People of Ich und Du
Faculty
Ralph Erber
Research Interests:
Self-regulation of mood & emotions
Ironic processes in mental control
Interpersonal relationships
Holocaust studies
Verena Graupmann
Research Interests:
Threats to central self-motives
- Freedom (psychological reactance, control)
- Consistency (cognitive dissonance)
- Continuity (mortality salience, time perspective)
- Belonging (social exclusion)
Graduate Students
Research Interests:
Self-perception- Essentialist beliefs about the self
- Reactions to self congruent and incongruent behavior
- True self-concept
- Meaning-making and choice of meaning structures
- Motivation for authenticity
Research Interests:
Relationship Maintenance
- Forgiveness
- Gratitude
- Commitment
Affective Forecasting
Unwanted Relationships
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
Self-esteem, self-affirmation, and cognitive biases
-How does self-esteem influence our behaviors to affirm our sense of self?
-How does self-affirming behavior cater to our pre-existing biases?
Social exclusion, social comparison, and self-perception
-How do social exclusion and social comparative behavior interact to influence how we perceive ourselves?
Research Interests:
My research interests include emotion and stress and how they interact with cognitive processes to influence decision making. I am interested in how specific emotions effect decision making differently. For example, anger and fear which are both negative emotions have an influence on decision making in opposite ways.
Undergraduate Students
Research Interests:
Social inclusion
Relationships
Threats to the self
Attraction
- Impression formation
Affiliated Scholars
Michaela Pfundmair (University of Munich)
Research Interests:
Cross-cultural psychology
Psychological effects of oxytocin
Stephanie Draschill (University of Munich)
Research Interests:
Self-presentation & impression management
Authenticity
- Triggering & inhibiting factors
- Individual consequences of authentic behavior
- External perceptions of authenticity
Lab Alumni
Research Interests:
The Self
Threats to identity
Empathy and relationships
Social inclusion/exclusion
Motivation
Research Interests:
Negotiations- Gender Differences
- Subjective Value
Research Interests:
My research interests focus on low-income students of color who have behavioral health problems that affect their cognitive and emotional development. This includes decision-making, control, and self-perception. Specifically, studying the correlation between prevention programs and different forms of therapy that deal directly with teens and adolescents in the overall commitment to improving the quality of life of underrepresented communities.
Research Interests:
Relationships
Gratitude
Group processes
Culture
Research Interests:
Cultural psychology
Social exclusion/rejection
Bullshitting vs. lying
Research Interests:
The self
Cognitive dissonance
Emotions
- Regulation
- Facial Expressions
Joseph Galluzzo
Research Interests:
Threats to self-continuity
- Mortality salience
- Time perspective
Social relationships in spirituality
Stan Treger
Research Interests:
Foundations of social relationships
- Social connectedness
- Attraction & relationship initiation
- Interpersonal closeness
Sexuality & sexual attitudes
Lauren James
Research Interests:
Forms of discrimination
Use of heuristics in ambiguous situations
Cognitive dissonance
Patrick Furey
Research Interests:
Heroism
Organizational citizenship behaviors
Social responsibility
Entrepreneurship & innovative value creation
Sustainability and alternative energy
Alescia Hollowell
Research Interests:
Social determinants of health
Health education & behavior
Racial/ethnic health disparities
Sexual attitudes amongst college students
Christie Cortese
(Graduate Student, Public Health - University of Illinois at Chicago)
Michelle Grzybowski
(Graduate Student, Social Psychology - Illinois State University)
Katie Pizziketti
Natalie Godlewski
Laura Nicholson