About Us

Administrator Elizabeth Fyne with Co-Directors Drs. Rebecca Price and Leslie Horton

 

The Psychology Internship Program is led by Co-Directors, Rebecca Price, PhD, and Leslie Horton, PhD (center and right) with administrative support provided by Elizabeth Fyne (left).

Rebecca B. Price, PhD is a licensed psychologist and a Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Price’s research centers on specifying neurocognitive mechanisms relevant to affective dysfunction and developing new interventions to target these mechanisms in patients using innovative, biobehavioral methods optimized to promote symptom relief that is both efficient and enduring. Her research and clinical work focus primarily on adults with affective conditions such as anxiety, depression, compulsive behaviors, and suicidality.

Leslie E. Horton, PhD is a licensed psychologist and an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. She also serves as the Director of the Hope Team, a UPMC clinic for young people at clinical high-risk for psychosis (CHR). Dr. Horton’s research examines affective, social, and psychophysiological contributors to risk for psychosis. Her research and clinical work focus primarily on adolescents and transition-age youth adults at risk for and with psychosis-spectrum and related mood disorder.


Psychology Internship Class of 2026

 

Kathryn BarberKathryn Barber (she/her; Marquette University) 
Research Interests: Obsessive-compulsive disorder, body-focused repetitive disorders, and tic disorders, with a focus on neurocognitive factors and digital interventions.

 

 

 

Ellyn Butler

Ellyn Butler (she/her; Northwestern University) 
Research Interests: How violence and other forms of adversity impact the brain to lead to mental illness across development.

 

 

 

 

Cleanthis MichaelCleanthis Michael (he/him; University of Michigan) 
Research Interests: Influences of adversity (e.g., poverty, threat, socioeconomic inequity) and neural factors (e.g., neuroplasticity) on mental health across development.

 

 

 


Riley O'NeillRiley O’Neill (she/her; University of Arizona) 
Research interests: Behavioral medicine and impacts of ecologically valid markers of stress on cardiovascular disease.
 

 

 

 

 

Savannah RobertsSavannah Roberts (she/her; University of Pittsburgh) 
Research interests: Social media and gender-related influences on body image, with a particular focus on LGBTQ+ youth and developing scalable interventions.