Meet Our Alumni
I arrived at USU in the fall of 2000. Since then, I have had the great privilege of working with students who brought in top-notch intellect, unique talents, and ignited passions. I couldn't be prouder of our graduates who are school psychologists and doctoral-level clinical and counseling psychologists.
Alumni Roster
2025
Niyonta Chowdhury, PhD, Visiting Assistant Professor
Dissertation: EDI infrastructures & faculty composition: Associations with undergraduate student outcomes at R1 universities 2011-2021. (2025)
Miriam Mukasa Kasozi, Doctoral Candidate
Dissertation: Cultural adaptation of a single session Acceptance and Commitment Therapy guide for college students in Uganda. (2025)
José Manuel Gonzalez Vera, PhD, Psychologist
Dissertation: Cultural Adaptation of the ACT Guide for Immigrant Community Members (2025)
Jazmin Lara, PhD, Psychologist
Dissertation: The Experience of Latine Parents During COVID-19: Coping, Support, and Wellness (2025)
2023
María de la Caridad Alvarez, PhD, Psychologist
Dissertation: An exploration of parent management training programs and their cultural relevance. (2022)
E. Tish Hicks, PhD, Psychologist
Dissertation: Teaching Multicultural Psychology as a cultural competence intervention: An empirical evaluation of course components (2022)
Thesis: A brief online acceptance and commitment training for enhancing outcomes of a cultural competence intervention (2020)
Thesis: A brief online acceptance and commitment training for enhancing outcomes of a cultural competence intervention (2020)
Cynthia Navarro Flores, PhD, Assistant Professor
Dissertation: The Longitudinal Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Internalizing and Externalizing Problems: In Search of Demographic Disparities (2023)
Alejandro L. Vázquez, PhD, Assistant Professor
Alejandro L. Vázquez, PhD, Assistant Professor
Dissertation: Substance use initiation among Mexican children: An examination of individual and ecological factors (2020)
2020
Samantha Corralejo, PhD, Psychologist
Dissertation: Technology in Parenting Programs: A Systematic Review and Pilot Study of an App-Based Intervention for Latinx Families (2019)
Ana Kemple-Reeves, PhD, Psychologist
Dissertation: The Intergenerational Transmission of Parental Factors That Influence Educational Attainment Among Latinxs in the US (2018)
Lesther Papa, PhD, Assistant Professor
Dissertation: Impact of Racial Microaggresions on White American and Ethnic Minority Students in the College Classroom (2020)
Jeisianne Rosario Colón, PhD, Psychologist
Jeisianne Rosario Colón, PhD, Psychologist
Dissertation: Parenting styles and child outcomes in Puerto Rican families: A comparison of dyadic and individual coding (2018)
Thesis: Parenting styles and child outcomes in Puerto Rican families (2016)
Thesis: Parenting styles and child outcomes in Puerto Rican families (2016)
2019
Alexandra K. Reveles, PhD, Psychologist
Dissertation: Experience of Microaggressions: White Bystanders' Physiological and Psychological Reactions (2018)
2018
Nicole Feigt, EdS, School Psychologist
Thesis: The Relationship of Gender-Based Microaggressions and Internalized Sexism on Mental Health Outcomes: A Mother-Daughter Study (2018)
Christina Patterson, PhD, Psychologist
Christina Patterson, PhD, Psychologist
Dissertation: Increasing Knowledge and Detection of Racial Microaggressions in White College Students (2017)
2016
Andrea Call, EdS, School Psychologist
Thesis: Participation in dual language immersion programs: Using Theory of Planned Behavior to Predict Enrollment (2016)
Odessia Knowles, PhD, Psychologist
Odessia Knowles, PhD, Psychologist
Dissertation: The Impact of Social Comparisons on Stereotype Threat for Black College Students Attending Primarily White Colleges and Universities (2016)
Thesis: Facebooking for Social Support: An Experimental Test of Relational Regulation Theory (2013)
Marsha Tafoya, PhD, Psychologist
Thesis: Facebooking for Social Support: An Experimental Test of Relational Regulation Theory (2013)
Marsha Tafoya, PhD, Psychologist
Dissertation: The socialization of respeto in Mexican immigration families (2016)
Michelle L. Varón, PhD, Psychologist
Michelle L. Varón, PhD, Psychologist
Dissertation: Amor de cerca: Positive involvement in Latino families (2016)
2015
Lesther Papa, EdS
Thesis: The impact of teaching and academic self-efficacy on student engagement and academic outcomes (2015)
2013
Todd W. Lindsley, PhD, Psychologist
Dissertation: A Multimedia Intervention to Increase the Likelihood that University Students in Need Will Utilize Counseling Services (2013)
Thesis: Ethnic Minority Utilization of Counseling Services (2008)
Thesis: Ethnic Minority Utilization of Counseling Services (2008)
2012
Elisaida Mendez, PhD, Psychologist
Dissertation: Perceptions of interethnic dating among college students (2012)
Thesis: Exploring characteristics of interethnic relations (2008)
Thesis: Exploring characteristics of interethnic relations (2008)
Cory Myler, PhD, Psychologist
Dissertation: Increasing psychological flexibility regarding interpersonal conflicts between religious beliefs and attitudes toward sexual minorities: An ACT intervention (2013)
Thesis: Latter Day Saint religiosity and attitudes towards sexual minorities (2008)
Thesis: Latter Day Saint religiosity and attitudes towards sexual minorities (2008)
2011
Audrey L. Schwartz, PhD, Psychologist
Dissertation: Marital quality, acculturation, and communication in Mexican American couples (2011)
Thesis: Latinos' collectivism and self-disclosure in intercultural and intracultural friendships and acquaintanceships (2009)
Thesis: Latinos' collectivism and self-disclosure in intercultural and intracultural friendships and acquaintanceships (2009)
Spencer Richards, MS
Thesis: Latino youths' academic outcomes: The role of ethnic and academic socialization in buffering discrimination (2011)
Eliza Torres, PhD, Psychologist
Dissertation: Problem solving in Latino families (2013)
Thesis: Latino/a children's academic achievement: Role of parental variables (2008)
Thesis: Latino/a children's academic achievement: Role of parental variables (2008)
2010
Sara Boghosian, PhD, Psychologist
Dissertation: Counseling and psychotherapy with clients of Middle Eastern descent: A qualitative inquiry (2010)
Melissa R. Donovick, PhD, Psychologist
Dissertation: Parenting practices and child mental health among Spanish speaking Latino families: Examining the role of parental cultural values (2010)
Thesis: Predicting child outcomes from parenting styles of Spanish speaking families (2006)
Thesis: Predicting child outcomes from parenting styles of Spanish speaking families (2006)
2009
Aaron Ahern, PhD, Psychologist
Dissertation: A longitudinal exploration of factors that influence acculturation and enculturation patterns (2009)
Thesis: Acculturation vs Cultural Identification: A study comparing constructs and measurements (2005)
Thesis: Acculturation vs Cultural Identification: A study comparing constructs and measurements (2005)
Azure Midzinki, EdS
Thesis: Research ethics and coercion in college students (2009)
Kee Straits, PhD, Psychologist / Owner, TLC Transformations
Dissertation: Language brokering in Latino families: Direct observations of brokering patterns, parent-child interactions, and relationship quality (2009)
2008
Ana Baumann, PhD, Research Assistant Professor
Dissertation: Are delay discounting, probability discounting and time perception related? A cross-cultural study among Latino and White American students. (2008)
2007
Jennifer Fallon, PhD, Psychologist
Dissertation: Yoga as an intervention for stress-reduction and enhanced wellbeing in African American athletes (2007)
2006
Jesus Rodriguez, PhD, Psychologist
Dissertation: A longitudinal exploration of factors that influence acculturation and enculturation patterns (2006)