Family Studies Center - 2009 Summer Staff

- Karuna Anantharman - Lindsey Bennett - Courtney Boise - Brittney Bolden - Sean Callinan -
- Christine Cummings - Shanelle Felder - Kimberley Fitzgibbon - Alley Gant - Mary Beth Gizinski -
- Deanna Munoz - Debbie Neal - Erin Richardson - Annette Ruth - Sarah Rompola - Annie Rousseau -
- Chase Van Auken - Manny Vasquez - Anastasia Wilson -

Lindsey Bennett
libennet@indiana.edu
Lindsey is from Mishawaka and currently attends Indiana University, where she is studying Psychology and Pre-Physical Therapy. This is her first summer working part-time in the Family Studies Center with the Me & My Family Project as a Research Assistant, and she is thoroughly enjoying the experience.

Ashley (Alley) Gant
agant@nd.edu
They call her Alley, and she is a senior majoring in psychology. Alley is an air force brat that has spent over half of her life overseas on US military bases. Among other things, she enjoys sleeping, psychology, dogs, art, and (of course!) the Family Communication Project! This is the third psychology lab she has worked with and it already holds a special place in her heart. Alley finds taking such an active role in coaching families to be both challenging and rewarding, and she is loving every moment. In addition to being a research assistant, she's also worked as a camp counselor and mentor/tutor for students at the South Bend Juvenile Correctional Facility. Alley hopes that her experiences will help guide her to a future career in either therapy or criminology with the FBI.

Deanna Munoz
dmunoz3@nd.edu
Deanna was born and raised in Highland, Indiana, but has spent her last 3 years at Notre Dame. She is junior Psychology major with a possible Gender Studies minor. New to being a Research Assistant for the Me and My Family Project, she is quickly learning what it means to be a psychologist and loving every minute of it, thanks to all of her coworkers. In the future, she hopes to move to her future home state of California. There, she will attend graduate school for a Masters in Counseling Psychology, a degree with which she hopes to land a job working with students in a university setting (Notre Dame, perhaps?). In her spare time, Deanna likes watching sports, especially Notre Dame football and basketball. She also loves playing volleyball, working out, and just having a good time with friends. Go Irish!

Debbie Neal
dneal01@saintmarys.edu
Debbie is from South Bend, Indiana and is an undergraduate at Saint Mary's College. Debbie is currently a Business major and is also intending to pursue a minor in Sociology. Debbie is working as a Research Assistant for the Me and My Family project during the summer of 2009. She enjoys working with the families involved in the program and learning about the differences among them. In her free time she enjoys playing various instruments, primarily the violin.

Erin Richardson, B.A.
erin.marie.richardson@gmail.com
Erin has been a part of the Me and My Family, Family Communication, and Northern Ireland Projects. She is especially interested in conflict mediation and resolution, and how international conflict influences family functioning. Erin graduated in May with a degree in Political Science, Peace Studies and Anthropology. Next year she will be participating in a graduate fellowship in public affairs in St. Louis and pursuing a graduate degree in law and social work.

Annette Ruth
erin.marie.richardson@gmail.com
Hailing from Northwest Indiana, Annette is a junior Biology and Psychology dual-degree candidate here at Notre Dame. Interested in neurology from a young age and more recently inspired by her Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) program work with autistic children in the South Bend area, Annette dedicates much of her time to literary research in the field of neurobiology, specifically pertaining to the potential causes of neurological dysfunction in pervasive developmental disorders such as autism. The results of her research were published in the 2009 Journal of undergraduate Research. She will spend her next four semesters working on laboratory research in neuroendocrinology to augment her understanding of various hormones and external neurochemicals, their impact on neural development, and the resulting behavioral differences they produce. Annette has lived in the Chicago L'Arche community this past winter, and from December 2009 through January 2010, she will work with children who have been diagnosed with developmental disabilities in the Center for Integral Development in Ecuador. Annette ultimately wishes to earn an MD-PhD in pediatric neurology and to continue conducting advanced neurobiological research in autism.

Annie Rousseau
ae17rous@siena.edu
Annie Rousseau is from Leominster, MA, and she is a member of the class of 2010 at Siena College in Loudonville, NY. She is currently working on the Family Communication Project. She is a Psychology major/English minor and hopes to one day get her doctorate in Clinical Psychology. No matter where she goes in the world, she'll always be a Boston fan at heart...GO BOSTON! :)

Charles Bradford (Chase) VanAuken
CBVANAUKEN@csbsju.edu
Chase is studying psychology and sociology at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota. He is a member of the Saint John's University Lacrosse team and spends his free time practicing or watching television or movies. He is a huge fan of sarcasm, and he enjoys humor and watches a lot of Comedy Central. He is working at Notre Dame in the Me And My Family Project because he believes that it will be a valuable experience. Rock is his favorite music and no one can convince him otherwise. He is easy to get along with, just say hello or strike up a conversation.

Manny Vasquez
mvasquez1@stmarytx.edu
Manny is from Texas. He has worked on the Me and My Family Project the past two summers, as well as participated in the beginning stages of the Family Communication Project in the summer of 2008. He enjoys administering the PChIPS interview. He has also presented his own research related to the Family Studies Center. He is adjusting to the humid weather found in South Bend during June and July and is not a big fan of it.

Anastasia Michelle Wilson
awilso01@saintmarys.edu
Anastasia is a Saint Mary's senior who is majoring in Pre-Medicine and Psychology. She is originally from Indianapolis. She plans to attend medical school, hopefully at Indiana University or Loyola. Her interests include long walks on the beach, rainbows, subjecting kids to hours of monotonous computer games, piña coladas, and getting caught in the rain. She "knows" that Belles are better than Leprechauns!

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	Lindsey Bennett libennet@indiana.edu Lindsey is from Mishawaka and currently attends Indiana University, where she is studying Psychology and Pre-Physical Therapy. This is her first summer working part-time in the Family Studies Center with the Me & My Family Project as a Research Assistant, and she is thoroughly enjoying the experience.

	Ashley (Alley) Gant agant@nd.edu They call her Alley, and she is a senior majoring in psychology. Alley is an air force brat that has spent over half of her life overseas on US military bases. Among other things, she enjoys sleeping, psychology, dogs, art, and (of course!) the Family Communication Project! This is the third psychology lab she has worked with and it already holds a special place in her heart. Alley finds taking such an active role in coaching families to be both challenging and rewarding, and she is loving every moment. In addition to being a research assistant, she's also worked as a camp counselor and mentor/tutor for students at the South Bend Juvenile Correctional Facility. Alley hopes that her experiences will help guide her to a future career in either therapy or criminology with the FBI.

	Deanna Munoz dmunoz3@nd.edu Deanna was born and raised in Highland, Indiana, but has spent her last 3 years at Notre Dame. She is junior Psychology major with a possible Gender Studies minor. New to being a Research Assistant for the Me and My Family Project, she is quickly learning what it means to be a psychologist and loving every minute of it, thanks to all of her coworkers. In the future, she hopes to move to her future home state of California. There, she will attend graduate school for a Masters in Counseling Psychology, a degree with which she hopes to land a job working with students in a university setting (Notre Dame, perhaps?). In her spare time, Deanna likes watching sports, especially Notre Dame football and basketball. She also loves playing volleyball, working out, and just having a good time with friends. Go Irish!

	Debbie Neal dneal01@saintmarys.edu Debbie is from South Bend, Indiana and is an undergraduate at Saint Mary's College. Debbie is currently a Business major and is also intending to pursue a minor in Sociology. Debbie is working as a Research Assistant for the Me and My Family project during the summer of 2009. She enjoys working with the families involved in the program and learning about the differences among them. In her free time she enjoys playing various instruments, primarily the violin.

	Erin Richardson, B.A. erin.marie.richardson@gmail.com Erin has been a part of the Me and My Family, Family Communication, and Northern Ireland Projects. She is especially interested in conflict mediation and resolution, and how international conflict influences family functioning. Erin graduated in May with a degree in Political Science, Peace Studies and Anthropology. Next year she will be participating in a graduate fellowship in public affairs in St. Louis and pursuing a graduate degree in law and social work.

	Annette Ruth erin.marie.richardson@gmail.com Hailing from Northwest Indiana, Annette is a junior Biology and Psychology dual-degree candidate here at Notre Dame. Interested in neurology from a young age and more recently inspired by her Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) program work with autistic children in the South Bend area, Annette dedicates much of her time to literary research in the field of neurobiology, specifically pertaining to the potential causes of neurological dysfunction in pervasive developmental disorders such as autism. The results of her research were published in the 2009 Journal of undergraduate Research. She will spend her next four semesters working on laboratory research in neuroendocrinology to augment her understanding of various hormones and external neurochemicals, their impact on neural development, and the resulting behavioral differences they produce. Annette has lived in the Chicago L'Arche community this past winter, and from December 2009 through January 2010, she will work with children who have been diagnosed with developmental disabilities in the Center for Integral Development in Ecuador. Annette ultimately wishes to earn an MD-PhD in pediatric neurology and to continue conducting advanced neurobiological research in autism.

	Annie Rousseau ae17rous@siena.edu Annie Rousseau is from Leominster, MA, and she is a member of the class of 2010 at Siena College in Loudonville, NY. She is currently working on the Family Communication Project. She is a Psychology major/English minor and hopes to one day get her doctorate in Clinical Psychology. No matter where she goes in the world, she'll always be a Boston fan at heart...GO BOSTON! :)

	Charles Bradford (Chase) VanAuken CBVANAUKEN@csbsju.edu Chase is studying psychology and sociology at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota. He is a member of the Saint John's University Lacrosse team and spends his free time practicing or watching television or movies. He is a huge fan of sarcasm, and he enjoys humor and watches a lot of Comedy Central. He is working at Notre Dame in the Me And My Family Project because he believes that it will be a valuable experience. Rock is his favorite music and no one can convince him otherwise. He is easy to get along with, just say hello or strike up a conversation.

	Manny Vasquez mvasquez1@stmarytx.edu Manny is from Texas. He has worked on the Me and My Family Project the past two summers, as well as participated in the beginning stages of the Family Communication Project in the summer of 2008. He enjoys administering the PChIPS interview. He has also presented his own research related to the Family Studies Center. He is adjusting to the humid weather found in South Bend during June and July and is not a big fan of it.

	Anastasia Michelle Wilson awilso01@saintmarys.edu Anastasia is a Saint Mary's senior who is majoring in Pre-Medicine and Psychology. She is originally from Indianapolis. She plans to attend medical school, hopefully at Indiana University or Loyola. Her interests include long walks on the beach, rainbows, subjecting kids to hours of monotonous computer games, piña coladas, and getting caught in the rain. She "knows" that Belles are better than Leprechauns!