We are delighted to announce that the following students have been selected as the recipients of the 2024 J. Steven Reznick Diversity and Psychological Research Grant—Jazlyn Dunn and Dalia Marquez. Emma Chow and Sholeh Najafian are recognized with an … Read more

Meet Taylor Niblack, a senior Human Development & Family Studies and Psychology double major with a Speech and Hearing Minor. She works in Dr. Clare Harrop’s laboratory in the Department of Allied Health Sciences. What encouraged you to get involved … Read more

Meet Esther Son, a senior Neuroscience major with a Spanish for the Medical Professions minor and a Chemistry Minor. She works in the Linnstaedt Lab with Dr. Sarah Linnstaedt. Tell us about your research. The Linnstaedt Lab, as part of … Read more

Meet Selma Sabra, a junior Psychology major with a minor in Chemistry. She works on the Classroom Memory Study at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute with faculty mentors Dr. Peter Ornstein and Dr. Jennifer Coffman. The Classroom Memory … Read more

Meet Autumn Tucker, a junior Neuroscience major and minors in French and Computer Science. She works in Dr. Fulton Crews’ laboratory in the Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, under the mentorship of Dr. Leon G. Coleman. The Crews Lab is … Read more

Meet Shauntel Baker, a junior Psychology major and with a Medical Anthropology minor. She is completing an independent research study in Dr. Shauna Cooper’s Strength, Assets, and Resilience (StAR) laboratory. The StAR Lab utilizes developmental and community psychological theoretical frameworks … Read more

Meet Hrishika Muthukrishnan, a Senior Neuroscience Major. She works in Dr. Jessica Cassidy’s Cassidy Plasticity Lab. Research in the Cassidy Plasticity Lab focuses on the human movement system across the lifespan, using structural and functional neuroimaging, electroencephalography, and neurostimulation to … Read more

Meet Diana Bodea, a Junior majoring in Psychology and Business Administration. She works in the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Lab (PEP Lab) under Dr. Barbara Fredrickson and graduate student Jieni Zhou. The PEP Lab studies people’s emotions, particularly their positive … Read more

Meet Luke Nguyen, a Junior majoring in Psychology with minors in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science. During the past summer, he worked on a research project with faculty mentors Dr. Keely Muscatell and Dr. Monica Gaudier-Diaz. In addition, he works in … Read more

Meet Emilia Mazzolenis, a Senior double-majoring in Psychology and Economics with a minor in Statistics and Analytics. She works in Dr. Bharathi Zvara’s laboratory in the Gillings School of Public Health as a Research Assistant and is an Undergraduate Research … Read more