Anne Berset is a first year Ph.D. student working with Dr. Preston Britner. Anne is originally from Northern Virginia just outside of Washington D.C. She attended the University of Denver for her undergraduate degree, where she worked as a research assistant in the Child Health and Development lab with Dr. Sarah Enos Watamura. Anne’s first experiences in the lab were on a project led by Dr. Watamura and her graduate student, Elly Miles, examining risk and protective factors for Iraqi and Syrian refugee caregivers who had resettled in the Denver area. During her time at University of Denver, Anne received several research grants to conduct a mixed-methods study examining a parent psychoeducational program designed to help parents manage stress and trauma. Anne then completed her senior thesis using cross-sectional data from the Buffering Environmental Stress Together (BEST) project in Dr. Watamura’s lab. In her thesis she examined the role of social support in mental health among diverse Early Head Start families who had experienced adversity. This work differentiated between informal support (i.e., friends, family) and formal support (i.e., government aid) to understand which type of support was associated with reduced depression and anxiety in caregivers following a history of childhood adversity. In addition to her research activities, Anne worked as a tutor in the Learning Effectiveness Program at the University of Denver, where she tutored undergraduate and graduate students with neurodevelopmental disabilities in Psychology and English.
After graduating from the University of Denver, Anne moved to Cincinnati, OH where she worked as a Clinical Research Coordinator with Dr. Bill Brinkman at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. While in this role, Anne gained experience working with clinical populations in community and school-based settings by serving as the lead coordinator on several NIH-funded randomized controlled trials. Some of the projects she managed examined parent and adolescent decision-making about ADHD treatment and management as well as genomic testing.
Anne’s interest in working with adversity-exposed populations and designing accessible community-based interventions led her to the UConn HDFS program, where she hopes to continue researching the biopsychosocial consequences of trauma among minoritized groups and developing interventions that improve mental health outcomes. Anne is working with Dr. Preston Britner on a project examining higher-education outcomes among youth with a history of foster care. She is also a graduate research assistant on projects with Dr. Kevin Ferreira van Leer and Dr. Beth Russell.
When she’s not in school, Anne spends her time hanging out with her three cats (Tuxedo, Mione, and Sonny). Anne loves to read, hike, and watch dystopian and sci-fi movies. You will likely find her playing pool at a billiards hall when she’s not studying.
Raymond Moody is a clinical psychologist with expertise in syndemic approaches to health where multiple epidemics stemming from social inequities and environmental hardships interact to increase the burden of disease. His research broadly seeks to identify biopsychosocial determinants of sexual minority health and develop interventions that address vulnerabilities and promote resilience to reduce health disparities in this population. His research has focused on understanding the impact of intersecting stigmas on substance use and sexual health behaviors and the influence of emotion regulation on these health outcomes.
Professor Rachel Tambling is a recipient of the 2023 Kathleen Briggs Outstanding Mentor Award. This award acknowledges an outstanding mentor of graduate students and new professionals in the field of marriage and family therapy (MFT).
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