Meet the Team
Our Mad Topics Research Team, created in 2024 and led by Dr. Simone, is made up of reputable and esteemed scholars from around the world! Currently our team consists of:
- » Dr. Kinsey Simone, Tn Tech
Founder/Director, quantitative researcher with lived experience of OCD, ADHD, & Complex PTSD
- » Dr. David T. Culkin, Kansas State University
Co-author of OCD and Marriage, veteran, qualitative researcher with lived OCD & autism experience
- » Dr. Amy Callender, Tn Tech
SPED professor, former school psychologist, autism in children focus (2024 clinical perspective panelist)
- » Dr. Leann Taylor, Tn Tech
Instructional leadership, lived ADHD experience, former school principal (2024 lived experience panelist)
- » Dr. Cole Wise, Rutherford County Schools
SPED instructional coach in Tennessee, lived OCD experience, member of OCD Tn (Tn Chapter of International OCD Foundation)
- » Yongmei Shi, MA, Tn Tech
International doctoral student researcher from China, past school principal and founder
- » Louise Struwe, BA, University of Vienna, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Masters student in Slovenia studying Cognitive Science; lived OCD experience, framing thesis in Mad Studies, focus on obsessive-compulsive experience (OCE)
- » McClane Oakley, BS, Tn Tech
MS student in School Counseling, research focus surrounding Mad Topics benefits for school counselors
- » Lydia Schultz, BA, Tn Tech
MA student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling