Victoria R. Ward, M.A.

Clinical Child Psychology Graduate Student
vrward1@crimson.ua.edu

Victoria is a third-year doctoral student in the clinical child concentration, working with Dr. Bradley White. She received her Bachelor of Arts in psychology and political science in 2021 and her Masters of Arts in Clinical Psychology in 2024, both at UA. Victoria’s research interests include caregiver-child relationship dynamics and childhood externalizing disorders. She loves to spend her free time on the water, doing yoga, and going on adventures with her dogs!

Hao (Peter) Xu, M.A.

Clinical Child Psychology Graduate Student
hxu42@crimson.ua.ed

Peter is a third-year doctoral student in the clinical child concentration, working with Dr. Bradley White. He aspires to study how internalizing psychopathology (i.e., trait anxiety) may affect children’s social and emotional learning. He loves playing basketball in his free time.

Breanna Dede, Ph.D.

​Breanna is Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University. Breanna earned her Ph.D. with Dr. Bradley White at University of Alabama in 2023 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at The University of North Carolina. Her work centers on social factors that influence disruptive behavior in children and adolescents including peer relations, family dynamics, and interpersonal skills.

Meagan Heilman, Ph.D.

Meagan is a Psychologist at Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. She earned her Ph.D. with Dr. Bradley White at University of Alabama in 2023. Her research and clinical interests include early prevention and intervention strategies for antisocial and associated behaviors, and the effects of frequently comorbid disorders (i.e., substance use, trauma) on development and outcome.