Meet our Current Lab Members
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Sydney Batchelder, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Dr. Batchelder is an Assistant Professor at Eastern Michigan University. She received her graduate training at the University of North Carolina Wilmington in Applied Behavior Analysis. Dr. B also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Vermont with a focus on behavioral pharmacology of drug use and addiction. Dr. Batchelder’s current research focuses on assessing the underlying behavioral processes in decision-making related to health and substance use, reducing health disparities among vulnerable populations, and reducing barriers to treatment. Dr. B also has training in behavioral interventions for substance use including contingency management, pharmacotherapies, and other behavioral therapies.
In her personal time, Dr. Batchelder enjoys knitting, crocheting, doing puzzles, watching anime, hiking, traveling, and skiing. Dr. Batchelder is originally from Connecticut and is a New England girl at heart but is happy to have moved to Michigan a year ago and is starting to find some exciting outdoor activities.
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Cecilia Bolling, B.A.
Cecilia is a first year student in the general clinical psychology M.S. program at Eastern Michigan University. Prior to attending this graduate program, Cecilia was an undergraduate student at Calvin University and graduated in Winter 2021 with a B.A. in Psychology. Following graduation, Cecilia worked full time at several research institutions, most recently at Michigan Medicine as a clinical research coordinator. Her primary studies evaluated substance use relapse reduction through administration of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy within populations that also had comorbid insomnia. Working on these studies inspired her desire to increase access to substance use disorder treatment within populations that have common comorbidities such as insomnia, PTSD, anxiety disorders etc; as well as exploring therapeutic interventions best suited to these individuals.
In her free time, Cecilia is an avid hiker and is likely planning her next adventure. She also enjoys reading fantasy novels, baking homemade sourdough bread, and catching up with friends at different local restaurants.
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Julia Lange, B.A.
Julia is a first year student in the General Clinical Psychology M.S. program at EMU. She earned her bachelor's degree in Psychology at Saginaw Valley State University. During her time there, Julia completed an Honors Thesis on perceptions of artificial intelligence writing, and later presented her findings at the Association for Psychological Science Conference 2025. Additionally, she has worked on cross-cultural procrastination and parenting research, and presented these findings at the International Procrastination Conference 2025. Julia’s current research interests are impulsivity, emotional regulation, and disordered eating behaviors with a specific interest in working with ADHD and Autism populations. In her free time, Julia likes to play D&D, scrapbook, paint, and cuddle her kitten Chamomile.
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Grant Saba, B.S.
Grant is a first year student in the clinical behavioral psychology M.S. program at Eastern Michigan University. Prior to his entrance to the graduate program, Grant was an undergraduate at EMU, graduating in Winter 2025 with a B.S. in general psychology. During his time as an undergraduate, Grant’s Honors thesis focused on the co-use of alcohol and e-cigarettes (“vapes”), examining how use of alcohol and e-cigarettes affects self-reported dependence and hypothetical demand of each other. Grant also has interests in interventions for substance use disorders, sociocultural factors that encourage hazardous substance use, and animal models of substance use and addiction. In addition, Grant is a trained crisis counselor, with skills in safety planning and crisis intervention for people at risk of self-harm and suicidality.
Grant is a life-long Michigander who has called the metro Detroit area home for his whole life. In his free time, you can often find Grant reading a new book, planning his next travel destination, or cooking meals for his friends and family. If you’re ever looking for restaurant recommendations, ask Grant, he’ll probably have a dozen!
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Maria Zarcone, B.S.
Maria is a first year doctoral student at EMU. She earned her bachelor of science in psychology from Fordham University, then worked as a research assistant for Substance Treatment and Research Services at Columbia University in New York City. She recently completed a postbac fellowship at the National Institute on Drug Abuse where she researched novel pharmacological treatments for opioid use disorder. Her current research focuses on expanding access to substance use disorder treatment for vulnerable populations and advancing the implementation of behavioral interventions for these disorders. In her free time Maria enjoys yoga, biking, crafts of all kinds, and taking too many photos of her cat Skipper.
Where are they now?
Past BASH Lab Members
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Samia was accepted to the University of Michigan’s Master’s of Public Health Program
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Jesse John was accepted into Rowan University’s Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program
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Grant was accepted to Eastern Michigan University’s Clinical Behavioral Master’s Program
