Psychology’s 2024 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Recipients
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP) program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing full-time research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) or in STEM education. The NSF GRFP provides three years of support over a five-year fellowship period for the graduate education of individuals who have demonstrated their potential for significant research achievements in STEM or STEM education.
Jessica Arend is a second-year PhD student in the Clinical Science and Psychopathology Research Program (CSPR). Jessica is advised by Dr. Angus MacDonald and is a member of the TRiCAM Lab. With the NSF GRFP, she intends to investigate how experiences of discrimination may impact reward learning among people with multiply-marginalized, intersectional identities. Jessica is motivated by research questions that explore which sociocultural and neurobiological factors affect a person's risk for, or resilience against, developing mental health symptoms. Ultimately, they hope to better characterize how and why individuals with serious mental illness experience changes in cognition.
Abby Person is a second-year PhD student in Social Psychology advised by Dr. Jeffry Simpson and Dr. Patricia Frazier. With this fellowship, Abby intends to explore the process by which sexual assault victims disclose their experiences to their romantic partners. She is particularly interested in the role of sexual assault stigma and how partners' reactions to the disclosure impact the relationship. Abby is a member of the Social Interaction Lab and Pat Frazier's Stress and Trauma Lab.
Maya Rogers is a current second-year Social Psychology PhD student working with Drs. Alex Rothman and Traci Mann. Her research focuses on health behavior decision-making and persuasive communication, primarily around vaccination. With this research fellowship, Maya will continue her work in motivational message matching for COVID-19 vaccines as well as assessing the cognitive effects of offering financial incentives for vaccines. Since 2022, Maya has been a member of the Health and Eating Lab.
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