Alumni

Regan Burney, M.S., Ph.D.
Project Manager, Go NAPSACC Kentucky Dissemination Project, UNC Chapel Hill

• Ph.D. (2010) & M.S. (2007), in Human Development and Family Studies, UNC Greensboro
• B.A. in Human Services, Elon University

Hongjian Cao, M.A., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong

• Ph.D. (2017) in Human Development and Family Studies, UNC Greensboro
• M.A. in Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, China
• BA in Special Education, Beijing Normal University, China

Gerry Carter, M.A., MPA, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte

• Ph.D. (2007) in Human Development and Family Studies, UNC Greensboro;
• MPA, UNC Greensboro;
• M.A. in Counseling and Guidance, UNC Charlotte;
• B.A. in Religious Studies, UNC Charlotte

Shakiera Causey, M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Principal Research Scientist, Evidence in Action, National Network of Public Health Institutes, New Orleans, LA

• M.S. (2016), PhD (2019) in Human Development and Family Studies, UNC Greensboro;
• B.A., M.A. in Psychology, North Carolina Central University

Alyson Cavanaugh, M.S., Ph.D.
Research Scientist and Technical Assistance Support Specialist, UNC Frank Porter Graham (FPG) Child Development Institute

• M.S. (2012), Ph.D. (2015) in Human Development and Family Studies, UNC Greensboro;
• B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies, University of Delaware

Dana Conlin, M.S. Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Researcher, Rice University

• UC Irvine, PhD 2024
• MA Education 2022
• M.S. in Human Development and Family Studies, UNC Greensboro
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development, University of California Davis

Emily Cook, M.A., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Rhode Island College

• NIDA T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Yale University School of Medicine;
• Ph.D. (2009) in Human Development and Family Studies, UNC Greensboro;
• M.A. in Educational Psychology, UNC Chapel Hill;
• B.A. in Psychology, College of Charleston

Olivia Cook, M.S., Ph.D.
Dean’s Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Psychology, Florida State University

• Ph.D., Human Development and Family Studies (2023), UNC Greensboro
• M.S., Human Development and Family Studies (2020), UNC Greensboro
• B.S., Human Development and Family Studies (2017), UW Madison