Jeremy Ashton Houska
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Jeremy Ashton Houska is a fifth-year doctoral student in Experimental Psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He conducts both basic and applied research in the areas of memory and cognition. In particular, Jeremy is interested in situation models, narrative-based persuasion, and the teaching of psychology. He has been recognized for his teaching with the Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award at California State University, San Bernardino (2004), GA Excellence in Teaching Award at UNLV (2007), and Part-Time Instructor of the Year for the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences at Nevada State College (2008). Most recently, Jeremy received the Society for the Teaching of Psychology's 2009 Wilbert J. McKeachie Teaching Excellence Award. He enjoys serving his discipline as part of the APSSC and promoting scientific psychology. Jeremy will be spending his "21st" birthday in Boston for the APS Convention (May 27-30, 2010).

Kelli Vaughn-Blount
York University

Kelli Vaughn-Blount is a second-year doctoral student in history and theory of psychology at York University in Toronto. Her primary research areas include the history of women in psychological science, feminist psychology, social support of bereavement, and the teaching of psychology. Kelli's current research projects include the development of a feminist psychology archive (feministvoices.com) and transformational learning in the classroom. In addition, to her APSSC work, she is the publisher of the web based Journal of Scientific Psychology (psyencelab.com). Kelli has been and continues to be an ardent advocate for the inclusion of the history of psychology, with an accurate portrayal of the history of women, by trained psychologist-historians at all levels of psychological science education.

Peter Vernig
Suffolk University

Pete Vernig is a fifth-year clinical student at Suffolk University in Boston. His research involves psychophysiological and self-reported emotional responding among alcohol dependent individuals, as well as treatment development and implementation for substance use disorders. He maintains active involvement in several professional organizations advocating scientific clinical psychology, and his clinical work centers on evidence-based treatment for substance users and dually-diagnosed patients.

Kelly Buckholdt
University of Memphis

Kelly Buckholdt is a third-year Ph.D. student in Clinical Psychology at the University of Memphis. Her research focuses on emotion related family processes, emotion regulation, and psychopathology during adolescence. In 2009 she received the Morton Thesis Award for her research on deliberate self-harm and was awarded the University of Memphis Society Doctoral Fellowship. She enjoys advocating for her fellow students and was honored to receive the graduate student service award and graduate coordinator award in 2009 for service to her department. She looks forward to the opportunity to serve as the graduate advocate for the APSSC in 2009-2010.

Kris Gunawan
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Kris Gunawan is a second-year doctoral student in Experimental Psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is interested in cognitive research pertaining to blocked and recovered memories, hypermnesia, text processing, and forensic science. He has been involved with APSSC as a campus representative at different institutions.

James Vaughn
Oklahoma State University

James Vaughn is a fourth-year student in the Life Span Developmental Psychology program at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. His research interests are in facial comprehension particularly in determining facial attractiveness. Currently, James is researching the effect of mortality salience on preferences of facial attractiveness. He is also interested in issues faced by middle-aged and senior adult LGBT persons. James is a second year fellow in the Preparing Future Faculty program at Oklahoma State and teaches introductory psychology.

Mandi White-Ajmani
Suffolk University

Mandi White-Ajmani is a sixth-year doctoral student in the clinical psychology program at Suffolk University in Boston and is currently completing her clinical internship at Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. Her research interests focus on exploring personality and situational predictors of violent extremism, and she used the Hot Sauce Paradigm in her dissertation to study the role of moral disengagement in violent behavior. Her other research interests include improving clinical assessment methods and using these methods to better match clients with appropriate empirically supported clinical treatment. She is an avid reader, writer, and editor, and she looks forward to serving the APSSC through the Student Notebook!

Kimberly Lowe
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Kim Lowe is a senior finishing her B.A. in psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is interested in pursuing a PhD in clinical neuropsychology. Although her research interests are broad, she has a special interest in clinical research on Native Americans and other underrepresented groups. Kim's other research interests are in Autism Spectrum Disorders, sexuality, and LGBT issues. In addition to her APSSC duties, Kim serves as the Community Service Chair for UNLV's chapter of Psi Chi.