We are a relatively small research team but are always welcome those who are interested in personality, person perception, and/or quantitative methods.
Dr. Jeremy Biesanz
I have developed and pursued several lines of research in personality
and person perception and quantitative methodology. The broad
substantive questions that interest me include how and why do
individuals differ in the expression of their personality? What impact
does this have on the social perception of personality — the impressions
that others form? When we form impressions, what is the impact of our
own expectations and motivations? Is there a good judge of personality?
In other words, are some people better able to see the personality of
others? Although these are the substantive questions I am pursuing, the
lack of adequate quantitative methodology has hampered research in these
areas.
Jessica Stewart
Jessica is a PhD Candidate in the Health Psychology area interested in
personality, interpersonal perception, expressive writing and their
relation with health. Her research focuses on understanding who is
likeable, what makes someone likeable, and the long-term consequences of
being liked by others.
Malina Lemmons
Malina is a MA student in Quantitative Psychology starting in Fall 2022
with interests in best practices in research. Her research focuses on
power analysis and sample size planning.
Raymond Li
Raymond is a 4th year undergraduate student majoring in
psychology and minoring in statistics. His research interests include
using machine learning methods such as topic modeling to reveal novel
insights into how people develop impressions of others based upon their
writing.
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