Dr. Jackie Nelson

Dr. Nelson, the director of the Family Research Lab, is an associate professor of psychology at The University of Texas at Dallas. She earned her BA in psychology from Elon University and her PhD in human development and family studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Dr. Nelson studies emotional family processes from a systems perspective, recognizing that family members and relationships are interconnected. Specifically, she is interested in parent-child relationships, how mothers and fathers influence one another’s parenting practices, negative spillover of family stress, parents’ beliefs and socialization of children’s emotion, and children’s social-emotional development.

Makenna Beauchamp

Makenna graduated from The University of Texas at Dallas in 2022 with a BS in psychology and child development. She is currently enrolled in UT Dallas’ master’s program in psychology. Makenna aspires to further her studies and obtain her PsyD Her research interests encompass child socio-emotional development, family relationships, and interpersonal dynamics in romantic relationships.

Camille Delfosse

Camille graduated from Cal Poly, SLO, with a BS in psychology and minors in child development and statistics. She is working towards her PhD in the Family Research Lab and is interested in researching early childhood social development and parenting.

Neha Gholap

Neha graduated from Amity university with a BA in applied psychology and a MS in clinical psychology. She joined the lab in the Fall of 2022 and is working towards her PhD. Her research interests include understanding the effect of different family dynamics on child development and social and emotional processes in children.

Mariam Hafiz

Mariam joined the Family Research in the Summer of 2017 as an undergrad and is now working toward her PhD in psychological sciences. She graduated from UT Dallas in May 2019 with a BS in psychology. She is interested in studying how parenting behaviors can affect children’s emotional and social development, particularly in ethnic minority families.

Emma Marom

Emma graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a BA in psychology and a minor in social sciences. She is currently enrolled in UT Dallas’ master’s program in psychology. Her research interests include socio-emotional childhood development and neurodivergence in childhood relationships.

Elizabeth Nuth

Elizabeth graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a BA in psychology in 2023 and is currently in the MS in psychology program. After graduating, Elizabeth hopes to obtain a PhD within the psychology field. Her research interests focus on parent-child relationships and behaviors and how that may predict future internalizing and externalizing behaviors in children.

Kelsey Trogden

Kelsey graduated from Texas State University with a psychology BA and a sociology minor. She is working towards an MS in psychology starting in Fall 2024. She hopes to further her studies and obtain a PsyD researching socio-emotional development related to family structures.