Graduate Student Alumni

Danielle Walerius, Ph.D. Danielle graduated from the University of Louisville in 2017 following the successful defense of her dissertation "Emotion Socialization and Families of Children with and without ADHD."  In her dissertation, Danielle found that the quality of mother-child emotion discussions was differentially associated with children’s adaptive emotion regulation among children with ADHD. Danielle is currently a psychologist at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio where she completed her pre-doctoral internship.

Nick Fogleman, Ph.D. Nick graduated in 2019 and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at UNC Chapel Hill. He completed his pre-doctoral internship at Cincinnati Childrens Hospital in the Center for ADHD. In July 2019, Nick successfully defended his dissertation entitled, "Peer victimization among children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder."  

Kirsten (Leaberry) Russo, Ph.D. Kelly graduated in 2020 and completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Indiana University School of Medicine. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C. and is currently a psychologist at Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital.

Kelly Slaughter, Ph.D. Our most recent graduate, Kelly, completed her Ph.D. in the summer of 2021. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at the University of Louisville Hospital - Department of Pediatrics/Norton Children's Hospital and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Louisville Hospital.

Undergraduate Research Assistant Alumni

Sarah Hartmann.  Sarah was a member of the RACER Lab during the 2018 - 2019 school year and is currently a doctoral student at Florida International University in Miami, Florida. Sarah began a study regarding adolescent substance use among individuals with ADHD, and  successfully defended her thesis entitled "Working Memory, Effortful Control, and Emotion Regulation in Children with ADHD" that aimed to assess  the relation between working memory, effortful control, and emotion regulation in children with ADHD. Sarah found that lowered working memory was associated with emotional lability among children with ADHD, but effortful control was not associated with working memory or emotional lability in this population.
Skyler Van Meter. Skyler was a member of the RACER Lab during the 2018 - 2019 school year and is currently a doctoral student in the school psychology program at the University of Cincinnati. Skyler defended his honors thesis in the spring of 2019, titled "The Role of Antecedent-Focused Emotion Regulatory Strategies on Emotionally Dysregulated Behavior Above and Beyond the Influence of ADHD." In his thesis, Skyler reported that emotional self-awareness and situational responsiveness was significantly related to emotion regulation, such that those with greater self-awareness and situational responsiveness demonstrated better emotion regulation.
William Gardner. William was a member of the RACER Lab for 3 years, from the 2015-2016 school year to the 2018-2019 school year. William went on to enter the masters in mental health counseling program here at the University of Louisville in 2019. 
Morgan Daugherty. Morgan was a member of the RACER Lab for two years, during the 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 school years. Morgan went on to enter the masters in clinical program at Eastern Michigan University in 2018. Morgan completed several posters during her time in the RACER Lab, including one presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association.
Sydnie Young. Morgan was a member of the RACER Lab during the 2017-2018 school year. Sydnie went on to enter the masters in clinical psychology program at Western Kentucky University in 2018.
Cibrian Johnson. Cibrian was a member of the RACER Lab who graduated in 2017 after successfully completing an honors thesis. Cibrian went on to enter the masters in clinical psychology program at Western Kentucky University in 2018.