Graduate Students

Below you will find information about our current graduate students.

Sydney Mockensturm, B.A.

Email: Sydney.Mockensturm@rockets.utoledo.edu

Sydney is a first-year doctoral student working with Dr. Geers. She earned my B.A. in Psychology and Data Analytics as a dual major from the University of Toledo. Her research interests are in translational applications of nocebo and placebo research to improve health communication, patient outcomes, treatment engagement, and intervention design. In her free time, she enjoys thrifting, reading, hiking, cooking, and painting.

Kadence Hahn, B.A.

Email: Kadence.Hahn@rockets.utoledo.edu

Kadence is a first-year experimental psychology doctoral student working with Dr. Rose and Dr. London. She earned her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Forensic Science Investigations from the University of Toledo. Her research interests broadly include trauma, emotion regulation, risk-related processes, and decision-making within forensic contexts, with the goal of enhancing the justice system. In her free time, she enjoys working out, traveling, listening to music, and baking.

Yujin Eun, M.A.

Email: Yu-jin.Eun@rockets.utoledo.edu

Yujin is a second-year doctoral student working with Dr. Geers. She earned her B.A. in psychology from Duksung Women’s University and M.A. in clinical psychology from Eastern Illinois University. Yujin is broadly interested in the cognitive and affective factors related to anxiety disorders and their treatments. Outside of her academic work, Yujin enjoys watching movies, traveling, and arts and crafts.

Estella Fox, M.A.

Email: Estella.Fox@rockets.utoledo.edu

Estella is a fourth-year doctoral student in Dr. Rose’s lab. She received her B.A. from Reed College in psychology. As a clinical psychology student, she is broadly interested in social media, identity, and personality disorders. Outside of school, Estella enjoys listening to music, cooking, dancing, and the public library. 

Alexa Skolnik, M.A.

Email: Alexa.Skolnik@rockets.utoledo.edu

Alexa is a fourth-year clinical psychology doctoral student working with Dr. Rose. They earned their B.A. from the University of Miami, where they double majored in Psychology and Gender and Sexuality Studies. Alexa is interested in understanding person-specific mechanisms that underlie the development and maintenance of traumatic stress disorders, with the goal of leveraging these mechanisms to improve treatment outcomes. In their free time, Alexa enjoys visiting museums, playing D&D, and cuddling up with their cat.

Jake Avendano, M.S., M.A.

Email: Jacob.Avendano@rockets.utoledo.edu

ake is a fourth-year doctoral candidate working with Dr. Rose and Dr. Meyer. He earned his B.S. in psychology from the University of Dayton and M.S. in clinical psychology from the University of Texas at Tyler. Jake’s primary research interest focuses on emotion/regulatory flexibility, specifically the constructs of context sensitivity and regulation strategy repertoire. Other research interests include measuring emotion dysregulation, suicidality, and rapid emotion regulation processes. Outside of his academic work, Jake enjoys spending time with his Corgi (Bear), trying new places with his significant other, training for marathons, and watching Cleveland sports teams.