{"id":28,"date":"2022-04-13T14:24:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T14:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/childhealthlab.syr.edu\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-02-27T17:01:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:01:27","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/childhealthlab.syr.edu\/?page_id=28","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lab Director<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Katie Kidwell <\/mark><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Katie Kidwell, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Syracuse University in the clinical psychology program. She has extensive experience with intervention and survey research methods with children and teens. Most of the work in the lab revolves around the intersection of physical health, mental health, and health behaviors like sleep and eating. She completed her doctorate degree in clinical psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She completed an internship\/residency and an NIH-funded postdoctoral fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

Contact Dr. Kidwell: kmkidwel@syr.edu<\/em>
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Graduate Students <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Alison Vrabec, M.A.<\/mark>, M.S.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Alison (she\/her\/hers) is a fifth-year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program at SU. She graduated from the University of Dayton with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology. Her research interests include family and parent functioning in the context of pediatric illnesses, and the role of other health behaviors (such as sleep and eating) in promoting positive outcomes for families and children with chronic illnesses. When not in the lab, Alison enjoys exploring new restaurants in the Syracuse area and watching movies.

Contact Alison: avrabec@syr.edu<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lyric Tully, M.S.<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Lyric (she\/her) is a fifth-year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program at SU. She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a bachelor\u2019s degree in psychology. Prior to graduate school, Lyric served as a study coordinator at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Veterans Medical Research Foundation. Her research interests include health behaviors related to the prevention of both chronic and infectious diseases, and psychological adjustment to chronic disease.

Contact Lyric: lktully@syr.edu<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Megan Milligan, M.S.<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Megan (Meg; she\/her) is a fourth-year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program at SU. Meg earned a B.S. in Psychology & Mental Health from Plymouth State University in 2019 and previously worked as a research coordinator at Boston University and at the University of New Hampshire. Meg studies adolescent and emerging adult mental health in relation to eating, nutrition, body image, and mind\u2013body connections, with a focus on sexual and gender expansive populations.

Contact Meg: mamillig@syr.edu<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Alexa Deyo, B.S.<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Alexa (she\/her) is a third-year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology Program at SU. She graduated from SU in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and public relations. Prior to joining the lab as a graduate student, Alexa served as the lab’s clinical research coordinator. Her research interests include the intersection of various health behaviors (e.g., sleep, eating, substance use) and psychological outcomes among adolescents.

Contact Alexa: aldeyo@syr.edu<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Toni Hamilton, M.S.<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Toni (she\/her) is a third-year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology Program at SU. She graduated with a B.A. in Psychology and Education Studies from the University at Albany and spent two years working at the Yale University School of Medicine and Massachusetts General Hospital. Toni\u2019s research interests include the maintenance and treatment of maladaptive pediatric health behaviors such as eating, sleep, and exercise, with a particular interest in the relationship between chronic illness and disordered eating in adolescents. In her free time, she enjoys doing yoga, spending time outside, and reading.

Contact Toni: ahamil14@syr.edu<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate Research Assistants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

<\/mark><\/strong><\/em>Current<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Kaitlyn Chan<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Endure Barnett<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      <\/mark><\/strong><\/em>Former<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Zoe Bartsch; Teresa Allison; Summer Adams; Lily Flanagan; Roselyn Ortiz; Serin Sarioglu; Giada Dell\u2019Aquila; Sandhya Kumar; Maheen Mukhtar; Marco Marrero; Carly Cernek; Maddie Thiessen; Andrew Hood; Abigail Silverman; Arleigh Perkins; Maha Ali; Matthew Snyder; Jillian Lasker; Candice Ogbu; Amanda Warwick; Maria Martin; Alyssa Hanlon; Winnie Zheng; Catherine Bannon; Warood Alamarie; Irabor Oshotse; Bradley Anderson; Louie Christos; Tahlia Spiegel; Sofie Calderon; Angelina Campanile; Christine Ianniello; Abigail Gerace; Jaedyn Congel; Alessia Stead; Madelyn Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      *If you are currently or have previously been an RA in the lab and aren’t listed above, please email <\/em>mamillig<\/em>@syr.edu<\/mark> to be added to the list.<\/em>*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Lab Director Dr. Katie Kidwell Graduate Students Alison Vrabec, M.A., M.S. Lyric Tully, M.S. Megan Milligan, M.S. Alexa Deyo, B.S. Toni Hamilton, M.S. Undergraduate Research Assistants Current Former Zoe Bartsch; Teresa Allison; Summer Adams; Lily Flanagan; Roselyn Ortiz; Serin Sarioglu; Giada Dell\u2019Aquila; Sandhya Kumar; Maheen Mukhtar; Marco Marrero; Carly Cernek; Maddie Thiessen; Andrew Hood; Abigail…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","featured-nav-footer"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/childhealthlab.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/childhealthlab.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/childhealthlab.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/childhealthlab.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/childhealthlab.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":75,"href":"https:\/\/childhealthlab.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":879,"href":"https:\/\/childhealthlab.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions\/879"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/childhealthlab.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/childhealthlab.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}