Team

Collaborators

A non-exhaustive list, updated January 2025.

Margo J. Monteith

Kentaro Fujita

Ximena Arriaga

Teri Kirby

Elisabeth Noland

Kathryn Kroeper

Laura Wallace

Franki Y. H. Kung

Robyn Mallett

Mason Burns

Tao Jiang

Ariana Hernandez-Coleman

Andrew Heckler

Evelyn Carter

Marco Chen

Steven Spencer

Phuong Le

Research Assistants

Team of Junior Scientists and Mentees

Katie Weaver, Cayleigh Turner, Rupal Mahajan, Jocelyn Spanbauer, & Chi Mutiso (Not pictured: Patrick Duffy, Sascha Smoot)

Society for Personality & Social Psychology (SPSP)

Rupal Mahajan presenting her research at the Motivation pre-conference, Spring 2025

Rupal Mahajan (she/her)

Rupal is a senior majoring in Psychology with a minor in Communication. My research interests are broadly in identity, motivation, and goal pursuit. After graduation, I plan to get a PhD in Social Psychology. 

Lucy Crisafilli (she/her)

Lucy Crisafulli is a third-year Psychology major with a minor in Philosophy. She is interested in research that focuses on underrepresented groups in both cognitive and social psychology. After graduation, she plans to pursue a PhD in either cognitive or industrial-organizational psychology.  

Kaitlyn Dutton (she/her)

Kaitlyn is a third-year psychology major with a minor in music. She has research interests in the fields of cognitive and behavioral psychology. After graduation she plans on attending graduate school for music therapy. 

Gabriela Lopez (she/her)

Gaby is in her second-year of undergrad, majoring in Psychology with a minor in Criminology and Creative Writing. Her research interests are in social and abnormal psychology, and she plans to pursue one of those fields in graduate school.  

Kareena Mehra (she/her)

Kareena is a second year majoring in Psychology. She is interested in clinical and social psychology. After graduation, she plans to go to law school.

Maya Regule (she/her)

Maya Regule is a third-year dual degree Dance and Psychology student with a minor in Business. Her research interests include both social and business psychology, with foci in workplace strategy and organizational development. She plans to attend graduate school to study Industrial/Organizational Psychology.  


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