Altman, Sarah
Advisor:
BSB  B200
(312) 413-0950
Email: saltma2@uic.edu
Graduate Student

Alvy, Elizabeth
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: ealvy2@uic.edu

Anderson, Jennifer
Advisor: Dr. Michael Levine
BSB  1051
(312) -
Email: jander22@uic.edu
I define myself as an eclectic mix of visual neuroscience and computer science. I am more or less interested in the theoretical modeling of the two visual pathways. I ambitiously believe there is a systematic progression by which visual stimuli travel from input to output, and that these transitions are a function of how the human brain is able to encode this information.

Aramovich, Nicholas
Advisor: Jim Larson
BSB  2022
(773) 939-7070
Email: naramo2@uic.edu
Broadly speaking, my research investigates decision making, problem solving, and social influence processes within small groups. Recent projects include the effect of stereotype threat on group versus individual performance, and the effect of moral versus religious conviction on resistance versus susceptibility to majority influence. I am currently working on my dissertation which investigates the role of various group consensus processes on group performance and group member learning.

Bal, Elgiz
Advisor: Stephen W. Porges/John D. Kassel
IJR  220
(312) 996-3167
Email: elgizbal@uic.edu

Beehler, Sarah
Advisor: Dina Birman
BSB  1080
(312) -
Email: sbeehl1@uic.edu
My research interests center around describing and studying the effects of culturally sensitive mental health interventions for refugee and immigrant groups at multiple levels of analysis. I am interested in using a practice-based evidence approach to mental health research with diverse populations, and have worked on projects with Heartland Alliance, the International Institute of New Jersey, and World Relief Chicago. Additionally, I am interested in issues around multicultural competence and evaluation capacity building.

Bjorkquist, Olivia
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: objork2@uic.edu

Blanton, Shanika L.
Advisor: Dina Birman
BSB  1061
(312) -
Email: sblant1@uic.edu
My research interests revolve around issues of ethnic identity as it relates to postive youth development of adolescents from underrepresented groups. I am also interested in the relationship between critical consciousness of poverty and oppression and urban African-American community development.

Bovee, Joanna
Advisor: Gary Raney
BSB  1029
(312) -
Email: jbovee2@uic.edu
Graduate Student

Braasch, Jason
Advisor:
BSB  2040
(312) 355-1323
Email: jbraasch@uic.edu

Braun, Ashley Rebecca
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: abraun3@uic.edu

Buelna, Christina
Advisor: Stephanie Riger
BSB  1061
(312) -
Email: cbueln2@uic.edu
I am interested in conducting research that explores violence against women.

Burnside, Ebony
Advisor: Sabine French
BSB  1061
(312) -
Email: eburns4@uic.edu
I'm a first year student in the Community & Prevention Research program here at UIC. I'm also new to Chicago! My general research interests include positive youth development, ethnic minority youth, identity and socialization of ethnic minority youth, and community capacity building. My current research investigates factors contributing to differences in racial ethnic identity and explores how differences in racial ethnic identity and racial ethnic socialization affect academic attitudes and outcomes.

Canty, Reality Sincere
Advisor: Dr. Susan Goldman
BSB  1015
(312) 355-1323
Email: rcanty1@uic.edu
Knowledge representation; External representations; Mathematical reasoning

Carter, Ingrid Latchis
Advisor:
BSB  3023
(312) -
Email: ilatchi1@uic.edu

Chan, Winne
Advisor: Dina Birman
BSB  1080
(312) -
Email: wchan8@uic.edu
My main research interest revolves around refugee and immigrant mental health issues. Specifically, I am interested in the contextual and cultural factors that are related to the resilience of refugees and immigrants. I am also interested in race relations among minority members in the U.S.

Chavez, Noe
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: nchave2@uic.edu

Chow, Bettina
Advisor: Stellan Ohlsson
BSB  1015
(773) 315-8970
Email: bchow3@uic.edu

Colflesh, Gregory Hiscock
Advisor: Andrew Conway
BSB  1015
(312) -
Email: colflesh@uic.edu
I am a fourth year student with interests in attention, memory, individual differences, and laterality. I am currently working on projects with my advisor, Dr. Andrew Conway, on research concerning the effects of perceptual load, attention and laterality on the cocktail party effect.

Colvin, Peter
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: pcolvi2@uic.edu

Cosejo, David
Advisor: Stellan Ohlsson
BSB  1029
() -
Email: dcosej1@uic.edu
My interests include restructuring, categorization, conceptual change and science education.

Cushen, Patrick
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: pcushe2@uic.edu

D'Cruz, Anna-Maria
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: amdcruz@uic.edu

Drogos, Lauren
Advisor: Pauline Maki
BSB  1021
(312) 996-9029
Email: drogos@uic.edu
My primary research interest is neuroendocrinology; more specifically, how hormones can influence brain function and behavior.

DuBois, Steve
Advisor: McKirnan
BSB 
(312) -
Email: duboiss@uic.edu
I am interested in LGBT-unique life experiences (coming out, integrating a same sex partner into one's family, etc.) and subsequent therapeutic methods we might use to improve the mental health of LGBT's.

Dymnicki, Allison
Advisor: Roger Weissberg
BSB  1080
(312) -
Email: adymni2@uic.edu
My research interests include studying the impact of social and emotional learning, understanding school-based preventive programs, and learning how to create interventions that cater to the needs of all students in urban settings.

Ebner, Stephanie
Advisor: Mitch Roitman
BSB 
(312) -
Email: sebner2@uic.edu

Engstrom, Mark Dennis
Advisor: Christopher Keys, Audrey Ruderman
BSB  3018C
(312) 996-2540
Email: mengst1@uic.edu

Evatt, Daniel Patrick
Advisor: Dr. Jon Kassel
BSB  3036
(312) 996-9216
Email: evatt@uic.edu

Fingerhut, David D.
Advisor: David McKirnan
BSB  3031
(312) -
Email: dfinge1@uic.edu

Goldenberg, Olga
Advisor: Jim Larson
BSB 
(312) -
Email: ogolde1@uic.edu
Graduate Student.

Goldwin, Michelle
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: mgoldw2@uic.edu

Grace, Desia
Advisor: Robin Mermelstein, Ph.D
BSB  2080
(312) 413-7595
Email: dgrace1@uic.edu
I am primarily interested in the development of depression in adolescents as it relates to various forms of child abuse and parenting behaviors.

Hanback, Meredith S.
Advisor: Audrey Ruderman
BSB  3018C
(312) -
Email: mhanba1@uic.edu

Harris, Margret Sabine
Advisor: John A. Sweeney
NPI  226
(312) 355-5651
Email: mharris4@uic.edu

Heinz, Adrienne
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: aheinz3@uic.edu
Post Graduate Student

Hinze Scott
Advisor: Jim Pellegrino
BSB  1015
(()) -
Email: shinze2@uic.edu
I am a sixth year graduate student in the Cognitive division. My research interests involve the interaction of basic memory and metamemory processes with complex learning situations.

Holland, Christine M.
Advisor: David McKirnan
BSB  B-143
(312) -
Email: cholla1@uic.edu
Research Interests: HIV prevention among infected & non-infected women and men, co-morbid HIV and Depression, general health and psychological issues within the LGBT-QI community and ethnic minorities.

Houston, Eric
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: ehoust1@uic.edu

Ireta, Arezou
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: aireta2@uic.edu

Israel-Tapella, Nahrain
Advisor:
BSB  3040
(847) 275-2280
Email: nisrae1@uic.edu
Graduate Research Assistant

Jarosz, Andrew F.
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: ajaros5@uic.edu

Jeong, Ansuk
Advisor: Edison Trickett
BSB  1061
(312) -
Email: ajeong1@uic.edu
My utmost concern lies on the urban children/adolescents in poverty. The superkids' stories always fascinate me because I consider any inner-city kid as its candidate. Nowadays I'm trying to conceptualize issues surrounding them in terms of "culture". And I believe more contextual and natural that are approached systematically though can make a huge difference, which draws my attention also to the social policy issues.

Kane, Mary Clare
Advisor: Dr. David Wirtshafter
BSB  1051
(312) -
Email: mkane1@uic.edu

Kaufmann, Nicholas
Advisor: Edison Trickett
BSB  2060
(312) -
Email: nkaufm2@uic.edu
Broadly, my research interests include: (a) the social determinants of health (b) adolescent socio-emotional development (c) youth-adult partnerships (d) multi-level culturally sensitive community-based interventions.

Krauss, Stephen
Advisor:
BSB  1059
(312) -
Email: skraus1@uic.edu

Lin, Jian-You
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Reilly
BSB  1051
(312) 413-9566
Email: jlin2@uic.edu

Lippman, Jordan
Advisor: Susan Goldman
BSB  1029
(312) -
Email: jlippman@uic.edu
I am fifth year student and my advisor is Dr. Susan Goldman. I am interested in issues related to learning. I am interested in theory and research on learning, executive control, strategy use, self-regulated learning, metacognition, reading comprehension, learning disabilities (LD) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Loriaux, Amy
Advisor: Dr. Mitchell Roitman
BSB  1051
(312) -
Email: asolom2@uic.edu
My interests are in the neural underpinnings of motivation and reward.

Lytle, Brad L.
Advisor: Linda Skitka
BSB  1059
(312) 355-1373
Email: blytle1@uic.edu
I'm interested in issues of morality and justice as well as finding a quicker way to campus.

Majerle, Jared
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: jmajer2@uic.edu
Graduate Student

Mason, Gillian E
Advisor: Stephanie Riger
BSB  3040D
(312) 355-0892
Email: gmason2@uic.edu
Hi! I'm a 5th year student and my general research interest is violence against women. Specifically, I'm interested in working with communities to help make them more informed about intimate partner violence and sexual assault. This I believe will also help make them more supportive of survivors of these crimes.

McCarthy, Kathryn
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: kmccart5@uic.edu

McGowan, Sarah Kate
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: smcgow4@uic.edu

Morgan, Gregory
Advisor: Linda Skitka
BSB  1048, 3058
(312) -
Email: gmorga2@uic.edu
Broadly speaking, I am interested in people's attitudes and beliefs about the world around them. More specifically, my research interests fall into two categories. First, I am interested political psychology, specifically political ideology. Currently, I am researching the manner in which conservatives and liberals make causal attributions, i.e. how they assign blame for social problems. In the future, I hope to examine the nature and structure of ideologies (political and otherwise). Second, I am interested in people's moral beliefs. Currently, I am developing projects exploring the many ways that moral beliefs differ from otherwise strong but non-moral beliefs. Of course, I am particularly interested in the intersection of ideology and morality.

Mullen, Elizabeth
Advisor: Linda J. Skitka
BSB  3058 G
(312) 355-1373
Email: emullen@uic.edu
My research interests include distributive and procedural justice, emotion and cognition, attribution theory, and political psychology.

Najdowski, Cynthia
Advisor: Bette Bottoms
BSB  1049
() -
Email: cnajdo2@uic.edu
I am interested in psychology and the law, particularly as it relates to children. I am currently investigating jurors' perceptions of mentally retarded juvenile defendants, and confessions offered by such defendants. More specifically, I am using attribution theory to explain jurors' judgments in cases involving these vulnerable defendants. I am also studying individual differences in repressive personality, fantasy-proneness, and dissociation as they relate to women's suspected and recovered memories of childhood sexual or physical abuse. Finally, I am also studying adult sexual assault victims' experiences with disclosure. Specifically, I am exploring victims' experiences of PTSD and problem drinking as they relate to social reactions received from people that victims disclose to.

Nelson, Brady
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: bnelso7@uic.edu
Graduate Student

Newcomb, Michael
Advisor: Brian Mustanski (Psychiatry)
BSB  2080
(312) -
Email: mnewcomb@uic.edu
I am primarily interested in adolescent risk-taking behaviors and mental health, specifically HIV prevention and substance use in young men who have sex with men.

Obeidallah, Sharon Radloff
Advisor: Gary Raney
BSB 
(312) -
Email: sobeid1@uic.edu
I received my Masters in Linguistics in 2000 and currently work with Dr. Gary Raney. My research interests include issues involving language processing and comprehension in monolinguals and bilinguals and how meaning is transferred through translation from one language into another. I am interested in how psycholinguistic issues interface with social issues and will be contributing a chapter in a forthcoming book of ethnolinguistic studies.

Oberoi, Ashmeet
Advisor: Ed Trickett
BSB  1080
(312) 498-0816
Email: aobero3@uic.edu

Oesterreich, Justin
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: joeste1@uic.edu
Graduate Student

Perry, Sylvia P.
Advisor: Linda Skitka
BSB  1051
(312) 371-3582
Email: sperry2@uic.edu
Generally, I am interested in the achievement gap, the relationship between racial identity and self-esteem, and interracial group dynamics in the realm of academics.

Poff, Meredith
Advisor: Dina Birman
BSB  1059
(704) 608-1344
Email: mpoff2@uic.edu

Ponce, Melissa
Advisor: Ed Trickett
BSB  1080
(312) -
Email: mponce1@uic.edu
I am interested in Latinos, Religion and Education. I am working on my master's thesis concerning the role of church involvement on the educational outcomes of Latino students. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me.

Rathje, Andrew
Advisor: Michael Levine
BSB  2037
(312) -
Email: arathj2@uic.edu

Reynolds, Carrie Edith
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: creyno5@uic.edu

Richmond, Melanie Joy
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: mrichm4@uic.edu

Ricks, Travis
Advisor:
BSB  1079
(312) -
Email: tricks2@uic.edu

Ritchie, Natalie Dawn
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: nritchie@uic.edu

Robison, Elizabeth Jenna
Advisor: Stewart Shankman
BSB  3018 B
(312) -
Email: jrobison@uic.edu

Rubin, Leah
Advisor: Pauline Maki
NPI  839
(312) 355-5652
Email: lrubin2@uic.edu
I am a first year student working with Dr. Pauline Maki. I am interested in understanding how sex steriod hormones effect cognition and brain function in schizopihrenia. I am currently working on two projects. The first is looking at sex differences in cognitive response to medication in first episode schizophrenia. The second is examining the effects of endogenous estrogen on cognition in chronic schizophrenia.

Rukhotskiy, Emma
Advisor: Ed Trickett
BSB  1080
(()) -
Email: erukho2@uic.edu
I am a third year graduate student in the Community Prevention Research Program of the Psychology department and I am advised by Dr. Edison Trickett. My current research focuses on two distinct interests: ESL programs in Chicago Public Schools and the immigration process of Soviet Jews in the US. I am part of a research team headed by Dr Trickett that, through qualitative interviewing, is interested in the work lives of ESL/Bilingual teachers in Chicago Public Schools. The second interest is the focus of my master's thesis on the economic adaptation and immigration process of Soviet Jewish families as illuminated by their expectations, preparations and reflective recommendations.

Rusch, Dana Beth
Advisor: Olga Reyes, Ph.D.
BSB  3031
(312) -
Email: drusch1@uic.edu

Salerno, Jessica
Advisor: Bette Bottoms
BSB 
() -
Email: jsaler4@uic.edu
Graduate Student

Schuster, Randi Melissa
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: rschus2@uic.edu

Shahabi, Leila
Advisor: Robin Mermelstein
BSB  3019
(312) -
Email: lshaha1@uic.edu
psychosocial stressors and health

Shecter, Julie T
Advisor: Olga Reyes
BSB  3019
(312) -
Email: jshect1@uic.edu
Currently researching types of social support that help students succeed in academic settings.

Solomon, Bonnie
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: bsolom3@uic.edu
Graduate Student

Sorani, Sandra
Advisor: Edison Trickett
BSB  1061
(312) -
Email: ssoran2@uic.edu
I am a first year graduate student in the Community Research & Prevention Division. I am interested in the stressors associated with the transition to high school for Puerto Rican adolescents and if these stressors lead to delinquency and/or gang involvement as coping mechanism(s).

Springle, Tamara
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: tsprin2@uic.edu
Graduate Student

Stabrawa, Melissa Marantz
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: stabrawa@uic.edu

Sundermann, Erin
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: esunde2@uic.edu
Post Graduate Student

Taylor, Rebecca Dorothea
Advisor: Roger Weissberg
BSB  1061
() -
Email: rtaylo2@uic.edu

Tran, Nellie
Advisor: Dina Birman
BSB  1061
() -
Email: ntran2@uic.edu

Tripathi, Ritu
Advisor: Dr. Daniel Cervone
BSB  1059
(312) -
Email: rtripa2@uic.edu

Wardle, Margaret Constanc
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: mwardl1@uic.edu

Weinstein, Sally M.
Advisor: Dr. Robin Mermelstein
BSB 1059 
(312) -
Email: sweins3@uic.edu
Adolescent mood patterns and disorders; adolescent smoking behavior.

Weinstein, Traci
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: tweins2@uic.edu
Graduate Student

Wiley, Tisha R.
Advisor: Dr. Bette Bottoms
BSB  1049
() -
Email: twiley1@uic.edu
I am a PhD candidate in Social Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), working with Professor Bette Bottoms. I am broadly interested in psychological perspectives on public policies and laws relevant to disadvantaged groups, particularly children, and victims of violence and maltreatment. My specific interests within the child welfare field fall into three general categories: *Legal and social structures and relationships that bind families, victims, investigators, and social service personnel involved in child maltreatment investigations; *Developmental, emotional, and neurological precursors to and sequelae of abusive experiences; *Perceptions of victims and perpetrators of child maltreatment. I am als0 interested in the application of advanced designs (e.g., longitudinal designs) and statistical techniques (e.g., structural equation models, multilevel models) to answer questions about these complex, dynamic processes.

Winer, Eric Samuel
Advisor: Daniel Cervone
BSB  2080
(312) -
Email: ewiner1@uic.edu

Wisneski, Daniel
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: dwisne2@uic.edu

York, Catherine
Advisor: Robin Mermelstein
BSB  2080
(()) -
Email: cshart1@uic.edu
I am interested in adolescent substance use and abuse and how it is related to different aspects (i.e. high-risk behavior, mood, peer and family relationships).

Zander, Keith
Advisor:
BSB 
(312) -
Email: kzander@uic.edu