Dr. Ezawa is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Director of the Depression Treatment Laboratory at the University of Southern California. She completed her doctoral training at The Ohio State University, clinical internship at the University of California, San Diego/Veterans Affairs Consortium, and postdoctoral fellowship at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Ezawa is primarily interested in the treatment of depression. In line with this interest, her research focuses on investigating how treatments for depression achieve their effects and how they can be adapted to meet the needs of different patients.

Francisco Ramos is the lab manager of the Depression Treatment Laboratory at the University of Southern California. He is interested in studying the development of accessible, evidence-based interventions for mental health disorders, particularly major depressive disorder and social anxiety disorder. He hopes to further investigate the implementation of new technologies (e.g. the metaverse) in mental health services and how such interventions may be made accessible for underserved populations, particularly Latine communities.

Rachel Bernstein is a first-year graduate student in the Clinical Science PhD program at USC. After completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan, she worked as a post-bac research fellow at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland. In the Depression Treatment Laboratory, Rachel is interested in leveraging technology to better understand psychotherapeutic mechanisms of change in the context of depressive and anxiety disorders. She hopes this knowledge will inform the development of scalable and personalized interventions for these disorders.

Anh Dao is a first-year graduate student in the Depression Treatment Laboratory at the University of Southern California. Anh graduated from Vanderbilt University with a B.A. in Medicine, Health, and Society and Psychology in 2021. Anh was an undergraduate honors student from 2019 to 2021 before becoming the manager of the Mood, Emotion, and Development lab from 2021 to 2023. Anh's research interests include the use of multi-method predictors of depression treatment response to individualize treatment selection, and understanding how client-therapist variables influence responses to interventions. In her free time, Anh enjoys taking pictures of her duck, Mimi, creating potato art, and trying different sweets.

Yazleen Reyes is a first-year graduate student in the Clinical Science PhD program at USC. After completing her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Irvine, and her master's degree at California Baptist University, she worked as a study coordinator at UC Irvine, managing a project that utilized digital cognitive behavioral therapy (dCBT) for monolingual Spanish-speakers. Yazleen is interested in exploring and reducing barriers to mental health services for racial and ethnic minorities, as well as understanding the factors that contribute to therapeutic change in Latinx populations when utilizing CBT. In her free time she enjoys hanging out with her loved ones, working out, eating chocolate, reading, and exploring new study spaces.

Brandon Winchell is a fourth-year undergraduate studying psychology at USC. His interests lie in understanding how individual differences can inform treatment approaches for depression and anxiety disorders. Also, he aims to understand how to leverage methodological and statistical approaches to produce more precise research in the area of clinical psychology more generally.

Andrew is a fourth-year undergraduate student currently attending California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. His interests lie in exploring how cultural factors influence mental health perceptions and healthcare access within Hispanic communities. He is passionate about bridging the gap between mental health resources and underserved populations, aiming to foster greater awareness and reduce stigma. Through his research and involvement in the McNair program, he has honed his skills in qualitative research methods and data analysis, and he is eager to continue his academic journey in graduate school. His ultimate goal is to contribute to policies and practices that enhance mental health support for diverse communities.