Laboratory Members

Malloy Social Relations Laboratory

Current Lab Members

Destiny Henderson – Destiny joined the SRL in February of 2019.   Her goal is to attain the Ph.D. in psychology and become a university professor.   She is working on a study of egocentric bias in the assessment of traits (extroversion and neuroticism) in dyadic relationships.  

 

 

 

Michael Uzoma – Michael is working on a master’s degree in psychology, and is working in the eye-tracking laboratory on the effects of facial attractiveness, status, and race on face recognition. The lab is also collaborating on a study of in-group and out-group tribal assessments of Igbo and Hausa in Nigeria.

 

 

Mia Gavopoulos Joined the Social Relations Lab in September of 2025. Her primary goal is to obtain a Ph.D in psychology. Mia’s thesis research focuses on simulation research to examine the psychological mechanisms through which stereotypes cause irrational conspiratorial thinking that influences attitudes toward marginalized social groups. Mia is also interested in dyadic interaction of AI digital twins in group interaction research.

Former Lab Members: Graduate Degrees and
Doctoral Degree and Granting Institution

Elise Arruda, Ph.D. – Claremont Graduate University

Avi Ben-Zeev, Ph.D. – Yale University

Gregg Bromgard, Ph.D. – New Mexico State University

John Capman, Ph.D. – City University of New York

Mekayla Castro, Ph.D. – Columbia University

Christine Curley, Ph.D. – University of Connecticut

Irian Kushid, Ph.D. – New Mexico State University

Jasmine Mena, Ph.D. – University of Rhode Island

Sarit Pery, Ph.D. – The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Tiina Ristikari , Ph.D. – Tampere University, Finland

Chloe Stanfa, Psy.D. Student – William James College

Diane Turner-Bowker Ph.D. University of Rhode Island

Aaron Yarlas, Ph.D. – University of California – Los Angeles

 

Masters Degrees

Rosalie Berrios-Candeleria M.A. – Rhode Island College

Sathiarith Chau, M.A. – Rhode Island College

Lauren Chaunt, M.S.W. – Rhode Island College

Carissa DiPietro, M.A. – Notre Dame University

Jessica Hunger, M.A. – Rhode Island College

Lorin Kinney, M.A. – Rhode Island College

Johanna Martin, M.A. – Rhode Island College

Savon Williams, M.A.- Sacred Heart University

Lynn Winquist, M.A. – University of Connecticut

 

Undergraduates: Rhode Island College/Other

Johanna Martin, B.A.

Brandon DeSimone, B.A.

Jessica Hunter B.A.

Afrim Islam, B.S.P.S.  (University of Rhode Island)

Wootae Min B.A. (Swarthmore College)

Peter Murphy, B.A.

Tiia Nurmiko, B. A.

Melissa Ryan, B. A.

Casey Silva, B.A.

Marvin Tavares

Rachel Tragella, B. A.

Angela Viphakone, B. A.

Scott Williams (Brown University)