Who We Are

Corianna E. Sichel, PhD is a New York State Licensed Psychologist, an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at Columbia University in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and New York State Psychiatric Institute. She is a health services researcher, and the goal of her scholarship is to promote the mental/behavioral health and wellbeing of young people, and address and prevent problems including those which are associated with exposure to traumatic events and suicide. Dr. Sichel’s research is supported by a NIMH K23 Career Development Award. She serves as the Associate Director for Clinical Research in the Center for Behavioral Health and Youth Justice, where she is a co-I on other NIH-funded awards. Dr. Sichel was previously selected for a KL2 award through the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at Columbia University, and is a past Child Intervention, Prevention, and Services (CHIPS) Fellow. Dr. Sichel completed her undergraduate studies at Duke University and received her PhD in Counseling Psychology from NYU, completing an APA accredited internship in Clinical and Community Psychology at Yale, and postdoctoral training at Columbia University.

Stephanie Campos is the Field Research Associate Director at CBHYJ, Columbia University and NYSPI. Stephanie received her PhD in Anthropology and a Certificate in Women's Studies from The Graduate Center, City University of New York. She was previously head ethnographer at National Development and Research Institutes, Inc., and Post-Doctoral Research fellow in the Behavioral Science Tranining in Drug Abuse Fellowship. Stephanie is the Project Director for MoveUp and RADx.

Alexandra Arnold is a research assistant at Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute in the Center for Behavioral Health and Youth Justice and the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She received her MA in clinical psychology, with a concentration in forensic psychology, from Montclair State University in 2020. While obtaining her master's degree, she completed a yearlong clinical assessment and treatment externship at Ann Klein Forensic Center and served as a graduate research assistant in the Legal Decision-Making Lab. Alexandra is currently a Research Coordinator for the e-Connect Project.

Maya is a research coordinator with experience coordinating large-scale and federally funded research. She received her BS in Psychology, with a concentration in Psychobiology, from the State University of New York at New Paltz in 2021. Maya has a strong professional history working with Community-based Organizations (CBOs) in NYC and has extensive experience collaborating with juvenile justice system leadership in Indiana. She is passionate about culturally responsive science and research centering the experience of racial and ethnic minority adolescents. Maya is the Research Coordinator for the e-Connect Scale Up Project.

Kedron Hoepstine is a research Worker at the Center for Behavioral Health and Youth Justice at Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute. She received her M.S.W from Hunter College of The City University of New York. During this time, she completed a yearlong clinical Internship at The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and received extensive child trauma training as part of a program sponsored through the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. She also holds an MS in Clinical, Cognitive and Social Neuroscience from The City University of London.