Faculty Research
A number of our core and affiliated faculty are actively engaged in research on diversity and related topics, in a wide variety of populations and settings. Strong collaboration among faculty and ties to surrounding communities foster an exciting research climate in UIC Psychology!
Faculty
Megin Wardle, Assistant Professor
Addiction Research and Treatment Lab – ART Lab
Lab website: https://www.uicaddictionlab.org/
Research Areas of Interest: addiction, substance use, emotion regulation, psychophysiology
Is your lab currently looking for undergrad research assistants? No
Email for preferred primary contact: dbasal3@uic.edu
Tomas Staahl, Assistant Professor
Rationality and Morality Lab
Lab website: https://rml.lab.uic.edu
Research Areas of Interest: beliefs, belief formation, reasoning, epistemic virtues, morality, moral values
Is your lab currently looking for undergrad research assistants? No
Email for preferred primary contact: tstahl@uic.edu
Kate Zinsser, Professor
The Social-Emotional Teaching & Learning Lab
Lab website: https://www.setllab.com
Research Areas of Interest: early childhood education, social-emotional learning, education policy, teacher preparation and well-being
Is your lab currently looking for undergrad research assistants? No
Email for preferred primary contact: kzinsser@uic.edu
Alexander Demos, Clinical Associate Professor
Music, Action, and Dynamics – MAD Lab
Lab website: https://mad.psch.uic.edu/
Research Areas of Interest: music perception and performance, social interaction, and dynamical systems
Is your lab currently looking for undergrad research assistants? No
Email for preferred primary contact: ademos@uic.edu
Jin X. Goh, Assistant Professor
Prejudice, Behavior, and Judgment Lab – PB&J Lab
Lab website: https://www.pbandjlab.com/
Research Areas of Interest: prejudice and stereotyping, social identities, racial minorities
Is your lab currently looking for undergrad research assistants? No
Email for preferred primary contact: enoland@uic.edu
Amanda Roy, Associate Professor
Education, Development, and Health – EDH Lab
Lab website: https://www.edhuiclab.com/
Research Areas of Interest: positive youth development, neighborhoods, societal perceptions, college and career planning
Is your lab currently looking for undergrad research assistants? No
Email for preferred primary contact: alroy28@uic.edu
Loretta Hsueh, Assistant professor
Health Services to Advance Equity and Diversity Lab – HSAED Lab
Lab website: https://www.hsaedlab.com/
Research Areas of Interest: health services, health psychology fields, chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes, immigrant health, communities, translation
Is your lab currently looking for undergrad research assistants? Yes
Email for preferred primary contact: lhsueh@uic.edu
Kara Morgan-Short, Professor
Cognition of Second Language Acquisition lab – CogSLA lab
Lab website: https://hip.uic.edu/research-groups/cogsla/
Research Areas of Interest: adult language learning, second language, individual differences, cognitive neuroscience of language
Is your lab currently looking for undergrad research assistants? No
Email for preferred primary contact: karams@uic.edu
Michael Pasek, Assistant Professor
Belief, Identity, and Group Relations Lab
Lab Website: bigr.psch.uic.edu
Research Areas of Interest: intergroup relations, political psychology, psychology of religion
Is your lab currently looking for undergrad research assistants? No
Email for preferred primary contact: bigr@uic.edu
Alexandra Keinath, Assistant Professor
Keinath Lab
Lab website: https://www.wedobrainstuff.com/
Research Areas of Interest: memory, cognitive mapping, hippocampus, entorhinal cortex, mice, humans, calcium imaging, virtual reality
Is your lab currently looking for undergrad research assistants? No
Email for preferred primary contact: rbarr7@uic.edu
Christine Coughlin, Assistant Professor
Future, Learning, and Memory Lab – FLAME Lab
Lab website: https://www.flamelab.org
Research Areas of Interest: neurocognitive development, episodic memory, future thinking, learning, neuroimaging
Is your lab currently looking for undergrad research assistants? No
Email for preferred primary contact: cbees2@uic.edu
Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl, Professor
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Research Group
Lab website: https://sel.lab.uic.edu/
Research Areas of Interest: social and emotional learning (SEL), social and emotional competencies, teacher and student well-being, prosocial behavior
Is your lab currently looking for undergrad research assistants? No
Email for preferred primary contact: cgallo6@uic.edu
Michael Meinzer, Assistant Professor
Young Adult & Adolescent ADHD Services Lab – YAAAS Lab
Lab Website: uicadhd.org
Research Areas of Interest: ADHD in college students, executive dysfunction, ADHD and co-occurring psychopathology
Is your lab currently looking for undergrad research assistants? Yes
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Jennifer Wiley, Professor
Cognition, Learning, and Problem Solving Lab
Lab website: https://ure.uic.edu/browse_dept.php?prof=jwiley
Research Areas of Interest: learning, comprehension, problem solving, creativity and individual differences
Is your lab currently looking for undergrad research assistants? Yes
Email for preferred primary contact: jwiley@uic.edu
Sohad Murrar, Assistant Professor
The Murrar Lab: Social Interventions & Intergroup Relations
Lab website: https://www.sohadmurrar.com/lab
Research Areas of Interest: entertainment media, social norms, biases in medicine, intervention science
Is your lab currently looking for undergrad research assistants? No
Email for preferred primary contact: Lingra3@uic.edu
Jessica Shaw, Associate Professor
Gender Justice Initiative – GJI
Lab Website: https://genderjustice-uic.org/
Research Areas of Interest: gender-based violence, sexual violence, evaluation, community psychology, systems, oppression, social justice
Is your lab currently looking for undergrad research assistants? No
Email for preferred primary contact: gji@uic.edu
Terri Thorkildsen, Professor of Education and Psychology
Developing Intentions Lab
Research Areas of Interest: intentional systems theory; personal, civic, and civil intentions; everyday heroism; dispositions; aspirations; volition; moral motivation
Is your lab currently looking for undergrad research assistants? Yes
Email for preferred primary contact: thork@uic.edu
Natania Crane, Assistant Professor
Research Examining What drives Addiction Risk and comorbid Depression Lab – REWARD Lab
Lab Website: https://www.psych.uic.edu/research/lab-directory/reward-lab
Research Areas of Interest: addiction, reward, cannabis use in young adults, substance use disorders, depression, anxiety, fMRI, EEG, behavioral risk factors
Is your lab currently looking for undergrad research assistants? No
Email for preferred primary contact: mpearl4@uic.edu
Rebecca Littman, Assistant Professor
Bridging Divides Lab
Lab Website: https://thelittmanlab.com/
Research Areas of Interest: conflict, reconciliation, political violence, intervention science
Is your lab currently looking for undergrad research assistants? No
Email for preferred primary contact: rlittman@uic.edu
Josefina Bañales, Assistant Professor
Challenging Oppressive Actions and Structures Towards Marginalized Communities in Academia and Research – CAMBIAR Collective
Lab Website: https://sites.google.com/view/cambiarcollective/home?authuser=0
Research Areas of Interest: critical racial consciousness, civic and political engagement, racial socialization in homes and schools, ethnic-racial identity development, participatory, community-based, and community-engaged research with youth, communities, and schools, and research with racially/ethnically minoritized youth
Is your lab currently looking for undergrad research assistants? Yes
Email for preferred primary contact: rootsyresistencia@gmail.com