ALUMNI
Vanessa Jiminez, M.A.
Vanessa Jiminez research interests are psychometrics, police research, psychopathy, counterterrorism, and domestic terrorism. Vanessa is currently working at the Department of Justice as an Operational Support Technician. Vanessa Jiminez loves her job because it involves working with several government agencies.
Karla Sevilla, M.A.
Karla Sevilla is currently working as a Mental Health Youth Advocate for a non-profit at Rikers Island. She also works part-time as a group treatment facilitator for a Sex Offender Treatment agency in Long Island City. Karla conducts treatment groups in Spanish. Additionally, she is still involved in Dr. Weiss research lab as well as Dr. Jeglic's Sex Offender Research Lab.
Alex Levitz, B.A.
Alex Levitz attended Union County College located in Cranford, NJ, where he earned an A.A. in Criminal Justice. He then transferred to John Jay College, where he earned a B.A. in Forensic Psychology and a certificate in Dispute Resolution in the spring of 2015. As an undergrad at John Jay, Alex joined Dr. Rebecca Weiss's research lab and worked as a lead undergraduate research assistant. During his senior year, Alex designed and carried out his own research project, which focused on the effect of instruction on participants' ability to successfully feign.
Jillian Schweizer, B.A.
Jillian is currently working as a paralegal for a defense attorney in the New York Southern District Court. In the evenings, she works for the YMCA in Middlesex County, New Jersey, where she resides. Her casework includes Parent Coaching, Teen Mentoring and Life Skills Coaching for young adults.
Qian Li, B.A.
Qian Li was a McNair Scholar at John Jay under the mentorship of Dr. Weiss. Beginning in the Fall 2016 semester, she will continue her studies in the clinical psychology doctoral program at University of Memphis.
Laura Lin, B.A
Laura Lin obtained a B.A. in Forensic Psychology at John Jay College. Dr. Weiss and Lin are currently working on a manuscript investigating the cultural validity of personality assessments among Asian Americans. Moreover, Lin is currently in the M.S. School Psychology program, with the intention to transfer to the Psy.D. School Psychology program in 2018, at St. Johns University. Additionally, Lin is currently receiving training on Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) Therapy and Verbal Behavioral (VB) Therapy. Furthermore, Lin is also currently exploring the cultural considerations in assessing anger disorders with Dr. DiGiuseppe in St. Johns University.
Betsy Galicia, M.A.
Betsy Galicia was a Pinkerton Fellow at John Jay of Criminal Justice. Upon graduation, she started working at Memorial Private High School in Houston, Texas as the Dean of Student Life. Her research interests include cultural differences in psychological assessments and evaluations.
Shana Harris, B.A
Shana Harris was a Honors Program student under the mentorship of Dr. Weiss and carried out her own research project, which focused on the effect of race on a law students/lawyers decision to refer their clients for competency to stand trial evaluations. She is currently conducting research at the Child Mind Institute while continuing her work with Dr. Weiss.
Nishma N. Ramos-Gonzalez, M.A
Nishma N. Ramos-Gonzalez completed her Bachelor’s degree at the University of Puerto Rico. She moved to New York to complete her Master’s degree in Forensic Mental Health Counseling. She works as a bilingual case manager for immigration proceedings under the U.S. government Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP) at Omaha, Nebraska.