Lab Members
Serena Chen, Ph.D.
serchen@ berkeley.edu
Dr. Chen received her B.A. in psychology from Cornell University and her Ph.D. in experimental social psychology from New York University. Her first tenure-track position was in the Psychology Department at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where she spent 3 years as an assistant professor. In 2001, Dr. Chen left the snowy winters of Michigan to join the Psychology Department at UC Berkeley. At Cal, Dr. Chen is the director of the Self, Identity, & Relationships (SIR) Lab. She also teaches social psychology at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as seminars on the self, close relationships, and social cognition.
CURRENT LAB MEMBERS:
Tammy English
englisht@ berkeley.edu
Research interests: Cultural variations in the self & emotion, aging & emotion
Sara Gorchoff
gorchoff@ berkeley.edu
Research interests: Adult attachment & exploration, change in marital satisfaction over time
Liz Horberg
horberg@ berkeley.edu
Research interests: Contingencies of self-worth, relational self, emotion, moral judgment, interracial friendships
Michael W. Kraus
mwkraus@ berkeley.edu
Research interests: Relational self, self-verification, self-knowledge of people with multiple ethnicities, social class, power
Sang Hee Park
sanghee@ berkeley.edu
Research interests: Stereotyping & prejudice, implicit processes, perspective-taking, mental representations of individuals & groups
Lindsay Shaw Taylor
lstaylor@ berkeley.edu
Research interests: Self-verification and self-presentation, targets of stigma, computer-mediated (online) social interactions & relationships
Melissa J. Williams
melissa@ berkeley.edu
Research interests: Social power, gender, race, culture, implicit theories, stereotyping, social categorization
RECENT LAB ALUMNI:
Helen Boucher, Ph.D.
hboucher@ bates.edu
Assistant Professor, Bates College
Carrie Langner, Ph.D.
carrie.langner@ ucsf.edu
Postdoctoral Scholar, UCSF Health Psychology Program
Molly P. Tapias, Ph.D.
mptapias@ berkeley.edu
Bain Consulting