The Psychology Internship Program is led by Co-Directors, Rebecca Price, PhD, and Leslie Horton, PhD, Administrative support is provided by Elizabeth Fyne.
Rebecca B. Price, PhD is a licensed psychologist and an Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Price’s research centers on specifying neurocognitive mechanisms relevant to affective dysfunction and developing new interventions to target these mechanisms in patients using innovative, biobehavioral methods optimized to promote symptom relief that is both efficient and enduring. Her research and clinical work focus primarily on adults with affective conditions such as anxiety, depression, compulsive behaviors, and suicidality.
Leslie E. Horton, PhD is a licensed psychologist and an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. She also serves as the Director of the Hope Team, a UPMC clinic for young people at clinical high-risk for psychosis (CHR). Dr. Horton’s research examines affective, social, and psychophysiological contributors to risk for psychosis. Her research and clinical work focus primarily on adolescents and transition-age youth adults at risk for and with psychosis-spectrum and related mood disorder.
Psychology Internship Class of 2024
Ka-Yi (Iris) Chat (she/them), Temple University
Interests: Biobehavioral mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of mood disorders and comorbid medical conditions.
Shruti Kinkel-Ram (she/her), Miami University
Interests: Longitudinal modelling of the impact of the social determinants of health on eating disorders and suicidality.
Lauren Laifer (she/her) University of Nebraska
Interests: Intergenerational transmission of psychopathology.
Emmanuel Thomas (he/him), University of Rhode Island
Interests: Trauma and substance use in systemically marginalized populations.
Delainey Wescott (she/her) University of Pittsburgh
Interests: Sleep and circadian rhythms in risk, maintenance and treatment of mood disorders.