Transdiagnostic Approaches to Personality and Psychopathology Lab (TRAPP Lab) Members
Kasey Stanton, PhD, Associate Professor
I am originally from Montana and completed an associates degree at Miles Community College, a bachelors of science at Montana State University Billings, and my masters and PhD at the University of Notre Dame. My interests focus on clinical assessment and diagnosis from a transdiagnostic and dimensional perspective, with related interests in psychometrics and personality/mood assessment. Outside of work, I enjoy reading (fantasy, history, farming), RPG video games, watching sports, and being active and being outdoors. Thank you for checking out our lab research!
Open Science Framework profile with open-source versions of select lab articles: https://osf.io/user/bczyx
Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=fRYN0usAAAAJ&hl=en
Helena Towne, MS, 3rd Year Graduate Student
I am a third-year graduate student from Minneapolis, MN. I received my B.A. in Psychology from St. Olaf College. Following my graduation, I moved to Laramie to join the TRAPP Lab at UW! My current research interests include personality functioning and transdiagnostic, dimensional approaches to assessment of personality pathology. In my free time, I love reading fiction books, running, hiking, and getting coffee with friends!
Open Science Framework profile: https://osf.io/user/4b79e
Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=E2bhep4AAAAJ
Jack Burke, BS, 2nd Year Graduate Student
I am a second-year graduate student from Dublin, Ireland who completed my B.S. in
Psychology from the University of Scranton in 2025. My interests include differentiating
screening measures for bipolar spectrum disorder and ADHD, and broadly topics related
to mania. During my free time, I love to travel, attend Wyoming sports games, engage
in outdoor activities, and hang out with friends.
Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YBIVMjEAAAAJ&hl=en
Izzy Whitesides, BS, 1st Year Graduate Student
I am a first-year graduate student from Atlanta, Georgia. Following receiving my B.S. in Psychology from the University of Georgia, I worked as a lab manager at the Cooperation, Cognition, and Conflict Lab at Georgia State University. My research interests broadly involve transdiagnostic approaches to conceptualization, assessment, and diagnosis of personality pathology. In my free time, I enjoy yoga, reading, doing pottery, and wildlife watching.
Current Undergraduate Team Members
Dylan Chatterly (Rock Springs, Wyoming)
Kelsey Cooper (Pinedale, Wyoming)
Meadow Winslow (Douglas, Wyoming)
Lab Alumni and Information for Prospective Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Our lab is not reviewing graduate applications for Fall 2027 admission for either the Clinical or Experimental PhD programs.
If you are a University of Wyoming undergraduate interested in participating in lab research, please contact Dr. Stanton. We are fortunate to have a great team of undergraduate researchers involved in our lab, and assisting with research as an undergraduate research assistant is a great way to gain experience for graduate school. Former lab alumni are now in PhD programs at Ohio State University, Ohio University, and Georgetown University in psychology or closely related fields. Lab undergraduates assist with coordinating studies, will learn more about topics in personality and mental health, and sometimes help coordinate and observe structured clinical interviews conducted with participants, among other experiences.
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.