Emma Quarles
Research Assistant
Research interests: Emma Quarles research interests involve traumatic brain injuries and pathology. How serious injuries to the head can affect daily and long-term development and mental health, specifically in young adult African Americans.
Lauren George, Ph.D.
Gabrielle Williams
Brittany Byrd
Gwenna Blanden, Ph.D.
Micah Todd
Naej Noze
Tori McArtis
Nasreen Rehmani, M.S.
Christen Priddie, Ph.D.
Graduate Students
Associate Professor in Psychology; PNIRD Lab Director
LKeen@vsu.edu
(804) 524-5523
Research Interest: Dr. Keen research interests include examining the psychoneuroimmunological influences of cannabis use and neurocognitive performance in community-based and young adult samples. Dr. Keen also has research interests in substance use patterns in young adults and their associations with psychological and autonomic nervous system markers.
Previous Students
Larry Keen II, Ph.D.
Christina Butts
Bria Clark
Alexis Morris
Graduate Research Assistant
Research Interest: Alexis Morris' research interest includes exploring the associations among hemodynamic metrics (e.g. blood pressure and cardiac output), heart rate variability, and substance use among in African Americans. Her ultimate goal is to become a pediatrician specializing in cardiology.
Bridget Blackshear
Briana Byrd
Anthony Myrie
Roderic Gibson
Courtney Williams
Bahati Bridges
Mara Ramirez Ruiz, M.S.
Psychoneuroimmunology of Risk and Disease Laboratory
Undergraduate Students
Georgia Williams
Dajah Scutchings
Armoni Johnson
Brianna Powell
Destine Williams
Kimberly Lawrence, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Psychology
KLawrence@vsu.edu
(804) 524-5447
Research interest: Dr. Lawrence’s research interests include investigating the impact of gender ideology, social constructs, and Intersectionality on mental health outcomes. Dr. Lawrence focuses her work on underrepresented communities including: African Americans, women and the LGBT+ community.
Arlener D. Turner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Miami
adanielleturner@gmail.com
(773) 339-1797
Research interest: Dr. Turner's research interest involves chronic conditions of aging that disproportionally affect older African Americans, such as depression and HIV. Dr. Turner also has interests in psychoneuroimmunological influences on individuals living with HIV and the aging population.
Aja Gullatte
Faculty
Lauren Rogers
Dominique Dover, M.S.
Zacura Cobbs
Research Assistant
Research interests: Zacura Cobbs research interests involve assessing individuals in the legal system; specifically why individuals commit crimes, the probability of committing another crime, and their mental status.