Current Graduate Students
Jenn Siva M.S. (Curriculum Vitae)
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Jenn joined the SURG lab in 2005 and is currently a fourth-year doctoral student in Clinical Psychology. Her Master's Thesis involved implementing a classroom-based alcohol use prevention curriculum with first-year students at UCF. She was fortunate in translating the results of her thesis into a 2-year grant project funded by the U.S. Department of Education. She is currently wrapping up work on the grant project and turning her focus to her dissertation, which will involve a partnership project with the Seminole County school system. Following completion of her doctoral degree, Jenn hopes to return to her hometown of Toronto, Canada to pursue life in academia and continue working in alcohol use prevention. |
Amy Schreiner M.S.
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Originally from New Jersey, Amy joined the SURG lab in 2007 and is currently a fifth-year doctoral student in Clinical Psychology. She is currently managing continued research geared toward the expansion of an alcohol expectancy-based curriculum for use in large classrooms. Upon graduation, Amy would like to continue in academia conducting research in the areas of substance abuse intervention and prevention. |
Abigail Fried M.S.
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Abi graduated from the University of Florida in 2008 with a B.S. in Psychology. She is currently a graduate student in the SURG lab and a fourth-year doctoral student in Clinical Psychology. While currently working on her Master’s Thesis she is also an intervention provider at the Alcohol and Other Drug office on campus. After achieving her doctoral degree, Abi plans to continue working in Florida within academia conducting substance use research. |
Alyssa Boucher B.A.
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Alyssa received a B.A. from the University of Miami in 2009 with a major in psychology and minor in family and human services. She was awarded the Provost Fellowship shortly thereafter and matriculated into the doctoral program in clinical psychology. Alyssa is currently a third-year student and upon completion of her doctoral degree, Alyssa would like to work in academia pursuing substance use research and teaching. |
Keri Dotson B.A.
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Keri is a first-year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program at the University of Central Florida. Keri received her B.A. in Psychology from Georgia State University in 2010, where she assisted in research examining the facilitating effect of acute alcohol intoxication on anti-gay and sex-based aggression. Keri plans to focus her future research efforts on substance abuse prevention. |