NIMH Pre-Doctoral Trainees
Woodjerry Louis
PhD Candidate in Social Work | Areas of interest: Adolescent Mental Health Services Research; Mental Health Policy; School-based Intervention/ Implementation, Black Adolescents Suicide; Black adolescents’ risk and protective factors
Kelley McCall
PhD Candidate in Social Work | Areas of interest: Adolescent and young adult American Indian and Alaska Native populations, culturally appropriate prevention, and intervention strategies for those with mental health illness, suicidal ideations and behaviors, and substance use disorders, harm reduction, healthcare system inequities, and climate change impacts on mental and physical health
Hunter McGuire
PhD Candidate in Public Health Sciences | Areas of interest: Social epidemiology, Intersectionality, Systems science, LGBTQ health, Eating disorders, Body image
Christi Lero
PhD Candidate in Social Work | Areas of interest: Neuropalliative Care, Caregiving, End-of-Life Care, Grief & Bereavement, Bioethics
Kayla Zebrowski
PhD Candidate in Social Work | Areas of interest: Dissemination & Implementation Research, Mental Health Services Research, Behavioral Health, Community-Engaged Research
Alicia Persaud
PhD Candidate in Public Health Sciences | Areas of interest: Childhood Obesity, Eating Disorders, Social Determinants of Health, and Implementation Science.