Alumni

Maya Boustani, PhD

Maya Boustani, Ph.D.

Graduation year: 2016
Dissertation: Sexual health programming for vulnerable youth
Community Partnership: Miami Bridge
Internship: University of Texas Health Science Center
Post-Doc: University of California Los Angeles
Currently: Assistant Professor, Loma Linda University
Lab: The Community-Academic Research Endeavor (CARE) Lab
PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Boustani%20Maya

Sarah Helseth, Ph.D.

Graduation year: 2017
Dissertation: Peer-Assisted Social Learning in Urban After-School Programs (Published in APMH, 2017)
Graduate Funding & Awards: 2015-2016 University Graduate School Dissertation Year Fellowship; 2015 Provost Award for Graduate Student Outstanding Paper or Manuscript, STEM Category; 2015 Student Government Association Graduate Scholarship; 2014 Adolfo Henriques Graduate Scholarship
Community Partnership: Branches South Miami
Internship: Child Track – The Charleston Consortium Psychology Internship Program, Medical University of South Carolina, APPIC #155215
Post-Doc: NIAAA T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health
Currently: Assistant Professor, Brown University School of Public Health
PubMed: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/sarah.helseth.1/bibliography/public/
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3497-2241
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sarah_Helseth

Erin Hedemann, Ph.D.

Graduation year: 2019
Dissertation: Reducing Risks for Anxiety and Depression Among Urban Youth: Leveraging After School Programs to Promote Emotion Regulation
Graduate Awards:
2011-2013 Presidential Fellowship; NIMH NRSA Dissertation Fellowship F31 MH106252-01A1
Community Partnership: Miami Music Project
Internship: University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Integrated Health Track
Post-Doc: Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Primary Care Mental Health Integration Emphasis
Currently: Native Connections Program Manager, Seminole Tribe of Florida
PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=erin+hedemann

Robert Ogle, Ph.D.

Graduation year: 2019
Dissertation: Self-concept intervention for urban high school students
Graduate Awards:
NICHD NRSA Dissertation Fellowship F31 HD087066-01A1
Community Partnership: Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School
Post-Doc: U Conn Health Department of Psychiatry
Currently: Yeshiva University Counseling Center

Kelly Cromer, Ph.D.

Graduation year: 2020
Dissertation: Mindfulness to promote mental health among adolescents at-risk for victimization by violence
Community Partnership: Miami Dade Parks Recreation and Open Spaces Department
Internship: Medical University of South Carolina Consortium