Jason Steadman, Psy.D., Lab director
Dr. Jason Steadman is Assistant Professor of Psychology at ETSU and director of the CAPTVRE/CHIPC lab. He graduated in 2007 with a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Evansville, in Evansville, IN. He then graduated with his Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in 2014 from Baylor University, in Waco, TX. While at Baylor, Dr. Steadman specialized in play therapy, trauma, and anxiety disorders in children and youth, studying under Dr. Helen Benedict, a nationally recognized scholar in the field of play therapy, particularly with children who suffer from complex trauma and attachment-related disorders. Dr. Steadman completed his predoctoral clinical internship at The Village for Families & Children in Hartford, CT, where he continued to work closely with children ages 3 to 19 suffering from a wide range of mental illnesses. There, he also received specialized training in trauma-focused cognitive-behavior therapy (TF-CBT), Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), and other evidence-based treatments for childhood psychiatric disorders. As part of his work at The Village, Dr. Steadman also developed a screening tool for improving the ability of clinicians to identify the most appropriate trauma-informed treatment for children that present to the center, with guidelines for assisting clinicians to choose between TF-CBT; CPP; Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR); Modular Approach to the Treatment of Childhood Anxiety, Trauma, Depression, and Conduct Disorder (MATCH-ATDC); IICAPS; ChildFirst; and Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT). Following internship, Dr. Steadman completed a postdoctoral fellowship in community health and integrated primary care at Community Health Center, Inc. (CHCI), based in Middletown Connecticut. CHCI is the largest community health center organization in Connecticut, with 13 different health centers and many more school-based health centers throughout every part of the state. CHCI's mission statement reads "Healthcare is a right, not a privilege," and this reflects CHCI's goal of providing healthcare to everyone, particular underserved, underinsured, and uninsured communities. While at CHCI, Dr. Steadman worked as a behavioral health clinician at health centers in New London and Clinton, CT and also at a school-based health center at Middletown High School, in Middletown, CT. Dr. Steadman joined the faculty of ETSU in August 2015, and is looking forward to spending a long career teaching, researching, and providing clinical care to underserved populations in Eastern TN and surrounding areas.
In his free time, Dr. Steadman enjoys spending time with his family, writing and playing music, hiking/being outdoors, and, he's not ashamed to admit, playing videogames and watching TV. You can find Dr. Steadman's music online through iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, X-Box music, iHeart Radio, and other digital online sources. You can also follow Dr. Steadman on Twitter @jasonsteadmanpsyd. An extended biography of Dr. Steadman can also be found on the "Biography" tab on the left navigation bar.
Mike Feeney, Graduate Assistant
Michael Feeney (feeneym@etsu.edu) earned his undergraduate degree in psychology at The University of Alabama Birmingham in 2011. During that time he worked in the University Center for Psychiatric Medicine as a nurse assistant and volunteered in an adolescent psychology research lab. For the past three years he has been a field instructor in a therapeutic wilderness program for adolescents in the mountains of North Carolina. In 2015 he earned a M.A. in Clinical-Counseling psychology from Radford University where he completed a practicum working with adults individually and in groups at an outpatient community mental health setting. He was also a recipient of the Graduate Research Fellowship at Radford University and produced a thesis study on positive risk and decision making. His research interests include child and adolescent psychology, decision making, substance use, and identity formation. While working towards his doctorate, he enjoys cooking old recipes from his days in fine dining, cycling, and practicing his flat-picking. Following ETSU, Michael hopes to serve families and young people as part of an integrated treatment team.
Christin Collie, Graduate Assistant
Christin Collie received her undergraduate education at Lenior-Rhyne University where she earned two BA degrees in psychology and sociology in 2016. As an undergraduate research assistant, she volunteered at two behavioral health clinics in Hickory, North Carolina collecting data for outcomes research. Her undergraduate honors thesis explored the relationship between cell phones and overall life satisfaction. As a first year clinical psychology doctoral student, she is looking forward to calling ETSU home. Christin enjoys travelling the world, frequenting the local Chick-Fil-A, and reading fiction. In the future, she plans to work as part of an integrative healthcare team to provide quality mental health care to those in need.
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Faith Ball
Faith Allison Ball is a senior at East Tennessee State University, and is majoring in Clinical Psychology with a minor in Sociology. She has always had a passion for young people and their mental well-being. Faith volunteers at her church for childcare, and is involved at Ketron Elementary School where her mother teaches Special Education. While Faith is not working on her studies, she enjoys crocheting, crafting, and babysitting. Her favorite activities are zip-lining and climbing. She has traveled to California, Canada, Maine, Nevada, and plans to continue her travels worldwide. When she graduates, she would like to work in a setting that provides hands-on interaction with patients suffering from mental illness, as well as work with children. Faith plans to continually challenge herself in her psychological studies/research and her future career.
Jessica Burleson
Corey Carter
Corey Carter is from Memphis, TN and graduated from Ridgeway High School. He is a senior at ETSU and is trying to obtain a B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Human Development. He has aspirations for continuing his education into medical school or into an APA accredited Psy. D. program.
Hannah Childress
Hannah Childress is originally from Knoxville, TN, but she has been living in Johnson City for the past three years, where she attends ETSU as a psychology major with clinical concentration. She is also minoring in sociology.
Rachel (Meg) Clingensmith
Meg Clingensmith is a senior at ETSU, working toward earning her undergraduate degree in psychology with a clinical concentration. She is passionate about the field; and future plans include graduate school. During rare occurrences of free time, she enjoys reading and writing fiction.
Michele Garcia
Michele Garcia completed here Bachelor of Science in Psychology at ETSU in Spring 2016. While working on her Bachelors, Michele has spent time being a teaching assistant and a research assistant for various graduate students. Her research interests include using popular media, such as video games, as forms of therapy for anxiety related disorders. She is currently the coordinator for a study entitled "player personality effect on gaming stress response," for which she won a Student-Faculty Collaborative Grant from ETSU to help fund her research. She is also currently employed at a local Psychiatric hospital and hopes to pursue graduate school in the near future.
Deanna Gil
Emily Lowe
Emily Lowe is a clinical psychology major who transferred from Walters State a year ago where she played two years of collegiate volleyball. She plans to graduate in December 2016, and will hopefully be continuing on to graduate school in August of 2017. She loves working with children and plans to work in the juvenile justice system. In her spare time she loves riding her horse, hiking, rock climbing, traveling, shooting guns, and playing volleyball.
Josh Lynch
Olivia Moses
Olivia Moses is a senior at ETSU working towards obtaining her Bachelor's in Clinical Psychology and Sociology. She plans to pursue her Ph.D in Clinical Psychology. She is very excited to be a member of this research lab and to continue doing more work that will benefit society altogether.
Tiffany Pierce
Tiffany Pierce a senior at ETSU, with plans to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in child psychology in December 2016. She has a passion for children, and her "daughter is [her] world." Tiffany is excited to be a part of the CAPTVRE/CHIPC lab and is looking forward to seeing where the lab takes her and the rest of her labmates. She recently received a Summer Research Fellowship from the ETSU Honor's College, which helped provide her some financial assistance to pursue her interests and also generated additional research funds for the lab.
Bethany Taylor
Hannah Tester
Cheston West
Cheston West is a senior majoring in Psychology with a concentration in Clinical Psychological Science. After graduating, he would like to earn his PhD in either Clinical or Forensic Psychology. He enjoys reading, watching Netflix, and hanging out with friends when he is not in class or doing homework.