Members of the BRC Lab

Tamara Kang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor; M.A. in Clinical Psychology and a Ph.D. in Legal Psychology from the University of Texas at El Paso. Post-graduation, she managed a federally funded grant for a multi-site, multi-state implementation project. Hobbies: Hiking, running, training llamas and dogs, photography, ducks, chickens, geese

Doctoral Students

Ryan Nation, M.S.

Program: Applied Psychology; Research Interests: Increased accessibility of science; Opinion Development, Social Misperception Hobbies: Road trips, playing violin, chess, video games, hiking and watching the Buffalo Bills

Christina Engelken, M.A.

Program: Applied Psychology; Research Interests: Legal decision making for gender-based crimes, especially jury decision making Hobbies: Rollerskating, hanging out with my cats, jigsaw puzzles

Dowla Kuzmickus, B.A

Program: Applied Psychology; Research Interests: Psychopathy, criminal rehabilitation, ​and re-entry Hobbies: Traveling, reading, exploring new cities, and hiking!

Monique Swaby, M.S.

Program: Clinical Psychology; Research Interests: Violence risk assessment, barriers to re-entry & juvenile justice; Hobbies: Traveling, trying new restaurants & working out!

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Undergraduate Research Assistants

Kieleha Ingram

Research Interests: Juvenile substance abuse, ​decision making, and rehabilitation Hobbies: Bowling, movies, and go-karting

Guenevere Rees

Research interests: psychopathy, media influence on perception, and female criminality. Hobbies: gymnastics, figure skating, and reading comics

Olivia Cripps

Research Interests: Social psychology, Psychology and law, rehabilitation, substance abuse, and re-entry Hobbies: Crochet, baking, traveling around to antique malls

Riley Allen

Interests: Risk Assessment, Rehabilitation Methods, Inmate Mental Health, and Offender Reintegration. Hobbies: Video Games, Reading, Dance, and Hanging Out with my Cat

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