Current Lab Members
Victoria E. Cosgrove, Ph.D.
Dr. Victoria Cosgrove is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She directs the Prevention and Intervention (PI) Laboratory, focused on studying stress and its involvement in the emergence of mood symptoms in adolescents and teens as well as developing clinical interventions that may help minimize negative responses to stress. She also directs the Family Clinic, which trains graduate students in psychology as well as psychiatry fellows in the specifics of family therapy. Over the last several years, Dr. Cosgrove’s research interests have matured, and she has begun applying her prior work involving immune stress responsivity and mood to incorporate youth undergoing treatment for cancer. This transition was spurred by personal experiences with her young daughter’s treatment for cancer from 2015-2017 as well as her clinical observations of other families with youth undergoing cancer treatment. It is rare to have an opportunity to simultaneously wear the hats of mother and scientist. Indeed, the disease- and treatment-related stress endured by young cancer patients and their families is consequential, and its long-term psychological and biological impact is ambiguous. In 2016, Dr. Cosgrove was awarded a key intramural pilot grant (Small Scholarly Project Grant from the Department of Psychiatry) to collect pilot data on child and family stress in pediatric oncology. She was later awarded an intramural McCormick Faculty Award by the Stanford Office of Faculty Development and Diversity to extend these projects to reach more families and providers.
Dr. Cosgrove grew up on the East Coast and received her BA at Yale University in 1998. When she was a sophomore at Yale, she became a peer counselor and quickly made an easy decision to devote her career to supporting mental health. After receiving a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Genetics from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2009, she completed a Research Fellowship in child psychiatry at Stanford before joining the Faculty. She lives in Redwood City with her husband Brian and their four children, Zander, Aila, Declan, and Aoife.
Shauna Geraghty
Shauna has a doctorate of psychology in clinical psychology and is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Prevention and Intervention Laboratory. In her free time you can find her snowboarding, surfing and playing with her puppy Buster.
Kristene Hossepian
Kristene is a fifth-year graduate student pursuing her Psy.D. at the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium. Kristene has worked on a number of projects exploring parental and intimate partner violence and the subsequent mental health consequences for the children of these families. She has also conducted research regarding the protective and adaptive factors which aid in the adjustment, coping, and resilience of families with histories of domestic abuse and youth exposed to community violence. Kristene's thesis investigated the relationship between community violence and parenting style and the moderating effects of a coparenting alliance. Currently, Kristene is interested in exploring the physiological mechanisms underlying mood disorders as well as providing children and adolescents with novel emotion regulation strategies. In her free time, she enjoys playing basketball, dancing, and watching movies.
Julia Rossi
Julia Rossi is a fourth-year student and doctoral candidate in the clinical psychology program at the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium. She received her B.A. in International Studies and French from Vassar College and her M.A. in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Sydney, where she studied interpersonal violence, conflict resolution, and community reconciliation following genocide. Prior to her training in clinical psychology, Julia spent three years working from a trauma-informed perspective with teens and families at a residential mental health facility in Portland, OR. Her research and clinical interests include trauma, stress, and resilience in adolescent populations; family systems and their impact on resilience and vulnerability to mental illness; and culturally adapted and inclusive mental health treatments. Julia hails from the Pacific Northwest, and thus in her free time, you can find her exploring outside, rain (preferably) or shine. She also enjoys running, gluten free baking, learning Italian, and doting on her family pup Livvy
Jason Tinero
Jason Tinero is a third year doctoral student in the Psy.D. program. He is interested in working with children and adolescents with chronic and terminal illnesses and their families, as well as working through grief within family systems. He also has an interest working with multiculturalism and identity development, specifically with both LGBTQ+ youth and Spanish-speaking folks. He completed his B.A. in Anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis and completed an M.S. in Narrative Medicine at Columbia University. His undergraduate research thesis examined addiction treatment in Latin America, specifically focusing on the treatment efficacy of an Alcoholics Anonymous-based rehabilitation program for men in southern Ecuador, and his graduate research has focused on professional grief for staff at a NICU in New York City. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, writing, playing music, going to concerts, and trying new foods.
Alaina Baker
Alaina Baker is a doctoral student in the in the clinical psychology program at the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium. She is interested in working with children, adolescents, and families in medical settings, particularly in understanding and treating mood disorders, trauma, and traumatic grief. Her previous research focused on how the relationships between interoceptive sensitivity and affective reactivity influence emotion regulation, factors influencing therapeutic outcomes, and the neurological processes involved in disambiguating stimuli based on prior life experience. She received her B.S. in Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience from Northeastern University in Boston, MA. In her free time, she enjoys running, cycling, hiking, watching old movies, spending time with family and friends, and her dog, Walt!
Abigail Thacher
Abigail Thacher is a first-year doctoral student in clinical psychology in the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium. She has been a research assistant in the PI Lab for two years. Her broad interests include working with children and adolescents, multicultural and cross-cultural psychology, and primary care and behavioral medicine. Abigail graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Middle Eastern, Southeast Asian and African studies. Outside of her work in lab, Abigail enjoys traveling, cooking, hiking and spending time with her pets.
Tara Hoverstad
Tara Hoverstad is a fourth-year doctoral candidate in the clinical psychology program at the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium. She received her B.A. in Psychology from Gustavus Adolphus College. She is broadly interested in working with medically ill children, as well as their families, to help them cope with the many negative psychological effects of being ill and going through treatment. Her clinical research examines how spiritual well-being impacts sibling and family coping in pediatric cancer. Prior to her training in clinical psychology, Tara worked with low-income children who often had a history of trauma and had behavioral difficulties. In her free time, she enjoys playing ice-hockey, doing yoga, snowboarding, and traveling.
Joshua Chen
Joshua Chen is a fourth-year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program at the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium. He received his Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego, and his Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from San Diego State University. His clinical interest involve working with children and adolescents with mood and anxiety disorders, as well as working with undeserved populations. In his free time, Joshua likes to hang out with his dog, eat yummy foods, and travel to tropical places.
Hannah Steinberg
Hannah Steinberg is a second-year doctoral student in the clinical psychology program at the PGSP-Stanford Consortium. Her main research interests include working with children, adolescents, and their families around understanding and effectively treating mood and trauma based disorders. Before beginning this program, Hannah spent a year working as a Clinical Educator at 3 East, a residential treatment program for teens and young adults with Borderline Personality Disorder, at McLean Hospital. She received a B.S. in psychology and child development from Tufts University in Medford, MA. In her free time, Hannah enjoys hiking, running, traveling, and attempting to be funny.
Alyssa Garr
Alyssa Garr is a second-year doctoral student in the clinical psychology program at the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium. She is interested in how stress and uncertainty impact children and adolescents coping with chronic illness and their families. Prior to starting her doctorate program, she worked as a clinical case manager at the Children’s Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota. As a clinical case manager, Alyssa worked as a liaison for the behavioral health services department and children and families coping with pediatric cancer. Alyssa also worked on research projects at the University of Minnesota implementing Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and trauma-informed practices to increase access to quality treatment for children and families affected by traumatic events throughout Minnesota. She received her B.A. in psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and loves to travel back home to the Midwest to visit her family. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, yoga, and hiking with her dog, Miso.