Grief, Loss and Social Stress (GLASS) Lab


Graduate Students

Dominique Simms

Dominique Simms is a Clinical Psychology doctoral student in the Department of Psychology at the University of Arizona. Dominique earned her Bachelor’s in Psychology from St. John’s University. Before pursuing her Ph.D., Dominique received her Master of Social Work at the University of Michigan. Dominique’s interest is in grief and emerging adults.


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Da'Mere Wilson is a Clinical Psychology doctoral student in the Department of Psychology at the University of Arizona. Prior to pursuing her doctorate, Da’Mere earned her B.A in Psychology from St. John’s University, where she worked as a research fellow in Dr. Elizabeth Brondolo’s Collaborative Health Integration Research Program (CHIRP) studying discrimination and health disparities. She previously joined the GLASS Lab as a McNair Scholar, after being selected for the University of Arizona’s UROC Summer Research Institute in 2017. Currently, Da’Mere is interested in the interactions between social stress, grief, and health outcomes. Specifically, how experiences of discrimination, grief, and other stressors impact the development of cardiovascular disease within the African American and Latinx community. 
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Sydney Friedman is a Clinical Psychology doctoral student in the Department of Psychology at the University of Arizona. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a Minor in Mathematics from the University of Arizona. Before pursuing her Ph.D., she worked as a post-baccalaureate research assistant in the GLASS Lab and Dr. Andrews-Hanna’s Neuroscience of Emotion and Thought lab. Sydney’s interests are in affective science and psychophysiology among bereaved individuals.
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Colin Tidwell is a Clinical Psychology doctoral student in the Department of Psychology at the University of Arizona. Before pursuing his Ph.D., Colin worked across four labs at the University of Arizona and Yale University where he developed his interests in LGBTQ+ psychology, resilience, and suicidality. Colin’s research seeks to investigate how the psychological adjustment of sexual and gender minority populations is impacted by the unique stressors they experience in their everyday lives. He earned his B.A. in Psychology from the University of Arizona in 2020 and is co-advised by Dr. Matthias Mehl and Dr. Mary Frances O'Connor.
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Alumni

Postdoctoral Fellows

Jiah Yoo, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Graduate Students

Mairead McConnell, PhD, graduated 2021 (Clinical Assistant Professor, Banner University Medical Center South)

Saren Seeley, PhD, graduated 2021

Eva-Marie Stelzer, PhD, graduated 2021

Roman Palitsky, MDiv, PhD, graduated 2020 (Director of Research Projects for Emory Spiritual Health and a Research Psychologist for Emory University School of Medicine)

Deanna Kaplan, Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Lindsey Knowles, Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Rehabilitation Psychology & Neuropsychology

Brian Arizmendi, PhD, graduated 2018 (Department of Psychology and Psychiatry at Mayo Clinic, Phoenix)

Austin Grinberg, PhD, graduated 2017 (Clinical Psychologist at the Los Angeles VA)