Professional Summary
Doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at the University of Cincinnati. Research interests center on pediatric chronic illness and pain, specifically, non-pharmaceutical pain interventions, caregiver well-being, and biological outcomes of stress and neuroendocrinology.
Education
B.A: University of Maryland Baltimore County (Psychology)
Positions and Work Experience
06-2021 -05-2023 Postbaccalaureate IRTA Fellow, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
08-2020 -06-2021 Special Volunteer, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Zajdel M., Keller K., Mountcastle L., Koehly LM. (2023. ) Shared responsibility and network collaboration in caregiving.Social Networks, , 74 ,236-244 More Information
Mountcastle, L.*, Zajdel, M.*, Robinson, T., Keller, K. R., Gelles, S., Livinski, A. A., Kikani, B., Lea, D. E., & Koehly, L. M. (2023. ) The impact of caregiving for children with chronic conditions on the HPA axis: A scoping review.Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, , 69 , More Information
Zajdel, M., Swan, T., Robinson, T., Keller, K.R., Mountcastle, L., & Koehly, L.M. (2023. ) Stress, coping, and physical health in caregiving.Translational Issues in Psychological Science, , More Information
Olufunmilayo, T., Mountcastle, L., Jehl, B. L., Munoz-Osorio, A., Dahlquist, L. M., Jayasekera, A., Dougherty, A., Castillo, R., & Miner, K. (2021. ) Impact of COVID-19 campus closure on undergraduates.Teaching of Psychology, , More Information
Courses Taught
-PSYC-2002C RES METH & STATS II Graduate Teaching Assistant for Lab section Level:Undergraduate
-PSYC-2002C RES METH & STATS II Instructor of Record for Fall 2024 Level:Undergraduate