Team
Lab Director
Associate Professor of Psychology · Office: 280 Eberhart Building
Dr. Cassidy is an Associate Professor of Psychology at UNC Greensboro, where she joined the faculty in 2018. She received her B.A. in Psychology from Boston University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology from Brandeis University, and completed postdoctoral training in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University. Her work has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Aging. She was named a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science (2018), was elected a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology (2023), and received UNCG's Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award (2023).
When she's not analyzing data or writing, Dr. Cassidy can be found distance running, organizing, watching Bravo (really!), or taking selfies with her human (Gloria) and canine (Lacey) daughters.
PhD Student
Adrienne is a PhD student in the Social Psychology program at UNCG. She is especially interested in the intersection between health psychology and social psychology. Her research centers around stereotypes and biases associated with certain diseases, specifically diabetes.
PhD Student
Maya is a second-year graduate student in the Social Psychology program. Her research interests revolve around the relationship between face perception, gender, and race. Outside of the lab, she enjoys reading, spending time in nature, and listening to music.
MA Student
Bianca is a masters student in the Experimental Psychology program. Her research interests surround identity, how our sense of identity can be threatened or supported, and how that impacts our behaviors.
Honors Student
Isabel is a third-year undergraduate pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Her research focuses on understanding the science behind what causes people to make the snap judgments that they do.
Research Assistant
Baxter is a fourth-year undergraduate working towards her B.A. in Psychology. Her research interests surround the psychological forces involved in both exhibiting criminal activity and the stereotyping of criminals.
Research Assistant
Caleb is a fourth-year undergraduate working towards his B.A. in Psychology, with minors in Sociology and Philosophy. His main research interest is forensic psychology.
Research Assistant
Caleb is a fourth-year undergraduate working towards his B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Music. His interests focus on social cognition and how it relates to human sexuality.
Research Assistant
Dani is a third-year undergraduate working towards her B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Chemistry on the pre-med track. She plans to apply to medical school with the desire to go into psychiatry.
Research Assistant
Kyra is a third-year psychology student minoring in Spanish. She is specifically interested in researching social psychology in relation to neurodivergence, and plans to obtain a PhD in this area.
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