APSSC Executive Board

Officer History

President

Past-President

Bria Gresham
University of Minnesota

Bria Gresham is a fifth-year Developmental Psychology doctoral student in the institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on the effects of and precursors to adverse childhood experiences, particularly those taking place within the community context.

Graduate Advocate

Ashley Messina
University of Memphis

Ashley Messina is a second-year counseling psychology doctoral student at the University of Memphis. Her quantitative and qualitative research interests focus on race-based traumatic stress, intersectionality, and culturally-relevant resilience factors, such as identity pride.

Student Awards Officer

Gabrielle Lynch
University of Central Florida

Gabrielle Lynch is a Clinical Psychology doctoral student at University of Central Florida. Her areas of research interest are in application of harm reduction approaches and policy change associated with mental health care and social support systems.

Communications and Marketing Officer

Shiza Shahid
University of Southern Mississippi

Shiza Shahid is a fourth-year Experimental Psychology doctoral student in the School of Psychology at the University of Southern Mississippi. Her research interests include prejudice, discrimination, social class stereotypes, gender stereotypes and cross-cultural research.

Membership and Volunteers Officer

Kirsten Michel
The Catholic University of America

Kirsten Michel is an Applied Experimental doctoral candidate at The Catholic University of America. Her areas of research interest are in human factors psychology and human-computer interaction with a focus on information acquisition on social media.

Student Notebook Editor

Tiffany Shao
Claremont Graduate University

Tiffany Shao is a third-year social psychology doctoral student at Claremont Graduate University. Her research primarily focuses on topics at the intersection of law and psychology, specifically on cognitive biases, racial stereotypes and prejudice, and use of force decisions in the criminal legal system.

Undergraduate Advocate

Emma Karras

University of Minnesota

Emma Karras is in a post baccalaureate position currently. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Her studies in Art, Psychology, and Developmental Psychology in partnership with an Integrative Neuroscience minor allow pursuits in research that combine these academic concentrations.