CHANGE Lab People
Idia B. Thurston, Ph.D., Director of CHANGE Lab
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
3rd Year Clinical Psychology Student
2nd Year Clinical Psychology Student
1st Year Clinical Psychology Student
University of Memphis: Graduate Students
6th Year Clinical Psychology Student
4th Year Clinical Psychology Student
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: 2018Kristina Decker, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral fellow at Cincinnati Children's HospitalGraduation Year: 2020Courtney Maclin, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral fellow at Atlanta VA Medical CenterGraduation Year: 2020Robin Hardin, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow at Northeast Georgia Psychological ServicesGraduation Year: 2020Andrew Paladino, M.S.
Medical Student at UTHSCGraduation Year: 2018Amanda Toumayan, M.S.
Graduation Year: 2020Past Undergrad Research Assistants
Texas A&M University
Rowan LambertKatie MorinKaylee RichardsonUniversity of Memphis
Jazmyne BurtonJordan Taylor Jamie PaddenAbigail Soefker
Michael Higgins
Sascha Young
Dominic Ingram
Danielle Thomas