Director of Life Paths Research Center & Co-Chair of ResilienceCon: Sherry Hamby, Ph.D (she/her) is a Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology at the University of the South. A licensed clinical psychologist, she has worked for more than 20 years to make families stronger. Dr. Hamby is best known for her work on poly-victimization and improving measures of violence.
Co-Chair of ResilienceCon: Nicole Yuan, Ph.D (she/her) is an Associate Professor in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona. She received a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Bowling Green State University. In 2011, she received a Master degree in public health from the University of Washington.
Co-Chair of ResilienceCon: Susan Yoon, Ph.D. (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the College of Social Work at The Ohio State University.
Founding Co-Chair of ResilienceCon: Victoria Banyard, Ph.D (she/her) is also a Distinguished Professor in the School of Social Work and Associate Dean for Faculty Development at Rutgers University. Dr. Banyard is best known for her work on bystander approaches to violence prevention, including developing the Bringing in the Bystander Program.
Project Manager & Conference Director: Elizabeth (Liz) Taylor, M.S. (she/her) is a PhD Candidate at Oakland University and SUD Quality Analyst at Oakland Community Health Network in Troy, Michigan. She has also worked with Life Paths Research Center since 2014 and oversees the logistical and managerial tasks associated with ResilienceCon.
RESILIENCECON PROGRAM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, FELLOWS, AND AFFILIATED SCHOLARS
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Research Scientist
Etiony Aldarondo, Ph.D. (he/him) is the Executive Director of The Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment and President of the Behavioral Sciences & Wellness Networks
Research Fellow
Ayesha Aziz, M.S. (she/her) is a Ph.D. Scholar at the Centre for Clinical Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore.
Research Affiliate
Kaycee Bills, Ph.D. (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at Fayetteville State University.
Research Scientist
Matt Brooks, Ph.D. (he/him) is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom.
Research Scientist
Shih-Ying Cheng, MSW, Ph.D. (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois Chicago.
Resilience Advocate
Sal Corbin, Ph.D. (he/him) is the Training Coordinator for the Maryland Harm Reduction Institute and lead trainer for Restorative Justice on the DC Peace Team.
Research Scientist
Jacqueline De Puy, Ph.D. (she/her) is a Swiss-American sociologist who has worked as a evaluation coordinator for an international NGO. She is now a free-lance researcher.
Research Fellow
Elizabeth de Wetter, B.S. (she/her) is a recent graduate from The University of the South.
Research Scientist
María Dosil Santamaria, Ph.D. (she/her) is a professor at the University of the Basque Country in Spain.
Research Scientist
Jessica Elm, MSW, Ph.D. (she/her) is a citizen of the Oneida Nation and a Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for American Indian Health at Johns Hopkins University.
Research Scientist
Lois Engelbrecht, Ph.D. (she/her) is the founder of the Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse in Quezon City.
Research Scientist
Rosaura Gonzalez-Mendez, Ph.D. (she/her) is an Associate Professor at the Universidad de La Laguna, Spain.
Research Scientist
Cristóbal Guerra, Ph.D. (he/him) is an Associate Professor of the School of Psychology of the Universidad Santo Tomás, Chile.
Research Scientist
Kathryn Howell, Ph.D. (she/her) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Memphis.
Research Scientist
Esther N.K. Malm, Ph.D. (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, at Murray State University.
Research Scientist
Susana Mariscal, Ph.D. (she/her) is an Associate Professor of Social Work at Indiana University.
Research Scientist
Jenniffer Miranda M., Ph.D. (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, at University of Chile.
Research Scientist
Fei Pei, Ph.D., MSW (she/her) is a tenure-track assistant professor of social work in the Falk College, Syracuse University.
Research Scientist
Lauren M. Pinkston, Ph.D. (she/her) is the chairperson for Freedom Business Alliance and global consultant for social enterprises.
Research Scientist
Cristián Pinto-Cortez, Ph.D. (he/him) is a clinical supervisor, researcher and professor at the School of Psychology and Philosophy of the University of Tarapacá-Chile.
Research Scientist
Katie Querna, Ph.D. (she/her) received her PhD in Social Welfare from the University of Washington and has taught in public schools, higher education, and community settings for nearly 20 years.
Research Scientist
Heather Storer, Ph.D. (she/her) is an Associate Professor at the Kent School of Social Work at the Kent School of Social Work and Family Science.
Research Scientist
David Sugarman, Ph.D. (he/him) is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Rhode Island College.
Research Scientist
Gitika Talwar, Ph.D. (she/her) is a community-clinical psychologist and advocate for bipartisan immigration reform.
Research Scientist
Elizabeth Terrazas-Carrillo, Ph.D. (she/her) is an Associate Professor of Counseling at Texas A&M International University and a Texas Licensed Psychologist.
Research Scientist
Edgardo Toro Quezada, Ph.D. (he/him) is an Associate Professor and the head of the School of Social Work Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
Research Scientist
Xiafei Wang, Ph.D. (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Syracuse University.
Research Scientist
Michelle Wright, Ph.D. (she/her) is an international expert on offline and online risks among children and adolescents. She is employed as an online adjunct instructor at Penn State University and DePaul University.
Research Scientist
Susan Yoon, Ph.D. (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the College of Social Work at The Ohio State University.
LIFE PATHS RESEARCH CENTER INTERNS
Victor Esparaza, ’24
Lynnaya Hamby, Hendrix College
Sergio Rodriguez, ’22
Trinity Smartt, ’23