Current Lab Members:

Chong Man Chow, Ph.D., Director

Dr. Chong Man Chow  is currently an associate professor of Developmental/Quantitative Psychology at Eastern Michigan University and the director of the Youth and Adolescent Relationships Laboratory. He received his doctorate in psychological sciences from The University of Texas at Dallas, specializing in adolescent social development. His research interests are focused on interpersonal relationships and how they impact psychological adjustment during adolescence and emerging adulthood.

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Ellen Hart, Graduate Researcher 

Ellen Hart is a graduate student working on her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at EMU. She earned her B.S. in Child Development and Human and Organizational Development from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Ellen’s primary research interests include the parent-child relationship and parent-child communication, especially around difficult topics. In her free time, she enjoys being outside and spending time with friends and family. Ellen is currently on doctoral internship at Rochester University.

Valerie Valledor, Graduate Researcher

Valerie is a second year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology Program at Eastern Michigan. Before entering the doctoral program, she earned a B.S in Psychology at the University of Florida and completed two years of research in the S.E.L.F Regulation Lab at Florida International University. Her primary research interest is to discern what factors should be considered by families to promote healthy eating behaviors and positive body image. Valerie loves to spend her free time with her friends and family, especially at the beach. She is also passionate about exercise, using her polaroid camera and traveling.

Warner Myntti, Graduate Researcher

Warner is a first-year Master’s student in the Clinical Psychology program at EMU. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Ferris State University. His primary research interests include social and psychological determinants of risky behaviors (e.g., eating disorder pathology, self-injury) in adolescence and early adulthood. After graduating from EMU, Warner hopes to gain admittance to a PhD program in psychology to continue research and clinical training in these areas.

Lucas Parnell, Graduate Researcher

Lucas is a first-year master’s student in the Experimental Psychology program at EMU. He earned a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in statistics from Colorado Mesa University. There he conducted research in the Erudite cognitive/developmental lab. This past year, he presented at the Western Psychological Association on the role of political ideology, sense of control, and logic in COVID-19 related conspiracy theories. In his free time, Lucas enjoys playing the ukulele and ultimate frisbee.

Emily Sokol, Graduate Researcher

I’m Vasavi, am in my last year of the Clinical Behavioral Psychology Master’s program. Broadly, Im interested in learning about (family, personality) variables that explain problematic smartphone use better and investigating mechanisms through which problematic smartphone use develops. I like trying out coffee shops, playing Xbox, and baking.

Jenna Walter, Undergraduate Researcher

Jenna is an undergraduate student in the psychology program at Eastern Michigan University. After graduating, she plans to go to grad school to become a mental health therapist. In her free time, she enjoys writing, going for walks, and hanging out with friends.

Abby Farrer, Undergraduate Researcher

NOTABLE LAB ALUMNI

Notes: We have more wonderful alumni out there that we failed to keep track of. Please keep us posted about your most recent accomplishment!