Nashya Linares
Credentials: Ed-GRS Fellow
Nashya Linares is a doctoral student in the School Psychology program within the Department of Educational Psychology, under the mentorship of Dr. Stephen Kilgus.
She earned her B.A. in Psychology from Florida International University. Following graduation, she held several positions—including serving as a middle school teacher and as a research coordinator at Northwestern University. These experiences have inspired her current research interests, which focus on identifying protective factors that support the development of effective screenings and interventions for school-aged children.
Publications
Linares, N., Pratt, D. N., Damme, K. S. F., & Mittal, V. A. (2025). Cognition as a predictor of social network size and early communication in clinically high risk for psychosis individuals. Schizophrenia Research: Cognition, 41, 100365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scog.2025.100365