Tess joined UNL's Clinical Psychology Training Program in Fall 2025. She graduated from UNL in 2016 with majors in Psychology and Advertising/Public Relations. Before joining the DCN Lab as a research coordinator in 2022, she worked at a nonprofit agency, supporting various disability advocacy initiatives. Tess is interested in researching child and adolescent development, focusing specifically on how cognitive and socioemotional factors relate to long-term health trajectories.