Dominique L. La Barrie is an inaugural recipient of ADAA's member-funded, diversity membership scholarship.
“I had been interested in being an ADAA member for some time, but I didn't have the opportunity to join as a student. My very first conference ever was with ADAA, and the experience was great. I enjoyed how there was a balance between applied professionals and research and the ability to network and learn from my peers' conferences. When I learned about the diversity membership scholarship, I was excited about an opportunity that made membership accessible to students.”
“I have enjoyed being a member of ADAA this past year as it's allowed me the opportunity to interact and network with other graduate students and early career researchers. Other members are so quick to help and provide advice when needed. It's been a wonderful experience so far. Being a member in a virtual world this year, I thought, would be challenging. However, being a member and using the existing online member platform for networking made transitioning to an online virtual world much easier than expected.”
“Being an ADAA member has benefited me immensely this past year. This membership has helped me connect to other researchers with similar research interests that I otherwise may not have gotten the chance to cross paths. Additionally, ADAA has adapted to the virtual world this past year, making networking with other scholars much easier. The virtual ADAA conference was another opportunity that benefited my early career development by making recorded talk presentations available for more extended periods. This has allowed me the chance to "attend" all the talks I was interested in and learn about new research areas and methodologies I can learn further about and possibly apply to my work.”
“One of my most recent accomplishments was having my work acknowledged by the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) and Psi Chi when I was awarded the Junior Scientist Fellowship this past summer. I also recently had my first first-author manuscript published, which was a super exciting experience.”
Dominique L. La Barrie is currently a graduate student at the University of Georgia's Behavioral and Brain Sciences PhD program, focusing on developmental psychology. At UGA, she is a member of Dr. Anne Shaffer's FRESH lab. Her main research interests are how trauma and intergenerational trauma exposure impact the family unit in Black and Latinx communities. Specifically, her main research interests include how forms of trauma affect family relationships, child internalizing disorders, and highlighting existing processes such as racial socialization that serve as buffers against trauma exposure's adverse effects. An important area of her work as a graduate student also includes increasing diversity within academia, creating an equitable space for historically marginalized students.
