• Clinical Psychology Doctorate Student, Mississippi State University
• BA in Psychology, Lebanese American University

As a former Youth Leader, Natalie collaborated with Tatiana and Stephanie to conceptualize and design the YEY intervention since its initial stages. She also assisted throughout the project in designing activities for YEY and preparing the program material. Natalie has been working on projects related to trait emotional intelligence with Dr. Maria-Jose Sanchez-Ruiz for more than 5 years since her years as an undergraduate student and has accrued experience in conducting psychological research and delivering and designing workshops related to emotional intelligence. She also served as a research assistant on several neuropsychological projects at the American University of Beirut. Currently, Natalie is pursuing her graduate studies in Clinical Psychology at Mississippi State University, where she is part of the Mindfulness and Acceptance Processes (MAP) Lab. She hopes to expand her knowledge and experience in this line of work to understand how to better help those who are going through traumatic and difficult life experiences.