Master of Health Science (MHS) Students in Mental Health
Dalya Al-Juboori
(she/her)
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degree: M.B.Ch.B , Bachelor of medicine and Bachelor of surgery;2010; University of Baghdad/ College of Medicine.
Advisor: Jeanine Parisi, PhD (academic); Shannon Frattaroli, PhD (thesis)
Research Interests: Substance use disorder, PTSD, trauma and mental health, overdose as well as Psychedelics Research and Psilocybin Therapy, and addiction treatment services research.
Email: dalya.aljuboori@jhmi.edu
Ayman Ali
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degree: BS, Biological Sciences; University of Illinois at Chicago, 2021
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: I’m interested in women’s and adolescent mental health, focusing on the social determinants of mental health.
Email: aali53@jhmi.edu
Shari Coats
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degree:
BA, Psychology, 1994; University of Texas,
JD, 1997; University of Houston Law Center
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: The impact of disconnected workplaces and communities on depression and suicide.
Email: scoats1@jh.edu
Chelsea Goffe
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degree: B.A., Public Health Studies; 2022; Johns Hopkins University
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: My research interests are maternal mental health, particularly in the Caribbean, as well as depression, anxiety and suicidality in 1st and 2nd generation immigrants from minority communities.
Email: cgoffe1@jh.edu
Jason Hoskin
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degree: BS: Psychology; BA: Spanish;Minors in Statistics and Gerontology;Received both at BYU, April 2022
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: My research interests are currently focused on the impacts of faith crises on mental health of individuals. In particular, I would be interested in seeing the impacts for queer individuals, along with other minority groups.
Email: jasonmhoskin@gmail.com
Yakiri Hylton
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degrees: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; B.S. in Experimental Neuroscience
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: My research interests include cognitive aging and addiction
Email: yhylton1@jhu.edu
Ingyin
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degree: BA, Political Science (concentration in International Relations); University of California, San Diego; 2019
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: My primary areas of research interests include culturally competent community-based mental health interventions among children and young adults in conflict-affected and conflict-prone areas. Broadly, I am also interested in promoting mental health and wellness among families in low-income countries through educational efforts, and destigmatizing access to mental healthcare.
Email: iingyin1@jhu.edu ; ingyin.7@gmail.com
Lisa Jones
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degree: BA, Sociology; San Francisco State University
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: My research interests center around mental illness in older adults. In particular early onset mental illness and looking at what new interventions can be developed to ensure that this group ages well.
Email: ljone175@jhu.edu
Jasmine Joy
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degrees: B.Sc., Hons. Maj/Min Psychology & Biology, 2022; York University
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Global mental health; the delivery and quality of mental health care within low- and middle-income countries.
Email: jjoy10@jh.edu
Fatima Zahra Karkoub
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degrees: BA, Natural Sciences and Mathematics; 2022; Notre Dame of Maryland University
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: I am interested in psychiatric epidemiology and studying the neurocognitive comorbidities of infectious diseases, primarily HIV-1.
Email: fkarkou1@jh.edu
Vishnu Karthigeyan
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degree: B.S.E., Biomedical Engineering; Minor in Biological Sciences; Arizona State University, 2021
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: My interests include mental health policy and healthcare delivery as they relate to the youth and minority communities, as well as to aging populations in general. I am also interested in new, unorthodox methods of treatment and prevention for mental health disorders.
Email: vkarthi2@jh.edu
Ashley Kim
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degrees: BS, Psychology, Baylor University, 2022
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Mental illness and stigma within marginalized groups as well as how to improve access to mental health care.
Email: akim159@jhmi.edu
Chichi Kosgey, MFT
Year entered: 2022
Previous Degrees:
MA., Marriage and Family Therapy; Seton Hill University, 2018
BA., Psychology; United States International University - Africa, 2014
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Main research interest is mental health policy and management in sub-Saharan Africa and its impact on mental health services - accessibility, efficacy and affordability. Also interested in understanding barriers to community and systemic interventions for mental and emotional wellbeing.
Email: dkosgey1@jh.edu
Deanna Lebel
Year entered: 2022
Previous Degrees: BS, Psychology and Minor in Public Health; 2022; St. Lawrence University
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: The intersection and bidirectionality of chronic physical illnesses and mental health within various age cohorts.
Email: dlebel1@jhu.edu
Molly Mackler
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degrees: BA, Neuroscience; 2020; Skidmore College
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: My research interests are in the field of gerontology, particularly cognitive health and aging with a focus on neurodegenerative diseases.
Email: mmackle2@jhu.edu
Haiyi Meng
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degree: BS, Mathematics; Arizona State University; 2020
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: I am interested in looking at diversities of health and gerontology based on different cultural and political contexts. I would like to understand how do old people think of their social status, physical health and mental health?
Email: hmeng9@jh.edu
Melanie Ong
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degree: BA, International Studies, 2021: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders. Specifically, studying preceding variables contributing to increased risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the babies of prenatal mothers.
Email: mong9@jh.edu
Kriti Rastogi
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degree: BS in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology and Psychology, Emory University, 2022
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: I am interested in behavioral pharmacology and investigating public health approaches to addressing substance use disorder, particularly in marginalized communities.
Email: krastog2@jh.edu
Ashley Sharma
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degree: BS Neuroscience Honors, Johns Hopkins University, May 2022
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Adolescent Mental Health
Email: asharm79@jh.edu
Kylie Sharron
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degree: BA, Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 2022
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: My research interests include the integration of mental wellness practices into pediatric primary care and addressing accessibility barriers to suicide prevention in marginalized communities.
Email: ksharro2@jh.edu
Ayesha Siddiqua
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degree: BS, Biology; Binghamton University ; 2019
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Psychiatric Epidemiology: Understanding the genetic and environmental factors that affect anxiety and depression in adolescents.
Email: asiddi35@jh.edu
Junyoung Soh
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degree: BA, Psychology, Johns Hopkins University, 2022
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: I am interested in adolescent mental health and providing family therapy in various socioeconomic settings.
Email: nsoh0812@gmail.com
MacKenzie Temple
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degrees: BA in Human Health, Minor in Sociology; Emory University, 2022
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Child and adolescent developmental disabilities/disorders; community-oriented and holistic approaches to providing more resources for empowerment and improving mental health in these populations
Email: mtemple3@jhu.edu
Kristy Theodore
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degrees:
BA, Psychology; 2007; University of South Florida
MA, Rehabilitation & Mental Health Counseling; 2007; University of South Florida
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Research Interests: preventing exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) as well as exploring the relationship between emotion regulation and interpersonal violence.
Email: ktheodo2@jhu.edu
Lauren Thompson
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degree: BS, Biology and BS, Psychology from Virginia Tech, 2011
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Efficacy of community and school-based mental, behavioral and sexual-health programs and their intersection with policy and chain of care within communities.
Email: lthomp73@jhmi.edu
Tim Treinen
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degree: BS, Neuroscience; 2022; Johns Hopkins University
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Trauma of refugees and asylum seekers. My research project will be focused on the trauma experienced by refugees and immigrants in Baltimore, as well as the effects of racism and discrimination on their mental health.
Email: ttreine1@jh.edu
Marlene Ventura
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degree:
MHS, Global Health Economics, JHSPH, 2021
BA, Economics (Psychology Minor), MSU Denver, 2016
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research interests: I’m interested in studying the mental health effects of poverty in the U.S., or, more specifically, the relationship between economics, childhood trauma, mental health, and reproduction.
Email: Mventur5@alumni.jh.edu
Alice Wang
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degree: BA, Psychology; Brigham Young University, 2022
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research interests: I am interested in studying the mental health challenges of caregivers of patients with chronic health conditions. I would also like to study the interrelationships of mental and physical health of patients with chronic health conditions.
Email: nwang45@jhu.edu; alicewang1199@gmail.com
Yuwei Wang
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degree:
BA, Social Work; 2019; Fudan University
MPhil, Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation; 2022; University of Oxford
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Mental health stigma and anti-stigma programs. Effectiveness of psychiatric or mental health services particularly those conducted in the community. Evaluation methods especially causal inferences.
Email: ywang819@jhmi.edu
Fan Wu
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degrees: Major: Nutrition Science; Minor: Clinical Psychology, The Ohio State University, 2022
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: The relationship between dietary nutrition(macronutrients) and mental disorders.
Tianrun Xiong
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degree: BS Psychology, (Premed), University of Maryland 2021
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: Neuroscience and psychiatric epidemiology, more biological perspective. Tend to focus on the prevention/intervention of mental disorders in urban areas, but recently found myself more interested in age-related neuropsychiatric disorder.
Email: txiong7@jhu.edu
Xia Yiping
Year Entered: 2022
Previous Degree: BA, Psychology, Univerisity of British Columbia, 2022
Advisor: Jeanine M. Parisi, PhD (academic)
Research Interests: My interests include activities helpful for maintaining cognitive and mental health, and the prevention and treatment of mental disorders, especially clinical depression.
Email: yxia52@jh.edu; xyplanet1988@gmail.com