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Pediatric Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Alumni

Former Fellows

Name Mentor  Dates Positions
Linnea Swanson Jurbergs 2024 - 2025

Graduate Program: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

Internship: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Initial Employment: Psychiatric Consultation Liaison, Advocate Children’s Hospital, Park Ridge, IL

Alyssa Marchetta Parris 2024-2025

Graduate Program: Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL

Internship: Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Initial Employment: Instructor,  Department of Psychology & Biobehavioral Sciences, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Emily Bernstein Parris 2023 - 2024

Graduate Program: University of Central Florida, Orange County, FL

Internship: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Initial Employment: Assistant Professor of Pediatric Psychology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Ayanna Johnson Webster/Parris 2021 - 2023

Graduate Program: University of South Carolina; Columbia, South Carolina

Internship: Loudoun County Public Schools, Ashburn, VA

Initial Employment: Clinical Faculty, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, El Paso, TX

Christina Borgan Canavera 2021 - 2022

Graduate Program:  Albizu University

Internship:  Primary Children’s Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah

Initial Employment:  Pediatric Psychologist at Children’s Hospital of New Orleans

Kristen Howell Porter 2021 - 2022

Graduate Program:  University of Memphis

Initial Employment: Clinical Research Scientist, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Dana Kamara Crabtree 2020 - 2022

Graduate Program:  Ohio State University

Internship:  Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Initial Employment: Assistant Professors of Pediatrics University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Melanie Morse Willard 2020 - 2022

Graduate Program:  University of South Carolina - Columbia

Internship:  Virginia Treatment Center for Children, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA

Initial Employment: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Virginia School of Medicine/Children’s Hospital

Vanessa Aguilera Canavera 2020-2021

Graduate Program:  Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL

Internship:  University of Southern California UCEDD/Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Initial Employment:  Pediatric Psychologist, Medical College of Wisconsin/Milwaukee Regional Medical Center, Wauwatosa, WI

Mallorie Gordon Willard 2018-2021

Graduate Program:  The New School for Social Research, New York, NY

Internship:  James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Initial Employment: Adolescent & Young Adult Psychologist, Pediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Megan Schaefer Heidelberg 2020-2021

Graduate Program:  Auburn University, Auburn, AL

Internship:  Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Initial Employment:  Pediatric Psychologist, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus, OH and Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Emily Crochet Canavera 2019-2020

Graduate Program: Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL

Internship: Wright State University/Dayton Children’s Hospital, Dayton, OH

Initial Employment: Psychologist, Oschner Hospital for Children, New Orleans, LA
 

Kayla LaRosa Crabtree 2018-2020

Graduate Program: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Internship: University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Silver Child Development Center, Tampa, FL

Initial Employment: Assistant Professor, Norton Children’s Hospital/University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY
 

Megan Loew Porter 2018-2019

Graduate Program: University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

Internship: Medical College of Georgia-Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA

Initial Employment: Senior Research Analyst, Behavioral Health Division, Minnesota Department of Human Services, St. Paul, MN
 

Elyse Heidelberg Alberts 2017-2019

Graduate Program: Nova Southeastern University, College of Psychology, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Internship: Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Initial Employment: Instructor, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Vicky Lehmann Klosky 2017-2018

Graduate Program: University Medical Center Groningen/University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

Initial Employment: Research Psychologist, Amsterdam University Medical Center and Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Sasja Schepers Phipps 2017-2018

Graduate Program: Academic Medical Center, Emma Children’s Hospital/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Initial Employment: Psychologist, Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands

Lauren Cox Willard 2016-2018

Graduate Program: University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS

Internship: Texas Child Study Center, Austin, TX

Initial Employment: Pediatric Psychologist, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX

Kristin Niel Crabtree 2016-2018

Graduate Program: Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL

Internship: Mailman Center for Child Development/University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL

Initial Employment: Pediatric Psychologist, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA

Justin Williams Porter 2015-2018

Graduate Program: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Internship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

Initial Employment: Clinical Psychologist, Kaiser Permanente Behavioral Health, Kennesaw, GA

Paige Lembeck Porter 2015-2017

Graduate Program: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

Internship: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

Initial Employment: Assistant Clinical Professor, Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT

Danielle Graef Crabtree 2015-2017

Graduate Program: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Internship: A.I.duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE

Initial Employment: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Cincinnati, OH

Jennifer Allen Ehrentraut 2014-2016

Graduate Program: St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO

Internship: Center for Behavioral Health, Kansas City, MO

Initial Employment: Clinical Psychologist, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Kimberly Wesley Porter 2013-2015

Graduate Program: LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA

Internship: Guidestone, Brook Park, OH

Initial Employment: Pediatric Psychologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Yuko Okado Phipps 2013-2015

Graduate Program: Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Internship: Kaiser Permanente, San Diego, CA

Initial Employment: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, California State University, Fullerton, CA

Kristin Canavera Klosky / Crabtree 2012-2014

Graduate Program: Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA

Internship: Mailman Center for Child Development, Miami, FL

Initial Employment: Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Chastity Brimeyer Crabtree 2012-2014

Graduate Program: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Internship: Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH

Initial Employment: Pediatric Psychologist, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Victoria Willard Phipps / Conklin 2011-2014

Graduate Program: Duke University, Durham, NC

Internship: Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH

Initial Employment: Research Associate, Department of Psychology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Alana Lopez Porter 2011-2013

Graduate Program: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Internship: Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD

Initial Employment: Clinical Psychologist, ‎ Center for Pediatric Behavioral Health Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Heather (Gamble) Gammel Ingerski / Crabtree 2011-2012

Graduate Program: University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

Internship: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK

Initial Employment: Pediatric Psychologist, Behavioral Science Consulting, Memphis, TN

Christina Hyon-Wynn Crabtree 2010-2011

Graduate Program: Argosy University, Washington, DC

Internship: Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI

Initial Employment: Licensed Psychologist, Child & Family Associates of Greater Washington LLC, Falls Church, VA

Rebecca Foster Klosky 2010-2012

Graduate Program: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Internship: University of Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, FL

Initial Employment: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Winona State University, Winona, MN

Jennifer Lindwall Phipps 2010-2013

Graduate Program: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

Internship: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Initial Employment: Assistant Professor, University of Colorado-Denver/Children's Hospital of Colorado, Denver, CO

Linda M. Radbill Crabtree 2009-2011

Graduate Program: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Internship: Sara A. Reed Children's Center, Erie, PA

Initial Employment: Psychologist, General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA

Jody Nicholson Tyc 2009-2012

Graduate Program: Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN

Initial Employment:  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL

Kendra Tannenbaum Parris Crabtree 2008-2010

Graduate Program: Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

Internship: Children's Hospital of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Initial Employment: Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 

Natalie Williams Phipps 2008-2009

Graduate Program: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Internship: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Initial Employment: Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

Bryan B. Bushman Crabtree 2007-2008

Graduate Program: Utah State University, Logan, UT

Internship: Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA

Initial Employment: Clinical Adolescent & Child Psychologist, McKay Dee Behavioral Health Institute, Ogden, UT

Elizabeth (Bowling) Lee Justin Yopp 2007-2008

Graduate Program: University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL

Internship: Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO

Initial Employment: Clinical Psychologist, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Lisa (Shum) Kahalley Tyc 2007-2009

Graduate Program: University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

Internship: Duke University, Durham, NC

Initial Employment: Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX