Meet Our Team

Principal Investigator

Sabra Inslicht, Ph.D.

Sabra has been conducting human clinical research on the psychobiology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder for the past 14 years, serving as Principal Investigator on projects sponsored by the DoD, the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, and the Clinical Translational Science Institute at the University of California, San Francisco. Her research goals include: 1) to identify psychobiological causes and consequences of traumatic stress symptoms; 2) to characterize sex differences in the biology of PTSD; and 3) to develop drug treatments that have potential for facilitating extinction learning and improving the treatment of PTSD. She has led clinical studies using a human laboratory paradigm to examine fear conditioning in PTSD and has examined complex steroid pathways, reproductive hormones, and immune function. Her ultimate goal is to use the knowledge gained on the neurobiology of PTSD to inform novel interventions for ameliorating prolonged posttraumatic stress responses. The possibility that there may be sex differences in the neurobiology of PTSD may lead to more tailored treatments for men and women.

Post-Doc Fellows

Now accepting Post-Doc applications!

Lab Manager

Callan Lujan, M.A.

Callan Lujan recently graduated from San Francisco State University with her MA in Psychology with a concentration in Mind Brain and Behavior studies. She has experience and interest in studying PTSD using electrophysiological measures. Callan plans on pursuing a clinical PhD in the coming years. In her free time, Callan loves to spend time with friends, family, and her dog, Reuben. She loves living in San Francisco and rooting for the Giants.

Study Coordinator

Meghan Howard, M.A.

Coming soon!

Research Assistants and Clinical Interviewers

Brenda Shein

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Jennifer Miller

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Anna Feinman MMFT

Anna Feinman is a 2nd year student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at Palo Alto University with a Forensic Area of Emphasis. She received her BA in Psychology and Political Science from UC Santa Barbara and her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from University of Southern California. Anna is currently a member of Dr. Bongar’s Clinical Crises and Emergencies Lab at PAU and is a student therapist at the Gronowski Clinic. Her primary research interests include the psychology of terrorism and murder-suicide, firearm access and mental health, and risk assessment.

Tess Renirie

Tess graduated from University of Puget Sound in 2017 with a BA in Psychology. She worked as a research assistant for a psycholinguistics lab while in school. In addition to working at the lab, she works in a residential eating disorder treatment center in the East Bay.

Jessica Colazzo

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Clinical Interviewer: Marissa Bannister, Ph.D. Candidate

Marissa graduated from UC San Diego in 2015 where she earned a B.S. in Psychology with an emphasis in Neuroscience and Behavior. She worked in a TBI Neuroimaging lab at the San Diego VA, before returning to the Bay Area to pursue a PhD. in Clinical Psychology from the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto University. Her research interests revolve around Veterans with PTSD, particularly the dynamics of military families. She spends her free time doing crossfit, rock climbing, and cooking!

Clinical Interviewer

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Clinical Interviewer

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