Depression
Research and Treatment Program
Department of Psychology
John E. Roberts, Ph.D., Director
Park Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260-4110, USA
Phone: (716) 645-0184; Email: robertsj@buffalo.edu
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John
E. Roberts, Ph.D., Director
B.S. Psychology, University of
Massachusetts at Amherst
Ph.D. Psychology, University of
Pittsburgh
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Dr.
Roberts received his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1994
after completing his clinical internship at the University of Chicago
Medical School. He is currently an associate professor of clinical
psychology at the University at Buffalo and serves as the Associate
Director of Clinical Training. Dr. Roberts is on the editorial boards
of Personality and Individual Differences, Cognitive Therapy and
Research, and AIDS Patient Care and STDs and has previously served as
an associate editor for Cognition & Emotion and Cognitive Therapy
and Research. At the undergraduate level he frequently teaches a course
in Mood Disorders, while at the graduate level he teaches Adult
Treatments and Advanced Psychopathology, and provides clinical
supervision in the clinical program's practicum sequence.
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Xinyao Ma
B.A.
Psychology, Tsinghua University
Current doctoral student
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Xinyao
is a fourth-year doctoral student in clinical psychology. Her research
interests lie primarily in understanding the cognitive processes in
psychopathology. Currently, her research focuses on maladaptive future
thinking in depression, specifically insensitivity to the potential
future consequences of one's behavior. Outside of the lab, Xinyao
enjoys traveling, hiking, diving, and cooking.
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Dakota Hughes
B.A. Psychology, University of California: Santa Cruz
Current doctoral stuzdent
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Dakota
is a second-year doctoral student in clinical psychology. His research
interests lie primarily in understanding the role of environmental
factors and climate change on depression and related psychopathology, and vice
versa. Currently, his research focuses on examining the role of urban green
space in mental health outcomes, specifically in examining the psychological,
behavioral, and social variables that moderate and mediate these effects. Outside
of research, Dakota enjoys hiking, traveling, baking, and video games.
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Crystal Hong
Current undergraduate student
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Crystal
is an undergraduate student majoring in psychology. Following
graduation, she hopes to pursue a PsyD in Clinical Psychology and
ultimately work as a practitioner in a mental healthcare setting. She
is particularly interested in depression and anxiety disorders.
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Xinyao and Dakota presenting at the annual meeing of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), 2024
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