Maggi Price, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
Dr. Maggi Price is the lab director and an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Boston College. She also serves as a Psychology Associate in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University, where she completed her postdoctoral research fellowship in clinical child psychology at the Laboratory for Youth Mental Health. Dr. Price earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Boston College in 2018, her M.A. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Hawaii Hilo in 2012, and her B.S. in psychology and sociology from the University of Oregon in 2010. Dr. Price completed her clinical training at Yale University School of Medicine after finishing clinical practica as a Harvard Medical School fellow at Cambridge Health Alliance and Massachusetts General Hospital. Across these settings, she trained in culturally-responsive evidence-based practice for children, adolescents, and adults with a focus on trauma-related psychopathology.
Dr. Price’s research focuses on the intersection between stigma, trauma, and youth mental health, with an emphasis on understanding and effectively addressing the experiences of trans/non-binary young people. Dr. Price's contributions to research in stigma and diversity have been highlighted in awards given at the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (JCCAP) Future Directions Forum and the American Psychological Association (APA) Convention. Finally, Dr. Price is a passionate and dedicated teacher and mentor, qualities that have been recognized in her receipt of the Yale University Doctoral Internship in Clinical & Community Psychology Leadership Award and the Boston College Donald J. White Teaching Excellence Award.
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Dr. Maggi Price is the lab director and an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Boston College. She also serves as a Psychology Associate in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University, where she completed her postdoctoral research fellowship in clinical child psychology at the Laboratory for Youth Mental Health. Dr. Price earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Boston College in 2018, her M.A. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Hawaii Hilo in 2012, and her B.S. in psychology and sociology from the University of Oregon in 2010. Dr. Price completed her clinical training at Yale University School of Medicine after finishing clinical practica as a Harvard Medical School fellow at Cambridge Health Alliance and Massachusetts General Hospital. Across these settings, she trained in culturally-responsive evidence-based practice for children, adolescents, and adults with a focus on trauma-related psychopathology.
Dr. Price’s research focuses on the intersection between stigma, trauma, and youth mental health, with an emphasis on understanding and effectively addressing the experiences of trans/non-binary young people. Dr. Price's contributions to research in stigma and diversity have been highlighted in awards given at the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (JCCAP) Future Directions Forum and the American Psychological Association (APA) Convention. Finally, Dr. Price is a passionate and dedicated teacher and mentor, qualities that have been recognized in her receipt of the Yale University Doctoral Internship in Clinical & Community Psychology Leadership Award and the Boston College Donald J. White Teaching Excellence Award.
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Marissa Allen, B.A. (she/her/hers)
Marissa is a research assistant in the Affirm Lab. She graduated from Georgetown College in 2021 with a B.A. in Psychology. During her time there, Marissa completed an Honors thesis focusing on culturally-informed treatments for Substance Use Disorder and worked as a research assistant on a project investigating the relationship between sex work and motherhood. Marissa also spent time abroad studying Developmental Psychology and Social Psychology at the University of Oxford. She is now a graduate student at Boston College studying Mental Health Counseling and she plans to continue her education in pursuit of a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. Marissa hopes to eventually have her own counseling practice and become a Psychology professor.
Marissa is a research assistant in the Affirm Lab. She graduated from Georgetown College in 2021 with a B.A. in Psychology. During her time there, Marissa completed an Honors thesis focusing on culturally-informed treatments for Substance Use Disorder and worked as a research assistant on a project investigating the relationship between sex work and motherhood. Marissa also spent time abroad studying Developmental Psychology and Social Psychology at the University of Oxford. She is now a graduate student at Boston College studying Mental Health Counseling and she plans to continue her education in pursuit of a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. Marissa hopes to eventually have her own counseling practice and become a Psychology professor.
Yang Fan, B.A. ( she/her/hers)
Yang is a research assistant in the Affirm lab. She graduated from Wake Forest University in 2020 with a B.A. in Psychology and a B.A. in Mathematics. While at Wake Forest, she actively engaged in research projects in Dr. Lisa Kiang’s Developmental Lab and Dr. Eranda Jayawickreme’s Growth Initiative Lab. After graduating, she worked as a research assistant at East China Normal University and Shanghai Mental Health Center in her hometown, Shanghai. Yang is interested in the etiology of youth depression and the effectiveness of real-life psychotherapy with stigmatized Asian youth, especially clinical populations. She is a graduate student of Boston College’s Mental Health Counseling Program aspiring to pursue a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. She wants to work with Chinese youth in clinical settings and conduct research to find better and more culturally-appropriate psychotherapy for this population. Ultimately, Yang hopes to work on raising mental health awareness and de-stigmatizing mental illness for youth in China.
Yang is a research assistant in the Affirm lab. She graduated from Wake Forest University in 2020 with a B.A. in Psychology and a B.A. in Mathematics. While at Wake Forest, she actively engaged in research projects in Dr. Lisa Kiang’s Developmental Lab and Dr. Eranda Jayawickreme’s Growth Initiative Lab. After graduating, she worked as a research assistant at East China Normal University and Shanghai Mental Health Center in her hometown, Shanghai. Yang is interested in the etiology of youth depression and the effectiveness of real-life psychotherapy with stigmatized Asian youth, especially clinical populations. She is a graduate student of Boston College’s Mental Health Counseling Program aspiring to pursue a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. She wants to work with Chinese youth in clinical settings and conduct research to find better and more culturally-appropriate psychotherapy for this population. Ultimately, Yang hopes to work on raising mental health awareness and de-stigmatizing mental illness for youth in China.
Gabi Ortiz, M.A. (she/her/hers)
Gabi is the IMPACTS project coordinator of the Affirm Lab and a Ph.D./MSW student in Social Work at the Boston College School of Social Work, where she is mentored by Dr. Maggi Price and Dr. Maria Piñeros-Leaño. She graduated from UCLA with a BA in Political Science and International Development Studies in 2018 and a MA in Higher Education and Organizational Change in 2019. Prior to joining Affirm and BC SSW, Gabi worked as a Research Analyst for UCLA Equity Diversity and Inclusion at the School of Education and Information Studies and as a Community College Counselor for DSPS at Citrus College in Glendora CA. As a Trans-Woman of Color, Gabi’s core research interests focus on further studying how biopsychosocial mechanisms underpin the effects of various types of stigma on trans populations and culturally adaptive interventions to work with gender and sexual minority Latinx populations Email
Gabi is the IMPACTS project coordinator of the Affirm Lab and a Ph.D./MSW student in Social Work at the Boston College School of Social Work, where she is mentored by Dr. Maggi Price and Dr. Maria Piñeros-Leaño. She graduated from UCLA with a BA in Political Science and International Development Studies in 2018 and a MA in Higher Education and Organizational Change in 2019. Prior to joining Affirm and BC SSW, Gabi worked as a Research Analyst for UCLA Equity Diversity and Inclusion at the School of Education and Information Studies and as a Community College Counselor for DSPS at Citrus College in Glendora CA. As a Trans-Woman of Color, Gabi’s core research interests focus on further studying how biopsychosocial mechanisms underpin the effects of various types of stigma on trans populations and culturally adaptive interventions to work with gender and sexual minority Latinx populations Email
Erick DuShane, B.A. (he/him/his)
Erick is a graduate assistant in the Affirm Lab. He graduated from the University of Rochester with his B.A. in Psychology. During his time there, he was involved in numerous research projects at Mt. Hope Family Center, including a project that examined child maltreatment and trust directed by Dr. Fred Rogosch, Dr. Dante Cicchetti, and Dr. Melissa Koenig and a project that examined how interparental conflict influences interactions within the family directed by Dr. Melissa Sturge-Apple and Dr. Patrick Davies. He also worked for the PATHS Therapeutic After School Program directed by Dr. Jody Todd Manly. During his undergraduate career, Erick also developed an honors thesis under the mentorship of Dr. Manly and Dr. Sturge-Apple which examined the interaction between maltreatment and teacher warmth and its effects on emotion regulation and peer relationships. Now, Erick is a second-year clinical social work student at the Boston College School of Social Work working towards his MSW with a specialization in children, youth, and families. He has interned for the Framingham Public Schools at Dunning Elementary and is now interning at the Home for Little Wanderers’s Child & Family Counseling Center. Erick is passionate about working with children and adolescents who have experienced trauma and collaborating with them and their families to promote resilience. Email
Erick is a graduate assistant in the Affirm Lab. He graduated from the University of Rochester with his B.A. in Psychology. During his time there, he was involved in numerous research projects at Mt. Hope Family Center, including a project that examined child maltreatment and trust directed by Dr. Fred Rogosch, Dr. Dante Cicchetti, and Dr. Melissa Koenig and a project that examined how interparental conflict influences interactions within the family directed by Dr. Melissa Sturge-Apple and Dr. Patrick Davies. He also worked for the PATHS Therapeutic After School Program directed by Dr. Jody Todd Manly. During his undergraduate career, Erick also developed an honors thesis under the mentorship of Dr. Manly and Dr. Sturge-Apple which examined the interaction between maltreatment and teacher warmth and its effects on emotion regulation and peer relationships. Now, Erick is a second-year clinical social work student at the Boston College School of Social Work working towards his MSW with a specialization in children, youth, and families. He has interned for the Framingham Public Schools at Dunning Elementary and is now interning at the Home for Little Wanderers’s Child & Family Counseling Center. Erick is passionate about working with children and adolescents who have experienced trauma and collaborating with them and their families to promote resilience. Email
Marina Rakhilin, B.S. (they/them)
Marina is the research coordinator of the Affirm Lab. They graduated from Tufts University in 2018 with a major in Clinical Psychology and a minor in Religion. Working with Dr. Heather Urry, they wrote a senior honors thesis about mindfulness and experiential avoidance. Post-graduation, Marina worked as a Clinical Research Coordinator at the Dauten Family Center for Bipolar Treatment Innovation for two years, focusing on two PCORI-funded projects examining new interventions for bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder. Now, they are on the Macro track at the Boston College School of Social Work and working part-time as a Graduate Intern of Communications at the Boston College Office of Graduate Student Life. Marina's core academic interests include implementation & dissemination science, social justice, access to care, trauma, spirituality, and serious mental illness. Email
Marina is the research coordinator of the Affirm Lab. They graduated from Tufts University in 2018 with a major in Clinical Psychology and a minor in Religion. Working with Dr. Heather Urry, they wrote a senior honors thesis about mindfulness and experiential avoidance. Post-graduation, Marina worked as a Clinical Research Coordinator at the Dauten Family Center for Bipolar Treatment Innovation for two years, focusing on two PCORI-funded projects examining new interventions for bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder. Now, they are on the Macro track at the Boston College School of Social Work and working part-time as a Graduate Intern of Communications at the Boston College Office of Graduate Student Life. Marina's core academic interests include implementation & dissemination science, social justice, access to care, trauma, spirituality, and serious mental illness. Email
姜帅 (Shuai Jiang) "Eddy" (he/him/his)
Eddy is a research assistant in the Affirm Lab. He is an undergraduate student in Boston College’s Class of 2022 with a double major in Applied Psychology and Theology. As an international student who calls America his second home, Eddy hopes to eventually bring his academic and clinical experience back to China to spread mental health awareness. Specifically, he plans to conduct research, train psychologists, and work on creative projects with artists and filmmakers. He will be joining Boston College’s Mental Health Counseling program in fall 2022, and he aspires to pursue a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology upon graduation. With the Affirm Lab as his first professional research experience, Eddy is excited to embrace the learning ahead of him and grow to become a more informed accomplice and social justice-oriented researcher. Email
Eddy is a research assistant in the Affirm Lab. He is an undergraduate student in Boston College’s Class of 2022 with a double major in Applied Psychology and Theology. As an international student who calls America his second home, Eddy hopes to eventually bring his academic and clinical experience back to China to spread mental health awareness. Specifically, he plans to conduct research, train psychologists, and work on creative projects with artists and filmmakers. He will be joining Boston College’s Mental Health Counseling program in fall 2022, and he aspires to pursue a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology upon graduation. With the Affirm Lab as his first professional research experience, Eddy is excited to embrace the learning ahead of him and grow to become a more informed accomplice and social justice-oriented researcher. Email
Halina Tittmann (she/her/hers)
Halina is a research assistant in the Affirm Lab. She is an undergraduate student in the Boston College Class of 2022, majoring in Sociology with a minor in International Studies (Ethics and Social Justice). Her research interests include criminal justice reform and ethnicity and identity formation. Recently, Halina co-authored a report on the Philippine juvenile justice system, "Lowering the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility: the Wrong Fix to a Broken Juvenile Justice System," which focused on the effectiveness and implications of the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 (R.A. 9344). She hopes that her research will serve as an advocacy tool to shed light on the intersection between poverty, agency, and antisocial behavior among youths in the Philippines. In addition to the Affirm Lab, Halina works at an early-stage non-profit organization, No Label, which seeks to make education more accessible.
Halina is a research assistant in the Affirm Lab. She is an undergraduate student in the Boston College Class of 2022, majoring in Sociology with a minor in International Studies (Ethics and Social Justice). Her research interests include criminal justice reform and ethnicity and identity formation. Recently, Halina co-authored a report on the Philippine juvenile justice system, "Lowering the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility: the Wrong Fix to a Broken Juvenile Justice System," which focused on the effectiveness and implications of the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 (R.A. 9344). She hopes that her research will serve as an advocacy tool to shed light on the intersection between poverty, agency, and antisocial behavior among youths in the Philippines. In addition to the Affirm Lab, Halina works at an early-stage non-profit organization, No Label, which seeks to make education more accessible.
Bonnie (she/her/hers)
Bonnie is a 4-year-old Texas-born pitbull and one of the longest-term lab family members. Though she often sleeps through most lab meetings and events, she provides critical emotional support and affection.
Bonnie is a 4-year-old Texas-born pitbull and one of the longest-term lab family members. Though she often sleeps through most lab meetings and events, she provides critical emotional support and affection.
Affirm Lab Graduates
Emma Bokhour, B.A. (she/her, they/them)
Emma works for Cambridge Health Alliance as a Sexual and Reproductive Health Counselor and Educator for a school-based clinic in Everett, MA. Emma is planning to get a Masters in Social Work or Public Health or eventually pursue a Ph.D.
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Emma works for Cambridge Health Alliance as a Sexual and Reproductive Health Counselor and Educator for a school-based clinic in Everett, MA. Emma is planning to get a Masters in Social Work or Public Health or eventually pursue a Ph.D.
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Tara Deonauth, B.A. (she/her/hers)
Tara is a chaplain at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital and she wishes to subsequently pursue a Ph.D. in clinical or counseling psychology. Email
Tara is a chaplain at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital and she wishes to subsequently pursue a Ph.D. in clinical or counseling psychology. Email
Nathan L. Hollinsaid, B.S. (he/him/his)
Nathan is a graduate collaborator in the Affirm Lab and Clinical Science PhD student in the BEST Lab at Harvard. ResearchGate | Twitter | Email
Nathan is a graduate collaborator in the Affirm Lab and Clinical Science PhD student in the BEST Lab at Harvard. ResearchGate | Twitter | Email
Colleen Johnston, B.A., M.S.W., (she/her/hers)
Colleen graduated with her MSW in May 2021 and began her career in medical social work at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) in June 2021. Email
Colleen graduated with her MSW in May 2021 and began her career in medical social work at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) in June 2021. Email
Gabrielle Kaufman, M. A. (she/her/hers)
Gabi will is working on a PhD in Counseling Psychology at the University of Denver since September 2020. Email
Gabi will is working on a PhD in Counseling Psychology at the University of Denver since September 2020. Email
Irene Mapfunde, B.A (she/her/hers)
Irene is currently a graduate student at the Boston College School of Social Work. Email | LinkedIn
Irene is currently a graduate student at the Boston College School of Social Work. Email | LinkedIn