MEET OUR TEAM
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Principal Investigator
Catherine Good, Phd
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Dr. Good received a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Kansas in 1994 and an Ad Hoc Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in mathematics education and social psychology from The University of Texas at Austin in 2001. While a postdoctoral research fellow at Columbia University from 2001-2005 she developed a research program that focuses on the social forces that shape academic achievement, learning, motivation, and self-image, particularly for females in STEM disciplines. In particular, she studies the effects of stereotype threat and develops interventions to help students overcome its effects. Specifically, she focuses on increasing students’ sense of belonging to STEM disciplines and fostering incremental views of intelligence as methods of combating the cultural stereotypes.
PhD Students
PhD Student, Basic & Applied Social Psychology
Kerry O'Brien
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Kerry O'Brien is a third-year PhD student in the Basic & Applied Social Psychology program at the CUNY Graduate Center. Kerry's research focuses on romantic relationships in the home, and how unbalanced divisions of domestic labor can negatively impact cohabitating couples. She is particularly interested in examining how women's tendency to shoulder the majority of the "invisible" domestic labor, such as household management, can reduce trust in their partners. Kerry graduated from Skidmore College in 2020 with a BA in Psychology, and now lives in Brooklyn with her partner and their cat, Sesame.
PhD Student, Basic & Applied Social Psychology
Amy Wang
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Amy Wang is a third-year PhD student in the Basic and Applied Social Psychology program at CUNY Graduate Center. She completed her undergraduate degree at NYU in 2023, earning a BS in Applied Psychology and minors in Teacher Education and Mathematics. Her research addresses inequality in education, with a particular focus on making STEM classrooms and learning environments more welcoming, accessible, and meaningful for historically underrepresented minority students. Outside of academics, she enjoys catching up on the latest C-dramas and collecting way too many blind box figures.
PhD Student, Basic & Applied Social Psychology
Gillian Burns
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Gillian Burns is a third-year doctoral student in the Basic and Applied and Social Psychology program at the CUNY Graduate Center. Her research is centered around disability as identity, with a focus on the autistic community. Topics of interest include sources of stigma and social strength in disability communities, factors that influence when disabilities are perceived as identity versus pathology, and intersections between disability and other stigmatized identities.
Lab Manager
Lab Manager
Maribelle Almonacy
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Maribelle earned her B.A. with honors at Baruch College majoring in Psychology and minoring in Sociology. She's interested in studying how minority stress impacts queer individuals with multiply marginalized identities, and how to improve psychological outcomes with community based interventions. Outside of the lab, she's picked up on exploring New York City, watching old sitcoms, and reading more books.
Masters Students
MA Student
Lily Hernandez
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Lily is a second-year Masters of Arts student at New York University studying Psychology. While she is still exploring her research interests, she is interested in the frameworks of intersectionality and cultural psychology, with an interest in topics such as the psychological effects of gendered language. Outside of school, Lily works as a data analyst, plays in a volleyball league, loves to workout and run, and read philosophy-related books.
MA Student
Esther Kwon
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Esther is a first-year Industrial-Organizational Psychology Masters student at Baruch College. She is interested in the influence of happiness and its impacts on motivation and job satisfaction within I/O Psychology, specifically utilizing work rewards. Outside of academics, Esther enjoys reading through her TBR list and playing video games.
MA Student
Emma Luo
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Emma is a second-year MA student in General Psychology at NYU (Class of 2027). She is still figuring out what exactly she wants to research, but for now she is particularly interested in how fragile high self-esteem and social comparison shape individuals' vulnerability to stereotype threat in high-stakes academic contexts (such as college entrance exams and academic competitions), and how these dynamics affect motivation and performance. Outside of school, Emma loves hiking outdoors, soaking up the sunshine and fresh air.
MA Student
John Navarra
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John is a Graduate Student at Iona University majoring in Adolescent Mathematics Education. He is participating as a research assistant and is interested in Social Justice Mathematics. Outside of school, John loves to watch sports such as football, baseball, basketball, and hockey. His favorite teams are the Giants, Yankees, Knicks, and Rangers.
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MA Student
Neerali Patel
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Neerali is a Master's student in the General Psychology program at New York University. Her research interests lie in social and child psychology, with a focus on how stereotypes and prejudices shape children's self-concept in the classroom. Outside of academia, she enjoys attending dance workshops and immersing herself in a good book.
Lab Manager
Lilly Wang
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Lilly graduated from NYU with a BS in Applied Psychology and MA in Psychology. She is primarily interested in different forms of stereotypes, especially gender stereotypes, prejudice, and intergroup interaction. In her free time, she enjoys birdwatching, playing video games, and bouldering. Lilly also have a rescue cat named Biscuit.
Post-Baccalaureate Researchers
Post-Baccalaureate Researcher
Heather Doherty
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Heather received her BA in Psychology from Georgetown University in 2024. She is interested in understanding how the perception of others influences downstream social and behavioral responses. Heather loves trying new restaurants, seeing shows on Broadway, and reading mystery novels!
Post-Baccalaureate Researcher
Kaitlin Van Houghton
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Kaitlin Van Houghton graduated from Arizona State University in 2022 with a BS in Psychology. Her major research interests are social media, online safety, and romantic relationships. She spends her days as a nanny for two wonderful young children. In her free time, she enjoys running while listening to audiobooks, and playing with her adorable cat named Corn.
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Angie Abdelhady
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Angie is a sophomore at Baruch college studying Psychology. She’s interested in studying the natives of the mere exposure effect and how it tracts differently depending of gender and race. Outside of school, Angie enjoys her cats, taking Ikebana classes, and reading— her favorite is Slouching towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion!
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Antonio Alluso
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Antonio is a senior at Baruch College dual majoring in Statistics and Psychology. He is interested in implicit biases and racism within the American healthcare system and its effects on patient care and healing. He is also extremely interested in longstanding history of xenophobia and racism present in tabletop roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons. He also loves rock climbing, reading, and playing video games.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Amira Gregory
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Amira is a sophomore at Baruch College, majoring in Computer Information Sciences. She is interested in how parents’ actions and behaviors shape their children, and how those influences present themselves as the children grow into adults. Outside of school, Amira enjoys watching HBO originals, anime, trying diverse cuisines, and reading good books.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Navid Hossain
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Navid is a senior at Hunter College and a member of the Thomas Hunter Honors Program, majoring in Psychology with a minor in Women and Gender Studies. His research interests include exploring how systemic societal inequalities disproportionately affect marginalized communities. He is especially interested in studying how different marginalized identities intersect and lead to unique psychological challenges. In his free time, Navid enjoys playing video games and listening to city pop music.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
julia Maloney
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Julia is an undergraduate at the University of South Carolina majoring in Psychology and Women and Gender Studies. She is interested in research examining relationship functioning and trauma. Outside of academics, she loves to travel, try new workout classes, read and hang out with her cat Polly.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Jaleiny Monteros
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Jaleiny is a sophomore at Baruch College, minoring in Psychology and with the intentions of majoring in Accounting. She is interested in researching gender stereotypes and how they’re internalized through family dynamics. Outside of classes, she loves to build Legos and to bake.
AFFILIATED Researchers
Affiliated Doctoral Student
Sophie Brown
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Sophie is a second-year Doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at The New School for Social Research. Her interests focus broadly on social media and body image concerns, specifically surrounding image editing/FaceTune. Sophie also has a precious dog named Ollie, whom she is obsessed with.
Affiliated Research Assistant
JEWEL Capili
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Jewel Capili graduated from Cal Poly in 2019 with a BA in Physics and a double minor in Astronomy & Religious Studies. She currently works in early childhood education and is passionate about understanding how teachers’ views of science impact STEAM learning in the classroom. As part of Cal Poly’s STAR Program, her research with The Good Lab explores how exposure to scientific research shapes STEAM educators’ views of science. In her free time, she loves to read and draw.
Lab ALumni
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Monroe Egbuchunam, Ph.D. student in Communication at University of Pennsylvania
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Jaisy Lau, Ph.D. student in Counseling Psychology at Iowa State University
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Kayle Pena, MA student in Social Work at New York University
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