Meet the Team

Meet the Team

Principal Investigator

Dr. Warmuth

Dr. Warmuth is from Grand Rapids, Michigan and is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Providence College. She received her B.A. (2008) in psychology from the University of Michigan and her M.A. (2013) and Ph.D. (2015) from the University of Notre Dame. As a developmental psychologist, she is interested in how family interactions contribute to children’s social and emotional development. In her spare time, Dr. Warmuth enjoys spending time with her family, reading, going out to eat, and adventuring around Rhode Island.

Undergraduate Research Assistants

Amanda Ayres ’26

Amanda is a junior at Providence College from Long Island, New York. She is a Psychology major with a minor in Sociology. Amanda plans to pursue a career in Developmental Psychology so she is very excited to work within the FamDev lab! In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, and playing sports.

Veronica Butler ’25

Ronnie is currently a senior at Providence College and is from South Salem, New York. She is majoring in Psychology and plans to go into the field of Developmental Psychology. Other than Psychology, her interests include playing the bass guitar, listening to music, and baking. She also enjoys working with children and is very excited to be joining the FamDev team!

Braeden LeBeau ’26

Braeden is a junior at Providence College from North Branford, Connecticut. She is majoring in Psychology with a minor in Sociology and is planning to pursue a career working with children in the field of Developmental Psychology. Her interests include reading, writing, athletics, and baking. She enjoys working with children as a substitute teacher at her hometown elementary school and is excited to be joining the FamDev team this semester!

Bridget Lillis ’26

Bridget is currently a junior at Providence College and is from Orange, Connecticut. She is majoring in Psychology, has a minor in Writing, and plans to go into the field of developmental psychology and work with children in some way. Beyond her studies, Bridget loves spending time outside and hanging out with her friends and family. She is thrilled to work with the FamDev team!

Elli Vlattas ’26

Elli is currently a junior at Providence College and is from Herndon, Virginia. She is majoring in Psychology and Health Policy & Management and plans to go into Speech-Language Pathology. Outside of her studies, Elli enjoys hanging out with friends and family, working out and singing with her acapella group. She is so excited to be working with the FamDev team!

Lab Alumni