jessica chiang, ph.d.

dr. chiang is the principal investigator of the rise to health study and the director of the stress, health, and development lab. she received a ph.d. in health psychology from university of california, los angeles, and then completed a NIH-funded postdoctoral fellowship at northwestern university. as an assistant professor in the department of psychology at georgetown university, she studies how life experiences get under the skin to impact health across the lifespan.

christine ha, b.a.

christine is the lab manager of the stress, health, and development lab. she recently graduated from pomona college where she majored in psychological science and examined the links between parenting, executive functioning, and stress reactivity in childhood. before joining the shad lab, she worked as a board-certified autism technician with the center for autism and related disorders. she is interested in researching how early life stress contributes to mental health outcomes later in life. in the future, christine hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology focusing on child development and family dynamics, particularly among minoritized populations and in the context of early life stress.

yeon sik jang, m.a.

yeon is a doctoral student in the psychology program at georgetown university with a concentration in human development and public policy. he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from carleton college and a master’s degree in psychology from the university of chicago. his research interests include the effects of early life stress on health outcomes, exploring risk in vulnerable and underserved populations, and translating and adapting findings for policy.

phoebe lam, ph.d.

dr. lam is the director of the lifespan stress and health lab at carnegie mellon university. she received a ph.d. in personality, development, and health psychology from northwestern university where she completed a NIH-funded pre-doctoral fellowship. as an assistant professor in the department of psychology, she studies how disadvantages by race and by class get under the skin to impact health across the lifespan.