Ezer Kang, Director
Dr. Kang is professor of psychology and core faculty in the APA accredited Clinical Psychology PhD program at Howard University, DC. His research focuses on the interactions between individual and environmental factors that potentially undermine how communities affected by HIV and poverty live and flourish. He is also a District of Columbia licensed psychologist (PSY1001192) and holds academic appointments in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Howard University Hospital, the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda, and the University of Ibadan, Center of Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Nigeria. If you’re interested in more details, see his curriculum vitae, or Google Scholar..
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Sade Akinkuotu
LAB CO-DIRECTOR | DIRECTOR, ADHD & LEARNING DIFFERENCES PROGRAM, CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HOSPITAL
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Sana Fathima
CHIEF RESEARCH ASSISTANT (2024-25); UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT (Class 2025)
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Garima Rokaya
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT (Class 2025)
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Bethelhem Temesgen
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT (Class 2025)
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Zain Mensah
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT (Class 2027) | DC- CENTER FOR AIDS RESEARCH SCHOLAR
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Dina Al Ghabra
PHD STUDENT | CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
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Aydan Murphy-Stanley
PHD STUDENT | CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
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Tahra Anglade
PHD STUDENT | CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
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Angel Norwood-Collins
PHD STUDENT | CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
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Victor Reyes
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
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Precious Quick
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
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Hector Emerenciano
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE



We are accepting undergraduate research assistants for the 2024-25 academic year. We are also accepting 1 PhD student in the Clinical Psychology program for the 2025-26 academic year. Please contact Dr. Kang (ezer.kang@howard.edu) for more information.