People
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Principal Investigator

Danielle E. McCarthy, Ph.D.

 

 

Lab Manager

Diane Molnar

Diane has recently joined the Smoking Cessation Lab as Laboratory Manager. She received her B.A. in Psychology from Rutgers University and for the past 7 years has been the Lab Manager of the Language Acquisition & Processing Lab here at Rutgers. She looks forward to this opportunity to learn about and work in this field of research in Psychology.

dmolnar@rci.rutgers.edu

 

 

Graduate Students

 

 

Haruka Minami

Haruka graduated New York University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology. She is pursuing her Ph.D. in clinical psychology and is interested in the fields of Health Psychology.

hminami@eden.rutgers.edu

 

 

Krysten Williams

Krysten is the newest Clinical Psychology Ph.D. student to join the lab. She completed her BS in Chemistry and Psychology at the University of Notre Dame and is interested in substance use research and treatment.

krystenw@eden.rutgers.edu
 

 

Vivienne Yeh

Vivienne is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and plans to become a researcher in treatment outcomes.

vivienne.yeh@gmail.com


 

Undergraduate Students

 

 

Ana Benalcazar

Ana is a research assistant, who is double majoring in Psychology and Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies. She is also minoring in Comparitive Literature. She has no specific career goals in mind, but she plans to attend graduate school post-graduation.

abenalca@eden.rutgers.edu
 

 

Mustafa Jafri

Mustafa is a research assistant majoring in Exercise Science and Sports Studies and minoring in Biological Sciences. He plans to attend medical school post-graduation.

mjafri@eden.rutgers.edu


 

 

Kelly Kemmerle

Kelly is a research assitant majoring in Environmental Policy, Institutions,and Behavior, and minoring in Psychology. She plans to attend graduate school post-graduation.

kellykem@eden.rutgers.edu


 

 

Thaddeus Ng

Thaddeus comes from Fairfield, CT and is a student of Rutgers College. He is pursuing a double major in Political Science and Psychology. After college he is contemplating either serving in the Peace Corps or pursuing a Master's degree in International Relations.

thadng@eden.rutgers.edu


 

 

Alexia Nwaziri

Alexia is a research assistant who is majoring in Psychology with a minor in Sociology. She plans to attend graduate school for Clinical Psychology.

anwaziri@eden.rutgers.edu


 

 

Abdullah Rasheed

Abdullah is a research assistant majoring in Psychology and minoring in Biology. He is currently writing his Honors Thesis on cessation recycling and plans to attend medical school after graduating.

rasheed1@eden.rutgers.edu


 

 

Lisa Tran

Lisa is majoring in Public Health and Psychology, and is currently working on her Honors Thesis with Dr. McCarthy. She is considering graduate school in the future.

lisatran@eden.rutgers.edu