SARAH Team
Meet the team!
Lab Manager
Mia Hutchinson
Mia Hutchison is a senior at Montana State University majoring in psychology with a minor in biochemistry on the pre-med track. She was born and raised here in Bozeman Montana. She has a strong interest in health psychology and has always been fascinated by the connection between the mind and body, particularly, how psychosocial factors can influence physical health.
Graduate Students
Zack Wood
Zack graduated with a B.S. in Psychology from Montana State University in 2021 and went on to earn his M.S. in Psychology from Montana State University in 2023. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Research Psychology, where his dissertation utilizes a mixed-methods approach to examine the bidirectional relationships between civic engagement and both mental and physical health in an American Indian population. His broader research explores the complex interplay between social connection and health, with particular attention to how factors like political participation, community service, and activism are shaped by and influence well-being. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, hunting, fishing, weightlifting, and endurance training.
Reece Kothe
Reece completed a B.A. from Montana State University and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Psychological Science at Montana State University. Through his course of study, Reece is interested in illuminating the biopsychosocial protective factors that foster resilience and bring greater agency and less suffering to the human condition. He hopes to help shift the current "numbing" culture related to the experience of discomfort which ultimately may lead to greater suffering, loneliness, isolation, and disease while contributing to today’s record rates of anxiety and depression. On this path, Reece wants to help address health disparities for American Indians and other marginalized populations. He is especially interested in continuing to work with Dr. John-Henderson and the SARAH Lab to explore the role of spirituality and culture and how these factors impact loneliness, isolation, and health outcomes in Blackfeet American Indian Adults.
Kendra Harris
Kendra completed her B.S. in Exercise Physiology with minors in Anthropology and Nutrition at the University of Utah in 2013. She then went on to complete her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Montana in 2016. Shortly after, she completed a residency in orthopedics from the University of Wisconsin and a fellowship in orthopedics and chronic pain from Northwestern University. She has been working as a physical therapist for the past 10 years specializing in orthopedics, oncology, and chronic pain. In addition to continuing her clinical work as a physical therapist at Bozeman Health, she will be starting her PhD this fall with a focus in Health Psychology. She is interested in the impact of adverse childhood experiences on acute and chronic pain experiences in adulthood as well as factors that foster resiliency in managing pain in adulthood. In her free time, she enjoys plant-based cooking and baking, reading, and running with her two golden retrievers.
