Current Students
2024 Cohort
Nabira Adnan
B.S. Psychology, University of Houston, Houston TX
Advisor: Denise Reyes
Research Interests: Inclusive Work Environments, DEI, Work-Life Balance, Employee Well-Being, and Leadership
Email: nhadnan@cougarnet.uh.eduNavrose Bajwa
B.A./M.A., Panjab University
M.A. Industrial Organizational Psychology, Montclair State University
Advisor: Vincent Ng and Kaylee Litson
Research Interests: Measurement; Personnel Psychology; Technology; Creativity
Email: nbajwa2@cougarnet.uh.eduAlexander Paterson-Roberts
B.B.A Marketing, University of Houston, Houston TX
Advisor: Bradley Brummel
Research Interests: leadership, motivation, occupational health psychology, positive organizational psychology, change management.
Email: azpaters@cougarnet.uh.edu
2023 Cohort
Joshua Ash
B.S. Psychology, Concentration in Work Psychology, George Mason University
M.A. Industrial/Organizational Psychology, SUNY at Albany
Advisor: Bradley Brummel
Research Interests: Leadership, DEI, Coaching, Neurodiversity
Email: joshua.ash92@outlook.comAlyssa Ortega
B.A. Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
B.A. Communication, University of California, Los Angeles
Advisor: Denise Reyes
Research Interests: Leadership; Coaching; Organizational Outcomes; Psychometrics; Personnel Selection; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Email: aorteg20@cougarnet.uh.edu
2022 Cohort
Chia-hao Hsu
B.A. English, National Taiwan Normal University
M.B.A. Human Resource, National Sun Yat-sen University
Advisor: Bradley Brummel
Research Interests: Work-life Interface; Well-being; Occupational Health Psychology
Email: chsu21@uh.edu
Ivy Grossberg
B.A. Psychology, Baylor University
Advisor: Vincent Ng
Research Interests: Personality; Leadership; Motivation
Email: irgrossb@cougarnet.uh.edu
Ally St. Aubin
B.S. Psychology, Harding University
Ed.S. School Psychology, Baylor University
Advisor: Vincent Ng
Research Interests: Leadership; Educational Organizations; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Well-being; Efficiency; Technology
Email: astaubin@uh.eduNandini Mehta
B.A. Psychology, The College of New Jersey
Advisor: Denise Reyes
Research Interests: Leadership; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Employee Wellbeing
Email: nmmehta2@uh.edu
Evan Nault
B.A. Psychology, Texas A&M University
Advisor: Isaac Sabat
Research Interests: Stigma & Stigmatized Populations; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Disability
Email: enault@uh.edu
2021 Cohort
Ebenezer Edema-Sillo
B.S. Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A. Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Houston
Advisor: Denise Reyes
Research Interests: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Assessment and Evaluation
Email: eoedema-sillo@uh.edu
Kristen Jaramillo
B.A. Psychology, University of Alabama
M.S. Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Texas A&M University
Advisor: Isaac Sabat
Research Interests: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Intersectionality
Email: 1kristenjaramillo@gmail.com
Kalifa Thomas
B.A. Psychology, St John's University
MBA, Concentration: Business Analytics, St. John's University
M.A. Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Houston
Advisor: Denise Reyes
Research Interests: Individual Differences; Career Development and Success; Diversity and Inclusion
Email: knthomas3@uh.edu
2020 Cohort
Kenneth Granillo-Velasquez
B.S. Psychology, University of Iowa
M.A. Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Houston
Advisor: Denise Reyes
Research Interests: Individual Differences; Vocational Interests; Professional Rejection; Quantitative Methodologies; Personnel Psychology
Email: kgranillovelasquez@outlook.com
Lucy Schoolfield
B.S. Public Health, University of Texas at San Antonio
B.A. Psychology, University of Texas at San Antonio
M.A. Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Houston
Advisor: Vincent Ng
Research Interests: Occupational Health Psychology; Vulnerable Populations; Agricultural Safety and Health
Email: lschoolf@cougarnet.uh.edu
Frankie Torres
B.S. Bicochemistry, Texas A&M University
M.A. Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Houston
Advisor: Alan Witt
Research Interests: Selection, Diversity, Social Impact
Email: frankiejtorres3@gmail.com