Julie Rodil is a third-year graduate student in the Health Psychology program at Old Dominion University. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychological Sciences from The College of William & Mary, where she minored in Public Health. Julie joined the TARDIS lab in the Fall 2018. Her research interests include inter-group dynamics and its impact on well-being, identity shifting behaviors in minority populations, and studying how different cultural identities, concepts, and mechanisms impact well-being. For more information, please see Curriculum Vitae.
Outside of research, Julie’s interests include trying new recipes, traveling, coffee shops, and enjoying the beach.
Kelsie is a second-year graduate student in the Health Psychology program at Old Dominion University. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Christopher Newport University. She joined the TARDIS lab in Fall 2019.
Her research interests include promoting positive identity development for various populations (e.g., racial minorities, first-generation college students, college athletes) by examining identity processes and individual and contextual assets and how they relate to various outcomes such as mental health, academic achievement, and overall well-being. To this end, she has been active in working with nonprofits and organizations in the community. For more information, please see Curriculum Vitae.
Outside of research, Kelsie enjoys baking, reading fiction, traveling, and powerlifting.
Kenneth L. Ayers, Jr., is a second-year graduate student in the Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology. Kenneth earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology Pre-Medicine from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, Florida. Upon graduating, he worked for the W.J.B. Dorn Veteran Medical Center in cardiology research, and the Department of Defense as a Clinical Coordinator in Adenovirus vaccination research. He then earned his Master of Arts in Psychology, Clinical Counseling from The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina. As a part of my clinical training, he provided psychological counseling to college students and Prolonged Exposure and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for physical trauma patients, in-person and via telehealth.
Kenneth started the clinical doctoral program in Fall 2019 but joined the TARDIS lab in Summer 2020. His research interests are in masculinity and psychosocial factors that affect African American males, and how such factors impact their interpersonal relationships. His clinical interests include working with minoritized populations, Veterans and Military personnel and their families, college students, and couples. For more information, please see Curriculum Vitae.
Outside of research, Kenneth enjoys all genres of music, concerts (including marching band and orchestral performances), cars, movies, restaurants, coffee, and traveling.