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Meet Our Students: 2008 Cohort
Jeanette Edmonds graduate Magna Cum Laude from Southeastern Louisiana University with a B.A. in Psychology, and , from the same university, received her M.A. in General Psychology. Before coming to Tech, Jeanette worked as an Associate to a Psychologist-II for the Dept of Health and Hospitals at Northlake Support and Services Center. Jeanette‘s research interests are dual diagnosis clients with personality disorders and addictive disorders.
Candi Hill received her B.A. in Psychology and M.S. in Psychometrics from the University of Louisiana– Monroe. Her current research interest is self-efficacy in children. She is primarily interested in how increasing self-efficacy impacts academic performance, frequency of behavioral problems, and frequency of risk taking behaviors.
Todd Lobrano received his B.A. degree in Psychology and Behavioral Sciences with a concentration in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Louisiana State University, Shreveport. He also received his M.A. degree in Psychology from Louisiana Tech. His work experience before coming to LA Tech included being a Performance Analyst for a Casino in Northern LA and a 19D Cavalry Scout in the US Army and Louisiana National Guard. Todd‘s current research interests are adult and pediatric neuropsychological assessment, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder assessment and treatment, and general assessment and evaluation.
Nate Sewell received his B.S. degree in psychology from Brigham Young University. Before coming to LA Tech, Nate worked for a company that provided residential treatment for youth in state custody and a company that provided private residential treatment for youth. His clinical and research interests are mood and anxiety disorders, the use of hypnosis in the treatment of psychological disorders, and the use of positive psychology. Outside of school and work, Nate enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids. Abigail will be 4 in May, and Parker turned 1 on Thanksgiving Day.
Richard Sylvester received his B.S. in Psychology and M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Stephen F. Austin State University. His primary research interests are psychological assessment: intellectual and personality assessment; use of psychological assessments with under-researched populations, evidence based psychotherapy techniques, substance abuse treatment, and forensics.
Shelley Visconte received her B.A. in Art and M.A. in Counseling from McNeese State University. Before coming to Tech, Shelley worked as a Counselor at a family and youth agency, as a psychopharmacology clinical research coordinator, and at the Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Inpatient Psychiatric Unit. Shelley‘s current research is in the areas of autism spectrum and WISC-IV profiles.