Michael Harvey Mike is a sixth-year graduate student working with Dr. Rich Slatcher in the Close Relationships Lab. He is generally interested in understanding the mechanistic links among familial and romantic relationships, health, and psychological well-being. Further, he is interested in using data science methods (e.g., machine learning) to explore his research interests. Once he graduates, Mike plans to pursue a job as a data scientist, so he is currently mastering R, SQL, machine learning, and Git. Education Education: University of Delaware (Honors College), Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Honors Degree with Distinction) Wayne State University, Master of Arts in Psychology
Miriam Zegarac Research Research Interests: Parenting, emotion socialization, parental emotion regulation, maltreatment prevention, early childhood, transition to parenthood
Briana Spivey Selected Publications Selected Publications: Watson-Singleton, N. N., Black, A. R., & Spivey, B. N. (2019). Recommendations for a culturally-responsive mindfulness and compassion-based intervention for African Americans. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 34, 132-138. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.11.013
Ian Raugh Research Research Interests: My research focuses on emotion regulation, mindfulness, and the application of ecological designs to research question. Key questions I seek to answer include the mechanisms of mindfulness training, the role of acceptance, and how these affect the emotion regulation process. Selected Publications Selected Publications: Raugh, I. M., Chapman, H. C., Bartolomeo, L. A., Gonzalez, C., & Strauss, G. P. (2019). A comprehensive review of psychophysiological applications for ecological momentary assessment in psychiatric populations. Psychological assessment, 31(3), 304.
Dr. Dorothy Carter Receives NSF Grant! Congratulations to Dr. Dorothy Carter who received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) as Principal Investigator! The project is a collaboration with Dr. Kristin Cullen-Lester (Co-PI) who is an Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Houston. Dr. Carter and Dr. Read more about Dr. Dorothy Carter Receives NSF Grant!