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Alen Avdic entered SIU in the fall of 2007. He received his B.A. in psychology at UM-St. Louis, Missouri. His research interests revolve around social psychology, nonverbal communication and behavior, personality, and motivation as applied to social and organizational settings. Alen’s future vocational plans include consulting in the area of applied and I/O psychology. |
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Gargi Bhattacharya, from India, joined the Applied Program at SIUC in the Fall of 2006. Gargi's research interest is in gender issues, creativity and innovation management, and training in workplace. Gargi loves watching animations and likes spending her leisure time with her mother, sister, and her six-year-old niece, Anushka. |
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Theresa Castilla is from Menard, TX. In December 2006, she earned a B.A. in Psychology from St. Mary’s University at San Antonio, TX. Her research interests include personality and social psychology. Outside of academia, she enjoys traveling the U.S. with her husband, playing with her miniature dachshund “Scout,” and jogging. |
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Ingrid Hellstrom |
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Nicholas Hoffman comes from Rockford, Illinois. He went to Western Illinois University for his bachelors in computer science and psychology with a minor in mathematics. He is currently interested in studying the psychology of religion and spirituality, focusing on behavioral religiosity. |
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Meghan Lowery entered SIU in 2007. She has a M.S. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Missouri State University, and a B.S. in Psychology from Texas State University. Her interests include psychometric standards in testing and evaluation, professional ethics, and employment law as it relates to fair employment practices, including selection, promotion, and compensation-related decisions. |
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Steven Middleton entered the Applied Program in the Fall of 2006. He attended the University of Nebraska at Kearney where he received his B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Biology. His main research interests are in interpersonal relationships, diversity in the workforce, and gender and ethnic prejudices. Steven is currently working on the implicit influence of facial attractiveness on ethnic hiring practices. |
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Joel Nadler has both his BA and MA from SIUC and is working on completing his PhD. in applied psychology. Joel's research interests center on stereotypes, implicit attitudes, and gender discrimination in the workplace. Joel enjoys teaching research methods, organizational behavior, and history of psychology and plans to enter academia teaching at a research oriented university. |
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Daniel Nguyen, is from Houston, TX. He received his B.A. in Psychology, with a minor in Chemistry, at Baylor University and his M.S. in Psychology at The University of Texas at San Antonio. His research interests include interviews, personality, faking behaviors, and substance abuse. |
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Kristin Pankey, originally from Southern Illinois, obtained her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Management, from McKendree College in May of 2006 and entered SIUC's Applied program in the fall of 2006. Her interests include: training assessment, program evaluation, 360-dgree feedback, and gender diversity, specifically performance based appraisal and its effect on gender stereotyping in the workplace. Her future goals include working within the business of consulting. |
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Director-
Rebecca Weston,Ph.D.,
an associate professor in Applied Psychology received her Ph.D. in experimental psychology at the University of North Texas in 2001, with specializations in interpersonal relationships and quantitative methods. She has received funding from the National Institute of Justice to examine the effects of relational violence on women's attitudes toward the justice system. . She has been the Director since 2007. |
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Past ARC Directors:
Jack McKillip, Ph.D. 1982-1987, 1999-2001, 2006-2007
Lynda Sagrestano, Ph.D. 2001-2006
John Hetherington, Ph.D. 1996-1999
Margaret Stockdale, Ph.D. 1991-1996
Alan Vaux, Ph.D. 1987-1991 |
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