Graduate Students


Hannah

Hannah Baltes

B.S. in Psychology at The Ohio State University
Research interests: close relationships, motivation, social and psychological well-being, video games/virtual environment.
Email: hgbaltes@cougarnet.uh.edu 


Nicole Hall

Nicole Hall

B.A., Psychology, Westminster College
M.A., Psychology, University of Houston
Research Interests: morality and moral injury; alcohol use and related problems; gender, sexism, and double standards; women’s health issues
Email: nahall@cougarnet.uh.edu 


Perla Henderson

Perla Henderson

B.A., Psychology, University of Houston
Research Interests: Perceptions of marginalized communities, language use, cognition, political polarization, existentialism, and the role of religion on behavior.
Email: prhender@cougarnet.uh.edu 

 

Tingshu Liu

Tingshu Liu

B.S., Applied Psychology, Beijing Forestry University
M.S., Positive Developmental Psychology, Claremont Graduate University
Research Interests: Creativity, Personality, and Flow theory.
Email: tliu31@cougarnet.uh.edu 

 

Katie MacEachern

Katie MacEachern

B.S., Psychology, Ohio State University
Research Interests: Close relationships, decision-making, social media and the internet, self-regulation
Email: kmaceach@cougarnet.uh.edu

 

Pestilos

Cristy Pestilos

B.A., Psychology, University of the Philippines 
Research Interests: personality, narrative identity, adversity, well-being
Email: ccpestil@cougarnet.uh.edu

 

Ann Snyder

Anna Snyder

B.S., Psychology, Xavier University
B.A., Musical Theatre, Xavier University
Research Interests: creativity, personality, and career success
Email: agsnyde3@cougarnet.uh.edu

 

Esther Song

Esther Song

B.A., Psychology and Media Study, University at Buffalo
Research Interests: Symbolic social bonds, social rejection, prosocial behaviors, and well-being
Email: eesong@uh.edu

 

Valdez

Elizabeth Valdez

B.S., Psychology, University of Houston
Research Interests: psychosocial factors, treatment strategies, and prevention approaches related to addictive behaviors involving substance use, eating behaviors, and body image. Email: emvalde3@cougarnet.uh.edu 


Wu

Dongjie Wu

B.S., Applied Psychology, Guangzhou University
M.A., Psychology, University of Houston
Research Interests: alcohol use, cognitive psychology, health
E-mail: dwu18@cougarnet.uh.edu