Ramya Ramadurai

Ramya Ramadurai, MA is a rising 4th year doctoral student at American University in Washington DC, interested in examining factors that enhance therapy outcomes- especially within digital mental health interventions.

After graduating from Boston University in 2016 Ramya was a post-bac research assistant in the CARE Lab at McLean Hospital and is currently a member of the Interpersonal Emotion Lab under the supervision of Dr. Nathaniel R. Herr, as well as an extern at the Washington DC VAMC. Her research has focused on both understanding affective, identity, and relational difficulties in mood and borderline personality disorders, as well as understanding therapeutic processes in digital specialized treatments such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.

She is passionate about harnessing the adaptability and scalability of these interventions to deliver culturally responsive care. Ramya is thrilled to be working with the CEBM team to study implementation processes as well as mechanisms underlying change during app-based interventions.

Emily Hersch

Emily is an incoming 1st-year graduate student at UMass Boston’s Clinical Psychology Doctoral program. Emily completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at Emory University. After graduation, she worked as a lab coordinator at Columbia University and conducted research for a technology startup developing mobile parenting applications. Emily then completed her master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, where she worked as a research assistant at the Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies. Emily’s research interests lie at the intersection of psychology, human computer interaction, and implementation science. She is passionate about increasing the accessibility of mental health services for vulnerable youth and families through the development, evaluation, and implementation of online interventions. She is particularly interested in examining how supportive accountability can increase youth’s engagement with online mental health tools.

Kirsten Christensen

Kirsten Christensen, Ph.D.

Matt Hagler

Matt Hagler, Ph.D.

Rachel Rubin

Rachel Rubin, Ph.D.