Tag: Undergraduate Research

Within-Person Relations among Daily Physical Health, Sleep, and Perceived Control

Extending from evidence the changes in physical health may influence individuals’ sleep quality, and that disruptions to daily routines may influence individuals’ perceived control, this project examines the relations, both between-person and within-person, among physical health, sleep quality, and perceived control, and the specific hypothesis that sleep quality is a mechanism through which changes in physical health infiltrate individuals’ perceptions of control.

Engagement, Exposure, Exploitation: Algorithmic Persuasion and Explicit Content

In this honors thesis, I leveraged longitudinal survey and screenome data from the Human Screenome Project (HSP) in a mixed methods analysis of user behavior and cognitive-affective states related to viewing and engaging with unmoderated graphic explicit content and qualitative case studies of two participants' screenshot sequences.

Goal-Directed or Algorithmically Captured? Analyzing Attention in the Smartphone Era

While researchers are studying the relationship between smartphone and media use and attention, existing studies are limited by reliance on cross-sectional surveys, self-reports, and experimental designs that fail to capture naturalistic, moment-to-moment behavior or the qualitative nature of digital content. In this paper, I address these gaps using a mixed-methods approach using Screenome data from the Human Screenome Project to study smartphone use and attention...

Wellness Behavior On and Off Screen: Affective Impacts of Engagement with Wellness Behavior and Media

Although less is known about the impact of digital behaviors, they could be another accessible avenue for promoting well-being. This study fills this gap in research by leveraging intensive longitudinal survey data collected fortnightly from adults over 52 weeks and passive screenome data collected through screenshots over the course of a year from the Human Screenome Project...

“But Where Are You Really From?” The Cost of Movement: A Longitudinal Analysis of Migrant Life Satisfaction and Health Outcomes in Germany

Applying linear growth models to longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), I examine changes in life satisfaction, health satisfaction, and self-reported health limitations for N = 99,433 participants (Mage = 39 , SD = 17; 50% female) over a 37-year period. The sample includes individuals with no migration background (n = 64,954), direct migration background (n = 29,016), and indirect migration background (n = 5,463).

Honors Posters at Symposium of Undergraduate Research and Public Service [April 25, 2026]

Destiny Tran Saucedo-Martinez and Manasi Garg presented their respective honors theses "Engagement, Exploitation, Exposure: Algorithmic Persuasion and Explicit Content in the Screenome" and "Addiction or Agency? Examining Attention in the Smartphone Age"

Predicting Daily Affect Valence: The Role of Perceived Control and Personality Traits

In daily life, social interactions vary in how emotionally and cognitively engaging people feel, and these situational qualities may amplify or reduce the influence of personality and control in the moment. In this study, I draw on intensive longitudinal data from the iSAHIB...

The Psychology of Pain: Exploring the Effects of General Health as a Moderator Between Daily Perceived Control and Pain

Pain is a complex experience that varies widely between people and within individuals over time. People with poorer health, especially individuals with multiple comorbidities, generally experience more pain than those with better health...

Congratulations to the Graduating Members of the Change Lab!

Congratulations to Charles Shi, Julia Fischer, Parker Daley, Rebecca Trockel, Sam Prieto Serrano, and Tristan Peng!

The Evolution of EEG-Based Music Research: Methodological Transitions and Neurophysiological Insights from the 1970’s to the Present

This review examines the methodological progression of EEG-based music research from 1970-2025, analyzing how advancing technology and evolving theoretical frameworks have shaped the field...