People

Administrative Staff

Walt Scott, Ph.D.
Director, Psychology Clinic
Professor

Most recently, I have been interested in applying personality science, particularly social cognitive theory, to such clinical topics as case conceptualization and personality assessment. I am also interested in the role of cognitive self-regulation (e.g., goal representations, values, self-efficacy) and temperament in depression, as well as other forms of psychopathology. Finally, I am interested in social cognitive aspects of memory performance.

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Cornelia Kirchhoff, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Psychology Clinic, Assessment Services Coordinator
Associate Professor Career track

Cornelia Kirchhoff is a clinical faculty member of psychology at Washington State University. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from WSU in 2015, her M.Ed. in counseling psychology from University of Massachusetts, Boston and her diploma in psychology from the University of Heidelberg in Germany. Besides administrative duties, her main responsibility is the training of graduate students through teaching and supervision. Cornelia Kirchhoff has an integrative approach to supervision, using a variety of treatment approaches such as cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, motivational interviewing, and emotion-focused treatment interventions. She teaches clinical skills and personality assessment and oversees ADHD/LD evaluations and assessments for DSHS, as well other assessments.

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Rachelle Simons
Program Specialist II

Job responsibilities include assisting the director, providing clerical support, managing daily operations of the Clinic, welcoming clients, scheduling and confirming appointments, maintaining client records, key inventory and test/assessment materials, preparing client billing statements and accounts for collections, maintaining revenues, receipts, and deposits of income, acting as the honest broker for clinic research projects, training Clinical Assistants and second year graduate students in clinic procedures and HIPPA policies, and acting as the HIPPA Privacy Officer.

Faculty Supervisors

Chris Barry, Ph.D.

Dr. Barry’s research addresses risk and protective factors related to child and adolescent behavioral problems. This work has a particular focus on adolescent self-perception. In addition, Dr. Barry has published in the area of evidence-based assessment of child and adolescent personality and behavior. He has over 10 years of experience in supervising therapy and assessment services conducted by doctoral students with children and adults.

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Student Clinicians

Montana P., B.A.

Montana is a third-year graduate student in the WSU Clinical Psychology PhD program. She was born and raised in New Jersey and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2020, where she received her BA in Psychology with a certificate in Public Health. After graduating, she worked as a research coordinator and laboratory manager for the Laboratory on Social & Affective Neuroscience at Georgetown University. Her research interests focus on gender differences in externalizing behavior, psychopathic traits, interpersonal dysfunction, and trauma. She is passionate about working with adults using evidence-based treatments, particularly around concerns related to trauma, externalizing disorders and behaviors, and interpersonal difficulties.

Arianna G., M.A.

Arianna is a third-year graduate student in the WSU Clinic Psychology Ph.D. program. She is originally from Sacramento, California, and received her bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in human development and family studies from the University of Nevada, Reno. She then went on to receive her master’s degree in psychology with a research emphasis from California State University, Sacramento. Her research and clinical interests broadly pertain to racial and ethnic minority mental health and academic and vocational success across the lifespan.

Patrick S., B.A.

Patrick is a third-year graduate student in the clinical psychology Ph.D. program. He is originally from Romania and received his B.A. in psychology at California State University, Sacramento in 2022. Patrick’s research interests focus on personality (i.e., goals and motivational structures), meaning in life, depression, and anxiety.

Trisha G., M.S.

Trisha is a third-year graduate student in WSU’s Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program. She received her B.S. in Biology and Psychology with a Chemistry minor from Pacific Lutheran University in 2018. She also has her M.S. in Clinical Psychology with a Neuropsychology emphasis from the University of Texas at Tyler in 2021. Her research interests include the neurobiological basis of developmental disorders and developmental psychopathology in children and adolescents from low socioeconomic areas. She is also interested in how protective factors (e.g., parent-child relationships) and risk factors (e.g., adverse childhood experiences, exposure to trauma) impact the development of psychological disorders in early life. Trisha’s clinical interests include working with children and their families through evidence-based treatments/interventions and neuropsychological assessments.

Belinda L., B.S.

Belinda is a third year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at WSU. She grew up in Maryland and earned her bachelor’s from the University of Maryland in Psychology and Computer Science. She is interested in research using technology to improve the assessment and treatment of mood disorders in adult populations. Currently she is focusing on creating personalized treatment plans using social-cognitive personality assessments. In her free time Belinda likes to read, hike, and ski.

Talz L., B.A.

Talz is a third-year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program at Washington State University. She received her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Creative Writing from Stanford University in 2018. After graduating, she worked as a research coordinator at the University of California, Los Angeles Child OCD, Anxiety, and Tic Disorders Program and later as a research assistant at the University of Iowa ADHD and Development Lab. Her research interests include youth externalizing behaviors and social systems, particularly relational aggression and peer relationships. Her clinical interests include working with children and adolescents experiencing externalizing concerns and neurodevelopmental disorders, as well as conducting neuropsychological assessments.

Katherine C., B.F.A.

Katherine is a third-year graduate student in the WSU Clinical Psychology PhD program. Originally from Palo Alto, California, she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Production and Design with a double major in Politics from New York University. Katherine worked in theater and local government before transitioning to the field of psychology through post-baccalaureate coursework at San Jose State University. She then worked for two years at a Veterans Administration Medical Center near Charlotte, North Carolina supporting psychological research on traumatic brain injury and general Veteran mental health. At WSU, her research interests include help-seeking for mental illness and mental illness stigma. She enjoys working with emerging adults using evidence-supported treatments with a focus on treatments grounded in client values and acceptance.

Angela H., B.A.

Angela is a third-year graduate student in the WSU Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program. She is originally from California and completed her B.A. in psychology at California State University, Fresno. Her clinical interests include working with older adults through neuropsychological assessments. Her research interests include cognition, engagement in healthy aging behaviors, and everyday functioning in older adults.

Alayna D., M.A., LMHC

Alayna is a second-year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program. Originally from the greater Seattle area, Alayna earned her B.A. and B.S. in Psychology and Neuroscience (respectively) in 2021, and her M.A. in Child and Adolescent Psychology with an emphasis in Prevention and Treatment in 2023. Prior to attending WSU, she worked as a mental health therapist on the inpatient Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit at Seattle Children’s Hospital, in addition to providing faith-based counseling in her private practice. Alayna is interested in culturally centered community-based participatory research to better understand help-seeking stigma among underrepresented minorities. Her goal is to develop interventions that improve mental health service delivery. She enjoys working with clients of all ages (i.e., lifespan) experiencing a variety of clinical concerns.

Liam G., B.A.

Liam Gorsuch is a second-year student in the WSU Clinical Psychology program. He completed his B.A. Honors degree in Psychology at the University of British Columbia in 2024. Before starting graduate school, he worked as a research coordinator at the BC Forensic Psychiatric Hospital and Simon Fraser University, where he contributed to projects on forensic mental health services, concurrent disorders, and therapeutic programming in correctional contexts. His research interests broadly include the dark personality traits and their role in youth externalizing behaviors, readiness to change, and improving services within forensic and correctional settings. Liam’s clinical interests are in working with people across the lifespan to provide evidence-based therapy and assessments.

Maximilian, T., B.S.

Maximilian Tang is a second-year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at WSU. He is from Southern California and graduated from the University of California, Riverside, in 2022, with a B.S. in Psychology. He then went on to work as a post-bach for three more years across three labs before joining WSU in 2025. He is interested in working with adolescents, and his clinical interests span therapy and assessments, with an emphasis on disorders with a basis in emotion dysregulation. His research interests include emotion regulation, coping skills, and the influence of parent-child dynamics.

Shir L., M.S.

Shir Levy is a fourth-year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program with a lifespan focus. At the WSU Clinic, she primarily works with children, providing assessment services for concerns such as ADHD and ASD, and engaging in therapeutic work with children and their parents. Her clinical interests include therapy with children and adults, psychological assessment, developmental concerns, and family-based interventions. Her research examines team dynamics in sports, with a focus on interpersonal relationships within teams.

Joshua U., M.S.

Joshua Underwood is a fourth-year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program with an interest in early childhood (0-10). His research focuses on parent-child dynamics that impact emotion regulation and other areas of child development.

Adeline H., M.S.

Adeline Hu is a fourth-year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program. She grew up in Toronto, Canada and got her B.A. at Barnard College in New York. Her clinical interests primarily include assessments and therapy with children. For research, she is interested in the dynamic processes in parent-child coregulation and how genetic and environmental influences impact child development.