Oklahoma State University

Lab Members

Current PHP Lab Members
Pediatric & Health Psychology Laboratory

Dr. Larry Mullins, Ph.D., received his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1983. He interned at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center with his primary placement in Pediatric Psychology. Dr. Mullins' primary professional identity is as a Pediatric Psychologist, and he has spent the past 24 years focusing both his research and clinical practice in the area of chronic health conditions in children. He is a Fellow of Division 54, Society of Pediatric Psychology.

 

 


David Fedele is currently a pediatric psychology resident at the
Alpert Medical School of Brown University. At Oklahoma State, David
was interested in examining parent adjustment in the context of
pediatric chronic illnesses. David's current interests include
examining parent adjustment in ethnic minorities. In particular, he is
interested in investigating how multiple domains (e.g., health care
system, culture, ethnicity) interact to create health care disparities
in parents and families with asthma. David plans to complete a two
year postdoctoral fellowship at Brown following internship.


Angelica Eddington, M.S., is a fourth year graduate student in the clinical psychology Ph. D. program here at OSU. Ms. Eddington was born in Memphis, TN and has been living in Arlington, Texas for over 20 years. This McNair Scholar graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a Bachelor of Science in psychology in May 2007. As an undergraduate she participated in Psi Chi and conducted research with patients that suffered from occupational chronic disorders. Under the direction of Dr. Larry L. Mullins, Angelica will be examining the issues of pediatric chronic illness with an emphasis on family and child adjustment.


Jamie Ryan, M.S., is a third year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology program. Born and raised in Iowa, Jamie graduated from Mount Mercy College with Bachelor of Arts degrees in psychology and criminal justice in 2005 and the University of Northern Iowa with a Master of Arts degree in clinical psychology in 2008. Her Master’s thesis examined the relationship between relational aggression and personality measures of empathy and impulsivity among college students. Under the tutelage of Drs. Mullins and Chaney, her Master’s thesis at OSU examined the longitudinal relation between parent and child adjustment in juvenile rheumatic disease. Jamie is currently examining the transactional relationship between parent attitudes toward their child’s juvenile rheumatic disease and child depressive symptomology.


Stephanie Hullmann, M.S., is a fourth year student in the Clinical Psychology program. Stephanie is from Pottstown, Pennsylvania and received her bachelor's degree from Bucknell University, where she double majored in Psychology and Biology. Her master's thesis examined the role of parenting capacity variables and health-related quality of life in children with pediatric cancer and their caregivers. She has a particular interest in examining parent and child adjustment to pediatric cancer using a positive psychology framework.  Stephanie's dissertation project examines posttraumatic stress and growth and psychophysiological adjustment in parents of children with cancer.  Stephanie will complete her predoctoral internship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center during the 2012-2013 academic year.  Stephanie is also a member of the Student Advisory Board of the Society of Pediatric Psychology


Ashley Junghans, B.A., is a third year graduate student in the clinical psychology Ph.D. program. Ashley was born and raised in Minneapolis, MN and graduated from DePaul University in Chicago with a B.A. in Psychology and a Human Development concentration. During her time at DePaul, she was inducted into Psi Chi, worked on the Youth Tobacco Access Project and did research concerning domestic violence and child abuse and neglect. For the past two years, she has worked for Northwestern University Law School in a forensic psychology clinic. Under the tutelage of Dr. Mullins, Ashley will be focusing on interventions with parents of newly diagnosed kids with cancer.

 

 

Liz Molzon, B.A., is a first year graduate student in the clinical psychology PhD program.  Liz was born in Morristown, New Jersey and grew up in both New Jersey and California.  She received her bachelor’s degree from Bucknell University with a double major in Psychology and Education.  Liz is interested in examining pediatric chronic illnesses and the effects on families.