Graduate Students
Clara Johnson, MS (she/her/hers/ella) | Matriculated 2020
Clara is a graduate student in child clinical psychology at the University of Washington. Her research interests focus on leveraging supervisor- and provider-level implementation strategies to improve the quality of evidence-based care in low- and middle-income countries. She is specifically interested in exploring the use and implementation of strategies to address social risk factors. Clara received her BA in Psychology and Spanish at Trinity University in San Antonio, TX. Previously, she worked at the Dissemination and Training Division of the National Center for PTSD.
Celine Lu, BA (she/her/hers) | Matriculated 2022
Celine is a graduate student in child clinical psychology at the University of Washington. Her research focuses on understanding facilitators and barriers to community mental health providers’ use of evidence-based strategies. She is also interested in leveraging research to inform mental health policies. Celine graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2019 with a Bachelor’s in Psychology, and a specialization in computing. Before joining the RISE Mental Health Lab at UW, she was a research coordinator for the Families, Emotions, Neuroscience and Development Lab at the University of Pittsburgh, under Dr. Jennifer Silk.
Priya Dahiya, BA (she/her) | Matriculated 2023
Priya is a graduate student in child clinical psychology at the University of Washington. Her research interests focus on equitable mental health service delivery for children and adolescents, with an emphasis on trauma and resilience. She is specifically interested in the implementation of cultural adaptations of trauma-focused interventions. Priya graduated with a BA in Psychology and Global Health from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2020. After graduating, she worked as a clinical research coordinator for the Program of Research on Mental Health Integration Among Underserved and Minority Populations under Dr. Christina Mangurian at the University of California, San Francisco.
Grey Raber, BA (they/them) | Matriculated 2025
Grey is a graduate student in child clinical psychology at the University of Washington. Their research focuses on understanding how self-perceptions of victimization affect individual’s interactions with trauma informed therapies. They are also interested in education based mental health interventions among populations that experience high rates of adversity. Grey graduated from Princeton University in 2023 with a Bachelor’s in Psychology and concentration in creative writing. Before joining the RISE Mental Health Lab at UW, they were a lab manager for the Human Diversity Lab at Princeton University, under Dr. Kristina Olson.
Research Assistant
Anna Fong, BS (she/her/hers)
Anna graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 2025. She is interested in investigating implementation strategies of evidence-based therapy and advocating for accessibility and equity among children and adolescents’ mental health services. In the future, she hopes to go to graduate school for clinical psychology with the ultimate goal of promoting resilience in children’s well-being.
Research Coordinator
Sharon Kiche (she/her/hers)
Sharon is committed to translating research scientific advances into actual health impact. She has experience in implementation and dissemination of evidence based mental health treatments for children, adolescents and their guardians in Western Kenya and the United States. She has previously aided in provision of a continuum of free health care involving culturally sensitive and competent community education on HIV, other STIs as well as pregnancy counseling and testing services, cessation of drug use and medical case management. She’s been involved in a study that worked on implementing Spirometry programs in developing countries. She also has experience researching vaccines, specifically HPV.