Lab Director

Dr. Jazmin Reyes-Portillo is an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at Montclair State University. Dr. Reyes-Portillo completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She was a recipient of the Sallie Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Columbia University Medical Center/New York State Psychiatric Institute. Dr. Reyes-Portillo graduated with a B.A. in Psychology from Wellesley College. Her research interests include using digital health technology to improve racial/ethnic minority youth access to mental health treatment for depression and anxiety disorders; implementation and dissemination of evidence-based practices in schools and community settings; suicide prevention; and Latinx mental health.

LAB TEAM

E-Mail: reyesportilj@montclair.edu

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doctoral students

Danielle Rette, MA

Danielle Rette is a fifth year Ph.D. student in the Clinical Psychology program. She is interested in examining the sociodemographic and dyadic early risk and protective factors for the development of depression and anxiety in children and adolescents.

Emily Judd, MBA

Emily Judd is a fourth year Ph.D. student in the Clinical Psychology program. She is interested in how digital health technology can improve treatment outcomes and the relationship between social media and mental health.

Amy So, BS

Amy So is a second year Ph.D. student in the Clinical Psychology program. She is interested in the identification, prevention, and treatment of adolescent depression; suicide prevention; and improving minority youth access to mental health services through digital health technology.

Research Assistants

Aamnah Ulla, BA/MA Student

Michael Medina, MA Student

Fernando Molina, MA Student

alumni

Tanya Singh, Ph.D. A former doctoral student in the lab, Tanya is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the CBT Center for Anxiety and OCD in Philadelphia, PA.

Cody Weeks, Ph.D. A former doctoral student in the lab, Cody is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Petty Tineo, Ph.D. A former doctoral student in the lab, Petty is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care System.

Briana Jones, BA. A former undergraduate student in the lab, Briana is currently completing a Master of Science in Social Work (MSW) at the Columbia University School of Social Work.

Chioma Umebuani, BA. A former undergraduate student in the lab, Chioma is currently completing the Master of Social Work (MSW) program at Rutgers University.