Stephanie is an Assistant Research Scientist in the EQUIPS Lab, housed within the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Temple University in 2024, under the mentorship of Dr. Lauren Ellman. Stephanie is interested in predictive modeling and plans to continue integrating multi-modal neuroimaging, passive sensing, and other “big data”-driven approaches to examine conversion to psychosis longitudinally, with attention paid to better understanding the interplay between sleep and social-cognitive functioning.

Prior to starting graduate school at Temple, Stephanie was awarded dual bachelors degrees from UMBC in 2012 for triple-majoring in Psychology, Media and Communication Studies, and Graphic Design. Stephanie then spent several years working as a coordinator for Dr. Laura Rowland within the Neuroimaging Research Program at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center (MPRC). During this time, she engaged in translational research examining sleep and cognition across the psychosis spectrum. She also earned a certificate in Big Data and Social Analytics from MIT in 2016.

During graduate school, Stephanie was funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) award. In addition to her roles within the Ellman Lab, Stephanie gained two years of externship experience under the supervision of Dr. Monica Calkins at the Psychosis Evaluation and Recovery Center (PERC), located within the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. Stephanie completed her predoctoral internship with the VA Maryland Healthcare System/University of Maryland School of Medicine Psychology Internship Consortium Program, where she matched to the School of Medicine-based Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (CHiRP) Track.

In the future, Stephanie hopes to adopt a multi-modal, translational approach driven by big data to better understand what puts certain individuals at heightened risk for developing psychotic disorders. Clinically, she has an interest in examining the efficacy of utilizing novel, non-invasive, interventions to circumnavigate atypical developmental trajectories which may give rise to conversion from high-risk states.

Stephanie's personal interests include photography, web and print design, yoga, baking, and traveling. She is also a freelance photographer and web/print designer.