DR. ANDREA VIAL
Lab Director
PhD, Yale University
My primary interest is understanding the different psychological factors that promote and maintain gender segregation in social roles, including why individuals pursue gender-stereotypic roles, the barriers they face when they don't, and how they maintain a sense of well-being and belonging when they occupy non-stereotypic roles.
DR. JULIA SPIELMANN
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Julia’s research focuses on how psychological processes shape the way people engage in discrimination against members of marginalized groups (e.g., gender minorities), and how these evaluative judgments and perceptions in turn impact social outcomes of members of marginalized groups.
ACKLINDA LIU
Undergraduate Capstone Researcher 2022-2023
NYU Abu Dhabi
Acklinda is a senior at NYU Abu Dhabi, majoring in Psychology while minoring in Visual Arts. She's passionate about applying research in social psychology to enhance academic motivation and improve student support in the education system. Her undergraduate thesis (Capstone Project) at SRBL examines the psychological barriers to men's interest in care-oriented and domestic roles. The project aims to help derive interventions to facilitate men's participation in care-oriented roles and promote an equal share of care work between men and women.
VID MILAKOVIC
Undergraduate Capstone Researcher 2022-2023
NYU Abu Dhabi
Vid is a senior at NYU Abu Dhabi, double-majoring in Psychology and Film and New Media. He is particularly interested in how different beliefs and norms regarding gender affect individuals’ self-perceptions and judgments of others, especially in the leadership arena. He’s completing an undergraduate thesis (Capstone Project) at SRBL investigating how exposure to different power narratives in different contexts influences leadership preference, more specifically, support for female leaders.
CECE KIM, BA
Research Assistant
NYU Abu Dhabi alumna
Cece is a full-time Psychology Research Assistant at NYU Abu Dhabi. She is interested in studying how the intersections of gender, ethnicity, and culture can affect health outcomes for stigmatized individuals.
SABRINA GONZALEZ BUSTILLO
Research Assistant
NYU Abu Dhabi
Sabrina is a first year student planning to double major in Psychology and Social Research and Public Policy. Her research interests are focused on gender stereotyping as well as the behavioral explanation behind social conflict caused by the discrimination of marginalized groups; ethnic and disabled minorities more specifically.
RUOMING SUN
Research Assistant
Visiting Student, NYU Shanghai
Ruoming is a junior at NYU Shanghai, majoring in Social Science (psychology track) and Data Science (psychology track). She is interested in social psychology, particularly decision-making science, and goal and motivation in workplace settings. She wants to explore how masculinity culture can influence workplace behavior. She is planning to pursue a graduate program in social psychology.
ZLATA HLUKHOUSKAYA
Research Assistant
NYU Abu Dhabi
Zlata is an NYU Abu Dhabi sophomore majoring in Psychology. She is interested in studying the psychological factors behind gender-based discrimination and the role of the early education system in building a more inclusive society.
Lab Alumni
Jenny Veldman, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychology, Utrecht University)
Colleen Cowgill, PhD (Senior Consultant in Workforce Analytics at Guidehouse)
Morgane Motlik, BA (MSc student, University College London)
Raye Zhu, BA (MA student, University of Chicago)
Jasmine Arriaga, NYU student
Crystal Jemy, NYU Abu Dhabi student
Shaqib Alam, NYU student
Mostafa Elsaid, NYU Abu Dhabi student
Yves Teng, NYU Abu Dhabi student
Angelica Vazquez, NYU student