Project BE-AHEAD in Georgia

Principal Investigator (PI)

Dr. Bernadette Davantes Heckman

Director of Training, Counseling Psychology PHD

Associate Professor, University of Georgia

 

Co-Principal Investigators (CoPIs)

Dr. Georgia Calhoun

Director of Training, Mental Health Counseling M.Ed

Professor, University of Georgia

 

Dr. Jolie Daigle 

Director of Training, School Counseling M.Ed

Professor, University of Georgia

 

Project Manager

Dr. Debra Alvis: Dr. Alvis is a licensed psychologist specializing in mindfulness. She will be working closely with the project. 

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Co-Project Manager

Dr. Lauren Bigham: Dr. Bigham is a psychologist with a strong background in integrated health after graduating from UGA's Counseling Psychology program with an emphasis in health psychology. She has worked in a wide array of integrated healthcare settings including academic medical centers and VA's.

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Research Assistants

Alexandria Rogers: Alex is a second year Counseling Psychology PhD student. She obtained her Master of Family Therapy degree from Drexel University. She is currently researching the link between chronic migraines and trauma history. She is seeing patients at Mercy Health Center.

 

JungSu Oh: JungSu is a fourth year Counseling Psychology PhD student. He received his master’s degree in Education Counseling from Seoul National University. Prior to this project, he participated in the LIHNKS (Linking Integrated Health Networks for Kids in Schools) project as a research assistant.

 

Jeffrey Okun: Jeffrey Okun is a fourth year Counseling Psychology PhD student. He received his master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Marquette University. Jeffrey is the program coordinator for Project LIHNKS (Linking INtegrated Health Networks for Kids in Schools). His research interests are with the Deaf population and health. 

 

Former Team Members

James McDonald: James joined the team as a Counseling Psychology PhD student in the fall of 2017. He received a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Marquette University and a Bachelor’s degree in Health Psychology from Bastyr University. His research and clinical interests are with underserved populations in an integrated care setting. 

 

Katherine Crosby Gross: Katherine joined the team as a Counseling Psychology student in the spring of 2018 with a background in community counseling. Her clinical work has focused on working with traditionally marginalized and underserved populations across the lifespan in community-based mental health and interdisciplinary settings.