Education:

Ph.D. Social Psychology, 2003, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Dissertation: Designing, implementing and evaluating a music-based HIV prevention intervention for urban adolescents. Advisors: Jeffrey Fisher, Ph.D.; Felicia Pratto, Ph.D.

M.A. Social Psychology, 2000, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Thesis: Social influence on the social and aesthetic aspects of music preferences. Advisor: Felicia Pratto, Ph.D.

B.A. Cum Laude, Psychology and Sociology, 1997, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.
Honors Thesis: Attributions and affirmative action: Reactions from the college campus. Advisor: Paul Gray, Ph.D.

Research interests:
·  Health behavior change
·  HIV medication adherence
·  HIV prevention: Using music, social networks, and peer-based strategies
·  The social psychology of music: implications for social identity, intergroup relations, social influence and persuasion, emotional experiences of music
·  Intergroup relations: global poverty, immigration, social, race, & sexual orientation norms
·  Ideology and the psychology of social meaning
·  Emotional responses and coping related to terrorism and violence

Courses taught:
Social Psychology
Social Psychology of HIV/AIDS
Senior Seminar in Psychology                                                                                       
Health Psychology