Faculty & Staff
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Dr. Stephanie Anzman-Frasca leads the Child Health and Behavior Lab. She received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Bucknell University and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Human Development and Family Studies from Penn State University. Her research is focused on making healthy behaviors easier for children and families. Specific areas of interest include promoting early childhood self-regulation abilities, increasing the availability and selection of healthier children’s meal options in restaurants, and examining individual differences in susceptibility to obesity interventions to ensure that prevention efforts address, rather than increase, health disparities. Finally, Dr. Anzman-Frasca is interested in ways in which childhood obesity prevention efforts may benefit other aspects of health and well-being, such as cognitive functioning and socio-emotional development. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking, reading, the outdoors, and spending time with her family.
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Cliff Minter is a Senior Research Specialist at the Child Health and Behavior Lab. He received a bachelor degree from Buffalo State College and Masters of Public Health Degree from Purdue University Global. His main role in the lab is managing the Restaurant Study. Cliff’s main interests are in preventive health and fitness. In his free time, Cliff enjoys spending time with his family, hiking New York State’s wonderful park trails, and reading.
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Kayla Smart is a Research Support Specialist at the Child Health and Behavior Lab. She graduated from University at Buffalo with a double-major B.A in Psychology and Sociology. Kayla’s background in research has been built through volunteer-work in Dr. Seery’s Social Psychophysiology Lab, Dr. Poulin’s Stress, Coping, and Prosocial Engagement lab, and administrative work in Sponsored Projects Services, along with undergraduate studies. Kayla is currently primarily involved in the Restaurant Study in the HABLAB. She hopes to pursue graduate school in the area of psychology, leaning towards social psychology and prosocial engagement. In her free time, Kayla loves going to the gym, taking walks in the park, and spending time with her family, friends, and kitten.
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Juliana Goldsmith is a Research Support Specialist at the Child Health and Behavior Lab. She graduated from the University at Buffalo with a degree in Biomedical Science and a minor in Public Health. Juliana’s main focus in the HABLAB is the Restaurant Project. As a student at the University at Buffalo, Juliana was a member of the Honors College, studied abroad in Jamaica and was an undergraduate research assistant in HABLAB for three years. In her free time, Juliana enjoys going for runs at the park, hiking, traveling and spending time with family and friends.
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Postdocs & Graduate Students
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Mackenzie Ferrante is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Child Health & Behavior Lab. She received her B.A. in Economics from the University of Washington, her M.S. in Family and Consumer Science with a concentration in Dietetics from the University of Idaho, and her Ph.D. in Food Science and Human Nutrition from Colorado State University. Mackenzie is a Registered Dietitian and her research focuses on understanding and manipulating the food environment to improve the health behaviors of children and families. She hopes to positively impact at-risk communities through research, education, and outreach to improve health equities. Mackenzie’s main focus in the HABLAB is the Restaurant Project and will work on various other projects, including developing a new line of inquiry related to children’s eating behaviors, under the mentorship of Dr. Anzman-Frasca. Outside of work, Mackenzie loves to cook, travel, is an avid reader, and has a spoiled, orange cat named Cheddar.
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Sara Tauriello is a Graduate Research Assistant at the Child Health and Behavior Lab. She graduated from Haverford College, receiving her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. She graduated from the Master's in Nutrition Program at Canisius College and hopes to pursue work related to pediatric obesity and eating disorders in the future. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University at Buffalo, with mentors Dr. Stephanie Anzman-Frasca and Dr. Julie Bowker. In the past, Tauriello has worked at Johns Hopkins Medical All Children's Neuroscience Institute and the University of South Florida's Rothman Center for Pediatric Neuropsychiatry. In her spare time, Sara enjoys traveling, cooking, and spending time with friends and family.
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Hope White is a Graduate Research Assistant in the Child Health and Behavior Lab. Hope is a PhD student in Social-Personality Psychology at the University at Buffalo. She graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Psychology and received her master’s degree in Psychology from the University at Buffalo. Her current research examines close relationships across the lifespan. In her free time, Hope trying new vegan recipes, reading, and sailing on Lake Erie.
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Kenzie Swanson is a Graduate Research Assistant at the Child Health and Behavior Lab. She received her B.S. in Nutrition Science from Syracuse University. She is currently a rising second year medical student at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and aspires to be a pediatrician. Kenzie’s main focus in the HABLAB is the Restaurant Project. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, rollerblading, and spending time with family and friends.
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Research Assistants
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We would also like to thank Hannah Anderson, Parveen Attai, Melissa Austin, Sarah Bargnesi, Annie Bennett, Jacob Bleasdale, Abbey Braun, Adrianna Calabro, Courtney Cole, Adwoa Dadzie, Julia Drozdowsky, Sarah Ehrenberg, Jessica Gill, John Hagedorn, Katie Holmbeck, Elizabeth Johnson, Delaney Jones, Elizabeth Kaplan, Kaeyla Kerr, Kristen Kibler, Elizabeth Kubiniec, Lindsay Lassetter, Cindy Le, Andrea Less, Eunice Mak, Rula Masoud, Lily McGovern, Jamie Morris, Hital Patel, Zoe Pickerill, Cheryl Porzi, Grace Power, Maisha Rahman, Jennifer Ratmansky, Kaley Reardon, Malena Savell, Breanna Sharpe, Anita Singh, Sherey Tan, Amber Wedderburn, Laura Weiss, Callista Zayatz, Rosy Zel and Richa Zirath for their past contributions. Updates about lab alumni can be found here.
