Current Members
Toni Chadwick
Toni Chadwick is a Junior Psychology major attending Prairie View A&M University. She’s explored her interests as a previous assistant in a Social Psychology and Law Research Lab and previous Industrial-Organizational Psychology Internship. Her research interests include the exploration of therapeutic approaches for young adult African Americans to address and prevent the perpetuation of generational trauma. along with promoting diversity and inclusion in various professional fields, including education and corporate environments to create equitable and inclusive spaces for all.
Giacomo Tiznado
Giacomo Tiznado is a first-year doctorate student in the Clinical Adolescent Psychology program at Prairie View A&M. He received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Sam Houston State University in 2023. He has experience working as an adult mental health specialist in a community behavioral healthcare clinic, providing case management and psychosocial rehab to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. His research interests include cultural and generational differences in response to stress and trauma, personality disorders, and mental illness within mental health workers.
Precious Walker
Precious Walker is a senior Psychology major at PVAMU. Her research interests are in autism, anxiety disorders such as PTSD, and psychological assessments. Precious plans on pursuing her Ph.D. in clinical psychology after she graduates.
Riddhi Patel
Riddhi is a sophomore at Texas A&M University and a Psychology major. She is leading a project in the lab on avoidant personality and alcohol consumption among college students. Riddhi enjoys cooking, baking, working out and listening to music. Her future goal is to attend either graduate or medical school and become a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist.
Anne Lippert
Dr. Lippert is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Prairie View A&M University. She earned her Masters in Computational Neuroscience from the University of Chicago and her PhD in Cognitive Psychology from the University of New Mexico. She has interests in deviant behavior, victimization, forensic psychology, knowledge representation and text analysis.
Access Dr. Lippert’s CV here
Loren Smith
Loren is a senior Psychology major with a minor in African American Studies at Prairie View A&M University. Her research interests span various disciplines; including topics such as academic motivation, identity development, ethnic-racial socialization in education, and student experiences at HBCUs. After graduation, Loren plans to further pursue these interests by attending graduate school.
Aevry Williams
Aevry is a senior Psychology major at Prairie View A&M University.
Past Members
Delicia Drain
Delicia graduated with a degree in psychology from Prairie View A&M. She is interested in research related to trauma and severe and persistent mental illness, and working with underrepresented communities. During her time in the law, crime and deviance lab, Delicia was the recipient of the RISE undergraduate research award in which she initiated a study on racial microaggressions among HBCU students. She plans to earn a PhD in clinical psychology and work within the VA in trauma therapy. Delicia is a coauthor on a lab publication regarding courtroom perceptions of child sexual assault perpetrated by priests which was accepted for publication in Psychology, Crime and Law.
Halie Gillett
Halie Gillett (Bachelor of Science, Prairie View A&M) is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Forensic Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Prairie View A&M University. Her research interests encompass a broad range of topics, including complex trauma, sexual psychology, criminal psychology, forensic psychology, the dark triad, and manipulation.
Millicent Day
Millicent is a recent Prairie View A&M University graduate with a BS in psychology. Her research interests include the effects of grief and unexpected loss in adolescents and young adults across all demographics. She is currently working with Dr. Lippert on a project on race related stress in Black college students. She is also a co-author on a study about predatory drugging that is currently under review for publication.
Nissa Gongora
Nissa is a recent graduate of Prairie View A&M, where she earned her degree in psychology. She has a variety of interests including IO psychology and imposter phenomenon in students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). She has a first author manuscript regarding this latter topic under review. In addition, she is a coauthor on a lab publication about bystander decisions during a sexual assault. She is currently earning her Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology Program at Wayne State University. Nissa also enjoys film photography, antiques, video games, classic car shows, vinyls, baking, and pilates.