jessica chiang, ph.d.

dr. chiang is the principal investigator of the rise to health study and the director of the stress, health, and development lab. she received a ph.d. in health psychology from university of california, los angeles, and then completed a NIH-funded postdoctoral fellowship at northwestern university. as an assistant professor in the department of psychology at georgetown university, she studies how life experiences get under the skin to impact health across the lifespan.

maggie weisblum, b.s.

maggie is the lab manager of the stress, health, and development lab. she recently graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology and a minor in health studies from haverford college. before joining the shad lab, she worked as a project manager at the columbia university school of social work. she is interested in researching how early life stress contributes to mental health outcomes later in life. in the future, maggie hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology focusing on self-injurious thoughts and behaviors, particularly among minoritized populations and in the context of early life stress.

yeon sik jang, m.a.

yeon is a doctoral student in the psychology program at georgetown university with a concentration in human development and public policy. he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from carleton college and a master’s degree in psychology from the university of chicago. his research interests include the effects of early life stress on health outcomes, exploring risk in vulnerable and underserved populations, and translating and adapting findings for policy.

veronica xu

veronica is a sophomore at georgetown university studying psychology with minors in statistics and computer science. she is interested in examining how long-term daily stressors may have implications for physical health.

phoebe lam, ph.d.

dr. lam is the director of the lifespan stress and health lab at carnegie mellon university. she received a ph.d. in personality, development, and health psychology from northwestern university where she completed a NIH-funded pre-doctoral fellowship. as an assistant professor in the department of psychology, she studies how disadvantages by race and by class get under the skin to impact health across the lifespan.