arizona state university
LAB DIRECTOR
I am a Professor of Social & Behavioral Sciences in the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences at Arizona State University. I received my B.A. in psychology from Claremont McKenna College and my Ph.D. in social psychology from Duke University.
I am interested in how social and group identities shape people’s thoughts, emotions, and behavior. In recent years, I have become especially interested in the ways that social identity impacts our interactions online. Across multiple overlapping lines of research, my work is characterized by a high degree of interdisciplinarity, a strong applied focus, and the underlying goal of promoting greater well-being.
I am the Director of the Master’s of Science in Psychology (Campus Immersion) Program on the ASU West Valley Campus. I also help oversee the ASU Statistics and Methods (SAM) Lab--a lab devoted to assisting students in statistics and research methods courses with assignments, research projects, and statistics consulting.
Email: d.hall@asu.edu
Ethan Gilmore is a first year graduate student for ASU West Valley’s Psychology Masters Program. Originally from Henderson, NV, he graduated from ASU West Valley in 2021 with a Bachelors of Science in Psychology. During his time in Barrett Honors College, he completed an undergraduate thesis that assessed the effect of political affiliation on dating preferences. Upon graduating, he wishes to pursue a PhD with an emphasis in Social Psychology. Some of his research interests include social technology, attraction, gender identity, and political identity.
Email: ejgilmo2@asu.edu
Katelyn Skees is a first-year graduate student in the Master’s program in Psychology at Arizona State University’s West Valley campus. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, where her capstone project examined how political affiliation predicts attitudes toward Native American mascots. After completing her master’s degree at ASU, she plans to pursue a PhD in Social Psychology. Her research interests center on social identity, bias, intergroup interactions, and promotion of equity.
Email: kskees@asu.edu
Dylan Young is a recent graduate of Loyola University Chicago, where he earned a B.S. in Psychology. As an undergraduate, he assisted with research on open-minded cognition in online political spaces.
He is currently a first-year master’s student in Psychology at Arizona State University’s West Valley campus. His research interests broadly focus on perceptions of mental health and mental health stigma on social media. His current research examines how the trivialization of ADHD on TikTok influences perceptions of the disorder.
After completing his master’s degree at ASU, Dylan plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Social Psychology.
Email: ddyoung7@asu.edu
