Adam K. Fetterman, Ph.D.
Primary Investigator
Associate Professor of Social & Personality Psychology
Adam Fetterman received his B.A. in Psychology, Criminal Justice, and Human Relations and Multicultural education, at St. Cloud State University, in St. Cloud Minnesota. He then moved to Fargo, North Dakota, where he completed his M.S. and Ph.D. in Social/Health Psychology at North Dakota State University. From there he was off to Tübingen, Germany, where he spent two years as a postdoctoral researcher at the Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien. After his time in Germany, he moved to Colchester, England, where he was a lecturer (eq. to a US assistant professor) at the University of Essex and then moved to the University of Texas at El Paso. Finally, Dr. Fetterman is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Houston.
Dr. Fetterman's research interests lie at the intersection of social, personality, and cognitive psychology. Utilizing methods from each of these fields, he focuses on the science of identity, understanding, and belief. The major areas he focuses on here are the correlates and consequences of metaphor use, the processes of experiencing nostalgia, and the combination of these topics. He also investigates the reputational consequences of wrongness admission. Aside from these main programs of research, he likes to dive into a variety of interesting topics centered around identity, understanding, and belief. For example, a new line of research focuses on how personal experience impacts science denial. Another ongoing project focuses on predicting understanding and beliefs from higher-order goal orientations. Additional topics include religion and atheism, doomsday preppers, political ideology, stereotyping and prejudice, cultural identity and diversity, and language analysis. An upcoming short-term project will focus on belief in evil.
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Dr. Fetterman's research interests lie at the intersection of social, personality, and cognitive psychology. Utilizing methods from each of these fields, he focuses on the science of identity, understanding, and belief. The major areas he focuses on here are the correlates and consequences of metaphor use, the processes of experiencing nostalgia, and the combination of these topics. He also investigates the reputational consequences of wrongness admission. Aside from these main programs of research, he likes to dive into a variety of interesting topics centered around identity, understanding, and belief. For example, a new line of research focuses on how personal experience impacts science denial. Another ongoing project focuses on predicting understanding and beliefs from higher-order goal orientations. Additional topics include religion and atheism, doomsday preppers, political ideology, stereotyping and prejudice, cultural identity and diversity, and language analysis. An upcoming short-term project will focus on belief in evil.
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Graduate Students
Eriksen Ravey, M.A.
4th year Ph.D. Student Eriksen Ravey received his B.A. in Psychology from the Abilene Christian University where he also minored in both Philosophy and Bible, Missions, and Ministry. He then completed his M.A. in Clinical Psychology at Sam Houston State University. His current research interests concern topics related to religion, politics, and social media with a particular interest in polarization, intolerance, and the interaction of the variables discussed. Additional research interest includes the relationships between social media and romantic relationships, as well as the impact of religious metaphor on belief, faith, behavior, and theology. Eriksen enjoys reading and playing Dungeons and Dragons in his free time. |
Perla Henderson, B.A.
3rd year Ph.D. Student Perla Henderson received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Houston. She is currently interested in the relationship between language and bias. This includes research topics such as metaphors, AAVE, hate speech, code-switching, empathy, morality, meaning in life, and more! |
Scott Stroud, B.A.
3rd year Ph.D. Student Scott Stroud graduated with a B.A. in Psychology from California State University, Fresno. His general research interests include how humans understand and process the world around them. Currently this manifests as investigating: uncertainty, metaphor use, prospection & nostalgia, and expertise. His hobbies include tabletop games and staying in watching movies. |
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Bao Han Tran (Project Manager)
Bao Han Tran received her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Houston. She is interested in exploring subjective philosophical ideas using objective psychological research relating to mental transportation, time value, religion, metaphors, personality, feminism, and more. To pass time, Bao Han likes to draw and play Animal Crossing. Sarah Gawlik (Honors Student) Nicole Gonzalez (Honors Student) Lynn Pasha Moussa (Honors Student) Syeda Fatima Chelci Harris Hayah Padela Fatima Qureshi Ishita Rahi |
Lab Alumni
Dr. Nicholas D. Evans, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Psychology
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Nicholas’s research primarily involves investigating various dynamics, experiences, emotions, and behaviors within romantic relationships. His current projects seek to investigate the romantic relationship-specific benefits of experiencing romantic nostalgia. His other research interests include (but are not limited to) visual/mental imagery, memory, personality and individual differences, and emotional understanding.
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Katherine French, M.A.Class of 2020
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Former Members
Undergraduate Students
Kolambi Kharbanda (UH) - MPH Student at UT Southwestern Medical Center Lillyan Taylor (UH) - PhD Student at Texas Christian University Gil Moreu (UTEP) - Graduated 2020, PhD Student at UCLA Jessica Hernandez (UTEP) - Graduated 2018, Graduate Student in I/O at St. Mary's University Joseph Reyes (UTEP) - Graduated 2018, Graduate Student at Claremont Graduate University |