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University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390
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Graduate Students

Elizabeth Champlin
Area Experimental
Office UH 5011
Email Elizabeth.Champlin@rockets.utoledo.edu
Degree B.A., Psychology, The Ohio State University, 2020
Advisor J.D. Jasper, Ph.D.
Research Interest:
- Motivation and performance

Kelly Clemens
Area Experimental - Health
Office UH 6505
Email Kelly.Clemens@rockets.utoledo.edu
Degree M.A., Oakland University, 2018
Advisor Andrews Greers. Ph.D.
Research Interests:
- Placebo effects and treatment side effects
- Social factors influencing treatment adherence
- Social and cultural factors influencing health related help seeking
- Social barriers preventing access to woman's health services

Ruam Pedro Francisco De Assis Pimentel
Area Experimental
Office UH 1069
Email Ruampedro.Franciscodeassispimentel@rockets.utoledo.edu
Degrees Bachelors, Psychology, Universidade Luterana do Brasil, 2017
Masters, Psychology, Universidade São Francisco, 2019
Specialization, Neuroscience, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2019
Advisor Greg Meyer, Ph.D.
Research Interests:
- Personality
- Psychological assessment
- Neuroscience
- Data science

Elizabeth (Lizz) Gallinari
Area Experimental - Social
Office UH 6511
Email Elizabeth.Gallinari@rockets.utoledo.edu
Degree B.S. Bridgewater State University, 2018
Advisor Jason Rose, Ph.D.
Research Interests
- Social comparison
- The impact of comparison on social media
- How comparisons affect emotion and behavior

Riley Grady
Area Experimental
Office UH 1880A
Email Riley.Grady@rockets.utoledo.edu
Degree B.S., Forensic Psychology, Western Illinois University, 2021
Advisor Kamala London, Ph.D.
Research Interests
- Children’s experience in the legal system
- Children viewing police lineups
- Nervous laughter

Noelle Herzog
Area Experimental
Office UH 6506
Email Noelle.Herzog@rockets.utoledo.edu
Degree B.S., Applied Psychology, University of Michigan-Flint, 2015
Advisor Jason Rose, Ph.D.
Research Interests
- Social comparison
- Social media/cyberpsychology
- Attitude polarization
- Norm perception
- Risk vulnerability

Dingzhong Hu
Area Experimental - Cognitive
Office UH 5010B
Email Dingzhong.Hu@rockets.utoledo.edu
Degree M.A., University of Toledo, 2018
Advisor Stephen Christman, Ph.D.
Research Interests:
- Individual difference and similarities in aesthetic preference
- Psychological processes underlying the perception of art
- Objective analyses of art-related qualia

Ann Karmol
Area Experimental
Email Ann.Karmol@rockets.utoledo.edu
Degree B.A., English, University of Michigan, 2009
Advisor J.D. Jasper, Ph.D.
Research Interests
- Judgement and decision-making
- Heuristics and biases
- Individual differences
- Behavioral economics
- Science communication
- Misinformation
- Moral psychology

Grace Kim
Area Experimental
Office UH 1900H
Email Grace.Kim2@rockets.utoledo.edu
Advisor Kamala London-Newton, Ph.D.
Research Interests
- Race on perceptions of child sexual abuse
- False memory
- False accusations
- Eyewitness testimony

Frances Lauten
Area Experimental
Office UH 1900
Email frances.lauten@rockets.utoledo.edu
Degrees B.A., Psychology, Sewanee: University of the South, 2018
M.A., Developmental Psychology, San Francisco State University, 2022
Advisor Cin Cin Tan, Ph.D.
Research Interests:
- Children's eating behaviors
- Preventative measures for disordered eating and eating disorders
- Impact of parental disordered eating on the eating patterns of their young children

Steven Lenarduzzi
Area Experimental
Email Steven.Lenarduzzi@rockets.utoledo.edu
Degrees B.A., Psychology, Ohio University, 2016
M.A., Experimental Psychology, Cleveland State University, 2022
Advisor Stephen Christman, Ph.D.
Research Interests:
- Hemispheric differences in belief updating

Samuel Oswald
Area Experimental
Office UH 6508
Email Samuel.Oswald@rockets.utoledo.edu
Degree B.A., Saginaw Valley State University, 2017
Advisor Jason Rose, Ph.D.
Research Interests:
- Social comparison theory
- Self-esteem
- Implicit measures
- Competitive video game performance

Jessica Saki
Area Experimental
Office UH 5015
Email Jessica.Saki@rockets.utoledo.edu
Degree B.A., University of Toledo, 2022
Advisor J.D. Jasper, Ph.D.
Research Interests
- Moral decision making
- Moral behaviors
- Moral dilemmas
- Emotion regulation
- Rejection

Adelyn Sherrard
Area Experimental
Email adelyn.sherrard@rockets.utoledo.edu
Degree B.S., Psychology, Bowling Green State University, 2019
Advisor Cin Cin Tan, Ph.D.
Research Interests:
- Children's eating behavior
- Parental feeding practices
- Coparenting

Emily Spotts
Area Experimental
Office UH 6504
Email Emily.Jason@rockets.utoledo.edu
Degree B.A., Psychology, University of Toledo, 2020
Advisor Andrew Geers, Ph.D.
Research Interests
- Placebo/nocebo effects and treatment side effects
- Alteration of treatment perceptions
- Effects of message types on treatment choice

Michael Vang
Area Experimental
Office UH 6509
Email Michael.Vang@rockets.utoledo.edu
Degree B.A., Public Health, University of California at Merced, 2021
Advisor Andrew L. Geers, Ph.D.
Research Interests
- Preventative health behaviors
- Physician-patient communication
- Placebo and nocebo effect

Joshua Williams
Area Experimental
Email Joshua.Williams10@rockets.utoledo.edu
Degree B.A., Psychology and Sociology (Honors), University of Toledo, 2021
Advisor J.D. Jasper, Ph.D.
Research Interests
- Anxiety in the context of technology use, acceptance
- Social capital
- Locus of control, self-efficacy
