Principal Investigator:
Emily K. Lindsay, PhD
Emily Lindsay is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. She completed PhD training in social and health psychology at Carnegie Mellon University with David Creswell and postdoctoral training in psychoneuroimmunology at University of Pittsburgh with Anna Marsland.
Dr. Lindsay’s research program focuses on psychological and biological pathways that explain how mindfulness interventions act to decrease stress and improve well-being and physical health outcomes. Her theory-driven research shows that mindfulness interventions improve health outcomes via stress buffering pathways and that acceptance training is a key component of mindfulness interventions that drives these effects. Her current work examines whether mindfulness interventions impact stress responding in ways that offset health risk among people exposed to early life adversity.
Graduate Student:
Angelina Franqueiro is a first-year graduate student in the Clinical-Health Psychology PhD program. She graduated from Cornell University in 2022 with a Bachelor’s in biological sciences and a minor in psychology. After graduating, Angelina worked as a research coordinator at Mass General Brigham, where she managed projects investigating the influence of biopsychosocial factors on the development of chronic pain. This experience sparked her interest in the field of health psychology. Broadly, Angelina is interested in interventions aimed to strengthen the mind-body connection, particularly among people who have experienced early life adversity.
Project Manager:
Hawah Kallon graduated from Wellesley College with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Africana Studies. With a strong background in Cognitive Psychology, she was previously the lead research assistant for Dr. Kirk Erickson’s Rhythm Experience and Africana Studies (REACT!) study, which focused on improving cognitive health outcomes in older African Americans. Hawah is excited to grow in this role and explore the connections between mindfulness, life experiences, and physical well-being.
Research Assistants:
Ashley Almon
Lucia Debski
Irvin Li
Corinne Ludwick
Saniya Manojkumar
Farrah Wengler
Primary Collaborators:
Pittsburgh Health Psychology & Behavioral Medicine Research Network
Lab Alumni:
Project Coordinator:
Sydney Damon was the CHIL Project Manager from 2022 – 2024. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2022 with a BS in Psychology and Neuroscience. In addition to managing the ReMind Study, Sydney also works on the Pathways to Adult Health (PaTH) study in the Behavioral Immunology Lab at Pitt. Sydney is hoping to pursue a career in Clinical Psychology. She has fallen in love with research and is fascinated by how behaviors and life experiences not only affect people mentally, but also impact physiology and thus physical health.
Research Assistants:
Tyler Augi (2023)
Emily Cooper (2025)
Shamarraa Dudley (2024)
Emma Garris (2022)
Ellen Gong (2024)
Jen Hatz (2024)
Elizabeth Haudrich (2023)
Hannah Joo (2024)
Mason Lower (2024)
Mia Lucente (2023)
Justine Mamrol (2022)
Shae Meichner (2024)
Farah Mili (2025)
Maegan Nation (2023)
Manisha Vannan (2023)
Jen Wilde (2024)
Kari Yang (2025)
Rubie Yu (2024)
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