Current Graduate Students
Aalaa Alshareef
Pronouns: she, her
PhD, Couple and Family Therapy | alsha085@umn.edu
Research interests:
Families and health | Intrapersonal and intrapsychic dynamics of families who are dealing with chronic health conditions
Kaleb Burningham
Pronouns: they, them, he, him
PhD, Couple and Family Therapy | burni015@umn.edu
Research interests:
Queer youth and young adults | Mentoring | Nonparental adult support | Parent-child relationships | Religion
Connor Callahan
Pronouns: he, him
PhD, Couple and Family Therapy | calla236@umn.edu
Research interests:
Sexual and gender identity development in sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth | Developing systemic interventions to support the health and well-being of SGM youth and their families
Athena Chan
Pronouns: she, her
PhD, Family Science | chan1850@umn.edu
Research interests:
intergenerational relationships | Family dynamics | Family resilience
Ana Mireya Diaz
Pronouns: she, her
PhD, Family Science | diaz0362@umn.edu
Research interests:
Supports for youth in foster care/out-of-home care | Experiences and supports for parents with mental health diagnoses/conditions | Kinship caregivers
Zamzam Dini
Pronouns: she, her
PhD, Couple and Family Therapy | dini0008@umn.edu
Research interests:
Working with immigrant and refugee populations in relation to trauma | The mental health of immigrant/refugee populations who have experienced war, migration, and familial separation | Interfaith couples with a Muslim partner and identifying unique factors that impact Muslim couples
Nusroon Fatiha
Pronouns: she, her
MA, Prevention Science | fatih001@umn.edu
Research interests:
Parent child relationships | Family health | Behavioral health | Disease prevention | Health intervention
Janette Driscoll
Pronouns: she, her
PhD, Couple and Family Therapy | drisc262@umn.edu
Research interests:
Families with teens (therapy) | Teens with trauma (School/home connection)
Pamela Dysart
Pronouns: she, her
PhD, Family Science | dysar013@umn.edu
Research interests:
Transnational resettlement | Intergenerational gaps for adolescents | Grief, loss, bereavement practices across cultures
Shauna Fenske
Pronouns: she, her
PhD, Couple and Family Therapy | fensk049@umn.edu
Research interests:
Relational Health | Couples | Decision-making | Spirituality
Aditi Gupta
Pronouns: she, her
MA | gupta592@umn.edu
Research interests:
Military Families | Prevention and intervention studies
Erin Guyette
Pronouns: she, her
PhD, Couple and Family Therapy | guyet007@umn.edu
Research interests:
Families in transition such as divorce or separation | Improving a family’s separation process and involving more mental health professionals in the family court system
Alex Hanson
Pronouns: she, her
MA/PhD, Family Science
| lessa030@umn.edu
Research interests:
Prevention of and parental influences on the development of adolescent and adult antisocial behaviors
Kay He
Pronouns: she, her
PhD, Family Science | he000330@umn.edu
Research interests:
Children's mental health | Parent-Child interaction | Supports, Emotions
Malina Her
Pronouns: she, her
PhD, Family Science | her00122@umn.edu
Research interests:
Cultural socialization and ethnic identity | Parenting
Umme Kawser
Pronouns: she, her
PhD, Couple and Family Therapy | kawse001@umn.edu
Research interests:
Relational decision-making and trauma | Developing and evaluating trauma informed program for couples | EMDR techniques into systemic interventions to support families and couples enduring trauma due to divorce
Lila Khan
Pronouns: she, her
MA/PhD, Family Science | khan0696@umn.edu
Research interests:
Diversity in families | disability in families | socioeconomic disparities in families
Samantha LeBouef
Pronouns: she, her
PhD, Family Science | lebou006@umn.edu
Research interests:
Family relationships and technology | Emerging adults | First-generation college students
Lillie Lee
Pronouns: she, her, hers
MA | leex9102@umn.edu
Research interests:
| Mental health | Clinical work
Nancy Lo
PhD, Family Science | loxxx078@umn.edu
Research interests:
Acculturation | Cultural identity development | Multiracial/generational immigrant families
