CHANGE Lab People
Director of the CHANGE Lab
Idia B. Thurston, Ph.D.
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Associate Professor
Areas of Specialty: Clinical Psychology & Diversity Science
256 Psychology Building
Research Interests:
My research aims to understand why certain groups of people experience a greater health and disease burden and to promote health equity among youth and families. Our CHANGE* lab engages with communities to understand individual, familial, community, and cultural risk and protective factors among marginalized and underserved populations. We develop strength-based, culturally-responsive programs and interventions that consider intersectional identities of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and sexuality to enhance well-being, reduce stigma, and promote self-empowerment.
Texas A&M University: Graduate Students
University of Memphis: Graduate Students
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Internship Year - Nebraska Internship Consortium in Professional Psychology/Education Psychology
Lab Manager
Undergraduate Research Assistants
CHANGE Lab Alumni
Mollie B. Anderson, Ph.D.
Instructor of Psychology at University of MemphisGraduation Year: 2016Rebecca Kamody, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Child Psychology at Yale UniversityGraduation Year: 2018Robin Hardin, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist at Northeast Georgia Psychological ServicesGraduation Year: 2020Courtney Maclin, Ph.D.
Clinical Health Psychologist and Faculty member of the Graduate Medical Education Program at WellStar health systemKristina Decker, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral fellow at Cincinnati Children's HospitalGraduation Year: 2020Andrew Paladino, M.S.
Medical Student at UTHSCGraduation Year: 2018Amanda Toumayan, M.S.
Graduation Year: 2020Past Undergrad Research Assistants
Texas A&M University
Alicia BorgesLauren ChapmanCharlize CheungGiselle DeleonShivani DesaiRowan LambertJennifer LeeKatie MorinSofia QuinteroKaylee RichardsonAudrey SacullaSarah TurnerGhenaya WinandaKarina YorkUniversity of Memphis
Jazmyne BurtonMichael Higgins
Dominic Ingram
Jamie PaddenRegina Rochelle
Abigail Soefker
Jordan TaylorDanielle Thomas
Sascha Young