Brain-Map Lab

Michael Gawrysiak, PhD

Dr. Gawrysiak is Associate Professor of Psychology at West Chester University of Pennsylvania and Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. His clinical practice and program of research is organized around the implementation of mindfulness-based interventions for trauma, drug-alcohol misuse, and depression. Dr. Gawrysiak is currently principal investigator on a NIH-NIDA funded clinical trial examining the efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) for opioid use disorder. He is also actively involved in collaborative efforts to study the benefits of participating in traditional Tibetan Bon meditation practices. He regularly facilitates mindfulness programming for drug-alcohol misuse and depression for the public and is actively engaged in personal study of contemplative practices.

MGawrysiak@wcupa.edu

Faculty Profile

Hortencia Correa

Hortencia is a 3rd year Psy.D student at West Chester University. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from IUP in 2017. At IUP, she was a research assistant at the MARTI-CBH, working with Dr. Victor Garcia in his research focusing on substance abuse among Latino (im)migrants. Currently, Hortencia is conducting her own research with Latina immigrants, offering a Spanish MBSR program and assessing the program’s impact on trauma symptoms for this population. Hortencia is also currently a graduate assistant in Dr. Michael Gawrysiak’s BRAIN-MAP Lab and an extern at Courage Medicine working primarily with substance use populations. 

HC800668@wcupa.edu

Zachary Getz, MA

Zachary Getz, MA is a second-year PsyD student at West Chester University (WCU). In 2015, he received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a Concentration in Counseling at East Stroudsburg University and earned a Master of Arts in General Psychology from WCU in 2020. Zachary currently works as a doctoral student clinician at the WCU Community Mental Health Clinic and a graduate research assistant in the BRAIN-MAP Lab in the Psychology Department at WCU. His research and clinical interests are primarily concentrated on substance use disorders, trauma, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, mindfulness, and mindfulness-based interventions.

ZG879011@wcupa.edu

Sam Wayne

 Sam Wayne is a second-year PsyD student at West Chester University, and he currently works as a graduate assistant in the BRAIN-MAP Lab. Sam’s clinical and research interests lie in substance use, anxiety-based disorders, and mindfulness.

SW946613@wcupa.edu

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Alice Laughlin, MS

Alice Laughlin is a first-year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology PsyD program at West Chester University (WCU). In 2013, she received her Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience at Swarthmore College. Alice currently works as a doctoral student clinician at the WCU Community Mental Health Services (CMHS) Clinic and as a graduate research assistant in the BRAIN-MAP Lab in the WCU Department of Psychology. Her clinical and research interests include anxiety, depression, emotion regulation, and mindfulness-based interventions.

AL978642@wcupa.edu

Michael Szczechowski 

Michael Szczechowski is a first-year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology PsyD program at West Chester University (WCU). In 2020, he received Bachelor degrees in Neuroscience and Philosophy at the University of Delaware. Michael currently works as a doctoral student clinician at the WCU Community Mental Health Services (CMHS) Clinic and as a graduate research assistant in the BRAIN-MAP Lab in the WCU Department of Psychology. His clinical and research interests include meditation and mindfulness-based interventions.

MS982772@wcupa.edu

Audra Morgan

Audra is currently working on her M.S. in General Psychology. She has a Master’s in Economics and Marketing but has always had an interest in the behavioral side of business. She currently works as a social media manager and lives with her two dogs and two cats. Audra’s research interests include PTSD and Trauma in the workplace, Medical Tourism, and Childhood Trauma’s affect in Adults. 

AM888065@wcupa.edu