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Kelly E. Moore, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at ETSU. She received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from George Mason University in 2016 and completed a NIDA postdoctoral fellowship in substance use prevention research at Yale School of Medicine before beginning her position at ETSU. Her primary research interests center on reducing stigma and barriers to evidence-based care in the legal system. Her work has been funded by ETSU, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network, and the American Psychological Foundation. She is also involved in the SMART Policy Network that develops legal briefs to inform legislators about evidence-based practices in the legal system. In her free time, Dr. Moore enjoys time with family, gardening, horror movies, and Mexican food.

Kelly E. Moore, PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
East Tennessee State University

mooreke2@etsu.edu

Rachelle Kromash

Rachelle is a fourth year graduate student in the clinical psychology doctoral program at ETSU. Her research interests include understanding the barriers individuals face as they leave incarceration and re-enter into the community. The barriers she is interested in include substance use, mental health symptomology, treatment access, and lack of post-release planning. Rachelle intends to explore how manipulating social psychological variables (e.g., self-efficacy, emotion regulation) can change how justice-involved individuals face these barriers. Her clinical interests include working with groups that have interfaced with the criminal justice system such as persons that are experiencing homelessness and minority populations. In her free time, Rachelle enjoys hiking, playing soccer, spending time with family, and watching Law and Order: SVU.

Shania Siebert

Shania is a fourth year graduate student in the clinical psychology doctoral program at ETSU and joined the CARE lab in 2019. Her research interests include investigating the impact of trauma and stigma on individuals involved with the legal system, as well as these factors' influence on staff employed by criminal legal agencies. Shania intends on exploring ways to reduce stigmatizing language among criminal legal staff, as well as treatments implemented in criminal legal settings for individuals who have experienced trauma. Her clinical interests include working with individuals who are involved with the criminal legal system and leading treatment groups for individuals involved with the criminal legal system, who have experienced trauma. In her free time, Shania enjoys spending time with her family and friends, playing with her goldendoodle, and going to country music concerts.

Gen Allison

Gen is a third year graduate student in the clinical psychology doctoral program at ETSU. She graduated from James Madison University in May of 2020 and joined the CARE lab in fall of 2020. Her research interests broadly include improving treatment for justice-involved individuals, borderline personality disorder, and stigma related to justice-involvement. Her clinical interests include working with justice-involved individuals and individuals with substance use and personality disorder diagnoses. She enjoys hiking, reading, video games, and spending time with friends in her free time.

Madison Smith

Madison is a second year graduate student in the clinical psychology doctoral program at ETSU. Madison joined the CARE lab in 2019 as a Research Assistant and began in the Clinical Psychology PhD program in 2021. Her research interests include improving mental health care among justice-involved individuals, specifically those with substance use or personality disorder diagnoses, and those who are from underserved populations. Madison’s clinical interests include working with individuals involved in the criminal justice system and individuals with substance use and personality disorder diagnoses. She enjoys spending time with her two cats, listening to music/going to shows, and doing puzzles in her free time.

Diamond Meadows

Diamond Meadows, MSW, is a second year doctoral student in our lab. Her current research interests include harm reduction, substance use disorders, stigma, and reentry. She is a recent graduate of the NC State University Master of Social Work program, with a concentration in substance use and recovery. Diamond has completed training and education related to substance use prevention and treatment during her time as an Opioid Workforce Expansion Program scholar. She is passionate about providing mental health and substance use services to those in rural communities.

Anisha Patel

Anisha is a first year graduate student in the clinical psychology doctoral program at ETSU. She graduated from George Mason University in 2019 and got her MA in Psychological Sciences from James Madison University in 2021. Her research interests include recidivism, offender re-entry, severe mental illness within the criminal justice system, and offender/defendant decision-making. Her clinical interests include forensic assessment and working with individuals who are involved with the criminal justice system. She enjoys going to concerts, reading and writing, playing video/board games, and cooking in her free time.