Current Lab Member Bios

Jake Freeman, Research Assistant
Jake Freeman graduated Muhlenberg College ’10 where he majored in Psychology and minored in Music. He hopes to pursue and gain a Ph.D in Clinical Psychology.

Caroline Schiek-Gamble, Research Assistant
Caroline Schiek-Gamble graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a BA in Psychology and Social Behavior and a Minor in Educational Studies. Caroline has been working with children in a variety of clinical settings and has also been involved in infant research throughout her undergraduate career. She seeks to obtain a PhD. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology to become a child psychologist.

Hope Iglehart, Research Assistant
Hope Iglehart is a trained psychoanalyst in private practice. She is a memeber of the New York Freudian Society, and is interested in the use of empirical data to support psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic concepts.

Claire Jaffe, Research Assistant
Claire Jaffe graduated from Boston University in 2009 with a BS in Journalism and a minor in Psychology. She currently works as a Teacher's Assistant at the Rebecca School, a private school for children with autism. Claire hopes to pursue a Psy D. in 2013.

Jessica Latack, Research Assistant
Jessica Latack completed her B.A. in psychology at the University of Michigan in 2002, and her M.S. in clinical psychology at Eastern Michigan University in 2006. Jessica studied at the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute for Child and Family Development concurrently to completing her Master's degree. Jessica currently devotes her time to Dr. Beebe's laboratory and the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at NYSPI. She is broadly interested in infant mental health and attachment. Jessica hopes to begin doctoral training in clinical psychology in 2011.

Josiane Moise, Research Assistant
Josiane Moise is a Temple University graduate with a B.A. in psychology and Enlgish minor . After a lucrative career as a student of dance at Fiorella H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art, she changed her focus to psychology in college. She currently devotes her time to Dr. Beebe's laboratory as well as the Trauma and Addictions project (TAP) at City College. Josiane's goal is to obtain a PhD in clinical psychology, but she still maintains her love of dance by occasionally teaching hip hop dance to young children.

Daniella Polyak, Research Assistant
Daniella Polyak graduated from Oberlin College in the spring of 2010. At Oberlin, some of her professors introduced her to considering psychoanalytic theory as a framework for understanding culture. This led her to become interested in psychoanalysis both as a theory to be studied as well as a practice intended
to help individuals in their lives and in their relationships with others. As a researcher for Dr. Beebe, Daniella hopes to gain a fuller understanding of psychoanalytic theory and practice. She hopes to one day become therapist.

Danny Sims, Research Assistant
Danny Sims graduated Amherst College '05 with a degree in Art History. He is interested in pursuing a Ph.D in Clinical Psychology.

Yana Kuchirko, Research Assistant
Yana Kuchirko is currently a masters student at New York University and will pursue her PhD in human deveopment. Her research interests include ways that cultural and contextual factors shape child development.

Maria Zieher, Research Assistant
Maria Zieher will be completing her Bachelor's degree at Queens College in 2011. She is interested in pursuing a MD in Pediatric Neurology.

Current Phd Students: Paulette Landesman, Glenn Bromley, Robert Gallagher, Naomi Cohen.

Former Lab Members

We have been lucky to work with many wonderful students over the years. Below is a list of our former lab members:

Former PhD Students: Lisa Marquette, Caroline Flaster, Patricia Goodman, Jill Putterman, Limor Kaufman-Balamuth, Elizabeth Helbraun, Shanee Stepakoff, Donna Demetri-Friedman, Michael Hager-Budny, Greg Kushnick, Helen Demetriades, Allyson Hentel, Tammy Kaminer, Sara Hahn-Burke, Nancy Freeman, Alan Phelan, Dnaille Phelan, Tina Lupi, Michael Ritter, Irena Milentevic, Marina Koulomzin, Jeri Kronen, Jill Miller, Victoria Garel, Leslie Mcihael.

Former Lab Assistants: Julia Reuben, Priscilla Caldwell, Adrianne Lange, Jane Roth, Sandra Triggs-Kano, Laura Ellman, Alina Pavalokos, Kate Liberman, Kara Levin, Joseph McGowan, Sarah Miller, Matthew Kirkpatrick, Max Miltzky, Helen Weng, Lauren Cooper, Jessica Silverman, Glenn Bromley, Michael Klein, Annee Ackerman, Sam Marcus, Iskra Smiljanic, Jenny Lotterman, Gena Bresgi, Ali Pivar, Christy Meyer, Emily Brodie, Sandy Seal, Claudia Andri, Nina Finkel, Adrienne Lapidous, Sandy Seal, Nicholas Seivert, Linda Rindlaub, Abby Herzig, Sonya Sonpal, Imran Khan, Julia Disenko, Michelle Lee, Hwe Sze Lim, Marina Tasopoulous, Emlyn Capili, Jessica Sarnicola, Nancy Richardson, Nicole Seltzer, Heather Chan, Eunice Lee, Catherine Man, Leslie Michael, Rhonda Davis, Victoria Garel, Sarah Temech, Alla Chavarga, Kari Gray, TJ Gambrel, Brianna Hailey, Elizabeth White, Greer Raggio, Robbie Ross, Nidhi Parashar