Two research assistants worked with Dr. Sockol at Williams College in the summer of 2015. They will be presenting results of their research at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies in Chicago, IL in November!
Keiana West, ’18
Keiana West is a sophomore at Williams College who was born and raised in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. She is interested in majoring in Psychology and/or Biology, with a potential concentration in Justice and Law. Keiana’s position as a research assistant for the MAPLab was her first experience with psychological research, and she hopes to pursue further research in clinical, social, or cognitive psychology. She is interested in exploring the many intersections between psychology and law and implementing practical applications of this line of research. On campus, Keiana is a co-leader of Juvenile Empowerment, an initiative piloted by members of Kinetic, the college’s think-tank, to provide children and teenagers with valuable life skills through projects such as alternative sentencing programs. She is also a member of the Lehman Community Engagement volunteer group, and she dances and teaches gymnastics during her free time.
Charley Wyser, ’17
Charley Edward Wyser is a junior psychology and anthropology double major with a concentration in leadership studies. He is currently completing a semester “abroad” with the Williams Mystic program. He is most interested in the intersection between individual identity and culture, particularly as it informs perception, gender, personality, attraction, and behavior. Charley aspires to further his education following Williams and research perception, organizational behavior, and psychopathology at the doctoral level.
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