People

Dan Petrovitch

I received my associate’s degree at Delaware County Community College and my bachelor’s degree at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. My research interests include psychedelics, illicit substances such as opioids and cannabis, and legal substances like alcohol and tobacco. More specifically, I’m interested in how cognitive constructs (e.g., motives, expectancies, risk perceptions, etc.) can impact substance-use and substance-use-disorder-treatment outcomes. I also enjoy hanging out with friends, traveling, reading, exploring music, and playing basketball, among other things.

Katie Himes

I received my B.S. in Psychology at Abilene Christian University (2020). I am interested in environmental factors related to substance use behaviors, including acute risk contexts and social relationships. Specifically, my research interests lie in elucidating how the interplay of perceptions of alcohol and cannabis use within romantic relationships during emerging adulthood associate with individual psychopathology. Outside of the lab, I do not play basketball.  

Jeff Cooke

I graduated with my bachelor’s degree in psychology from Louisiana State University in 2015. Upon graduation, I spent one year working in case management at a substance abuse treatment center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I currently study problematic substance use through the lens of executive functions and am also interested in the role of emotion (dys)regulation as well as neuropsychology. Outside the lab, I enjoy skateboarding, playing Rocket League, and placing bets on basketball games between lab members.

Emma Quarles

I received my B.S. in Psychology at Virginia State University (2022). I am interested in how cannabis use can impact executive functioning, risk factors for cannabis use disorder, and traumatic brain injury populations. Outside of the lab, I enjoy going on hikes, playing volleyball, hanging out with friends, and going on road trips.

Lab Alumni

Antonio Pagan

I graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and then began attending Texas Tech University’s Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program in 2017. I have experience working on various research projects, with topics ranging from attachment style and sleep to attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults. Clinically, I have worked with children, adolescents, and adults with presenting problems related to anxiety, depression, and behavioral problems in various settings, including university clinics, private practice, and juvenile detention and adult correctional facilities. More recently, I have been interested in working on research projects with direct clinical implications, especially treatment studies. My current interests include ADHD, peer victimization, assessment, and treatment across the lifespan. Outside of the lab, you can find Mike and I training to give Dan an L in the lab’s championship basketball tournament on April 4, 2022.

Mike Vitro

I graduated with my B.A. in Psychology from Florida Atlantic University in 2017 and my M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Texas Tech University in 2019.  I currently study drinking behavior among college students, including factors related to the endorsement of protective behavioral strategies. I am also interested in the comorbid relationship between depression and substance use. Outside of the lab, I enjoy going to the park, fantasy football, and beating Dan at basketball.