Lab Members

Phillips’s interdisciplinary research is focused on understanding the determinants and health outcomes of physical activity participation and the translation of this research into practice. Phillips is a behavioral interventionist by training and has worked with data from prospective, cohort and national datasets. She has extensive training, experience and expertise in designing, conducting and analyzing randomized exercise interventions to maximize adherence and cognitive and physical functioning as well as in using accelerometers to objectively measure physical activity. Phillips has worked with older adults, individuals with multiple sclerosis, college students, prostate cancer survivors, breast cancer survivors and childhood cancer survivors. She has published over 70 articles in the areas of physical activity, aging, cancer and implementation sciences.
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Her current research interests include understanding the biopsychosocial mechanisms underlying the relationship between physical activity and health and disease outcomes; identifying the determinants of physical activity behavior change and maintenance; the intersection of cancer and aging, the role of physical activity in the primary and secondary disease prevention; and the translation of research in these areas to practice using technology and innovative study designs and methods. In her free time, she enjoys reading, running, spending time with her family and traveling.

Freeman graduated from Boston University in 2016 with a BA in neuroscience. Prior to joining the EHL, she was working with the Young Women’s Study and Adult Survivorship research teams at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. She is interested in women’s health and oncology, with a focus on improving quality of life through mobile technologies. When not at the lab, Hannah enjoys spending time outdoors, cycling and volunteering at community gardens.

Ashley graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2026 with a B.S. in Neuroscience and Behavior and a minor in Global Health. Prior to joining the EHL, she worked as an undergraduate research assistant in the Sleep, Stress, and Memory Lab at Notre Dame and at Stanford's Biobehavioral Pediatric Pain Lab. Her interests center on how behavioral interventions can support patients navigating serious illnesses and improve patient-centered care. 

Pincever (Starikovsky) graduated from the University of Maryland in 2019 with a BA in psychology and a minor in neuroscience. After college, she worked for almost two years with youth multiple sclerosis and early-onset Alzheimer’s disease populations as a clinical research coordinator at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania. Pincever (Starikovsky) recently received her master’s degree in clinical psychology at Northwestern University and is excited to begin her PhD in clinical psychology with the Exercise & Health Lab. She is interested in creating manageable and sustainable lifestyle interventions (i.e. physical activity, mindfulness, sleep) for those with chronic illnesses.