LSU Smoking and Substance Use Clinical Laboratory

Meet the Lab!

Hannah Chapman, M.A.

Hannah Chapman is a first-year clinical psychology student in Dr. Copeland’s lab. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from St. Mary’s College of Maryland and her Master of Arts degree in Psychology from American University. Hannah is interested in researching how body acceptance and self-compassion may impact negative body image and disordered eating, most specifically Orthorexia Nervosa. She is also interested in assessing the relationship between social media and body image.

to the Society for Research on Ni****ne and To***co Conference in Baltimore! We had a great time presenting our research and meeting our colleagues!

Happy New Year!

Congrats to Aaron Waters, M.A., on the successful defense of his thesis!

Meet the RAs!

Laura Calabresi
Year classification or alumni status: Senior
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Husser, LA
Research Interests: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Hobbies/extracurriculars: Psychology Club, National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
What you are wanting to do after you: attend graduate school to become a Speech Pathologist

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Mimi Guercio
Alumni - Graduated spring 2017
B.S. Psychology
From Baton Rouge
Research interests include neuropsychology, pharmacology, behavior economics and decision making
Extracurriculars - TEDxLSU Creative Communication Team Member, painting, cooking, entertaining friends and trying to get some exercise every now and then
Currently works as a psychometrist at Jefferson Neurobehavioral Group
Prospective graduate student in clinical psychology

Meet the RAs!

Kade Severson
Senior- LSU undergrad
Psychology Major
Hometown- Covington LA
Hobbies- hiking, camping, rock climbing, and reading.
Post-graduation goals- graduate school, hopefully, a PhD program, then potentially teaching after PhD.

Virginia Bonvillian

- Classification: Senior

- Major: Psychology major with a minor in business administration and health science

- Hometown: New Orleans

- Research Interests: substance abuse/ psychology and its relation to physical health

- Hobbies/extracurriculars: fundraising chair for LSU’s habitat for humanity, playing piano, photography

- post graduate plans: After graduation, I would like to participate in some sort of psychological relation on psychology and health science and also pursue a PhD in clinical psychology to participate in therapy alongside research in psychological health and its relation to substance abuse and physical health issues.

Meet the Research Assistants!

Taylor Smith
Year Classification: Junior
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Monroe, LA
Research Interests: Memory, Forgetting, Mindfulness, Behavior
Hobbies/Extracurriculars: Member of the LSU Psychology Club, playing guitar, listening to music, obsessing over Nick Jonas, reading books, going to the movies, and planning out my life on Pinterest
After Graduating Plans: Earn a Master's and a Doctorate, open a private practice in Baton Rouge

Meet the Research Assistants!

Gabi Danna
Graduating May 2019
Hometown: New Orleans
Research Interests: Mindfulness, decision making, and workplace wellness/health and stress in the workplace
Hobbies: Practicing/teaching yoga, dancing, reading about anatomy and food
After graduation, plan to go to graduate school for I/O psychology.

Meet the lab!

Shelby Stewart is a first-year clinical psychology student in Dr. Copeland's lab. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology as well as her Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology from Louisiana State University. Shelby is interested in research regarding the Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students Program (BASICS) as well as exploring the underlying mechanisms of drinking motivations in relation to sleep quality.

Congratulations Maddie for completing your first session as a therapy dog! We are so proud of you!!! 💗🐶💗

Meet the lab!

Aaron Waters is a third-year clinical psychology student in Dr. Copeland’s laboratory. He received his Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology from California Lutheran University (Thousand Oaks, CA). His broad research interests include substance abuse prevention and intervention development. Specifically, he is interested in identifying predictors of resilience associated with prolonged abstinence in socioeconomically disadvantaged recovering substance abusers. Outside of school, he enjoys yoga and cooking exotic food.