Our Research

Dr. Mohr's lab examines how interpersonal relationships influence health and well-being, using longitudinal survey methods, daily process (diary) and dyadic designs to reveal negative and positive interpersonal relationship phenomena as well as social support and sharing of positive experiences.

Dr. Kahn's lab examines contemporary forms and expressions of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination by studying bias directed toward racial minorities, females, sexual minorities, and other stigmatized group members.

Dr. Mankowski's research team conducts applied community and social psychology research on a number of issues related to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) prevention and intervention, and social constructions of masculinities and violence.

Dr. Paoletti-Hatcher studies the way work-life experiences affect self-reported wellbeing, biological processes associated with quality of life, and diseases of older adulthood. Dr. Paoletti-Hatcher will be admitting new graduate students for the 2025-2026 school year.

Dr. Townley serves as research director of HRAC. His research examines the impact of individual and environmental factors on community participation and inclusion of individuals with psychiatric disabilities and histories of homelessness.

Dr. Adams-Wiggins' research team conducts applied developmental science research related to the negotiation of identities in sociohistorical contexts during adolescence and early adulthood, specifically for persons in the US’s Black/African diaspora.

Dr. Yang's lab studies the psychological processes underlying employee stress and motivation at work.

Dr. Beltrán-Grimm’s lab is dedicated to enhancing Latiné family and children's education and learning across areas like math, science, media, and technology, focusing on formal and informal settings to unlock their full learning potential in the classroom and at home.

Dr. Crain's research examines topics related to occupational stress, safety, and health, with a specific emphasis on understanding the interplay among the three domains of life: work, nonwork, and sleep.

Dr. Mashburn's research team seeks to better understand and enhance the impacts that Social Emotional Learning (SEL) programs and Mindfulness Training (MT) programs have on improving the social-emotional skills, self-regulation, health, and well-being of teachers and children in schools.

Dr. Dover's lab investigates the psychological, biological, and behavioral effects of group-based fairness and unfairness. Specifically, we investigate how members of advantaged and disadvantaged groups think about, respond to, and perpetuate unequal social systems, and how these unequal social systems shape health and well-being.

Dr. Randall’s lab conducts research in the areas of learning and development, work motivation, and personnel selection, working closely with organizational partners to share and implement evidence-based practices to improve individual and organizational work effectiveness.