GINA PAGANINI

GRADUATE STUDENT

Gina is a third year graduate student in the ASC area working with Dr Lloyd. After earning her BS in Psychology from The Ohio State University in 2018, she continued her research at OSU in the Self and Social Motivation laboratory. Her research centers on understanding the systemic propagation of inequality and the consequences for underrepresented individuals and groups. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her very talkative cat, going to baseball games, traveling, cheering on the Buckeyes, and eating lots of cheesy food.

SIMRAT SAMRA

GRADUATE STUDENT

Simrat is a first year graduate student in the ASC area working with Dr. Lloyd. Simrat graduated with a BA in Psychology and Criminal Justice and a minor in Social Science Research Methods. Simrat worked in her undergraduate institution's Social Identity Lab working on a project that examined perceptual biases in simulated police interaction with racial minorities. More recently she has taken lead on a project examining how implicit and explicit racial biases are impacted by physical synchrony. Her personal research interests are in how social identities and intergroup processes can shape perception, attitudes, and action. Specifically, she is interested in looking at biased perception of racial minorities and how we can tackle the implicit biases related to these perceptions. She is also interested in the utilization of various different experimental methodologies within her research, from both quantitative and qualitative fields of research.

SIMRAT.SAMRA@DU.EDU

KEVIN SUMMERS

Kevin is a third year graduate student in the ASC area working with Dr. Lloyd. He earned a BA at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio majoring in Psychology and Premedical Studies. He spent one year as a lab manager at the University of Denver before pursuing his PhD there. In his research, Kevin investigates how group-based biases in person perception influence how we treat others in a variety of contexts. Outside of research, Kevin likes to hike, watch HBO (West World), go to concerts, and explore everything that Colorado has to offer! 

LYNEÉ HERRERA

GRADUATE STUDENT AFFILIATE

Lyneé is a fourth year graduate student in the ASC area working with Dr. Kimberly Chiew. After graduating with degrees in Psychology and Sociology from Texas A&M University, Lyneé spent two years as a lab manager in the Saxe Lab at MIT researching early social and cognitive development and Theory of Mind. She is interested in brain mechanisms and individual differences that support emotion regulation and motivated memory, and how these process contribute to well-being. Outside of the lab, Lyneé enjoys eating good food, reading, traveling, and exploring parks around Denver.

KEVIN.SUMMERS@DU.EDU

CASANDRA PEARSON