Brock Rigsby received his M.S. in Human Development and Family Studies from Colorado State University in 2024. He is a marriage and family therapist and is now pursuing a Ph.D. in Applied Developmental Science from Colorado State University. His research interests are related to mental and relational health within family systems and the development of intervention strategies to target these outcomes.
Mark A. Prince joined the Counseling Psychology Faculty at
Colorado State University in 2016 and is currently an Associate Professor of
Psychology and the Associate Director of Addiction Counseling (both
undergraduate and graduate). He also holds faculty affiliations with the
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, as well as the Tri-Ethnic
Center for Prevention Research at Colorado State University. He received his
B.A. in Psychology from Columbia University in 2002, his M.A. in Psychology
from San Diego State University in 2007, his M.S. in Applied Statistics, and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
from Syracuse University in 2014. His research and clinical interests focus on
identifying mechanisms of behavior change in addictive behaviors, primarily
substance use, and on developing interventions targeting these mechanisms. The
overall goal of his work is to develop effective treatment approaches for those
individuals seeking help for addictive behaviors.
Rachel G. Lucas-Thompson is an Associate Professor at the
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University.
She received her B.A. in Psychology and Theatre Arts from Beloit College in
2004, her M.A. in Social Ecology (2005), and her Ph.D. in Developmental
Psychology (2009), both from the University of California, Irvine. She is a Developmental
Psychologist with primary interests in (a) studying ways to reduce regulation
and health problems in adolescents experiencing environmental stressors and
(b) mediators and moderators of the association of particularly potent
environmental characteristics, family relationships, with child/adolescent
health and self-regulation.
