Professional Bio

Leah is a second-year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology (Child-Track) PhD program at Penn State, working with Dr. Kristin Buss. She received her B.A. with a double major in Psychology and History from the University of Michigan in 2022. Previously, she served as an undergraduate research assistant in the Michigan Neurogenetics and Developmental Psychopathology Lab (directed by Dr. Luke Hyde) and as the lab manager/research coordinator for the Trauma History Investigation of Neurodevelopment in Kids Lab (directed by Dr. Hilary Marusak). Leah’s research interests include the psychophysiological regulation of fear and anxiety risk in children and adolescents.