Master of Health Science (MHS) Students in Mental Health
carlos aguado
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: BA, Psychology; The Catholic University of America, 2017
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: I am interested in studying mental illness, particularly finding interventions treat those with depression, anxiety, and trauma. My research focus is in seeing how psychedelics can be used adjunctly to psychoanalytic therapy
Email: caguado1@jhmi.edu; caguadoc@gmail.com
ashwaq saud alharbi
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree:
BA, Public health, Health System Theory and Practice Emphasis, University of Arizona, 2021
BA, Neuroscience and cognitive science, Neurobiology Emphasis, University of Arizona, 2021
BA, Political science, University of Arizona, 2021
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Mental health challenges and resources in MENA (Middle East and North Africa)
Email: shoaqsaud@gmail.com; aalharb5@jhmi.edu
vaishnavi (vaishu) bandaru
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: Bachelor's of Medicine and Surgery (M.B.B.S.); Bharati Vidyapeeth University, India; 2021
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: I am interested in substance abuse and suicide prevention in those with mental health issues. My research interests are specifically around current practices by college counselors in regards to their role in reducing mental illness stigmas among students.
Email: vbandar3@jh.edu; vaishnavi.bandaru@hotmail.com
bryan barks
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: BA in Political Science from Georgia College & State University, 2014
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: I am interested in firearm suicide prevention policy – specifically the implementation of state-level voluntary self-prohibition policies that allow at-risk individuals to prevent themselves from purchasing guns.
Email: ibarks1@jhu.edu
Noah burton
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: Psychobiology B.S., University of California - Los Angeles, 2019
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Substance abuse and comorbid mental illnesses are my main research interests. Also how these factor into homelessness, unemployment, etc.
Email: nburton5@jhu.edu
ruchen cai
(she/they)
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degrees: BS, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science (Specialization in Computing), University of California, Los Angeles, 2020
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: My research interests are social and psychiatric epidemiology of Substance Use Disorder, and addressing addiction in the context of the social model of disability. I am also interested in modelling neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders using pluripotent stem cells.
Email: rcai8@jhmi.edu
mia n. campbell
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: BS, Biology or Global Health; Georgetown University, 2018
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Global adolescent mental health and wellness with an emphasis on youth empowerment and engagement, community-oriented research, and holistic approaches to supporting and improving mental health.
Email: mcampb76@jhu.edu; mia.n.campbell@gmail.com
kathryn catamura
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: BA, Psychology; University of California Santa Cruz; 2021
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: My research interests include violence & injury prevention, specifically in the context of intimate partner violence, and veterans' mental health.
Email: kcatamu1@jhmi.edu
Riti Chandrashekhar
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degrees:
Diploma in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University; New Delhi, 2018-2019
Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Statistics, Indira Gandhi National Open University; New Delhi, 2017-2018
B.A.(Hons) in Applied Psychology, Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences; Amity University, Noida, 2014-2017
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Broadly, I intend to explore the social determinants of mental health especially in low resource settings. Additionally, I would like to review consequences of adversity in childhood from a cognitive angle with a focus on trauma informed care.
Email: rchand21@jhu.edu
chih-chieh chang
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: MD, Medicine; National Yang-Ming University, 2012
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: My research interest includes substance use disorders, mental health in the aging population. I am also interested in mental health among indigenous communities.
Email: cchan137@jh.edu
jaciara de souza
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degrees:
BS, Public Health, Monroe College, 2021
AAS, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Monroe College, 2020
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: I am interested in the interaction between genetic and environmental factors and their influence on the development of autism spectrum disorder.
Email: jnds23@hotmail.com , jdesouz5@jhmi.edu
michelle nelson densley
Year entered: 2021
Previous Degrees:
University of Utah, Health Education and Nutrition (2007)
Westminster College, MEd Trauma and Resilience Science Education (ongoing)
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Etiology or epidemiology of neuro psychiatric conditions which create increased risk for sexual violence and intervention development for the primary perpetration prevention of sexual abuse.
faith dijulia
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degrees:
BA in Psychological and Social Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, 2021
AA in Psychology, Bucks County Community College, 2019
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Autism Spectrum Disorder: the etiology of it? Why some people have symptoms more severe than others? How to prevent it? Prognosis of autism in adulthood.
jingya dong
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: BA, Biomedical English, Peking University, 2021
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Prevention, early-stage diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders.
Email: jdong28@jhu.edu
caroline ewing
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: BS, Psychology; Drexel University, 2018
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Early childhood trauma as an etiological factor in the development of antisocial behavior and emotional dysregulation associated with the proposed secondary variant of psychopathy in juvenile offender populations.
Email: cewing15@jhu.edu; carolineannaewing@gmail.com
anna garriott
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degrees:
MSSW, Columbia University School of Social Work, 2017
BA, Community Development, Covenant College, 2006
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: The treatment of trauma and other stress-related disorders, global mental health, and the delivery of mental health care, including mhealth, in low-resource settings.
Email: agarrio1@jh.edu``
hannah hamilton
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: BA, Public Health, biology minor; University of Michigan, 2021
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: My interests include research in mental health and eating disorders, especially the genetic and socioeconomic interplay that contributes to their development. I am also interested in the development of successful programs that allow for primary prevention of addiction while simultaneously reducing stigma around the disease.
Email: hhamilt5@jh.edu
amy hauer
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: BA, Psychology; McGill University, 2020
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic); Rebecca Fix, PhD (thesis)
Research Interests: Mental health policy broadly —reducing stigma and increasing understanding & awareness of mental health and illness, reducing barriers and increasing accessibility to mental health treatment and services, and standardizing the treatment of mental healthcare as on par with physical healthcare.
Email: ahauer3@jh.edu; amyhauer6@gmail.com
ukinebo igori
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: BS Neuroscience and Behavior, Rutgers University, 2021
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: My research interests are in addiction and mental health care. I want to focus on substance abuse, depression and anxiety and how they affect minority groups.
Email: ukiolive@gmail.com
taylor johnson
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: BA, Public Health Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 2021
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: My research interests include youth mental health, suicide and violence prevention, firearm policy, and school-based mental health interventions.
Email: tjohn204@jhu.edu
cheewanan (Jinny) kaothan
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: B.Sc.(Public Health), Environmental Health Sciences; Mahidol University, Thailand, 2017
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Mental health policy and cost-effectiveness of mental health promotion and prevention interventions in LMICs.
Email: ckaotha1@jh.edu, cheewanan.kao@gmail.com
amanda kim
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degrees:
MA, Applied Behavior Analysis; Florida Institute of Technology, 2016
BA, Psychology; University of California, Merced, 2013
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: I am interested in researching about the health service and treatment effectiveness for individuals
diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. I’m also interested in the implementation/adaptation of
standard autism diagnostic tools.
yoon chung kim
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degrees:
MS, Aging and Health, Georgetown University
MA, International Studies, Seoul National University
BA, Psychology, NILE; French Language and Literature, Ewha Womans University
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: I am interested in the mental health of older adults and prevention research, and I am currently working on a systematic review of technology use and social isolation/loneliness in older adults. I am also interested in health service delivery, policy, and research methodology.
Email: ykim231@jhu.edu
eve le neveu
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: BA, Psychology; University of California, Santa Cruz, 2019
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: My main area of focus is research pertaining to the prevention of child sexual abuse. I am also interested in studying substance abuse, and the tumultuous relationship between addiction and the criminal justice system.
Email: eveleneveu@gmail.com
ilana lehmann
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: BA, Religion and Neuroscience, Barnard College, 2017
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: I am interested in gerontology and aging research, particularly that related to cognition.
Email: ilehman3@jhu.edu; lehmann.ilana30@gmail.com
nate macanian
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: BA, Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience; University of Michigan, 2016
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: I’m interested in the effects of psychedelic medicine on happiness and connection.
Email: natemacanian@gmail.com
mojdeh nourbakhsh
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: BA, Biology and Psychology; Virginia Tech, 2021
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research interests: My area of interest includes child/ adolescent psychology. Hopefully, we can improve mental health care at a young age, so children grow up with a better awareness and understanding of their emotions and themselves.
isabella perea
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: BS, Biological Sciences; Florida International University, 2020
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research interests: Access to minority mental healthcare, psychosis and schizophrenia
Email: iperea1@jhu.edu ;isapereacaicedo@gmail.com
jessica pham
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: BA, Psychology and Cognitive Science, University of Virginia, 2019
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: My research interests include how neurological disorders, such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, can affect an individual’s cognitive abilities as they age over time.
Email: jpham17@jh.edu
delilah ponce
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: BS; Health Education; University of Florida, 2019
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Mental health literacy; intersectionality and health equity; the prevention of mental health disorders.
Email: dponce2@jhmi.edu
martina racioppi
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: BA, Sociology & French; Elon University, 2019
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Substance use in underprivileged communities.
Email: martina.racioppi23@gmail.com
katlyn reynolds
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: BS, Psychology; Minor in Educational Studies; University of Florida, 2020
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic); Holly Wilcox, PhD (thesis)
Research Interests: OCD and Anxiety disorders in adolescents and children. For my thesis project, I will be contributing to the work of Dr. Joseph McGuire and his lab or developing my own research idea based on the projects being done.
Email: kreyno36@jhu.edu ; katlynreynolds07@gmail.com
kyle rice
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degrees:
BS, Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, Virginia Tech, 2021
BS, Psychology, Virginia Tech, 2021
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Psychiatric and neurologic disorders and community-based health approaches to mitigate mental health incidence. My thesis project is concerned with health disparities and how to address social determinants that affect readmission rates in hospitals.
Email: krice23@jh.edu; karman374@gmail.com
yoel selassie
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: BA, Public Health Studies; Johns Hopkins University, 2021
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: My main research interests are developmental disorders such as Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). In addition, I contribute to research investigating the role of financial strain in aging outcomes.
Email: yoselassie99@gmail.com
annie zhao
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: BA in Public Health Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 2021
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: My research interests include caregiving challenges for healthcare companions of patients with low vision and dual sensory impairment and the role of mental health in patient outcomes for patients with sensory impairment.
Email: azhao13@jhu.edu
Yijun Zhou
Year Entered: 2021
Previous Degree: BS, Psychology; Drake University, 2020
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Investigating connections between aspects of sleep and major mental health disorders; predictors and risk factors of various cognitive disorders
Email: katarinazyj@hotmail.com