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Christopher Harte, M.A. E-mail: charte@mail.utexas.edu Chris was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Cape Cod. He graduated from Tufts University in 2002, with a B.A. in Psychology. After acquiring his Bachelor's degree, Chris worked as a research assistant at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Belmont, Massachusetts. He entered the University of Texas at Austin clinical psychology doctoral program in 2005. Chris' research interests lie within the areas of sexual psychophysiology, behavioral medicine, and clinical treatment outcome. His current research is aimed at investigating the effects of nicotine on sexual arousal responses, and investigating associated risk factors of recreational erectile dysfunction medication use in undergraduates. Additionally, Chris collaborates with other clinical psychology faculty at UT examining predictors of cognitive behavioral treatment outcome. Chris' dissertation research is an NIH-funded study aimed at examining the effects of smoking cessation on sexual health in men. Clinically, Chris has been involved in the assessment and treatment of clients through the Clinical Psychology Training Clinic, and has co-lead various therapy groups at the UT Austin Counseling & Mental Health Center. Chris has also worked at an Austin-area hospital delivering psychotherapeutic services to family-practice patients, as well as neuropsychological assessments at an outpatient clinic. When he is not working, Chris enjoys spending time with his wife and baby boy. |
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Lisa Dawn Hamilton, M.A. E-mail: ldhamilton@mail.utexas.edu Lisa Dawn was born and raised just outside of Vancouver, British Columbia. She graduated from Simon Fraser University with a B.A. in Psychology in 2005, and shortly thereafter entered the behavioral neuroscience doctoral program at the University of Texas at Austin. Lisa Dawn's research interests are with respect to the connection between hormones and sexual behavior. She is currently focused on two distinct research tracks: 1) the relationship between environmental/behavioral influences and hormones and how the two interact to affect sexual behavior. In particular, the effects of stress on various hormonal, physiological, and behavioral outcomes; and 2) The neural correlates of monogamy and non-monogamy via fMRI technologies. In her free time, Lisa Dawn tries to visit beautiful British Columbia as much as possible to spend time with her family. She also is involved in sexual health education. |
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Tierney Ahrold, M.A. E-mail: tierney.ahrold@mail.utexas.edu Tierney was born and raised in New York City . She graduated from Duke University in 2006 with a B.S. in Psychology and a B.A. in Japanese. While at Duke, she worked in the lab of Dr. Timothy Strauman, studying treatment matching and also in Barnard College ’s Affect and Relationship lab, under Dr. Eshkol Rafaeli, studying the effect of couple’s communication on social support. She entered the University of Texas at Austin clinical psychology doctoral program in 2006. Clinically, Tierney has been involved in seeing clients at the CBT- based Clinical Psychology Training Clinic, and will start training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy in the fall of 2008. She looks forward to expanding her knowledge of treatment and therapy! In her free time, Tierney likes to volunteer teaching the comprehensive sexuality education curriculum Our Whole Lives (OWL) as well as volunteering for social action initiatives at her church, FUUCA. She also enjoys doing yoga, painting sumie-e, reading webcomics and cooking. |
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Yasisca Pujols, B.A. E-mail: yasisca.pujols@mail.utexas.edu Yasisca was born in New York City and was raised in the suburbs of Houston, Texas. She completed her undergraduate work at the University of Texas at Austin and acquired two B.A. degrees; one in studio art (2003) and the second in psychology (2007). From 2005 - 2007 she has worked as a research assistant in the Sexual Psychophysiological Laboratory where she has studied the effects of body image on sexual arousal in women. Yasisca began her graduate training within the clinical psychology doctoral program at the University of Texas at Austin in the fall of 2007. Yasisca’s research interests include: 1) body image and sexual arousal; 2) monogamy and sex behavior patterns; and 3) examining performance anxiety among individuals with erectile problems. Her work has been presented at several conferences, including the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health, and the Society for Sex Therapy and Research. Her graduate research will be divided between the Sexual Psychophysiological Laboratory and the Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders. When not working, Yasisca enjoys mountain biking in the hills of Austin, tending to her potted plants, and dancing. |
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Kyle Stephenson, B.S. E-mail: krstephenson@gmail.com Kyle was born and raised in Santa Clara, California and graduated from Santa Clara University with a B.S. in Psychology and minors in Communications and Religious Studies. While at Santa Clara, he worked with Kieran Sullivan studying the effects of social support and readiness to change on marital satisfaction. He also worked under Jennifer Eberhardt and Hazel Markus in the Stanford University Mind, Culture, and Society Lab, examining how cultural beliefs and models of agency influence decision making behaviors. He entered the University of Texas at Austin clinical psychology doctoral program in 2008. Kyle's main research interest is identifying determinants of sexual well-being. Specifically, he studies how contextual factors such as relational functioning, gender, and culture affect the link between sexual functioning and sexual satisfaction/distress. He is involved in a number of projects examining: 1) the protective value of satisfying relationships in buffering against the negative effects of sexual problems; 2) the associations between sexual motivations and sexual satisfaction; and 3) gender and cultural differences in sexual behavior and satisfaction. His work has been presented at several international conferences including the Western Psychological Assocation, the International Society for The Study of Women's Sexual Health and the International Academy of Sex Research. Kyle’s first love is music and in his free time he can be found playing his drums, out at a venue, or searching for new additions to his top-ten, all-time, desert island list of albums. |
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E-mail: cpallatto@mail.utexas.edu Corey was born and raised in San Francisco, California. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2006 with a B.A. in Psychology. While at Berkeley, Corey studied the stigma of mental illness with Dr. Stephen Hinshaw and also examined father involvement in families with Drs. Philip and Carolyn Cowan. After acquiring her Bachelor's degree, Corey worked at the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy, serving as the Project Coordinator for Dr. Jacqueline Persons’ Archival Database Project, which focused on data involving over one thousand subjects spanning 25 years of the SFBACCT’s clinical practice. Corey will enter the University of Texas at Austin clinical psychology doctoral program in the fall of 2009. Clinically, Corey served as a Counselor and Coordinator for the Sexual Health Education Program (SHEP) at UC Berkeley University Health Services and also worked as a crisis line counselor at San Francisco Suicide Prevention. She is interested in sex therapy and couples therapy, as well as treatment for individuals recovering from trauma. |
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Corey Ann Pallatto, B.A.