People
It's the people in the lab that matter. Here are the team members who we couldn't conduct our research without.
Lab Director/Principle Investigator
Erica Slotter is a Professor of Psychology at Villanova University. She received her Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 2011. Dr. Slotter’s work focuses on the social factors that influence identity. In particular, she examines how various social role transitions influence both the content and clarity of people’s self-concepts.
Collaborators
Dr. Patrick Markey is a frequent collaborator and member of the research team. Dr. Markey is a Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Villanova University and the Director of the Interpersonal Research Group. His areas of research focus on how behavioral tendencies develop and are expressed within a social environment and range from fairly mundane interpersonal behaviors (e.g., acting warmly during an interaction) to behaviors are real-life importance (e.g., aggression, homicide, 911 calls, divorce).
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Graduate Students
Elijah Green-Longaberger is a rising second year student in Villanova's MS program. He is interested in how people with marginalized social identities form and maintain their social bonds. He is currently examining the role of media representation in the belonging and relationship quality of people in same gender relationships.
Emi Hathcock is a rising second year in Villanova's MS program. She is interested in how people with marginalized social identities compensate for lacking social support, in particular via parasocial attachments.
Bethany Mulderig is a rising second year in Villanova's MS program. She is interested in the role that parasocial attachments, especially in the social media space, play in shaping people's identities.
