Current Graduate Students
Steve Hakim is a third-year graduate student working with Dr. Kristina McDonald. He received his BS in Psychology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham where he spent 2 years studying adolescent psychopathology with Dr. Sylvie Mrug. More recently, he has worked in various research labs at Cal State University, Northridge, where he studied applied behavior analysis. His research interests include the development of maladaptive coping strategies, trauma exposure and substance use in adolescent populations
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Joo Young Yang is a fifth-year graduate student in the developmental concentration working with Dr. Kristina McDonald.. She was born in South Korea, but grew up in Birmingham, AL. Joo received her BS in 2016 from UA with a major in Psychology and a minor in Mathematical statistics. Joo is interested in studying attributions made upon receiving either prosocial or antisocial behaviors. For her Master’s Thesis, Joo is examining the relationship between attributions and victimization, and the potential influence of subjective social status. Outside of research, Joo enjoys reading and watching movies.
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RAD Lab Graduate Student Alumni
Callie Gibson received her BA in 2012 from Samford University with a double major in Psychology and History. She received her MS in Experimental Psychology in 2014 from Georgia Southern University. She completed her PhD in 2018, with a dissertation titled "Who cares? Negative peer experiences and empathy for rejected others." She is currently an Assistant Professor at Drury University in Springfield, MO. Callie enjoys reading, playing a variety of sports, and New Orleans Saints football.
Stephen Ungvary received his BA in 2012 from SUNY Buffalo with a major in Psychology and a minor in Philosophy. Before graduate school, Stephen spent a year Boston, MA working for the Department of Children and Families. Stephen received his Master's degree from the University of Alabama and completed his PhD in 2018. He currently works in market research at Skim.
Sunmi Seo received her BA in youth education and leadership at Myongji University in Seoul, South Korea and her MS in human development and family studies at Mississippi State University. For her dissertation, Sunmi examined how popularity goals and popularity affect adolescents’ aggression and victimization. She graduated with her Ph.D. in 2021.
Jenna Reardanz received her B.A. from Whitworth University (Spokane, WA) with a major in Psychology and minor in Theology. Her research centered on disabilities and social development. Her dissertation examined adolescents' exclusion of individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities. She graduated with her Ph.D. in 2021 and is currently an Associate Policy Analyst at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.