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Hello, I'm Victoria
I'm a doctoral candidate studying clinical and developmental psychology at the University of Oregon.
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Education

University of Oregon (UO)
PhD: Psychology: Clinical and Developmental (2019-Present)
I am pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology at the University of Oregon

Master of Science: Psychology: Clinical and Developmental Psychology(2020)
Master Thesis: Individual differences and developmental changes in perspective-taking in adolescent girls: Evidence from brain and behavior
University of Florida (UF)
BS: Psychology: Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience (2016-2019)
In May 2019, I received a Bachelor of Science in psychology with an emphasis on behavioral and cognitive neuroscience and a minor in Latin American studies from the University of Florida
Undergraduate Thesis: Psychological resilience moderates the relationship between experimentally manipulated social status and dietary intake among Hispanic American adolescents
Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (UNISUL)
Minor: Latin American Studies (2017)
I completed coursework for my minor in Latin American studies while at the Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
Final paper: Funk Brasileiro: Movimento social e expressão da grande identidade Brasileira
Research
My research focuses on social cognitive and neural development across adolescence, with an emphasis on how this development impacts mental health (such as internalizing disorders). Specifically, I am interested in how adolescents develop an understanding of themselves and others, how these processes interact, and whether they confer risk for internalizing disorders. In my work, I use a blend of techniques including experimental paradigms, longitudinal study designs, task fMRI, and structural equation modeling. A long-term goal of this research is to influence interventions and policies that equitably promote positive development, well-being, and health for all adolescents.
Projects
Mentalizing
Individual differences and developmental changes in perspective-taking in adolescent girls*: Evidence from brain and behavior. Preregistration. Poster. Presentation.
The mental health impact of individual differences in mentalizing tendencies.
Tech
The role of mobile devices in stress and exercise management in an ethnically diverse sample . PDF.
Online prosocial behavior in Peruvian adolescents during the COVID-19 quarantine. Poster.
Status and dietary intake
The influence of socioeconomic status on snacking behaviors among adolescents . PDF .
Psychological resilience, experimentally manipulated social status and dietary intake among Hispanic American adolescents . Poster. PDF .
Latino/a & Hispanic youth in the US and Perú
Psychological resilience, experimentally manipulated social status, and dietary intake among adolescents. Poster. PDF .
Exploring the moderating role of resilience in change in depressive and anxious symptomatology during the COVID-19 quarantine among Peruvian adolescents. Preprint. Preregistration.
Nuances of the Hispanic perinatal paradox in the United States: A scoping review . PDF.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
* denotes shared first authorship
† denotes corresponding author
‡ denotes mentee

NOTE: An important part of eliminating inequity includes increasing access to education resources. Please contact me should you have difficulty accessing any of the publications below and I will send it to you!

Pastor-Ruiz, Y., Hihara, S., Martínez-Iñigo, D., Pérez-Torres, V., Guazzelli Williamson, V., Erreygers, S., Magis-Weinberg, L., Iwasa, Y. (2024). Online prosocial behavior during adolescence in Belgium, Japan, Peru, and Spain: Cross-national and gender invariance and differences in four countries. Journal of Children and Media. DOI: 10.1080/17482798.2024.2404525
Guazzelli Williamson, V. (2023). Academia Should Respect and Use Authors’ Preferred Names. Nature Human Behaviour. DOI: 10.1038/s41562-023-01690-x. PDF.
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Guazzelli Williamson, V, & Mills, K. (2023). Mentalizing Strategies in Navigating the Social World in Adolescence. Infant and Child Development. DOI: 10.1002/icd.2374 . PDF.
†*Saragosa-Harris, NM, *†Chaku, N, †*MacSweeney, N, †*Guazzelli Williamson, V, Scheuplein, M, Feola, B, … Mills, KL. (2022). A practical guide for researchers and reviewers using the ABCD Study and other large longitudinal datasets. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101115 . PDF .
Guazzelli Williamson, V., Berger, E., Barendse, M., Pfeifer, J. H., Dahl, R., & Magis-Weinberg, L. (2021). Socio-ecological resilience relates to lower internalizing symptoms among adolescents during the strictest period of COVID-19 lockdown in Perú. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol 50. DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/q9hcr . PDF .
Barendse, M, Byrne, M, Flournoy, J, McNeilly, E, Guazzelli Williamson, V, Barrett, A, Chavez, S, Shirtcliff, E, Allen, N, Pfeifer, J. (2022). Multi-method assessment of pubertal timing and associations with internalizing psychopathology in early adolescent girls. In press at Journal of Abnormal Psychology. DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/p5vfb . PDF.
Cheng, T, Magis-Weinberg, L, Guazzelli Williamson, V, Ladouceur, C, Whittle, S, Herting, M, Uban, K, Byrne, M, Barendse, M, Shirtcliff, E, Pfeifer, J. (2021). A researcher’s guide to the measurement and modeling of puberty in the ABCD StudyⓇ at baseline. Frontiers of Endocrinology. DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/4fv3k. PDF .

Guazzelli Williamson, V, Lee, A, Miller, D, Huo, T, Maner, JK, Cardel, M. (2021). Psychological resilience, experimentally manipulated social status, and dietary intake among adolescents. Nutrients. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13030806 . PDF .
Montoya-Williams, D., Guazzelli Williamson, V., Cardel, M., Fuentes-Afflick, E., Moldonado-Molina, M., Thompson, L. (2020). Nuances of the Hispanic Perinatal Paradox in the United States: A Scoping Review. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. PMID: 33131006. DOI: 10.1007/s10903-020-01117-z . PDF.

*† Guazzelli Williamson, V. *‡ Dilip, A., ‡ Dillard, J.R., Morgan-Daniel, J., Lee, A. M., & Cardel, M. (2020). The Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Snacking Behaviors Among Adolescents. Nutrients. DOI: 10.3390/nu12010167 . PDF.
Hong, Y.R., Pavela, G., Lee, A. M., Guazzelli Williamson, V., & Cardel, M. (2019). Patients’ experiences with received health care services in individuals with overweight and obesity. The Journal of General Internal Medicine. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-04939-2 . PDF .

Lee, A. M., Chavez, S., Bian, J., Thompson, L., Gurka, M., Guazzelli Williamson, V.,& Modave, F. (2019). The role of mobile devices in stress and exercise management in an ethnically diverse sample. Journal of Medical Internet Research. DOI: 10.2196/11847 . PDF .
Liu, Y., Guazzelli Williamson, V., Setlow, B., Cottler, L.B., & Knackstedt, L.A. (2018). The importance of considering polysubstance use: lessons from cocaine research. The Journal of Drug and Alcohol Dependence. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.07.0 2. PDF .
Amorim, W., Valduga, I., Ribeiro, J., Guazzelli Williamson, V., Krauser, G., Magtoto, M., & Guerra, J. (2018). The nexus between water, energy, and food in the context of the 2017 global risks: An analysis of the interactions between food, water, and energy security. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2018.05.002 . PDF .
Clinical
Assessment Training
Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (K-SADS)
Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)
Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)
Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI-II)
Diagnostic interview for anxiety, mood, and related neuropsychiatric disorders (DIAMOND)
Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI)
Clinical Experience
Individual Therapist
Vista Counseling (2021-present)
Child Individual Therapist
University of Oregon Clinic (2021-present)
Adult Individual Therapist
University of Oregon Clinic (2020-2021)
Clinical Assessment Interviewer (K-SADS)
University of Oregon (2019-present)
Suicide and Crisis Phone Counselor
Alachua County Crisis Center (2017-2018)
Science Communication
Measuring Puberty: Q&A with Anne-Lise Goddings, MD, PhD
April 13, 2021
Note: Responses below are paraphrased responses from an interview between Victoria Guazzelli Williamson (VGW) and Dr. Anne-Lise Goddings. VGW made her best efforts to take thorough and accurate notes during the interview so that responses could be accessed by developmental scientists interested...
Sciencing
And the awesome people who make it happen
Collaborators & Mentors
It takes a village!

Dr Jenn Pfeifer & DSN Lab
PhD Advisor
Dr Kate Mills & DBiC Lab
PhD Advisor
Dr Nick Allen & ADAPT Lab
PhD Advisor
Dr Lucía Magis Weinberg
Current Mentees

Tieler Brown
Tieler is a first-generation undergraduate student and research assistant at the University of Oregon (class of 2025). They are majoring in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies with a sub-focus in Psychology. They are interested in utilizing an interdisciplinary approach to understanding adolescent mental development.
UO class of 2025
Joceyln Eke Garcia
Jocelyn is an undergraduate psychology major, Class of 2025, with a minor in Sports Business. Jocelyn’s research interests center on understanding how the lived experiences of BIPOC individuals impact mental health, developing culturally relevant interventions and advocating for the de-stigmatization of mental health issues, particularly within athletic communities.
UO class of 2025
Rebecca O'Donnell
Undergraduate Research Assistant majoring in Neuroscience and Psychology.
UO class of 2025
Valerie Owusu-Hienno
Undergraduate Research Assistant majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Chemistry and Global Health.
UO class of 2026
Alex Rankine
Undergraduate research assistant majoring in data science and computer science.
UO class of 2026
Anja VanderZee
Undergraduate research assistant majoring in Psychology and minoring in Business Administration and Legal Studies
UO class of 2026
Previous Mentees

Myrka Ayala Congachi
Undergraduate Research Assistant majoring in Neuroscience and Human Physiology
UO class of 2025
Tyler Chisholm
Undergraduate Research Assistant majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Sociology and Public Policy, Planning & Management.
UO class of 2026
Abhaya Dilip
University of Florida Undergraduate student; Currently Medical Student at the University of Florida
UF class of 2021
Julia Dillard
University of Florida Undergraduate; Currently medical student at the University of Toledo
UF class of 2021
Aisha Ghorashian
University of Oregon Honors Student
UO class of 2022
Madison Root
Undergraduate Research Assistant majoring in Human Physiology and minoring in Chemistry.
UO class of 2024
Riley Stevens
Riley is an Undergraduate Research Assistant majoring in Psychology and Philosophy (UO Class of 2025). They are interested in both a psychological and phenomenological approach to trauma and dissociation, especially with how it affects adolescents and adults with eating disorder.
UO class of 2026
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Victoria Guazzelli Williamson, Department of Psychology, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
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Hello, I'm Victoria

I'm a doctoral candidate studying clinical and developmental psychology at the University of Oregon.

Education

University of Oregon (UO)

PhD: Psychology: Clinical and Developmental (2019-Present)

University of Florida (UF)

BS: Psychology: Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience (2016-2019)

Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (UNISUL)

Minor: Latin American Studies (2017)

Research

Projects

Mentalizing

Individual differences and developmental changes in perspective-taking in adolescent girls*: Evidence from brain and behavior. Preregistration. Poster. Presentation.The mental health impact of individual differences in mentalizing tendencies.

Tech

The role of mobile devices in stress and exercise management in an ethnically diverse sample. PDF.Online prosocial behavior in Peruvian adolescents during the COVID-19 quarantine. Poster.

Status and dietary intake

Latino/a & Hispanic youth in the US and Perú

Peer-Reviewed Publications

* denotes shared first authorship† denotes corresponding author‡ denotes mentee NOTE: An important part of eliminating inequity includes increasing access to education resources. Please contact me should you have difficulty accessing any of the publications below and I will send it to you!

Guazzelli Williamson, V. (2023). Academia Should Respect and Use Authors’ Preferred Names. Nature Human Behaviour. DOI: 10.1038/s41562-023-01690-x. PDF.

Guazzelli Williamson, V, & Mills, K. (2023). Mentalizing Strategies in Navigating the Social World in Adolescence. Infant and Child Development. DOI: 10.1002/icd.2374. PDF.

Guazzelli Williamson, V, Lee, A, Miller, D, Huo, T, Maner, JK, Cardel, M. (2021). Psychological resilience, experimentally manipulated social status, and dietary intake among adolescents. Nutrients. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13030806. PDF.

*† Guazzelli Williamson, V. *‡ Dilip, A., ‡ Dillard, J.R., Morgan-Daniel, J., Lee, A. M., & Cardel, M. (2020). The Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Snacking Behaviors Among Adolescents. Nutrients. ​​DOI: 10.3390/nu12010167. PDF.

Hong, Y.R., Pavela, G., Lee, A. M., Guazzelli Williamson, V., & Cardel, M. (2019). Patients’ experiences with received health care services in individuals with overweight and obesity. The Journal of General Internal Medicine. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-04939-2. PDF.

Lee, A. M., Chavez, S., Bian, J., Thompson, L., Gurka, M., Guazzelli Williamson, V.,& Modave, F. (2019). The role of mobile devices in stress and exercise management in an ethnically diverse sample. Journal of Medical Internet Research. DOI: 10.2196/11847. PDF.

Liu, Y., Guazzelli Williamson, V., Setlow, B., Cottler, L.B., & Knackstedt, L.A. (2018). The importance of considering polysubstance use: lessons from cocaine research. The Journal of Drug and Alcohol Dependence. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.07.02. PDF.

Clinical

Assessment Training

Clinical Experience

Science Communication

Sciencing

And the awesome people who make it happen

Collaborators & Mentors

It takes a village!

PhD Advisor

PhD Advisor

PhD Advisor

Current Mentees

Tieler Brown

Joceyln Eke Garcia

Rebecca O'Donnell

Undergraduate Research Assistant majoring in Neuroscience and Psychology.

Valerie Owusu-Hienno

Undergraduate Research Assistant majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Chemistry and Global Health.

Alex Rankine

Undergraduate research assistant majoring in data science and computer science.

Anja VanderZee

Undergraduate research assistant majoring in Psychology and minoring in Business Administration and Legal Studies

Previous Mentees

Myrka Ayala Congachi

Undergraduate Research Assistant majoring in Neuroscience and Human Physiology

Tyler Chisholm

Undergraduate Research Assistant majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Sociology and Public Policy, Planning & Management.

Abhaya Dilip

University of Florida Undergraduate student; Currently Medical Student at the University of Florida

University of Florida Undergraduate; Currently medical student at the University of Toledo

University of Oregon Honors Student

Undergraduate Research Assistant majoring in Human Physiology and minoring in Chemistry.

Riley Stevens

Riley is an Undergraduate Research Assistant majoring in Psychology and Philosophy (UO Class of 2025). They are interested in both a psychological and phenomenological approach to trauma and dissociation, especially with how it affects adolescents and adults with eating disorder.

Let's Connect!

I have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind.

Contact Me

Drop me a note below!

Individual differences and developmental changes in perspective-taking in adolescent girls*: Evidence from brain and behavior. Preregistration. Poster. Presentation.
The mental health impact of individual differences in mentalizing tendencies.

The role of mobile devices in stress and exercise management in an ethnically diverse sample . PDF.
Online prosocial behavior in Peruvian adolescents during the COVID-19 quarantine. Poster.

* denotes shared first authorship
† denotes corresponding author
‡ denotes mentee

NOTE: An important part of eliminating inequity includes increasing access to education resources. Please contact me should you have difficulty accessing any of the publications below and I will send it to you!

Guazzelli Williamson, V, & Mills, K. (2023). Mentalizing Strategies in Navigating the Social World in Adolescence. Infant and Child Development. DOI: 10.1002/icd.2374 . PDF.

Guazzelli Williamson, V, Lee, A, Miller, D, Huo, T, Maner, JK, Cardel, M. (2021). Psychological resilience, experimentally manipulated social status, and dietary intake among adolescents. Nutrients. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13030806 . PDF .

† Guazzelli Williamson, V. ‡ Dilip, A., ‡ Dillard, J.R., Morgan-Daniel, J., Lee, A. M., & Cardel, M. (2020). The Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Snacking Behaviors Among Adolescents. Nutrients. DOI: 10.3390/nu12010167 . PDF.

Hong, Y.R., Pavela, G., Lee, A. M., Guazzelli Williamson, V., & Cardel, M. (2019). Patients’ experiences with received health care services in individuals with overweight and obesity. The Journal of General Internal Medicine. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-04939-2 . PDF .

Lee, A. M., Chavez, S., Bian, J., Thompson, L., Gurka, M., Guazzelli Williamson, V.,& Modave, F. (2019). The role of mobile devices in stress and exercise management in an ethnically diverse sample. Journal of Medical Internet Research. DOI: 10.2196/11847 . PDF .

Liu, Y., Guazzelli Williamson, V., Setlow, B., Cottler, L.B., & Knackstedt, L.A. (2018). The importance of considering polysubstance use: lessons from cocaine research. The Journal of Drug and Alcohol Dependence. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.07.0 2. PDF .