Caroline Cummings, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
carolicu@ttu.edu
(806) 834-0931

Pediatric Health, Affect, and Biobehavioral Lab

Research Interests: interconnections between affect, related biobehavioral processes, and health in the daily lives of youths and young adults with or at-risk for chronic and complex medical conditions.

Andrew Littlefield, Ph.D.

Professor; Admissions Coordinator
Andrew.Littlefield@ttu.edu
(806) 834-3746

Substance Use Disorders Studies (SUDS) Lab

Research Interests: developmental change in alcohol involvement as it relates to personality development, drinking motives, acquisition of adult roles, and genetic and environmental factors.

Brittany Lancaster, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
brittany.lancaster@ttu.edu

Health Outcomes, Promotion, & Evaluation (HOPE) Lab

Sean Mitchell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
sean.mitchell@ttu.edu
(806) 834-7593

Suicide Risk and Prevention Research (SRPR) Lab

Research Interests: suicide risk and prevention among high-risk individuals.

Adam Schmidt, Ph.D.

Associate Professor; Associate Chair
adam.t.schmidt@ttu.edu
(806) 834-7099

Pathways to Resilient Youth Development (PRYDE) lab

Research Interests: understanding the interactions between cognitive abilities, neurobiology, and psychosocial environment on positive development, particularly among justice-involved youth and youth experiencing traumatic brain injuries.

Jonathan Singer, Ph.D

Assistant Professor
jonsinge@ttu.edu
(806) 834-5884

GRILL (Grief and Responses to Illness into Late Life) Lab

Research Interests: psychological health in aging and illness, the interconnection of the biopsychosocial processes within individuals with life limiting illnesses (e.g., cancer; dementia) and their caregivers.

Jason Van Allen, Ph.D.

John G. Skelton, Jr. Regents Professor; Director of Clinical Training
jason.vanallen@ttu.edu
(806) 834-7703

Examining Nutrition, Exercise, and Rest in Growing Youth (ENERGY) Lab

Research Interests: pediatric psychology, health psychology, positive psychology, obesity/weight-management interventions, physical activity promotion, and sleep medicine.

Sarah Victor, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
sarah.victor@ttu.edu
(806) 834-0340

Tracking Risk over Time Lab (TRTL)

Research Interests: non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicide, factors that increase risk for these problems across people, and intra-individual factors that contribute to short-term changes in self-harm risk in daily life.