Michael Cataluna
College of Family and Consumer Sciences
PhD Student
Michael is a direct-to-PhD student working in the BEED Lab under Dr. Kalsea Koss
Job Description
Michael is a doctoral candidate currently working on his dissertation in the BEED Lab under Dr. Kalsea Koss. His current research focus is on environmental factors which promote resilience in the intergenerational transmission of psychopathology. He has also focused on biological mechanisms in the effect of early adversity on psychopathology later in life, with a specific focus on epigenetic aging and telomere length.
Additionally, he is currently a research assistant in the CARE Lab under Drs. Ted Futris and Evin Winkelman Richardson, and works on the program evaluation team to process and analyze data from the Elevate Couples Georgia program.
He currently serves as the president of the HDFS Graduate Student Association.