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. Dr. Scott’s webpage	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. Cornelia Kirchhoff’s department web page.	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

Masha Gartstein, Ph.D. Director of Clinical Training Dr. Gartstein’s research addresses social-emotional development, primarily in early childhood, with an emphasis on identifying typical trajectories of temperament development, as well as risk and protective factors relevant to the development of psychopathology. In addition, parental contributions to both temperament development and the emergence of symptoms/behavior problems continue to be examined. She has been fortunate to collaborate with a number of wonderful colleagues abroad, who contributed to another area of research she is involved in, namely cross-cultural study of temperament development and developmental psychopathology. Dr. Gartstein has also maintained a part-time private practice with the Educational and Psychological Services in Moscow, Idaho for the past 10 years, providing a variety of clinical services to children and families. Dr. Gartstein’s web page	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. Dr. Barry’s web page

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.	Alex A., M.A. Alex is a third-year graduate student in Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program. Originally from a rural community in northeast Washington state, Alex earned her B.S. in psychology at Washington State University in 2017 and her M.A. in counseling psychology from the University of Denver in 2019. She is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Colorado, and prior to returning to WSU, she worked as a school-based therapist at a diverse, suburban high school with youth ages 13-21. Alex’s research interests include adolescent and young adult social media engagement and behavior, self-perception (e.g., loneliness, self-esteem), and externalizing behavior. She enjoys working with youth and young adults experiencing a variety of clinical concerns, including trauma, mood and anxiety disorders, and externalizing behaviors, as well as conducting neuropsychological assessments across the lifespan.
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.	Miranda Z.K., B.A. Miranda is a third-year graduate student in WSU’s Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program. She is originally from New York and completed her B.A. in psychology and English literature from the State University of New York (SUNY) Binghamton in 2019. Before coming to WSU, she worked as a research assistant for the Veenstra-VanderWeele lab at Columbia University, conducting clinical trials for potential treatments for autism spectrum disorder and related genetic disorders. Her research interests center around the neuropsychology of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) and risk factors for cognitive impairment in this population. Miranda’s clinical interests include working with individuals diagnosed with acute and chronic medical conditions impacting cognition across the lifespan through neuropsychological assessment, as well as consultation-liaison.
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.
Magen L., B.S. Magen is a fourth-year graduate student in WSU’s Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program. She is originally from Florida and received her B.S. in Psychology and Family & Child Sciences from Florida State University in 2018. Before beginning her doctoral studies, she worked as a lab manager at the Risk for Anxiety and Depression Lab at Florida State University managing research studies focused on neurophysiological risk factors and biomarkers for mood and anxiety disorders across the lifespan. Her clinical interests are working with children and their families through various concerns regarding mood and anxiety disorders as well as conducting neuropsychological assessments.	Victoria J., M.S. My name is Victoria, and I am a fifth-year graduate student in the WSU clinical psychology doctoral program. I am originally from South Carolina, and I completed my B.S. in psychology with a minor in sociology at East Tennessee State University in 2020. My research interests are stress, parent-child interactions, resilience, and temperament. My clinical interests are working with children and their families about concerns related to anxiety, depression, trauma, and neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD and autism.
Katie L., M.S. Katie is a fifth-year clinical psychology doctoral candidate at Washington State University. Katie has a master’s in cognitive psychology from Western Kentucky University, and now specializes in the assessment and intervention of cognitive disorders. Therapeutically, Katie has experience working with a variety of health concerns (e.g., medical illness, sleep, eating behaviors) as well as depression, anxiety, trauma, neurodevelopmental disorders, and personality disorders. Katie employs a variety of evidence-based strategies in a collaborative approach to work with her clients to make meaningful change. In her free time, she loves spending time with her family and playing with her cats.	Carolyn P., M.S., M.A. Carolyn is a fifth-year doctoral candidate in the WSU Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program. She is from Miami, Florida and is bilingual in Spanish and English. She has her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Central Florida (UCF; go knights!) and her M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Sam Houston State University (SHSU). After graduating, she worked as a Neuropsychometrist at a hospital in Jacksonville, FL and then worked as a Research Coordinator in Northridge, CA at California State University (CSUN). Her clinical interests are working with adults and older adults through neuropsychological assessments and counseling services.