LSU Smoking and Substance Use Clinical Laboratory

08/31/2020

Meet the Lab!

Hannah Chapman, M.A.

Hannah Chapman is a first-year clinical psychology student in Dr. Copeland’s lab. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from St. Mary’s College of Maryland and her Master of Arts degree in Psychology from American University. Hannah is interested in researching how body acceptance and self-compassion may impact negative body image and disordered eating, most specifically Orthorexia Nervosa. She is also interested in assessing the relationship between social media and body image.

04/25/2018

to the Society for Research on Ni****ne and To***co Conference in Baltimore! We had a great time presenting our research and meeting our colleagues!

01/10/2018

Happy New Year!

Congrats to Aaron Waters, M.A., on the successful defense of his thesis!

11/10/2017

Meet the RAs!

Laura Calabresi
Year classification or alumni status: Senior
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Husser, LA
Research Interests: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Hobbies/extracurriculars: Psychology Club, National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
What you are wanting to do after you: attend graduate school to become a Speech Pathologist

11/06/2017

Meet the RAs!

Mimi Guercio
Alumni - Graduated spring 2017
B.S. Psychology
From Baton Rouge
Research interests include neuropsychology, pharmacology, behavior economics and decision making
Extracurriculars - TEDxLSU Creative Communication Team Member, painting, cooking, entertaining friends and trying to get some exercise every now and then
Currently works as a psychometrist at Jefferson Neurobehavioral Group
Prospective graduate student in clinical psychology

11/03/2017

Meet the RAs!

Kade Severson
Senior- LSU undergrad
Psychology Major
Hometown- Covington LA
Hobbies- hiking, camping, rock climbing, and reading.
Post-graduation goals- graduate school, hopefully, a PhD program, then potentially teaching after PhD.

10/30/2017

Virginia Bonvillian

- Classification: Senior

- Major: Psychology major with a minor in business administration and health science

- Hometown: New Orleans

- Research Interests: substance abuse/ psychology and its relation to physical health

- Hobbies/extracurriculars: fundraising chair for LSU’s habitat for humanity, playing piano, photography

- post graduate plans: After graduation, I would like to participate in some sort of psychological relation on psychology and health science and also pursue a PhD in clinical psychology to participate in therapy alongside research in psychological health and its relation to substance abuse and physical health issues.

10/27/2017

Meet the Research Assistants!

Taylor Smith
Year Classification: Junior
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Monroe, LA
Research Interests: Memory, Forgetting, Mindfulness, Behavior
Hobbies/Extracurriculars: Member of the LSU Psychology Club, playing guitar, listening to music, obsessing over Nick Jonas, reading books, going to the movies, and planning out my life on Pinterest
After Graduating Plans: Earn a Master's and a Doctorate, open a private practice in Baton Rouge

10/24/2017

Meet the Research Assistants!

Gabi Danna
Graduating May 2019
Hometown: New Orleans
Research Interests: Mindfulness, decision making, and workplace wellness/health and stress in the workplace
Hobbies: Practicing/teaching yoga, dancing, reading about anatomy and food
After graduation, plan to go to graduate school for I/O psychology.

10/16/2017

Meet the lab!

Shelby Stewart is a first-year clinical psychology student in Dr. Copeland's lab. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology as well as her Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology from Louisiana State University. Shelby is interested in research regarding the Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students Program (BASICS) as well as exploring the underlying mechanisms of drinking motivations in relation to sleep quality.

10/09/2017

Congratulations Maddie for completing your first session as a therapy dog! We are so proud of you!!! 💗🐶💗

10/06/2017

Meet the lab!

Aaron Waters is a third-year clinical psychology student in Dr. Copeland’s laboratory. He received his Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology from California Lutheran University (Thousand Oaks, CA). His broad research interests include substance abuse prevention and intervention development. Specifically, he is interested in identifying predictors of resilience associated with prolonged abstinence in socioeconomically disadvantaged recovering substance abusers. Outside of school, he enjoys yoga and cooking exotic food.

10/02/2017

Thank you to everyone who stopped by to visit our table at Fall Fest! We had a great time!

09/18/2017

Meet the lab!

Melanie Roys is a 3rd-year clinical psychology student in Dr. Copeland's laboratory. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Wofford College, her Master of Science degree from the University of South Carolina Aiken in Applied Clinical Psychology, and her Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study from Suffolk University in Mental Health Counseling. Before coming to LSU Melanie was employed as an Outpatient Clinician at South Shore Mental Health’s Community Outpatient Services program in Quincy, MA. Her focus was on clients with severe and persistent mental illness and comorbid substance use disorders. Melanie’s broad research interests include the effect of affective and behavioral variables on the etiology, maintenance, and cessation of smoking and other drug use.

08/25/2017

Congratulations to one of our own: Dr. MacKenzie Peltier!!! Dr. Peltier graduated with her Ph.D. from LSU in August. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. While at Yale, Dr. Peltier is continuing her research on s*x hormones and substance use.

03/07/2017

Congratulates Shelby Stewart! Shelby is an RA and honors thesis student in the LSU Smoking and Substance Use Laboratory! She is one of five students selected as the 2017 LSU Discover Scholars! This award recognizes students who demonstrate exemplary undergraduate research and creative endeavors. Shelby and her colleagues were honored earlier this month and will be recognized again on LSU Discover Day.

Congrats to these five Tigers for being named 2017 LSU Discover Scholars!
Learn more about Connor, Shelby, Bryanna, Vernell and Camille: http://lsul.su/2lIzR8o

11/01/2016

2016 - 2017 Copeland Lab

06/09/2016

Are you a female who smokes ci******es every day? Earn $50 for a 1-hour study at LSU!