Kate Marquis, BS
Research Associate II
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UIC, Department of Psychiatry Profile
Kate is a graduate of The University of Texas at Dallas with a B.S. in psychology with specialization in criminology and forensics. Their research interests center around intersectionality and the impacts of culture, race and religion on psychological and criminal justice theories. Their prior work includes generating a study to assess racial bias (Other-Race Effect) in forensic examiners and deep convolutional neural networks. Currently, they work as a RA member of the Clinical Services in Psychopharmacology program.
Isabel O’Connor, BS
Research Associate II
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UIC, Department of Psychiatry Profile
Isabel O’Connor works as a part-time research associate for the Clinical Services in Psychopharmacology lab, since December 2023. Isabel received her Bachelor of Arts and Science degrees in Sociology and Psychology, respectively, in May 2023. Before joining the lab, Isabel began clinical work with children and adolescents possessing an Autism diagnosis and receiving Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy at RUSH Kids Pediatrics, a joint venture affiliated with Select Medical. Isabel collects ongoing work and research experiences with adolescents, children, trauma-impacted and marginalized groups, Domestic Violence survivors, and intellectually disabled clients.
Sarah Aviles, BA
Research Associate II
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UIC, Department of Psychiatry Profile
Sarah Aviles is a Research Associate II for the Clinical Services in Psychopharmacology Program at the UIC Institute for Juvenile Research in the Department of Psychiatry. In this role, she provides research support for CSP projects focused on monitoring and ensuring the safe use of psychotropic medications in children in state custody. In addition, Sarah provides database management support and processes psychotropic medication requests for CSP psychiatric consultants. In previous roles, she provided administrative support at higher education institutions. She received a BA in Psychology from Elmhurst University in 2022.
Vanessa Houghton, BA
Research Associate II
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UIC, Department of Psychiatry Profile
Vanessa graduated from UIC with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Applied Psychology with a minor in Sociology in May of 2023. She has previous research experience from volunteering with a neuropsychology lab at RUSH working on digital interventions. In the future her goal is to be accepted into a research focused clinical psychology PhD program. She’s currently a research associate with the Clinical Services in Psychopharmacology Program.
Veronique Calmels, BS
Research Specialist
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UIC, Department of Psychiatry Profile
Veronique Calmels obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in 2019 from the University of Denver. She has 3 years of research experience from both undergraduate labs and research at the Oregon Health & Science University. In addition, she worked at a community mental health center and has experience working with individuals experiencing first episode psychosis. In the future she hopes to obtain her PhD in Clinical Psychology.
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