S. Katherine Nelson-Coffey, Ph.D.
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Katherine Nelson-Coffey is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Sewanee: The University of the South. She earned her bachelor's of science in Psychology from the University of Mary Washington in 2008 and her Ph.D. in 2015 from the University of California, Riverside, where she studied personality and social psychology with Sonja Lyubomirsky. You can read about her research interests here.  When she's not at work, Katie enjoys spending time with friends and family and her dog, Smoky. She also loves photography, hiking, reading, and yoga. 
John K. Coffey, Ph.D. 
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John Coffey is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Sewanee: The University of the South. He earned his B.A. in Psychology from Creighton University, his M.S.W. from the University of Michigan, and his Ph.D. in Positive Developmental Psychology from Claremont Graduate University. John's research focuses on integrating research on developmental and positive psychology to examine the early life determinants of adolescent and adult well-being and psychopathology. When he's not working, John enjoys a range of activities, including hiking, soccer, swimming, socializing with friends and family, cooking, reading, and playing the occasional video game. 

CARE Lab 2018

Back: John Coffey, Melissa Zankman, Riley Brandvold, Cayla O'Hair, Olivia Bailey, Sarah Stackhouse, Heather Eoff, Katie Nelson-Coffey
Front: Grace Metzger, Claire Johnson, Anna Nayfa, Hannah Faulkner, Wyatt Anderson, Lila Bostwick
Current Members
Wyatt Anderson, Undergraduate RA 
​Lila Bostwick, Undergraduate RA
Aubrey Davis, Undergraduate RA 
Carter McCaskill, Undergraduate RA 
Grace Metzger, Undergraduate RA 
​Campbell Spilman, Undergraduate RA 
Grace Zechman, Undergraduate RA 

Graduates 
Olivia Bailey, C'19 
Hannah Fauklner, C'19 
Claire Johnson, C'19
Sarah Stackhouse, C'19
  • Current: Teach for America 
Heather Eoff, C'18 
Anna Nayfa, C'18 
  • Current: Registered Behavioral Technician, Project Hope 
Cayla O'Hair, C'18
  •  Current: Research Coordinator, Massachusetts General Hospital 
Melissa Zankman, C'18 
  • Current: Field Instructor, Four Circles Recovery Center 
Chandler Altenbern, C'17
  • Current: Belmont University School of Nursing 
Gabby Sanders C'17 
Diamond Stewart C'17 
  • Current: Savannah Law School ​
Mary Gray Stolz C'17 
  • Current: Lab Manager, Pediatric Psychology Lab, University of Georgia 
Natalie Van Why C'17 
  • Current: Masters Student in Teaching, Johns Hopkins University, The New Teacher Project. 
​Hallie Crosby C'16 
  • Current: Masters Student in Public Health, University of Alabama, Birmingham 
Gray Lochbihler C'16 
  • Current: Masters Student in Clinical Psychological Assessment, Vanderbilt University 
Dallas Snyder C'16