Sebastian Franck Love
Sebastian Franck Love
Graduate Student
- Primary Advisor: : Keanan Joyner, Ph.D.
- Secondary Advisor: : Stephen Hinshaw, Ph.D.
- B.S. in Psychology : University of Mary
- M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling : Georgia State University
Clinical Science Graduate Student
I am a second-year doctoral student in the Clinical Science program at the University of California, Berkeley’s Department of Psychology, advised by Dr. Keanan Joyner and Dr. Stephen Hinshaw. I received my B.S. in Psychology from the University of Mary and my M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Georgia State University. Prior to beginning my doctoral training, I completed a research fellowship in Yale University’s Department of Psychology under the mentorship of Dr. Dylan Gee, where I examined how the type and timing of childhood adversity relate to volumetric differences in subcortical brain structures.
My research examines how early-life adversity influences the neurobiological and cognitive systems that underlie self-regulation and confer risk for externalizing behavior. I focus on three interconnected areas: (1) the influence of developmental timing on brain structure and function, particularly within subcortical systems; (2) how dispositional liabilities such as disinhibition and antagonism interact with environmental context; and (3) the characterization of latent mechanisms of inhibitory control using computational modeling. Methodologically, I use EEG, MRI, and drift diffusion modeling to characterize how neurobiological and cognitive processes jointly contribute to substance use vulnerability, risk taking, and related clinical outcomes.
Curriculum Vitae
Current Work
My goal is to develop mechanistic models that clarify risk pathways and inform more precise intervention efforts for individuals disproportionately exposed to adversity and contact with the justice system.
Academic Work
Publications
Published
Shaikh, A. N., Westcott, J. B., Franck Love, S., Flynn, L., Chang, C. Y., & Mize, M. C. (2023). Examining Help-Seeking Intentions Among Generation Z College Students.
Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 1-19.
Shannonhouse, L., Hong, J., Fullen, M., Westcott, J., Mingo, C. A., Mize, M. C., & Franck Love, S. (2023). Racial Differences in the Relationship Between Pain and Suicide Desire in Older Adults. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 42(5), 972–980.
Manuscripts in Preparation
Franck Love, S., Sisk, L., Cohodes, E., McCauley, S., Pierre, J., Odriozola, P., Kribakaran, S., Haberman, J., Zacharek, S., Hodges, H. R., Caballero, C., & Gee, D. Delineating links between the developmental timing of adversity exposure and subcortical volumes in young adults. Manuscript in Preparation.
Poster Presentations
Franck Love, S., Shah, R., Jones, D., Patrick, C. J., Venables, N., & Joyner, K. J. (2024, October). Evaluating individual differences in inhibitory control using drift diffusion modeling compared to traditional behavioral performance metrics. Society for Psychophysiological Research Annual Meeting.
Franck Love, S., Sisk, L., Cohodes, E., McCauley, S., Pierre, J., Odriozola, P., Kribakaran, S., Haberman, J., Zacharek, S., Hodges, H. R., Caballero, C., & Gee, D. (2024, May). Delineating links between the developmental timing of adversity exposure and subcortical volumes in young adults. Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention.
Carter, H., Shannonhouse, L., Shaikh, A., Franck Love, S., Mize, M. (2022, October). The Counselor’s Role in Managing Suicide Risk in Service Members––Assessment to Recovery [educational session]. The American Counseling Association Virtual Conference Experience.
Talks
Franck Love, S., Sisk, L., Cohodes, E., McCauley, S., Pierre, J., Odriozola, P., Kribakaran, S., Haberman, J., Zacharek, S., Hodges, H. R., Caballero, C., & Gee, D. (2024, July). Links between the developmental timing of adversity exposure and subcortical volumes. Black Graduate Conference in Psychology.
Franck Love, S., Reid, C. (2022, November). Current Georgia State University H.O.P.E. Lab combines BE & BE With Innovative warm calling programs to lessen social isolation, loneliness, and elevated suicidality (SILES) among the older adult community in a partially nested randomized control trial. Graduate Conference for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity.
