Graduate Members

Blair Batky

Blair is currently a fifth year in the Clinical Child Psychology doctoral program. She is originally from Denver, Colorado and earned her B.A. in psychology from Northwestern University. She is interested in psychopathic traits in youth and in issues related to defining and measuring the traits that underlie the broader construct of psychopathy. She is also interested in how neuroscience may provide a better understanding of psychopathy.

Betty Mendez

​Betty is currently a fifth-year graduate student in the Clinical Child Psychology Doctoral program. She is originally from Cuba. Her second home is Tampa, Florida. Betty earned a B.A. in Psychology from the University of South Florida. Her research interests center on the
psychophysiological, cognitive, and affective factors and processes implicated in psychopathic personality and externalizing behavior (e.g., conduct problems, aggression, delinquency) in adolescents. Betty’s life force is coffee. In her free time, she enjoys reading, traveling, and the thrills of amusement parks.
Nicholas Bellamy
Nicholas is a second-year student in the Clinical Child Psychology doctoral program originally from Columbia, Maryland. He earned his B.A. from UMBC, completed post-bacc research at the University of Maryland at College Park, and earned a M.A. from The Catholic University of America. His research focuses on the measurement of childhood psychopathic traits. In the long-term, his goals involve integrating multi-informant, multimethod assessment paradigms to optimize clinical decision-making tasks in treatment settings.

Undergraduate Research Facilitator

Madison Hamblen
Senior
Madison is a senior from Atlanta, GA who is majoring is psychology with minors in neuroscience and criminal justice. She intends to earn a Ph.D. in Neuropsychology following graduation. Her goal is to become a Forensic Neuropsychologist and be closely involved with the legal system in order to determine competency as well as be an advocate for those who are in need of one. She has great interest on the topic of psychopathy and conduct disorders and is looking forward to exploring these subjects more and learning about both treatments and preventions.

Undergraduate Research Assistants

​Ali Bartlett

Junior 
Alison, also goes by Ali, is a junior from Memphis, TN working towards a double major in Psychology as well as Addiction and Recovery Studies with a minor in Criminal Justice. She is also a part of UA’s Honors College. After graduation, she plans to go on to graduate school for clinical psychology and down the road become a psychologist. Ali has a passion for mental health and is excited for the hands-on experience she will gain about the evaluation and treatment of adolescent psychopathy.

​Allie Johnson

Junior
Allie Johnson is a junior from Gilbertown, Alabama, majoring in Psychology with a minor in Political Science. Upon graduation, she plans to attend graduate school and earn a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and hopes to become a child psychologist. She has always been interested in psychopathy and looks forward to getting hands-on experience in the Salekin lab.

Cecilia Cook 
​Senior

Cecilia Cook, also known as Cece, is a senior from New Orleans, LA. She plans on graduating in May with a Psychology Major and a Business minor. Her whole life, Cece has loved working with kids. While is still trying to figure out what exact path to go on, she hopes to spend her future days in some sort of Childhood Development program. She is looking forward to this lab and is so thankful for the opportunity to work with such a great team. ​

Grace Steffen
​Senior

​​Grace is a current Senior majoring in Biology and Psychology with minors in Spanish and Liberal Arts through the Blount Scholars Program. After graduating from the University of Alabama, she plans on attending graduate school to obtain a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. She is excited to get more hands-on experience in psychology through the Salekin Lab.

Greyson Taylor 

Junior
Greyson is a Junior from Hartselle, AL who is majoring in biology with a minor in psychology and interdisciplinary medicine. He intends to attend medical school following graduation and eventually pursue a career in pediatric surgery. Through this lab, Greyson hopes to gain experience in psychopathology and learn more about conduct disorders as they pertain to children and adolescents.

Katelin Considine

Junior
Katelin Considine is a junior at the University of Alabama earning her B.A. in Psychology with a self-designed minor in Human Development, Criminal Justice, and Sociology. After graduation, she plans to attend graduate school to study clinical psychology with hopes to become a psychologist. She also wants to pursue a profession of becoming a psychology professor at a major university. Katelin is excited to get an introduction into research and have a hands-on experience. ​

Lyndsey Stubbs

Junior 
Lyndsey is a junior from Dallas, Texas with a Psychology major and a Biology minor. She is also part of the STEM path to MBA. After graduation, she hopes to attend medical school and eventually work as a psychiatrist. She is passionate about the field of psychology, particularly the importance of mental health. She hopes to have a career in psychiatry in order to focus on how mental health is often overlooked in youth and adolescents, and hopes to create change in this area of healthcare. In this lab, she hopes to gain hands on experience working within the field of psychology and learn first hand about conducting research in this field. 

Madison Aude
Senior

​Madison is a senior majoring in psychology and minoring in criminal justice. Her goal after graduation is to attend graduate school and earn a PhD in clinical psychology, and down the line join the FBI as a behavioral analyst for law enforcement. She has always had an interest in psychology, specifically in psychopathy and abnormal behavior. Madison joined the Salekin Lab this semester and is excited to gain hands-on experience in research through the lab.

Meredith Findley

Senior
Meredith is a current Senior at the University of Alabama from Birmingham, Alabama. She is majoring in Psychology with a minor in Addictions and Recovery. After her undergraduate studies, she hopes to continue to graduate school where she will earn a Master's in psychology. She hopes to become a professor one day and spread her love for learning to other students. Areas such as social cognition, adolescent psychology, and child psychology have a particular interest to Meredith. She wishes to gain more hands-on experience in a research lab to help deepen her understanding of research.  

Molly Murphy

Junior
Molly is currently a junior psychology major from New Jersey. Upon graduating, she plans to enroll in graduate school to obtain a Masters in Social Work. She is very interested in mental health, specifically within children and hopes to expand her knowledge through the Salekin lab.

Price Ledbetter ​

Sophomore
Price is a sophomore here from Birmingham, AL majoring in Psychology and Criminal Justice with a minor in Neuroscience. His goal post graduation is to pursue a PhD in Clinical Psychology, focusing on Forensic Psych. He's always been very interested in neurochemistry and anatomy, as well as psychopathy and white-collar criminality, and am hoping to combine these interests in his future career. He joined the Salekin lab to obtain the hands-on experience necessary to truly immerse himself in the field and help further the science. ​

Rebekah Riddle 

Sophomore
​Rebekah is a sophomore from Fort Payne, AL majoring in Psychology with a minor in Human Development and Family Studies.  She intends to attend graduate school to earn a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, and to one day work as a child psychologist to help children and adolescents in abusive households.  Rebekah joined the lab to get hands-on experience with research, and to learn about the research process.

Riley Hughes ​

Sophomore
Riley Hughes is from a small town in New Jersey. She is currently a sophomore at UA. She is majoring in psychology and minoring in real estate. She is on the pre-law track and hopes to become a lawyer, although she is still figuring it out. She hopes to gain research experience that might contribute to her future endeavors. Through this lab, she hopes to be put in a position that will introduce her to conducting research, analyzing data, and showcasing her data findings skills.

Ruth Williams 

Sophomore
Ruth Williams is a sophomore at the University of Alabama earning her B.S. in Psychology, as well as a B.A. in Spanish. Upon graduation, she plans to attend graduate school to gain her masters in counseling, in hopes of becoming a therapist that specializes in helping children and teenagers. Ruth has an interest in psychopathy and is excited for the research experience she will gain from the lab.

Selene Tan

Freshman
Selene is a freshman from Knoxville, TN who is majoring in philosophy and minoring in neuroscience and art. After graduation, she plans to attend medical school and pursue a career involving children and psychology. She's always had an interest in helping children and is looking forward to learning about child psychopathy. Through this lab, Selene hopes to gain experience in research that'll guide her towards helping children in the future.

Sophie Hodges 

Senior 
Sophie is a senior from Dallas, Texas, majoring in Psychology with a minor in Human Development and Family Studies. Following graduation this upcoming spring, she intends on continuing her education to earn a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and pursue her licensure. She hopes to gain a wide variety of knowledge from the Salekin lab to use in all facets of life, but particularly to best serve her church, future clients, and community.

Graduate Alumni

Andrew Bontemps
Andrew Bontemps is a recent graduate from the Child and Adolescent Psychopath lab and earned a Ph.D in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Child Psychology. He completed his doctoral internship at the Village for Families and Children in Hartford, CT. He is a current T32-funded Postdoctoral Research fellow at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the department of pulmonology studying the impact of smoking, addiction, and smoking cessation with Karen Cropsey and Ellen Eaton in the UAB CAPPI lab.

Alumni

Olivia Lamphere

​​Hannah Sliman

Jaden Dingler 
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Lauren Kate Dodd
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Tate Hamilton
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​Blake Shumate
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Elizabeth Corning
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Lyn LaFave
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Courtney Stone 
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Liz Adams
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Kim Sokolowski
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Emily MacDougall

Xinying Ang
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Natalie Harrison

Abby Clark 

Caroline Smith

​Emelia Watts

Rachel Rock

​Jaime Anderson

​Kate-Lanier Carte

​Anna Lee Foster

Sydney Vie

​Davis Sliver


Brandee Marion
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Jill Rosenbaum

Franz A. Kubak

Ross D. Grimes
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Katherine Large

Heather Whittsett

Karen Hubbard

Whitney S. Lester

Sara A. Debus

​Crystal L. Dillard

Anne Marie R. Iselin (Leistico)

V. Lee Bare

​Jaime Anderson

​Caroline Watson

​Cameron Weaver

​Olivia Smith

Alyssa Coley