Current Graduate Students
Ashton Southard
I am interested in personality and individual differences. My
specific interests include narcissism, Machiavellianism,
psychopathy and destructive obedience to authority. Other interests
include romantic jealousy, influence tactics, and general social
relationships.
I am interested in personality and individual differences. My
specific interests include narcissism, Machiavellianism,
psychopathy and destructive obedience to authority. Other interests
include romantic jealousy, influence tactics, and general social
relationships.
Christopher Holden
A majority of my work focuses on the role of self-esteem and personality variables in the context of close relationships. More specifically, I am interested in how fragile self-esteem influences the ways in which we maintain our romantic relationships. I am also interested in evolutionary approaches to understanding romantic relationships. Therefore, I study mate
retention behaviors and sperm competition. Finally, I am interested in the applicability of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk) to psychological research.
A majority of my work focuses on the role of self-esteem and personality variables in the context of close relationships. More specifically, I am interested in how fragile self-esteem influences the ways in which we maintain our romantic relationships. I am also interested in evolutionary approaches to understanding romantic relationships. Therefore, I study mate
retention behaviors and sperm competition. Finally, I am interested in the applicability of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk) to psychological research.
Amy Noser
I am interested in body image and eating disorders. My specific interests include individual differences that influence factors of body image such as self-esteem level, contingent self-esteem, and self-compassion specifically the element of mindfulness.
My other interests include self-objectification, self-concept, and aspects of adolescent health.
I am interested in body image and eating disorders. My specific interests include individual differences that influence factors of body image such as self-esteem level, contingent self-esteem, and self-compassion specifically the element of mindfulness.
My other interests include self-objectification, self-concept, and aspects of adolescent health.
Brian Enjaian
I am interested in self-esteem, personality, and
individual differences. My focus is on how these factors affect our financial
decision making not only in every day life, but also in competitive games such
as poker. My other interests include narcissism, conformity, and statistics.
I am interested in self-esteem, personality, and
individual differences. My focus is on how these factors affect our financial
decision making not only in every day life, but also in competitive games such
as poker. My other interests include narcissism, conformity, and statistics.
Noah Pollock
My professional focus is on positive social psychology. I am interested in how our psychological well-being effects or is affected by our social world. Specifically, I seek to understand the relationship between self-esteem and subjective well-being, and to
discover causes and correlates of what is often referred to as happiness.
My professional focus is on positive social psychology. I am interested in how our psychological well-being effects or is affected by our social world. Specifically, I seek to understand the relationship between self-esteem and subjective well-being, and to
discover causes and correlates of what is often referred to as happiness.
Thomas Ewing
My research is focused on social-personality psychology. My specific interests include the effects of stigmatization and marginalization on self-esteem and overall life satisfaction. I am also interested in intergroup and intragroup relations and group dynamics in general.
My research is focused on social-personality psychology. My specific interests include the effects of stigmatization and marginalization on self-esteem and overall life satisfaction. I am also interested in intergroup and intragroup relations and group dynamics in general.
Andrew Holub
Among my primary areas of research interest are interpersonal relationships,
particularly involving romantic interactions, such as mate selection. I
am also interested in studying the development, maintenance, and propagation of
individual ideologies and extremism as well as their subsequent effects on
interpersonal relations. More generally, I am interested in working with deviant subcultures and populations, such as criminals.
Among my primary areas of research interest are interpersonal relationships,
particularly involving romantic interactions, such as mate selection. I
am also interested in studying the development, maintenance, and propagation of
individual ideologies and extremism as well as their subsequent effects on
interpersonal relations. More generally, I am interested in working with deviant subcultures and populations, such as criminals.
Former Graduate Students
Erin Myers, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor at Western Carolina University
Assistant Professor at Western Carolina University
Aisha Baker, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Postdoctoral Fellow at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Amy Ricedorf, M.A.
Substance Abuse Clinician at Oak Arbor Mental Health Center
Substance Abuse Clinician at Oak Arbor Mental Health Center
