Members
Kristoffer S. Berlin, Ph.D. Dr. Berlin is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Memphis and the Director of the CHILL Lab. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and completed his internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Brown University. He has broad research interests in the field of pediatric psychology, child clinical psychology, and quantitative psychology. His program of research focuses on cultural, family, and behavioral factors that promote health and reduce morbidity and health disparities in childhood chronic illness. He is also a licensed clinical psychologist with health service provider designation in the state of Tennessee. |
Rebecca Kamody, M.S. Rebecca is a third year student in the Clinical Psychology doctoral program at the University of Memphis. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Adrian College in 2012. Her research interests include familial, sociocultural, and psychological factors impacting adherence and behavioral outcomes in children and adolescents with chronic illness; risk and protective factors influencing prevention and intervention techniques for pediatric obesity; and biostatistics and quantitative psychology. |
Gabrielle Banks, B.A. Gabrielle is a first year student in the Clinical Psychology doctoral program at the University of Memphis. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Her broad research interests include social and emotional influences on children coping with pediatric chronic illness. |
Tiffany Rybak, B.A. Tiffany is a 2nd year in the clinical PhD student. She received her bachelor of arts degree in Psychology from Ohio University. Her current research seeks to understand what contributes to children’s risk for obesity early on in life (i.e. from infancy - early childhood). Specifically, Tiffany is interested in how a variety of factors related to culture, family, and individual behaviors either promote healthy growth or increase risk for adiposity. She has witnessed value in taking a person-centered analytic approach when examining a complex issue, such as pediatric obesity. Implementing advanced quantitative methodologies in this field of research will inform and strengthen our intervention and prevention efforts. She hopes to help translate our research into effective intervention and prevention programs that are culturally and individually tailored. |
Breya Walker, B.A. Breya Walker is a 1st year Master’s Student with the University’s M.S. Program in General Psychology program (MSGP). She received her Bachelors of Arts degree in Psychology with a concentration in cognitive science from the University of Memphis in the Spring of 2014. She has a wide range of research interests including Child and Health psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. Breya is a native of Buffalo, NY and she loves hamsters, kittens, and bike riding by the river. |
Kimberly Klages, B.S. Kim is a first year in the clinical psychology doctoral program. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Biology from Loyola University Chicago. Her current research interests include health related quality of life, adherence, psychological adjustment and social functioning in youth with chronic health conditions. Specifically, Kim is interested in how social, emotional, and family factors impact heath-related quality of life in youth with gastrointestinal disorders. Kim is native Chicagoan and loves running, listening to music, and animals. |