Lucinda is a 3rd year Law Student at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law who will aid the University of Illinois Chicago Department of Psychiatry in legal research and writing to support the work of projects assigned in the CAPACITY Lab.
Nana Frimpong received her Bachelors in Psychology from Illinois State University. She plans to go to graduate school for research psychology to obtain her PhD.
Thea Rice is a first year MSW student working with Dr. Brittany Rudd in the CAPACITY Lab. After graduating from Columbia College Chicago, Thea worked as a early childhood educator for three years, eventually getting involved in childcare worker policy organizing. In 2023, she worked as a Campaign Organizer on SEIU HCII’s Childcare for All Campaign.
Maya is a first year MSW student and volunteering in the CAPACITY lab under Dr Brittany Rudd. She graduated with a BS in Clinical Psychology from University of Illinois Champaign Urbana in 2022. Since graduating, Maya has worked in a therapeutic clinic helping children with ASD and other neurodiverse diagnoses.
Wayne is the CEO of the National Partnership for Juvenile Services (NPJS).
The Honorable Maria D. Granger is the first judge to preside over Floyd Superior Court 3 and is the founder and Supervising Judge of the Veterans Court of Southern Indiana.
Gina Sissoko, PhD is a NIMH T32 postdoctoral fellow at the Yale School of Public Health and clinical psychologist focused on improving the health and developmental trajectories of Black girls globally. As a mixed-methods researcher, Dr.
Stephanie H. Yu, PhD (she/her/hers) received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2024, after completing her pre-doctoral residency at the University of Illinois Chicago Department of Psychiatry.
Diego was a Research Assistant in CAPACITY Lab during the summer of 2023. He is currently working with Dr. Robin Mermelstein as a visiting research specialist. He also serves as a research coordinator for two ongoing NIDA-funded studies.