Kelli Vaughn-Blount
York University

Kelli Vaughn-Blount completed her master's in experimental psychology in May, 2008, at the University of Central Oklahoma and is a first year doctoral student in history and theory of psychology at York University in Toronto. Her primary research areas include the history of women in psychology, feminist psychology, social support of bereavement, and the teaching of psychology. Kelli's current research projects include an ongoing discourse analysis of benevolent and hostile sexism over 107 years of History of Psychology textbooks, and a collaborative work, Feminist Voices, that will encompass a broad historical web archive of feminist psychologists histories. The Feminist Voices project will also include a history of women in psychology archive. Kelli previously served on the APSSC Board as the 2008-2008 Student Notebook Editor as well as serving as grant and research award reviewer during several prior years. In addition, to her APSSC work, she is the managing editor of the web based Journal of Scientific Psychology (psyencelab.com). Kelli has been and continues to be an ardent advocate for the inclusion of the history of psychology, with an accurate portrayal of the history of women, by trained psychologist-historians at all levels of psychological science education. For more information on this issue see Kelli's article History's mysteries, demystified: Becoming a psychologist-historian (with co-authors Alexandra Rutherford, David Baker, and Deborah Johnson) in the 2008 fall issue of the American Journal of Psychology. She looks forward to the opportunity to serve and advocate for the members of the APS Student Caucus with the same tenacity and enthusiasm.

Lisa Hasel
Iowa State University

Lisa Hasel, a 2008 Ph.D. (Social Psychology, Iowa State University), is currently in a post doctoral position at Iowa State University. During 2008-09, she will travel between four universities to maintain and enhance research collaborations between psychology and law research labs at those institutions. Her research in experimental psychology and law focuses on improving the diagnostic value of eyewitness, interrogation, and alibi evidence. She is the 2006 Psi Chi/APS Albert Bandura Graduate Research Award Winner for her research on facial composites, published in 2007 in Law and Human Behavior. She was the first Social Psychology Research Fellow (Fall 2006) at the Innocence Project in New York City.

Jeremy Ashton Houska
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Jeremy Ashton Houska is a 4th year doctoral student in Experimental Psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His primary research interests lie in social cognition, particularly attitude change and persuasion. Jeremy studies variables that contribute to persuasiveness of the narrative form. He values quality classroom instruction and has been recognized for his efforts by multiple teaching awards. Jeremy is a former president of the graduate & professional student body at UNLV, but he especially relishes the privilege to serve his colleagues and discipline as part of the APSSC.

DeLeon Gray
Ohio State University

DeLeon L. Gray is a second-year doctoral student in educational psychology at The Ohio State University. He is particularly interested in the intersect between educational and social psychology. His current research focuses on the role of mortality salience in academic self-stereotyping.

Amy Crook
Rice University

Amy Crook is a third year doctoral student specializing in training and adult learning, in both higher education and corporate training contexts. Her program of study at Rice University is a combination of Industrial/Organizational psychology and Cognitive psychology. Her research interests include e-learning, training design, aging, and personnel selection. Amy has been involved with the APSSC as a campus representative, Student Research Grant Competition reviewer, and Student Research Award reviewer.

Michele Oliver
Central Michigan University

Michele Oliver is a third-year Ph.D. student in Applied Experimental Psychology at Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Her research examines cardiovascular responses and reactivity during simulated driving in persons with and without ADHD. Ultimately, she plans to investigate physiological disparities among African-Americans with learning disabilities.

Peter Vernig
Suffolk University

Pete is a fourth year clinical student at Suffolk University in Boston. His research involves psychophysiological and self-reported emotional responding among alcohol dependent individuals, as well as treatment development and implementation for substance use disorders. He maintains active involvement in several professional organizations advocating scientific clinical psychology, and his clinical work centers on evidence-based treatment for substance users and dually-diagnosed patients.

Molly Petersen
Iowa State University

Molly is in her last year of undergraduate training at Iowa State University and is interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in counseling psychology. Her research interests include adolescents dealing with anxiety, depression, and bipolar.