May 2025
Congratulations to our 2025 CARE Lab Graduates (pictured left to right below). Best of luck on your next adventures!
Ryghtious Frazier: UW-Steven’s Point MS in Education program
Chloe Gomez: Finishing her tour with the Reserves in Kuwait and applying to grad school in the fall
Maddy Schaid: Chicago School of Professional Psychology MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program
Elyse Smith: Villanova MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program
Congratulations to Madeline who successfully passed her dissertation proposal! Her project is titled Advancing our Understanding of Parents’ Mental Health Literacy: Insights for Future Program Development– way to go, Madeline!
Should out to our undergrad RAs who presented research posters at the Annual Undergraduate Psychology Research Symposium. Details below. Great work!
Erin C. Kennedy, Madelyn R. Schaid, Emily Bivins, B.S., & Lindsay E. Holly, Ph.D.
Elyse C. Smith, Ryghtious Frazier, Madeline Buchanan, M.S., & Lindsay E. Holly, Ph.D
April 2025
Congratulations to Elyse who presented her Psychology Honors Thesis at the Wisconsin Psychological Association’s annual conference and won the Margaret Bernauer Student Research Award (second place)! Awesome work, Elyse!Thesis Title: Understanding Parents’ Self-Stigma: Exploring Associations with Sociodemographic Factors and Mental Health Literacy
Congrats to Erin (CARE Lab URA) on her acceptance into the Honors in Psychology program at Marquette University. In addition to her work in the CARE Lab, she will spend the next year working on a thesis project with Dr. Saunders!
New Paper Alert! Madeline (CARE Lab PhD student) and Dr. Holly published a new paper identifying and evaluating programs to promote parents’ mental health literacy. Way to go Madeline!
Buchanan, M., & Holly, L.E. (2025). A Systematic Review of Parents’ Mental Health Literacy Programs: Examining Program Effectiveness and Parent Satisfaction. Child Psychiatry and Human Development. Online First Publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-025-01836-0
MArch 2025
Congratulations to CARE Lab grad students Madeline and Alexandra who were awarded Marquette University Psychology Department Schneider Fellowships! The fellowships are designed to support the training of graduate students in mental health fields and will support Madeline and Alexandra as they continue achievements in research, clinical work, teaching, and service over the next academic year.
February 2025
Congratulations to Emily (first year PhD student in the CARE Lab) on receiving the BIPOC Membership Scholarship Award from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. She will be presenting her poster titled “Mental Health Literacy Among Parents: A Promising Target for Early Intervention Efforts” at the annual ADAA conference in April! Great work, Emily!
November 2024
Congratulations to CARE Lab URAs Elyse Smith (left) and Chloe Gomez (center) for their spectacular presentations at the Marquette University College of Arts and Sciences Celebration of Research! Shout out to Erin Kennedy, Maddy Schaid, Ryghtious Frazier, Emily Bivins, and Madeline Buchanan for supporting these projects. Elyse also represented the Honors in Psychology program with fellow honors student, Josie (right)! All three posters were featured on the Marquette Psychology Department Instagram page- Check it out: @marquette_psychology
SEPTEMBER 2024
New Paper Alert! CARE lab Grad RA Emily Bivins recently published an interesting evaluation of the acceptibility and feasibility of a single session intervention targeting depression in young adults in the Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy. Check out additional details here. Way to go Emily!
August 2024
We are excited to announce that Emily Bivins has joined the CARE Lab! She is a starting her doctoral studies in the Clinical Psychology PhD program and will be working in the lab as a Graduate Student Research Assistant (GRA). Welcome Emily!
Welcome new Undergrad RAs, Ryghtious and Erin! We are thrilled to have you join the CARE lab team this sesmeter.
June 2024
Welcome new Undergrad RAs, Maddy and Elyse! We are so excited to have you join the CARE lab team this summer!
Call for Papers on Psychology and Family Dynamics! Dr. Holly was invited to serve as the Guest Editor for a Special Issue of Translational Issues in Psychological Science. Check out details here.
May 2024
New Paper Alert! Dr. Holly published an invited review paper discussing the sociocultural factors relevant to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of anxiety disorders.
Holly, L.E. (2024). Cultural and Social Aspects of Anxiety Disorders. Psychiatric Clinics of North America. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2024.04.017
Best of luck to our recent lab alum who will be embarking on exciting new adventures after graduation! (pictured next to Dr. Holly from left to right)
Katie Jacobson: Master’s in Mental Health Counseling program at Teachers College (Columbia University)
Jonah Blowiak: Master’s in Clinical-Counseling Psychology program at Illinois State University
Anna Sully: Jesuit Volunteer Corps- Baltimore serving at The Loyola School
Veronika Durek: Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Marquette University
Malorie Clasen: Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Marquette University
Yitong (Vanessa) Wang: Master’s in Mental Health Counseling program at University of Rochester
Congratulations to Madeline who passed her clinical competency exam!
Congratulations to Veronika Durek, Yitong (Vanessa) Wang, Malorie Clasen, Anna Sully, and Jonah Blowiak on your graduation from Marquette University!!!
Congraulations Alexandra on your Master’s degree graduation! Next stop… PhD!!!
March 2024
New Paper Alert! This invited commentary by Dr. Holly with graduate students Madeline and Alexandra provides empirial and theoretical rationale for carefully considering contextual factors in efforts to understand parental burnout and how they manage their distress.
Holly, L. E., Buchanan, M., & Bowling, A. R. (2024). Parental burnout and emotion regulation in context: Considerations for science and practice. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 31(1), 113–116. https://doi.org/10.1037/cps0000200
All undergrad RA positions are now full for the fall 2024 semester. Undergrads interested in joining the lab are encouraged to check back for additional opportunities in the future!
Now recruiting Marquette undergraduate research assistants (RAs) for the 2024/2025 academic year! (Limited summer positions also available.)
Undergraduate RAs are requested to work at least 6 hours a week and research credit (PSYC 4956) is offered (up to 2 credits per semester). If you are interested in joining the lab, please submit your application by April 30, 2024.
January 2024
A big congratulations to Alexandra Bowling, who successfully defended her master’s thesis, titled Bridging the Need-to-Access Gap: Examining Parents who Perceive a Need for Their Youth to Receive Mental Health Services. Congrats, Alexandra!!!
The lab has a new undergraduate Research Assistant, Chloe Gomez. Welcome, Chloe!
Congratulations to Dr. Holly who was appointed Editor of InBalance– the newsletter of the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (Division 53 of the American Psychological Association). Dr. Holly will assume the editor position starting with the Spring 2024 issue. Click the logo to the right to read the latest issue!
December 2023
Congratulations to Katie Jacobson on your graduation from Marquette University!!!
October 2023
Katie Jacobson, Yitong (Vanessa) Wang, and Malorie Clasen did a great job presenting their projects at the Marquette University College of Arts and Sciences Celebration of Research this month! Thanks to co-authors Anna Sully, Veronika Durek, Madeline Buchanan, and Alexandra Bowling for supporting these impressive posters!
