People

The principal investigator, collaborators, student researchers, and support team who make up TWIG Lab.

Principal Investigator

Lindai Xie, Ph.D. (opens in a new tab)

Assistant Professor of Counselor Education

Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership, & Counseling · College of Education · Texas Tech University

Dr. Xie earned her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision and her M.Ed. in Counselor Education (College Counseling and Student Affairs) from Virginia Commonwealth University, where she also served as a Graduate Assistant and Adjunct Professor. Her research focuses on college student well-being, especially posttraumatic growth and protective factors among sexual assault survivors and the mental health of international students; ethical AI integration in higher education and counselor education; and research integrity and data quality.

Student Researchers and Teaching Interns

6 people

  • Portrait of Alexis L. Taylor

    Alexis L. Taylor

    MS, LPC-Associate

    Doctoral Student, Counselor Education and Supervision

    Area 2

  • L. Avery (Moore) Owen

    M.Ed., LPC-Associate

    Doctoral Student, Counselor Education and Supervision

    Area 2

  • Katryn Melfi

    MA, LPC, LMT, CST-1

    Doctoral Student, Counselor Education and Supervision

    Area 2

  • Lubaba Nafsin

    M.Ed., Higher Education

    Graduate Student, Clinical Mental Health Counseling

    Area 2

  • Kaniya Dunlap

    M.S., LPC-Associate

    Doctoral Student, Counselor Education

  • Pragya Oli

    Graduate Assistant & Career Counseling Intern, Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Collaborators

13 people

Lab Support

2 people

  • Portrait of TikTech Xie

    TikTech Xie

    Security Guard, Part-Time Yoga Instructor & Professional Keyboard Terminator

  • Panos Lin

    Software Engineer & Keyboard Repair Technician

    Area 2