Current Moral Psychology Lab Members
Nick Lynchard
[Graduate Student]
Originally from Clinton, Mississippi, Nick Lynchard is the newest graduate student to work under the supervision of Dr. Narvaez. During his years in Mississippi, Nick attended Clinton High School, and went on to Mississippi College for his undergraduate degrees. At MC, Nick earned three degrees: A Bachelor of Science in Psychology, A Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with High Honors, and a Bachelor of Arts in English with Honors. Nick's first psychology experiment, Employing the Model: A Semantic Structure of Affect Model Utilized In Three Scales, was performed under the supervision of Dr. Bill Wheeler and published by the Mississippi College/Southern Library Press. Currently his interests include: structural equation modeling, philosophical psychology, current affect, morality, memory, and cognition. After earning his PhD at Notre Dame, Nick hopes to follow up his research with a post-doctoral fellowship at another institution, and pursue a career in research at a major university.
Jenny Vaydich
[Graduate Student]
Jenny received her bachelor's degrees from St. Olaf College in Minnesota where she majored in Psychology and American Pursuits in a Postmodern Society with an Emphasis in Mass Media. While there she completed a project studying overt and relational aggression in middle school, high school, and college. She also made a documentary on the American Dream. Currently her research interests include aggression, media, and gender identity development.
Past Moral Psychology Lab Members
Terris Conterato
[Junior]
Terris is a junior studying psychology and anthropology. Her primary interests in the lab are the effects and uses of media. She is from central Wisconsin and is studying in Western Australia for the spring semester of 2004.
Anna Gomberg
[Graduate Student]
Anna received her bachelor's from Hampshire College in "Philosophy, Moral Development and Media Studies" and completed a Div. III project examining the connections between moral philosophy and the applications of moral education in high school English curriculum. Her primary research objectives include the role of media analysis techniques and media literacy in advancing moral development. Her favorite movie of all time is Annie Hall, though a close second is Patton.
Scott Hagele
[Senior]
Scott is a senior from Perrysburg, Ohio. He is double majoring in psychology and English.His major research interests involve chronically accessible moral constructs, discourse processing, and moral motivation in the classroom. He is currently working on an honors senior thesis on the topic of chronically accessible moral constructs and their effect on discourse comprehension. He presented his research findings at AME in the fall 2002 conference in Chicago. Next year, Scott plans to teach in the New York City public schools.
Rick Herbst
[Senior]
Rick is a senior psychology and film/televison theory major. He is a native of LeMars, IN. His current work is addressing the role of gender in print advertisement processing and comprehension.
Kevin Jordan
Kevin is an interdisciplinary student with many interests in history, theology and psychology. In the future Kevin hopes to do research on the interface of religion and psychology.
Amanda Matthews
[Graduate Student]
Amanda graduated Summa Cum Laude from Dartmouth College with two degrees- Psychology and English Literature-- and a minor in Film and Television Studies. Her research is contained in a variety of concentrations, including clinical/counseling, social and developmental psychology. Her previous work has focused on the effects of stereotyping, discrimination, racism, priming, sense of self, developmental competencies and delays, and multicultural considerations. In her spare time, she enjoys playing and watching sports, reading, working with shelters to place homeless animals, and photography. While not at school, she can be found spending time with her family, friends, and her two dogs and cats, including her kitten, Seuss.