{"id":1278,"date":"2023-08-16T18:18:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T18:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialperceptionlab.tulane.edu\/?page_id=1278"},"modified":"2026-09-21T19:41:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T19:41:35","slug":"former-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/socialperceptionlab.tulane.edu\/?page_id=1278","title":{"rendered":"Former Members"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Graduate Students<\/h1>\n

Tyler Waldon-Lee<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Tyler earned his Ph.D. in 2026 from Tulane University and earned his B.S. in psychology from Georgia Gwinnett College. His interests focus on the processes of stereotypes, prejudice, stigma, and discrimination and their impact on the criminal justice system, education, and intergroup relationships. If you would like to learn more about Tyler, please check out his CV<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Danica Kulibert, A.B.D.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Danica earned a Ph.D. in 2023. She is currently an Assistant Professor at Kennesaw State University. She earned both her B.S. in Psychology and her M.S. in Cognitive and Affective Psychology from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Her current research focuses on the role of meta-perceptions on attitudes towards political extremists and moderates and how these meta-perceptions impact people\u2019s willingness to express political opinions. She is also working on research that examines attitudes towards sexual harassment and factors impacting people\u2019s perceptions of sexual harassment claims. More generally, she is interested in intergroup relations and how factors (e.g., perspective-taking, social interactions, knowledge, meta-perceptions, prototypes) can potentially change attitudes and behaviors between different social groups. You can learn more about Danica\u2019s work by viewing her CV<\/a>. If you would like to learn more about the projects she is currently involved in, feel free to email her at danica.kulibert@gmail.com<\/strong> or follow her <\/span>on Twitter at @danicajk,<\/a> view her Google Scholar<\/a>, her website (danicajk.com<\/a>), or her faculty page<\/a> on Kennesaw State University’s Department of Psychological Sciences Website.<\/p>\n

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Anisah Sahibul<\/strong>
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Anisah has since graduated from the 4+1 Master of Science in Psychological Science program. Afterwards, she served as the Lab manager for Ben Deen’s Social Memory Lab at Tulane. Her current research interests lie in investigating the effects of race and mental illness status on perceptions of moral culpability and dehumanization. They currently work as an ABA therapist in the Greater New Orleans area, providing support and therapy to children diagnosed along the Autism spectrum. You can learn more about Anisah\u2019s academic, research, and work experiences by viewing her CV.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Maya Cohen<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Maya graduated with her Master\u2019s in Psychology in 2020. She began working in Dr. O\u2019Brien\u2019s lab in the spring of 2018 and completed her Master\u2019s thesis on the social acceptability of prejudice in online profiles. To find out more about her current work, you can view her resume.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Emily Ramier<\/strong>\"\"<\/a><\/h2>\n

Emily graduated with her Master\u2019s in Psychology in the Spring of 2020. Her interests focus on workplace psychology, specifically leadership development. To find out more about Emily\u2019s interests, please feel free to view her CV<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Aaron Moss<\/strong>\"\"<\/a><\/h2>\n

Aaron earned a Ph.D from Tulane University in 2018. He currently is a Project Manager at TurkPrime, where he conducts research on a variety of topics including prejudice and online research methods. You can visit his Google Scholar page here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Stefanie Simon<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Stefanie earned a Ph.D. from Tulane University in 2015. She then held a post-doctoral position in the Department of Psychology at Carleton College from 2015-2017. Currently, Stefanie is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Siena College. Her research examines how people perceive and respond to bias in their day-to-day lives, as well as how gender bias influences women in leadership positions. Visit her webpage here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Patricia Gilbert<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Patricia earned a Ph.D from Tulane University in 2014. Her research examines how implicit math and English stereotypes impact academic outcomes for both men and women, as well as the effect cultural ideologies have for maintaining the status quo. You can learn more about Patricia\u2019s research by contacting her at pngilbert@tulane.edu. <\/p>\n

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Alison Blodorn<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Alison earned a Ph.D from Tulane University in 2013. After leaving Tulane, she was a post-doctoral researcher at the University of California, Santa Barbara, working with Dr. Brenda Major. Currently, Ali is a Senior Research Manager at the College Transition Collaborative at Stanford University. You can visit her LinkedIn page here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Former Undergraduate Students<\/h1>\n

Grace Taylor<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Grace Taylor a senior at Tulane University majoring in Psychology on the pre-nursing track. Through her work in the Social Perception Lab, she is interested in understanding how people perceive and respond to others, particularly in healthcare settings. She hopes to apply this perspective to a future career in inpatient nursing, where understanding patients\u2019 experiences, mental health, and family dynamics can help me provide compassionate, patient-centered care. Here are her resume<\/a> and LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mary Craddock<\/h2>\n

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Mary Craddock graduated from Tulane University with a Psychology B.S Major and a minor in Sociology. In the lab, she conducted a research study on moral perceptions and stereotypes of parents. After graduation she plans to pursue a Master’s degree in a mental health-related field and work with children in a professional capacity. You can learn more about her through her Linkedin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Julianne Kwong<\/h2>\n

Juliane will be graduating in Spring 2027 with a major in Political Science and Psychology and a minor in Homeland Security. Her research interests involve the intersectionality of psychology, law, and public policy. She is especially interested in how implicit bias and structural inequalities influence sentencing, treatment, and rehabilitation outcomes, and how interdisciplinary, psychology-informed approaches can promote fairness, accountability, and reintegration. After graduation, Juliane<\/span> is planning on attending law school and pursing a career in juvenile defense. You can learn more about her through her Linkedin<\/a>, her resume<\/a>, or reach out to her through her email (jkwong@tulane.edu)<\/p>\n

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Allyson Whyte<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Ally Whyte graduated from Tulane University in Winter 2025 with a B.S. in Psychology and is now a master\u2019s student in UNC Charlotte\u2019s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. Her research interests focus on child psychology and the development of social-emotional skills, and she is passionate about the intersection of clinical practice and psycho-education. Ally aspires to pursue a career in counseling or social work and ultimately become a therapist.  You can learn more through her resume<\/a> <\/b>and her Linkedin<\/a>.<\/b><\/div>\n
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Evie Halston<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Evie Halston graduated in Spring 2025 with a major in Psychology and a minor in Social Work. She is passionate about understanding learned racial perceptions and their impact on children’s development, which drives her research interests. After graduation, Evie plans to pursue a Master of Social Work and aspires to become a Licensed Pediatric Social Worker, focusing on supporting children and families. You can view her resume <\/a>or connect with her on LinkedIn.<\/a> You can also reach her at evie.halston@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Alexandra (Lexi) Orenstein<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Lexi Orenstein graduated in Spring 2025, where she majored in Psychology with a minor in SLAM. Her research interests include examining diagnostic disparities in Celiac Disease, ADHD interventions, and the psychology of prejudice and stigma. Lexi is passionate about mental health and child development and aims to work with children and families to support their social, emotional, and academic well-being. After graduation, she plans to pursue a Master of Social Work (MSW) to further her clinical training and become a Licensed Clinician. To learn more about Lexi, you can view her resume<\/a> or visit her Linkedin.<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

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Maddie SanMarco<\/h2>\n

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Maddie SanMarco is a member of the 2025 graduating class, completing a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a minor in Studio Art. After graduation, she plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, with a focus on identifying contextual risk factors and early markers of psychopathology and mood disorders. You can reach out to Maddie via her email at maddie.sanmarco@gmail.com<\/p>\n

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Nathan Janser<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Nathan Janser graduated with a BS in psychology in Spring 2024. He joined the Social Perceptions lab in the Spring of 2023. His post-graduate plans involve pursuing a Master’s degree. If you would like to learn more, you can see his Resume<\/a> or his LinkedIn<\/a> profile.<\/p>\n

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Rebecca Muhlbauer<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Rebecca Muhlbauer graduated with a  BS in Psychology with a minor in Jewish Studies in Spring 2024. She joined the Social Perception Lab in the winter of 2022. After graduating, she intends to pursue a doctorate in psychology. If you would like to learn more, you can view her CV<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Marissa Nerenberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Marissa Nerenberg is a member of the 2024 graduating class, completing a major in Psychology and a double minor in Gender & Sex Studies and English. After graduation, she plans to pursue a doctoral degree in clinical psychology where she can explore the intersectionality between social and racial identities. You can learn more about Marissa in her resume<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Anna Fox<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Anna Fox graduated with a B.S in Psychology, Philosophy and religious studies She joined the lab in the fall of 2021 and exited the lab in Spring of 2023. Her interests include social psychology and clinical psychology. If you are interested in learning more about Anna, check out her resume<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Diane Hurwitz<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Diane Hurwitz graduated with a B.S in Neuroscience Psychology & Jewish Studies in Spring of 2022. She has since achieved her M.S of Pharmacology at Tulane University’s School of Medicine and is a first year in Tulane’s MD program. In her undergraduate years at Tulane, she was also involved as a tutor and tutoring team captain at the ALTC and is in Sigma Delta Tau sorority. She began working for Dr. O\u2019Brien\u2019s lab in 2019 and concluded in Spring of 2022.  If you would like to see more about Diane’s interests, please check out her LinkedIn<\/a> page or her resume.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Joie Meyer<\/strong>\"\"<\/a><\/h2>\n

Joie Meyer graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BSPH in Public Health and a BS in Psychology in Spring 2022. She was a member of the Social Perception lab from Spring 2020 to Spring 2022. Her post-graduate plans involved working for a health consulting firm, working with businesses to improve their wellbeing offerings to improve employee health outcomes. She is currently a Health Transformation Analyst with Aon. She hopes to eventually pursue a master’s degree in either public health, psychology, or social work. If you would like to learn more about Joie, feel free to check out her resume<\/a> or her LinkedIn<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

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Olivia Shasha<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Olivia Shasha graduated with a B.S in Psychology in Spring 2022 and has been in the Social Perception Lab from Fall 2019 to Spring 2022. She had an interest in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, and is currently a corporate Recruiter for NextEra Energy Inc. If you would like to know more about Olivia, feel free to check out her LinkedIn<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

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Ori Tsameret<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Ori<\/span> graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tulane with a B.S in Psychology in Spring 2022. He studied psychology, anthropology, and sociology and hopes to eventually attend graduate school after graduation. He is currently the Programming and Education Director of the Tuscon Jewish Museum and Holocaust Center. If you would like to know more about Ori and his interests, please email him<\/a> or check out his resume<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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William Benson<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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William W. Benson, PsyD, graduated from Tulane with a Bachelors of Science. He obtained his Psy.D. in clinical psychology from the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. He completed an APA-accredited internship at Nationwide Children\u2019s Hospital in Columbus, OH, and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Child Study Center at NYU Langone in New York. Dr. Benson is a licensed psychologist in New York and New Jersey and is a clinician in the Montefiore School Health Program at Montefiore Medical Center in The Bronx, New York.<\/p>\n

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Emma Berry<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Emma Berry graduated from Tulane the summer of 2020. She joined the Social Perceptions lab in 2019 and psycholinguistics. She started a Master\u2019s program at Northwestern University in their Speech-Language Pathology program in Fall 2020. To learn more about Emma, feel free to view her resume<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Madeline Billeaud<\/strong>\"\"<\/a><\/h2>\n

Madeline Billeaud graduated with a B.S. in psychology (with minors in Spanish and management). She started her PhD program at St. Louis University in the Fall of 2020, where she is pursuing a Ph.D. in I\/O Psychology. If you would like to know more about Madeline or her research, feel free to check out her resume <\/a>or connect with her on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Maddie D\u2019Antuono<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Maddie D\u2019Antuono is a former double major (Psychology and Economics), who graduated spring 2021. Her interests include social and clinical psychology as well as behavioral economics. To learn more about Maddie, feel free to check out her resume<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Victoria Conway<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Victoria Conway got her B.S. in Psychology and Sociology in the spring of 2021.  Her interests include social psychology, neuropsychology, and forensic psychology. If you would like to learn more about Victoria, feel free to check out her CV<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Skyler Guillot<\/strong>\"\"<\/a><\/h2>\n

Skyler graduated summa cum laude with her B.S. in Psychology and Philosophy in the Spring of 2020. In the Fall of 2020, Skyler started at the University of North Texas, where she is pursuing a PhD in Clinical Psychology with a focus in forensics. If you would like to know more about Skyler or her research, please feel free to check out her CV<\/a><\/p>\n

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Luke Nowlan<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Luke Nowlan was an undergrad at Tulane who worked as an RA in the lab and graduated in 2013. He received <\/span>a Ph.D. in marketing at the University at Miami, and is now an assistant professor of marketing at KU Leuven in Belgium. If you would like to see more about his current work or contact him, check out his website<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Evelyn Ohaus<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Evelyn received her Bachelors of Science degree from Tulane University in 2019 and her Masters of Arts in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver in 2021. She is currently a doctoral student at the University of Denver pursuing her degree in clinical psychology. Evelyn has worked in a variety of settings including residential substance-use care, schools, community mental health, and university school clinics. If you would like to know more, feel free to email her (eohaus@regis.edu).<\/p>\n

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India Reidt<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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India graduated magna cum laude with her B.S. in Math and Psychology in the Fall of 2018. She is currently working with graduate student, Danica Kulibert, on studying how sexual orientation affects perceptions of sexual harassment. India plans on pursuing a PhD in Quantitative Psychology. To learn more about her, you can view her CV<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Former Lab Manager<\/h1>\n

Yvette Bivins-Sanchez<\/h2>\n

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Yvette graduated with a B.S in Psychology from The College of William and Mary in Spring 2023 and held the position of Lab manager since August 2023. Her research interests comprise of Cultural Competence, Racial Prejudice & Confronting Racism, Mental Health, Stigma & Discrimination, Reducing Bias & the intersections between Race, Gender, and Sexuality. After fulfilling their role, they intend to attain a Ph.D in Social Psychology and pursue a career in psychological research. You can learn more about Yvette Bivins-Sanchez in their resume<\/a>, cv<\/a>, or Linkedin<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Former Graduate Students Tyler Waldon-Lee Tyler earned his Ph.D. in 2026 from Tulane University and earned his B.S. in psychology from Georgia Gwinnett College. His interests focus on the processes of stereotypes, prejudice, stigma, and discrimination and their impact on the criminal justice system, education, and intergroup relationships. If you would like to learn more […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3150,"featured_media":0,"parent":44,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"coauthors":[3],"class_list":["post-1278","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/socialperceptionlab.tulane.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/socialperceptionlab.tulane.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/socialperceptionlab.tulane.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socialperceptionlab.tulane.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3150"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socialperceptionlab.tulane.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1278"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/socialperceptionlab.tulane.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1595,"href":"https:\/\/socialperceptionlab.tulane.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1278\/revisions\/1595"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socialperceptionlab.tulane.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/socialperceptionlab.tulane.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socialperceptionlab.tulane.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=1278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}