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Ben Hankin
Ben Hankin, Ph.D. is the Principal Investor in the GEM Lab. He is an accomplished researcher and well-liked professor in Psychology at DU. To read more about his varied research interests, publications and presentations, (http://www.du.edu/psychology/people/hankin.htm).
Ben Shapero
Ben Shapero is the Project Manager for the GEM Lab at the University of Denver. He was born in Potomac, Maryland - a suburb of DC - and went to college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his bachelor’s degree in Psychology and History and graduated with Phi Beta Kappa. His research interests include cognitive-interpersonal as well as diathesis-stress models of adolescent depression. Ben is excited to be in Denver because of all the exciting outdoor adventures that are out there.
Jessica Jenness
Jessica is originally from Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Psychology and Spanish in 2006. She spent two years working at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, MD for two years after graduation doing fMRI and treatment research with kids and teens suffering from anxiety and depression. She is currently enrolled as a student at DU working towards her Ph.D in clinical psychology with a focus on the interaction of genes and environment in the development of depression.
Andrea Barrocas
Andrea Barrocas is from Miami, Florida and attended Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia as an undergraduate. She majored in Psychology and Italian Studies. She focused on adolescent relationship research for a senior honors thesis in Psychology and expanded her learning of all-things-Italian by studying abroad in Siena, Italy for a semester. Upon graduating, Andrea began working as a research coordinator in the Department of Psychiatry at Emory University. She worked with Helen Mayberg, MD on a project looking at alternate treatments for severe, treatment resistant depression. Now a student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at the University of Denver, Andrea is very excited to combine two big interests as she will be focusing her work on adolescent depression. Andrea also makes an effort to find time to enjoy other things, like yoga, photography, cooking and her cute dog.
Melanie Miller
Melanie is a recent graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology, graduating summa cum laude with distinction. Her previous research experience includes several years working in an electrophysiology lab as well as an exercise lab in which she completed her honors thesis research. Melanie is a Colorado native who in her spare time enjoys dancing, Ultimate Frisbee, road biking, and pretty much anything outside.
Sara Dieterich
Sara Dieterich is from Cincinnati, Ohio. She received her B.A. in Psychology from Miami University in Ohio. She then attended The Citadel Graduate College in Charleston, South Carolina and earned her M.A. in Clinical Counseling. She enjoys backpacking, skiing, and exploring all the wonderful things Colorado has to offer.
Jay Willoughby
Jay Willoughby, M.A. is a Research Assistant at the GEM Lab at the University of Denver. Jay received his B.A. in English and German from Tufts University, and his M.A. is Clinical Psychology at the New College of California in San Francisco. Jay is a registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern in the State of California, and has treated child trauma in a residential treatment setting, conducted parent-child psychotherapy with the homeless population in San Francisco through a First-5 initiative addressing early intervention, and treated marginalized adults at a low-fee community health clinic. Jay is passionate about social justice, believes in therapists contributing to community mental health, and is interested in contemporary psychoanalytic thought. Jay is currently a first-year student in the Psy.D. program at DU.
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