Graduate Student
Master of Science – Experimental Psychology
Texas Christian University
Email: s.villaire@tcu.edu
Stephanie received her M.S. in Experimental Psychology from TCU and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. She primarily works on the ACTION and Beauty Shop Study projects. On the ACTION project, Stephanie collects data in the field, works on qualitative data collection and analysis, and data management. Additionally, Stephanie mentors undergraduate students in the Student Overview of Applied Research (SOAR) Lab, where she helps student develop and implement a research project in the Tarrant County community. Stephanie serves as a Sliver Frogs instructor, giving a class each semester on Fentanyl and Narcan awareness and preparedness.
Selected Presentations and Publications
Hunsley, J. L., Crawley, R. D, & Villaire, S. (2023). The role of communication in the quality of relationships for biological children in adoptive families. Journal of Family Issues. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X221150980
Springer, S. A, Nijhawan, A. E., Knight, K., Kuo, I. Di Paola, A., Schlossberg, E., Frank, C. A., Sanchez, M., Pankow, J., Proffitt, P. P., Lehman, W., Pulitzer, Z., Thompson, K., Violette, S., Harding, K. K., & ACTION Cooperative Group. (2022). Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial comparing two linkage models for HIV prevention and treatment in justice-involved persons. BMC Infectious Diseases, 22. doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07354-x. Member of ACTION Cooperative Group.
Villaire, S., Madison, S., & Ekas, N. (2023, April 28). A prospective methodology for examining the effect of helicopter parenting on adult child outcomes. [Poster presentation]. TCU Student Research Symposium, Fort Worth, TX, United States. https://srs.tcu.edu/media/uploads/2023/PSYC2023VILLAIRE2218.pdf
Moore-Thomas, F., Urbina, C., DeVries, M., Villaire, S., Wiese, A. L., & Knight, K. (2023, April 28). An exploratory assessment of the impact of public transportation on medical service access. [Poster presentation]. TCU Student Research Symposium, Fort Worth, TX, United States. https://srs.tcu.edu/media/uploads/2023/PSYC2023MOORETHOMAS17845.pdf
Inaganti, V., Hopkins, I., Villaire, S., Wiese, A. L., & Knight, K. (2023, April 28). A visualization of Tarrant County public transportation and medical services. [Poster presentation]. TCU Student Research Symposium, Fort Worth, TX, United States. https://srs.tcu.edu/media/uploads/2023/PSYC2023INAGANTI56500.pdf
Inaganti, V., Villaire, S., Wiese, A. L., Pankow, J., & Knight, K. (2023, March 31-April 2). The role of social support in substance use treatment: A qualitative analysis. [Poster presentation]. Southwestern Psychological Association, Frisco, TX, United States.
Pankow, J., Bennet, A., Villaire, S., Sease, T., Lehman, W., Pulitzer Z., Hansen, L., Frank, C. A., Di Paola, A., Sanchez, M., Thompson, K., Proffitt, R., Springer, S. A., Nijhawan, A. E., & Knight K. (2022, November 7-9th). The role of patient navigators and mobile health units in behavioral and healthcare services delivery with justice-involved individuals. [Oral presentation]. Adherence 2022: 17th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence, Washington, D. C. Abstract ID 60672.
Di Paola, A., Sanchez, M., Schultheis, A., Brooks, R., Frank, C., Pankow, J., Villaire, S., Lehman, W., Pulitzer, Z., Hansen, L., Kuo, I., Nijhawan, A., Knight, K., & Springer, S. (2022, November 7-9th). Results of a community and justice needs assessment for HIV prevention and treatment and substance use treatment services for persons involved in the justice system [Oral presentation]. Adherence 2022: 17th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence, Washington, D. C.
Sease, T. B., Villaire, S., Di Paola, A., Sanchez, M., Pulitzer, Z., Hansen, L., Pankow, J., Bennett, A., Nelson, J., Brooks, R., Frank, C., Proffitt, R., Nijhawan, A., Springer, S., & Knight, K. (2022, October 11-13th). Identifying Services Gaps and Needs along the Substance Use, HIV, and HCV Continuum of Care for People in the Justice System: A Mixed Method Approach [Poster presentation]. Fast Track Cities Conference, Sevilla, Spain.
Williams, A., Inaganti, V., Preston B., Vu, K. H. B., Villaire, S., Pankow, J. & Wiese, A. L. (2022, April 22). Examining parental alcohol use and peer relationships as predictors of substance use severity. [Poster presentation]. TCU Student Research Symposium, Fort Worth, TX, United States. https://srs.tcu.edu/media/uploads/2022/PSYC2022WILLIAMS12819.pdf