May 2025 PhD Graduates
Congratulations to all of our recent Psychology PhD graduates! Thank you for the hard work, dedication, and passion for advancing the field of psychology that you brought to your studies and that earned you this remarkable achievement. We take immense pride in welcoming you to the Department of Psychology’s alumni!
Mathi Manavalan
Dissertation: “The Bayesian-Optimality of Decision-Making Behavior: Across Tasks, Time, and Psychopathology”
Area: Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Advisor: Iris Vilares, Vanessa Lee
You (Joy) Zhou
Dissertation: “A Contemporary Meta-Analysis of Goal Setting and Performance”
Area: Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Advisor: Paul Sackett, Nathan Kuncel
