2021-2022 Student Committee

Meet the 2021-2022 Student Committee

Haley Potts • Chair

Univ. Alabama • Clinical Psych. PhD student

Haley is a fourth-year doctoral student at the University of Alabama, studying clinical psychology with a concentration in psychology and law. She completed her undergraduate degree in anthropology and women’s studies at Sewanee: The University of the South, and she earned a master’s degree in forensic psychology from the University of Denver. Her research and clinical interests include forensic assessment, competency to proceed, competency restoration, mental state at the time of the offense, and serious and persistent mental illness.

Kamar Tazi • Chair-Elect

Univ. North Texas • Clinical Psych. PhD student

Kamar Tazi is a Clinical Psychology Ph.D. student at the University of North Texas. With her advisor, Richard Rogers, she studies forensic assessments and is particularly interested in Miranda abilities among vulnerable populations. Her goal is to conduct research that can inform equitable Mirandizing practices. Kamar has loved serving on the Student Committee and is very excited about her new role as Chair-Elect.

Lili Ramos • Secretary

John Jay College • Clinical Psych. PhD student

Lili is a second-year Clinical Psychology PhD student at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Graduate Center, at the City University of New York. She completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Hispanic Studies at Bowdoin College. Her research interests focus broadly on improving outcomes for adolescents involved with the juvenile legal system, increasing the developmental appropriateness of juvenile legal system policies and practices, and examining the role of parent and family factors in probation processes.

Rebekah Adair • Campus Rep Coordinator

Univ. Texas at El Paso • Legal Psych. PhD student

Rebekah Adair is a fourth-year doctoral student in Legal Psychology at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). She obtained her undergraduate degree in psychology from Georgia Southwestern State University and her master’s in psychology from University of West Georgia. Her research interests include investigating the impact of mental health among justice-involved women, understanding the effect stigma of mental illness has throughout the justice system, and advocating for reintegration services that address mental health needs of justice-involved individuals.

Cecilia Allan • Communications Officer

Fairleigh Dickinson Univ. • Clinical Psych. PhD student

Cecilia Allan is the second year of the Clinical Psychology PhD program at Fairleigh Dickinson University. She completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Legal Studies at the University of Waterloo and her master’s in Forensic Mental Health Counseling at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Her research interests include sexual violence prevention, paraphilic diagnoses, grooming behaviors, sex trafficking, victim-offender duality, and sex offender legislation.

Alexandra Lugo • Clinical Liaison

Palo Alto Univ. • Clinical Psych. PhD student

Alexandra is a fifth-year Clinical Psychology PhD student at Palo Alto University, where she is also completing an emphasis in forensic psychology. Her clinical training has been with formerly and currently incarcerated individuals, including a practicum placement with San Quentin State Prison. She enjoys working with individuals with a range of presenting problems, including personality disorders and serious and persistent mental illnesses. Alexandra’s research has also focused on issues at the intersection of psychology and law, including examining the ability for technology to enhance suicide risk assessment and management practices by law enforcement officers and hospital staff. Alexandra also serves as a member of the American Psychology-Law Society Telepsychology Taskforce and as a student member of the California Psychological Association’s Ethics Committee.

Kelly Sutherland • Experimental Liaison

Univ. Massachusetts - Lowell • Applied Psych. PhD student

Kelly Sutherland is a fourth-year doctoral candidate in Applied Psychology and Prevention Science at the University of Massachusetts—Lowell. She researches the social and cognitive factors that lead to the acceptance of plea bargains. Additionally, Kelly is a psychology instructor at Rivier University and works as on the Policy Team at the Center for Open Science.

Sarah Fishel • Law Liaison

Drexel Univ. • Clinical Psych. JD/PhD student

Sarah is a sixth-year JD/PhD student at Drexel University. She graduated from Drexel University’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law this past May with her JD, concentrating in criminal law. Her PhD is in clinical psychology with a concentration in forensic psychology. She completed her undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology at the College of William & Mary. Her research and clinical interests broadly include the reentry process for formerly incarcerated individuals; the connections between race, trauma, and the legal system; and the application of the law in the American criminal legal system.

Annette Addo-Yobo • Diversity Liaison

Sam Houston State Univ. • Clinical Psych. MA student

Annette is a second-year MA Clinical Psychology student at Sam Houston State University. Her research interests broadly span juvenile justice, with specific interests in risk and resilience, John Henryism, and parent-child attachment to make significant positive changes in juvenile justice policy and legislation.

Emma Marshall • Past-Chair

Univ. Nebraska-Lincoln • Social/Cognitive Psych. JD/PhD student

Emma Marshall is a fifth year JD-PhD student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She enjoys spending time with her dog (a chonky pitbull named Fitz) and looks forward to being gainfully employed in the foreseeable future.

Past Student Committees

2020-2021
2019-2020
2018-2019
2017-2018
2016-2017
2015-2016
2014-2015
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012