We are so excited to celebrate the accomplishments of all of our incredible Gray lab graduates this year! Congratulations to Eve Segel, Molly O’Neill, Anna Wilson, Margo Nickerson, Celeste Pinto, Janie Park, Jana Becker, Georgia Gray, Chloe Pickett, Elsia Obus and Ginny Hatch!
Eve, Molly, Anna and Margo comprise our graduating seniors this year. Each has made various and unique contributions to the lab’s work and culture over their time with us. While we are sad to see them go, we are confident that each will continue to broaden their positive impact in all that they do!
To feature some of the amazing accomplishments of this group of seniors, Eve graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Psychology. She was also awarded the Changemaker Catalyst Award from the Taylor Center. Eve has since moved to Chicago and is working as a Developmental Coordinator for Chicago Jewish Day School. Molly graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Psychology and was invited to be a member of both Psi Chi and Phi Beta Kappa honor societies in recognition of her academic achievements. She is heading to Texas Christian University to begin her graduate degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling! Molly hopes to become a family-focused LPC after her time at TCU. Anna graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Psychology and Political Science and a minor in Spanish. Anna was awarded the Rosa Cahn Hartman Medal for excellence in her academic performance and research activities in Psychology and was also invited to join Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society. Anna will be staying in New Orleans and taking over as the Lab Manager of the Child and Family Lab! Margo graduated Summa Cum Laude with majors in Neuroscience and Psychology. She received the Aaron Hartman Award, recognizing exceptional performance in academic and research activities in Psychology. She was also invited to be a member of Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society. This fall, she will be attending Indiana University School of Medicine, where she is excited to pursue her medical education and contribute to the health of her community.
Celeste, Janie, Jana, and Georgia all graduated this year with their Masters in Behavioral Health Sciences from Tulane. All four of them completed exceptional work in their Master’s program and were a joy to have as part of the lab!
Celeste will be starting medical school at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine in the fall. Janie will be heading to The University of Notre Dame to complete her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. Jana completed her Master’s with a 4.0 and will now be working as a Research Coordinator with the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore. Georgia completed her Master’s with a focus on intervention. This year she plans to work in a school to become more familiar with the school setting before applying to school psychology doctoral programs next year. Thank you all for your amazing contributions to the lab throughout your time with us! We are grateful to have you all as members of the Gray Lab community and looking forward to watching you all move on to your next steps.
This year we also have THREE amazing doctoral students who are moving on to their internships! Congratulations to Chloe, Elsia and Ginny for all of their hard work throughout their time in the program. Each of them has played such an integral role in the lab with their research, compassion, and as leaders for the rest of the lab. We are so appreciative of all of your contributions and cannot wait to watch you all excel in your new roles!
Chloe is heading to Columbus, Indiana to work at the National Psychology Training Consortium – Great Lakes. Centerstone. Elsia will be heading to New York and working at Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS). Ginny will be in Pasadena, CA at Pacific Clinics with a primary emphasis in the Birth to Five program.
Lastly, we congratulate our incredible lab manager, Victoria Parker, as she heads to Tulane Psychiatry to work as a Parent Educator as part of the Tulane Parenting Education Program! Victoria has worked in the lab for over 5 years and her contributions and presence will be dearly missed! We wish you the best of luck in this next step, Victoria!