Officers of Psi Chi at Arizona State (2009-2010)
Dr. Keith Crnic
Faculty Advisor
Dr.Crnic is the Psychology Department Chair. His research interests include parent-child interaction, parenting, and family process predictions to emerging behavior problems in young children. The nature of stress in parent-child relationships and its influence on child and family functioning. [More...]
Sarah Mennenga
President
Sarah is a Senior from Chandler, AZ pursuing a B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Philosophy. Her focus is in biological psychology and she works in Dr. Heather Bimonte-Nelson's lab studying memory, aging and hormones. She is an Editorial Assistant at the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry under Editor, Dr. Nancy Felipe Russo and works with Chief Editorial Assistant, Holly O'Rourke. After graduating, she plans on continuing her studies at the graduate level and pursuing a Ph.D.
Brian Bunnell
Vice President
Brian is a Senior pursuing a B.A. in Psychology. He is currently employed as an RA for Dr.’s Eisenberg, Kupfer, and Spinrad at ASU’s Emotion Regulation lab. He also works with Dr. Pina as his TA for Abnormal Child Psychology and RA at ASU’s Child Anxiety Disorder Specialty Research Clinic. In addition, Brian works in Dr. Crnic’s lab conducting research on developmental predictors of mood and anxiety disorders. Brian’s clinical experience includes 300 clinical hours earned while working with Dr. William Pelham Jr. at his Summer Treatment Program for children with ADHD, ODD, and CD at SUNY-Buffalo. Brian plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Child Psychology and hopes to continue conducting research, teaching students, and treating patients in a university setting.
Amanda Thompson
Treasurer
Amanda Thompson is a Senior pursuing a B.A. in Psychology at Arizona State University. This Arizona native began her studies at Northern Arizona University, transferring to ASU before the start of her sophomore year. Her interests in the field are in the area of Forensic Psychology. She has worked as an R.A. in Dr. Eisenberg, Dr. Aiken, and Dr. Leuken's labs. Amanda plans to continue her education at the graduate level to obtain her Ph.D after graduating from ASU.
Secretary Adriana, an Arizona native, is currently a Junior pursuing a B.A. in
Adriana Salcido
Psychology and a B.S. in Family and Human Development at Arizona State University. As you can guess, her interests lie in Developmental Psychology. She is a research assistant in Dr. Roosa's lab. Adriana plans on continuing her studies at the graduate level and hopes to put her education to good use working with and improving the lives of children.
Lauren Gajewski
Public Relations
Lauren is currently a junior at Arizona State pursuing a B.A. in psychology as well as mathematics. She is originally from Sayville, New York. She is a research assistant in Dr. Piña’s Child and Family Intervention Program, and a writing tutor at ASU’s Downtown campus. She plans on pursuing a Ph. D. in clinical psychology when she graduates.
Update: We are now accepting applications for Psi Chi officers for the 2009-2010 academic year! If you are interested in being considered for an officer position, please fill out an officer application and e-mail to Psi Chi's president, Sarah Mennenga, at sarah.mennenga@gmail.com.
Graduate Liaisons:
Social Psychology - Samantha Neufeld: Samantha.Neufeld@asu.edu
Clinical Psychology - Moira Haller: Moira.Haller@asu.edu
Behavioral Neuroscience - Liz Engler-Chiurazzi: EEngler@asu.edu
Psychology and Law - David Lovis-McMahon: DLovisM@asu.edu
Cognitive Psychology - Mike Hout: Michael.Hout@asu.edu
Developmental Psychology - Michael Sulik: MSulik@asu.edu
Quantitative Psychology - Amanda Gottschall: Amanda.Gottschall@asu.edu
