred name: Chizzy
  • Hometown: Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Advisor: Dr. Candi Nwakasi.
  • Areas of Interest: Cancer Survivorship, Cognitive Health, Mental/Behavioral Health, Health Access.
  • Hobbies: Walking, Hiking, Movies.

Amanda Sather

Amanda Sather

  • Preferred name: Amanda
  • Hometown: Seattle, WA
  • Advisor: Dr. Kari Adamsons
  • Area of interest: Parent-child relationships, child emotional development, family dynamics.
  • Things I do in my free time: I love to read and to spend time outdoors.
  • Fun fact: I have been to 13 MLB stadiums.

Rui Wu

Rui Wu

  • Preferred Name: Rui
  • Hometown: Qinghai, China
  • Advisor: Dr. Alaina Brenick
  • Area of interest: Diversity and Culture, Child and Adolescent Development
  • Things you do in your free time: Hiking, Crafting, Calligraphy and Cooking
  • Fun fact: I grew up at high altitude area (above 3000 meters)

Tianmei Zhu

Tianmei Zhu

  • Preferred Name: Tianmei
  • Hometown: Jiangsu, China
  • Advisor: Dr. Kari Adamsons
  • Area of interest: Couples, Parents, and Families (Specific research interests are parenting dynamics in different contexts, parenting behaviors, cross-cultural comparison of parenting practices).
  • Things you do in your free time: Hanging out with friends, road-trips, fan-fiction writing, watching anime/TV shows, open to anything fun!