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DEAR Lab Director

Dr. Casey Guillot is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Behavioral Science Program (B Sci Program website) at the University of North Texas (UNT) and the Director of the Disposition, Emotion, & Addiction Research (DEAR) Laboratory. Dr. Guillot received his BS in Psychology and MS in General/Experimental Psychology from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and his PhD in Experimental Psychology from The University of Southern Mississippi, and he completed postdoctoral training at the University of Southern California. His research interests include addictive behaviors, psychopharmacology, experimental psychopathology, personality, affective disturbance, executive functioning, and aggression and self-harm, and he is currently teaching the following three courses: General Psychology (PSYC 1630), Psychology of Addictive Behaviors (PSYC 3300), and History and Systems of Psychology (PSYC 4600). Dr. Guillot also plans to initiate a graduate course in Addictive Behaviors (PSYC 6200) in Fall 2023.

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Curriculum Vitae

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Graduate Students

Joseph Vilches is a third-year student in the Behavioral Science Program at UNT. His research interests include the measurement of the mechanisms involved in addictive behaviors. After graduation, he plans to a pursue a career in academia.

Joseph Vilches' Curriculum Vitae


Macey Arnold is a third-year student in the UNT Counseling Psychology Program. Her research interests focus on athlete well-being and sports environments, with more specific interests in investigating eating behaviors and body image perceptions in athletes and in conducting research with athletes who identify as transgender and gender diverse. She intends to pursue a career as a culturally conscious clinician, researcher, and educator.

Macey Arnold's Curriculum Vitae


Jonathan Cajas is a third-year student in the Behavioral Science Program at UNT. His research interests include acculturation, microaggressions, and cultural and individual difference factors involved in addiction. After graduation, he plans to a pursue a career in academia.

Jonathan Cajas' Curriculum Vitae


Alexandria Aleman is a second-year student in the Behavioral Science Program at UNT. Her research interests include substance use, addictive behaviors, and post-traumatic stress disorder in populations such as veterans/active service members and Hispanic, African American, and immigrant populations. She plans to pursue a career in research before returning to academia.

Alexandria Aleman's Curriculum Vitae

Undergraduate Students

Sawsan Warfelli is a third-year undergraduate Psychology student at UNT. Her research interests include psychopathology, psychophysiology, and the impact of chronic illness on psychiatric disorders. She plans on continuing her education by attending a master's program in clinical or counseling psychology.


Jared Panico is a fourth-year undergraduate Psychology student at UNT. His research interests include drug neuropharmacology, harm reducti on, psychedelic therapy, and psychiatric disorders such as ADHD and bipolar disorder. He is also the Vice President of UNT's Students for Sensible Drug Policy. After graduation, he plans to engage in post-bacc training for one year prior to pursuing a PhD in Psychology.


Kexuan Zhou is a fourth-year undergraduate Psychology student at UNT. Her research interests include discrimination experiences, personality, mood, and substance use as well as addiction and treatment. She plans to further her education by pursuing a master's degree in counseling.


Madeline "Maddie" West is a fourth-year undergraduate Psychology student at UNT with a minor in Behavior Analysis and a certificate in Substance Use Disorder Treatment. Her research interests center on addiction, especially recovery. After graduating, she plans to engage in post-bacc training for one year and apply to graduate programs in clinical/counseling psychology, with the ultimate career goal of working in a rehabilitation center.

Frequent Collaborators

Raina Pang, PhD, Associate Professor of Research Population and Public Health Sciences at the University of Southern California and Director of the POWER (Psychosocialbiology Of Women's health & Emotion Research) Laboratory

Mitchell Berman, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Department Head at Mississippi State University and Director of the Clinical Studies Laboratory

Adam Leventhal, PhD, Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences at the University of Southern California and Director of HEAL (Health, Emotion, & Addiction Laboratory)

Michael Zvolensky, PhD, Professor of Psychology at the University of Houston and Director of RESTORE (Research on Emotion, Substance Treatment Outcomes, and Racial Equity)