Research Members
Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Coordinator
Sarah Silver she/her
Education: BS in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh
Research Experience: Literature reviews, recruitment, data collection, and qualitative research methods and analyses
Research Interests: Adolescent clinical psychology
Professional Goals: Obtain a PhD in Clinical Psychology
Other Interests: Hiking, spending time with friends, fostering dogs, and traveling
Email: srs384@cinj.rutgers.edu
Research Assistants
Aili Zissu she/her
Education: Sociology undergraduate at Tufts University
Research Experience: Literature reviews, ethnographic observation, conducting semi-structured in-depth interviews, coding and analysis of qualitative data
Research Interests: Well siblings of children with cancer, developing institutional support for caregivers
Professional Goals: To raise awareness about, advocate for, and develop ways to support the siblings of children with life-limiting illnesses
Other Interests: Painting, going to concerts, knitting, taking care of animals
Haden Paek he/him
Education: BA in Psychology from the Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences
Research Experience: Literature reviews, survey development and management in REDcap, coding qualitative data, and developing a protocol for a scoping review
Research Interests: Clinical psychology, neurodevelopmental disorders, mental health disparities
Professional Goals: Obtain a doctorate in psychology and pursue a career in academia
Other Interests: Reading and writing fiction, playing piano, gardening, playing with my dog
Email: hjp64@cinj.rutgers.edu
Lydia Voss she/her
Education: BS in Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics from the University of Maryland; M2 at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Research Experience:Clinical and public health research, violence intervention program evaluation, and molecular biology research on viral gene expression
Research Interests: ADHD and neurodevelopmental disorders, child and adolescent mental health
Professional Goals: To become a physician and engage in health policy and advocacy efforts that support patients, communities, and population health
Other Interests: Playing volleyball, cooking, baking, and watching scary movies with friends
Mingjing Huang she/her
Education: BA in Psychology from the University of Rochester; MA in Clinical Psychology from Northwestern University
Research Experience: Literature reviews, recruitment, data collection using Qualtrics and REDCap, qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis in R, development of Single Session Interventions in Qualtrics, and scoping reviews
Research Interests: Digital mental health and health psychology
Professional Goals: Obtain a PhD in Clinical Psychology and work to alleviate mental health inequity
Other interests: Doodling, visiting zoos, spending time with my puppy, and cooking
Zujeidi Marie Lopez she/her
Education: Psychology undergraduate at New York University
Research Experience: Transcribing and coding caregiver–child interaction videos and supporting bilingual communication with patients and families in lab and hospital settings
Research Interests: Pediatric psycho‑oncology, family decision‑making and distress around serious illness, and language acquisition in bilingual and ESL children
Professional Goals: Obtain a PhD in clinical psychology and combine clinical work and research on the impact of serious illness and language barriers on families
Other interests: Journaling, baking, reading books, and traveling
