Spencer is a fifth-year Ph.D. student in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, having earned his M.S. in 2024. His research interests include employee substance use, fatigue, and compensation. He aspires to pursue a research-intensive career. Spencer earned his B.S. in Psychology from Brigham Young University–Idaho in 2019. Originally from Detroit, he has lived in a variety of cities - both large and small - across the United States and abroad. He is a proud husband and father to a wonderful three-year-old. Outside of work, Spencer enjoys birdwatching, reading science fiction, and spending quality time with his family. 

Sadie is a Ph.D. student at Georgia Tech who joined The Foundation Lab in Fall 2024. She graduated from Virginia Tech in May 2022 with a B.S. in Psychology, Criminology, and Sociology. She is interested in researching various aspects of high-stress occupations, including team dynamics, individual well-being, and resilience. 

Yuhua is a Ph.D. candidate who joined The Foundation Lab in Fall 2019. She graduated from Illinois College in May 2019 with a B.S. in both Psychology and Economics. Her research interest revolve around enhancing worker well-being through improving recovery experiences, work-life balance, prosocial behaviors in the workplace, and implementing personal- and organizational-level interventions.

Lauren is a Ph.D. student at Georgia Tech who joined The Foundation Lab in Fall 2023. She graduated from Florida State University in May 2020 with a B.S. in both Psychology and International Affairs. Her research interests are broadly centered on fostering worker health and well-being in traditional and nontraditional contexts. She is also interested in factors underlying individual perceptions of corporate social responsibility (and irresponsibility), employee benefits, and emerging technologies in the future of work.

Yichen is a Ph.D. candidate who joined The Foundation Lab in Fall 2019. He graduated from the College of Wooster with a double major in Psychology and Economics. He is interested in understanding team dynamics and ways to improve worker well-being. His overarching goal is to become a thought leader in the field of I-O psychology and build on the knowledge-base of scholars that came before him.

Adriana Cañas is a M.S. psychology student with a concentration in I-O psychology. Her interests include organizational development and using data to drive workplace changes. After graduation she hopes to pursue these interests through industry work.

Sophia is a Master’s student who joined the Lab in Spring 2023 as an undergraduate. She graduated from Georgia Tech in August 2024 with a B.S. in Psychology. Sophia is passionate about enhancing worker well-being and advancing workforce development. She aims to support professional and career growth by promoting continuous learning and positive organizational change. With a focus on labor reform, she plans to work in both public and private sectors to create environments that foster development and long-term success for workers and public servants.

Adeba Mukul is a Psychology Master's at Georgia Tech and joined the Foundation Lab in Spring 2023. Her research interests are in DEI interventions, specifically refugee and immigrant integration. After graduation, she plans to continue her education by attending graduate school for I/O psychology. 

Kingston is an 2nd year psychology major at Georgia Tech who joined the lab in Summer 2025. His primary interests are in worker wellbeing and stressors in and outside the workplace that can lead to disengagement. After graduating, he intends to obtain a master's in industrial-Organizational Psychology and work in Human Resources. 

Kinsley Barrett is a 3rd-year psychology major, interested in research regarding employee well-being, work-life balance, and improvement of organizational infrastructure. After graduation, she intends to earn an MS in I/O Psychology and a PMP, to continue becoming a well-rounded asset to the field. Eventually, she hopes to work as a People Operations Manager and transform work culture into a more accessible, fulfilling, and equitable space.

Mattie is a 2nd-year psychology major at Georgia Tech who joined the lab in Spring 2025. Her research interests include the role of technology in the workplace, the impact of AI on hiring processes, and how work is structured across different countries. After graduating, she plans to enter the business consulting field and eventually pursue a Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology.

Anish Cheekati is a Psychology major at Georgia Tech and joined the lab in Fall 2021. His interests include research in clinical psychology, primarily mental health, as well as worker well-being and work-life balance. After graduation, he plans on going to medical school and later specializing in the field of plastic surgery.

Nat Jain is a psychology major at Georgia Tech who joined the Foundations Lab in Fall 2023. Their research interests are in the effects of different stressors on mental health and job performance. After college, they plan to go to medical school and eventually become a Clinical Psychiatrist to work with individuals on improving their mental health through a combination of medication and therapy.

Kendal Newton is a Psychology major and Biology minor at Georgia Tech. She joined the Foundation Lab in Spring 2023. Her interests include anxiety and stress and their effects on the body. After graduation, she plans to work towards a Ph.D.; currently, she is considering forensic psychology or clinical psychology. 

Christina is an undergraduate biochemistry major at Georgia Tech, currently interested in food science and the application of industrial and organizational psychology for the facilitation of food production. Her interests also include well-being and stress management and teamwork, as well as recruitment. She hopes to put these skills to good use in the future as a constructive team player for future employers. 

Jin Han joined the lab in the Summer of 2022. She is currently a senior at Innovation Academy and a rising freshman at the University of Pennsylvania. She is interested in researching neuroradiology, specifically the use of advanced imaging techniques to study neural connectivity and brain plasticity with neurological disorders. She is also passionate about industrial-organizational (I/O) psychology, particularly examining how workplace design and environmental factors influence productivity and mental health in high-stakes professions. After graduation, she plans to pursue a degree in Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering.