Kemesha Gabbidon Ph.D., MPH

Dylan Serpas is a first-year Clinical Psychology Ph.D. student. He completed his Bachelor's in Psychology from the University of La Verne and Master's in Clinical Psychology from California State University, Fullerton. His research interests have focused on using clinical health psychology to examine psychosocial and bio-behavioral mechanisms to health disparities among racial/ethnic and sexual and gender minorities. He is particularly interested in the role that such factors have in chronic disease management, risk, and incidence.

Serena Wasilewski is a research assistant in the I-CARE lab. Serena earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from USF in 2019. She is in the first year of her Master’s program in Psychological Sciences. After obtaining a doctoral degree in psychology, Serena aspires to work in academia. She is interested in health and social psychology.

Amanda Helfand is a second-year master’s student of the Psychological Sciences. She has a Bachelor's in Psychology and a minor in Leadership Studies. Her research interests include understanding group social behavior from a cognitive and developmental perspective and understanding the efficacy of juvenile offender justice programs.

Coleman O'Toole is a senior year student pursuing a B.A. in Psychology at USF.  He plans to apply for a master's program in order to get a Master of Public Health degree (possibly at USF). His research interests include destigmatizing living with HIV and STIs, safe sex initiatives, and LBGTQIA+ health advocacy.  Coleman hopes to be able to use the skills from his previous B.A. in Telecommunications and years of experience in the media industry in order to bolster public sexual health awareness.

Tabitha Hoey graduated from the University of Florida's College of Public Health and Health Professions. She graduated with her Master of Public Health degree concentrating in social and behavioral sciences. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from Augustana College. Her research interests include health equity, maternal and child health, global health, and communicable diseases. 

Casey Andrion is a research assistant in the I-CARE lab. Casey earned a bachelor's degree from Appalachian State University in 2022, majoring in psychology and minoring in sociology. She plans to continue her education by pursuing clinical psychology PhD programs. Her research interests include women and gender issues. 

Hannah Thomas is an undergraduate research assistant, studying at the University of South Florida. Hannah is interested in medical disparities, psychosocial aspects of health, and public health advocacy.