Faculty
Aubrey Moe, PhD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health and Psychology
Director – SNIPP Lab
Dr. Aubrey Moe is an Assistant Professor and licensed clinical psychologist at the OSU Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. She received her PhD from Kent State University, and completed her predoctoral internship at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA. She has clinical expertise in evidence-based assessment and intervention for youth and young adults experiencing the recent onset of psychosis or showing early warning signs of being at elevated risk for developing a psychotic disorder. She is an active clinician-scientist who studies social processes and social outcomes in psychosis using a variety of clinical, behavioral, and translational neuroscience methodologies. She has published 50+ peer-reviewed papers in high impact psychiatry journals and her research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, American Psychological Foundation, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, and the Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Moe is active in advocacy work for individuals with serious mental illness at the national level, and she has served as an elected member of the American Psychological Association’s Task Force for Serious Mental Illness and Severe Emotional Disturbance (TFSMI/SED) since 2019.
Dr. Moe is also an attending clinical psychologist at the OSU Early Psychosis Intervention Center and the Associate Director of Widening Impact in Medicine and Science (WIMS) in the OSU College of Medicine. She also regularly serves as a research mentor to interns as part of the APA-accredited Clinical Psychology Internship Program in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health.
Staff
Melissa Kilicoglu, M.A.
Clinical Research Assistant
Melissa is a clinical research assistant at the SNIPP Lab at the OSUMC Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. She received her Master’s degree in psychology at Chatham University and her Bachelor’s in social sciences from University College Roosevelt (Utrecht University). Her main research interests include social behaviors, emotion regulation, and language indices of functioning among youth and young adults with serious mental illness. She is looking to pursue a PhD in Clinical Psychology focusing on social functioning and cognition among individuals with serious mental illness.
Seema Dhaher, B.S.
Clinical Research Assistant
I am Seema Dhaher and I received my Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology at Kent State University and a Minor in Arabic. I have worked in several research labs as an undergraduate and this experience has made me realize my passion lies in understanding psychopathology to help improve the lives of those with mental health diagnosis. My specific interest lies in understanding the neural basis and neural activity correlating to psychotic symptoms to better tailor treatment for these individuals. I look forward to continue doing research as I pursue a graduate degree in Clinical Psychology.
Graduate Students
Erin McHale, Psy.M.
Doctoral Research Trainee
Erin McHale is a third-year doctorate student in clinical psychology at Wright State University’s School of Professional Psychology. She recently earned her Master of Clinical Psychology (Psy.M.) and is currently working as a doctorate trainee at the University of Dayton Counseling Center, where she provides individual and group therapy to college students. Erin received her Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from The Ohio State University and has clinical/research experience working with a variety of psychological disorders at Moms2B in Montgomery County, Wright State University’s Psychology Assessment Services, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and St. Vincent Family Services in Columbus. Erin’s clinical interests include working with individuals with anxiety and trauma-related disorders, self-esteem challenges, relationship difficulties, adjustment challenges, and women’s issues. For her doctoral dissertation, Erin is working with Dr. Aubrey Moe to create a research-based website resource for individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia to decrease internalized stigma and increase feelings of self-esteem and self-efficacy.
Undergraduate Research Assistants
McKenna Mack
Undergraduate Research Assistant
McKenna is a third-year student at The Ohio State University pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Cognitive/Computational Neuroscience with a minor in Studio Arts. She has shadowed at Charles River Laboratories, gaining exposure to electrophysiology and ion channel research. McKenna conducted an independent study on emotional responses to classical music and film and is the co-founder of the Psychology & Arts Society at OSU, an organization dedicated to bringing awareness to the connection between creativity and the mind. She is also a member of the National Honor Society in Neuroscience (Nu Rho Psi) and plans to pursue a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience with a focus on consciousness, neuroplasticity, and neuroaesthetics.
Ojasvi Sharma
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Ojasvi is a second-year student at the Ohio State University pursuing a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology with minors in neuroscience and child abuse and neglect social work. She has previously worked at MAPS lab and BE-RAD lab, focusing on depression, regulation strategies, and synchrony levels between parents and children. Ojasvi is also an alcohol, drug, and tobacco prevention team counselor and avid member of project sunshine, a club focused on aiding pediatric patients through creating and delivering in-person hospital programs. Outside of academics, Ojasvi enjoys dancing, reading, and painting. In the future, she plans to pursue a PHD in Clinical Psychology.