Elizabeth Valdez
Education:
BS, Psychology, University of Houston

Research Interests:
Elizabeth is a first-year graduate student in the Social, Personality, and Health Psychology program. Her research interests are psychosocial factors, treatment strategies, and prevention approaches related to addictive behaviors involving substance use, eating behaviors, and body image.

Personal Interests: ​
Baking, creating montages, and traveling

Nicole Hall

Education:
MA, Psychology, University of Houston*
BA, Psychology (minors: Spanish, Criminal Justice), Westminster College
Grad Program Start Year: 2021

Research Interests:
Broadly, Nicole’s research interests include the intersection between morality and health. She is interested in how constructs like moral injury develop after stressful events and influence mental/behavioral health. She is also interested in feminist theory, gender stereotypes, double standards, and women's health.
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Current Research Projects:

• PI: Moral Injury in College Students (MINCS)
• PI: Women and Negative Drinking Evaluations Research (WONDER)
• Coordinator: Evaluating Telehealth Delivery of Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (TeleBASICS)
• Coordinator: Revolutionizing Normative Re-Education: Delivering Enhanced PNF within a Social Media Inspired Game About College Life (GANDR)

Professional or Academic Accomplishments:
Existential Psychology Worth Publishers Award (2023); M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Summer Training Fellowship (2023); University of Houston Presidential Fellowship (2021-2022)  

Personal Interests:
Aerial acrobatics, weight-lifting, reading, skydiving, college football games

Research Profiles: 
Research Gate:  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nicole-Hall-15​
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PRH7jQsAAAAJ&hl=en 
NCBI: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/nicole%20amber.hall.1/bibliography/public/                              

Dongjie Wu

Background:
MA, Psychology, University of Houston
BS, Guangzhou University

Research Interests: 
My research examines health behaviors, including physical activity and alcohol consumption, and their impact on obesity-related cancer risks and health disparities, with a focus on underserved populations. 

Current Research Projects:

• PI: The Relationships among Alcohol Use, Physical Activity, SES, and Obesity
• Manuscripts in preparation: The Influences of Social and Individual Factors on Alcohol Use and Related Outcomes  
  

​Professional or Academic Accomplishments:
National Cancer Institute U54 Acres Homes Predoctoral Fellowship Award (2024-2026)  

Personal Interests: 
Watching panda livestreams, sleeping