{"id":45,"date":"2015-12-03T18:40:35","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T18:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpdev.acsu.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2026-07-01T14:42:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T14:42:43","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/people\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hanbyeol (Esther) Lee<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2023\/06\/thumbnail_profile-pic-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hanbyeol (Esther) Lee\" class=\"wp-image-1338\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2023\/06\/thumbnail_profile-pic-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2023\/06\/thumbnail_profile-pic-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2023\/06\/thumbnail_profile-pic-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2023\/06\/thumbnail_profile-pic-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2023\/06\/thumbnail_profile-pic.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Hanbyeol (Esther) is in her fourth year of the Ph.D. program in Social Psychology at the University at Buffalo. She received her B.A. and M.A. in Psychology from Yonsei University. Her research interests broadly include how various motivations and behaviors affect each other bidirectionally, and how the belief in the timeless self influences motivation. She also studies factors that contribute to well-being in romantic relationships. In her free time, Hanbyeol likes to spend time with her friends, play the piano, and watch a movie with some beer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Selected Works<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Park, L. E., Chaney, K. E., Koefler, N., <strong>Lee, E. H.<\/strong>, &amp; Pereira-Jorge, I. (2025). How to thrive in times of threat and uncertainty.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/08\/Park-et-al.-Compass-2025.pdf\"><em>Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 19<\/em>(8), e70076, 1-10.\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lee, H.E.<\/strong>&nbsp;(2025, February). International students\u2019 perceptions of environments\u200b and expectations of future interactions in the US. Poster presented at Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference. Denver, CO.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lee, H.E.<\/strong>&nbsp;(2024, February). The effect of disease avoidance motivation on the interpersonal distance perception. Poster presented at Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference. San Diego, CA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lee, H. E.<\/strong>, Kim, J. J., Cheon, J. E., &amp; Kim, Y. H. (2023). Multifaceted effects of promotion focus on marital outcomes under mate value discrepancy. <em>Family Relations<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kim, J.J.,\u00a0<strong>Lee, H.E.<\/strong>, Yang, H.W., Cheon, J.E., Kim, Y-H. (2021). The mediating role of emotional suppression in the relationship between spouse\u2019s neuroticism and marital well-being. <em>Korean Journal of Family and Culture, 33<\/em>(2), 89-123. doi:10.21478\/family.33.2.202106.004<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nicole Koefler<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Nicole_2022-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Nicole Koefler\" class=\"wp-image-1083\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:225px;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Nicole_2022-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Nicole_2022-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Nicole_2022-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Nicole_2022-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Nicole_2022-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Nicole_2022.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nicole is in her final year of the Ph.D. program in Social Psychology at the University at Buffalo. She earned her B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Theology &amp; Ethics from the Templeton Honors College at Eastern University. Nicole\u2019s research interests include understanding how individuals successfully (and unsuccessfully) seek connection with others, and the ways in which people make sense of the world through their moral and religious convictions. In her leisure time, she enjoys perusing used-book stores, exploring Buffalo, and increasing her collection of house plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Selected Works<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Park, L. E., Ward, D. E., Naragon-Gainey, K., Canning, E. A., <strong>Koefler, N., <\/strong>Panlilio, Z. A. Vessels, V., &amp; Pascuzzi, G. (in press). Perceptions of Safety and Threat in the Environment: The STEP Scale. <em>Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Park, L.E., Ward, D.E., &amp; <strong>Koefler, N.<\/strong> (2026). Camera on or off? Appearance-based rejection sensitivity in virtual classroom and work settings. <em>Self and Identity, 25<\/em>(5), 601-622.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Park, L. E., Chaney, K. E., <strong>Koefler, N., <\/strong>Lee, E. H., &amp; Pereira-Jorge, I. (2025). How to thrive in times of threat and uncertainty.\u00a0<em>Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 19<\/em>(8), e70076, 1-10. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Koefler, N.<\/strong><em>, <\/em>Naidu, E.S., Gabriel, S., Schneider, V., Pascuzzi, G. S., &amp; Paravati, E. (2024). Let the music play: Live music fosters collective effervescence and leads to lasting positive outcomes. <em>Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 52<\/em>(3).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Park, L.E., Ward, D.E., Naragon-Gainey, K., Fujita, K., &amp;&nbsp;<strong>Koefler, N.&nbsp;<\/strong>(2024). I\u2019m still spending:&nbsp; Financial contingency of self-worth predicts financial motivational conflict and compulsive buying.&nbsp;<em>Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin,<\/em>&nbsp;<em>50<\/em>(2), 232-252.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lab Affiliated Graduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Corey Allred<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2024\/03\/LabPicture-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Corey Allred\n\" class=\"wp-image-1228\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Corey Allred is a third year Ph.D. student in Psychology at the University at Buffalo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He received his B.A. at Carleton College in Psychology with a concentration in Neuroscience. Corey\u2019s research interests include the boundary conditions of empathy and compassion, impact of social media on interpersonal processes, and how anger expression elicits empathic concern in others. In his free time, he enjoys playing video games and DnD with friends, looking after his cat and plants, and getting overly invested in the workings of fictional worlds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Izilda Pereira-Jorge<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"979\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/02\/Pereira-Jorge-headshot-1024x979.jpg\" alt=\"Izilda Pereira-Jorge\" class=\"wp-image-1633\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:235px;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/02\/Pereira-Jorge-headshot-1024x979.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/02\/Pereira-Jorge-headshot-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/02\/Pereira-Jorge-headshot-768x734.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/02\/Pereira-Jorge-headshot-1536x1469.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/02\/Pereira-Jorge-headshot-2048x1958.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Izilda Pereira-Jorge is a fifth year PhD student at UB. Her research interests include perceptions of representation of marginalized groups, social identity-threat and safety, and prejudice confrontations.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Selected Works<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Park, L. E., Chaney, K. E., Koefler, N., Lee, E. H., &amp; <strong>Pereira-Jorge, I.<\/strong> (2025). How to thrive in times of threat and uncertainty.\u00a0<em>Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 19<\/em>(8), e70076, 1-10. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pereira-Jorge, I,<\/strong>&nbsp;Oswald, F., Chaney, K.E., &amp; Garr-Schultz, A. (in press). Marginalized and advantaged parents\u2019 perceptions of identity-safety cues in K-12 classrooms.&nbsp;<em>Social Psychological and Personality Science.&nbsp;<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cipollina, R.,<strong>&nbsp;Pereira-Jorge, I.<\/strong>, Wong, K., &amp; Chaney, K.E. (2025). \u201cI can\u2019t stop thinking about it\u201d: The mental and behavioral health correlates of disclosure rumination among sexual minorities.&nbsp;<em>Stigma and Health<\/em>.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1037%2Fsah0000617&amp;data=05%7C02%7Clorapark%40buffalo.edu%7C162a5e680bd1482d8a7508dd559c5cc2%7C96464a8af8ed40b199e25f6b50a20250%7C0%7C0%7C638760852302981674%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=kMeuKLbwCnhw9uEocbiKhjVChMbMwcidyXLBcZOuuxo%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/sah0000617<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pereira-Jorge, I.<\/strong>, Chaney, K, Oswald, F., &amp; Garr-Schultz, A. (2024, February). Norms of pronoun-sharing at the workplace influence perceived motives and LGBT+ allyship expectations. Poster presented at Gender Preconference, Society for Personality and Social Psychology&#8217;s Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pereira-Jorge, I<\/strong>. &amp; Chaney, K. (2024, February). Descriptive social norms impact perceived social costs and benefits to confronting anti-Asian bias. Poster presented at Society for Personality and Social Psychology&#8217;s Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Valerie Vessels<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1447\" height=\"2220\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2021\/07\/Valerie-Vessels-lab-manager.jpg\" alt=\"Valerie Vessels\" class=\"wp-image-824\" style=\"width:198px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2021\/07\/Valerie-Vessels-lab-manager.jpg 1447w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2021\/07\/Valerie-Vessels-lab-manager-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2021\/07\/Valerie-Vessels-lab-manager-667x1024.jpg 667w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2021\/07\/Valerie-Vessels-lab-manager-768x1178.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2021\/07\/Valerie-Vessels-lab-manager-1001x1536.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2021\/07\/Valerie-Vessels-lab-manager-1335x2048.jpg 1335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1447px) 100vw, 1447px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Valerie Vessels is the Project Support Specialist for Dr. Lora Park at the University at Buffalo. She received her B.S. in Psychobiology and B.A. in Gender Studies from UCLA, and her M.A. in Psychological Research from California State University, Long&nbsp;Beach. Valerie has used her administrative and research experience in Dr. Park&#8217;s lab to manage multiple study projects including an NSF grant project.&nbsp;In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her cat, baking sourdough, reading, and listening to true crime podcasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Selected Works<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Park, L. E., Ward, D. E., Naragon-Gainey, K., Canning, E. A., Koefler, N., Panlilio, Z., <strong>Vessels, V.<\/strong>, &amp; Pascuzzi, G. (in press). Perceptions of safety and threat in the environment: The STEP scale. <a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2026\/06\/Park-et-al.-2025-PSPB-STEP-scale.pdf\"><em>Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Park, L. E., Ward, D. E., Moore-Russo, D., Rickard, B., <strong>Vessels, V., <\/strong>&amp; Hundley, J. (2026). Positive feedback as a lever to boost students&#8217; STEM outcomes. <a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/selfandmotivationlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2024\/08\/park-et-al-2024-positive-feedback-as-a-lever-to-boost-students-stem-outcomes.pdf\"><em>Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 52<\/em>(1), 176-197.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Park, L. E., Naidu, E., Lemay, E., Canning, E., Ward, D. E., Panlilio, Z., &amp; <strong>Vessels, V. <\/strong>(2023). Social evaluative threat across individual, relational, and collective selves. In B. Gawronski (Ed.),&nbsp;<em>Advances in Experimental Social Psychology<\/em>&nbsp;(Vol.68, pp.139-199). Cambridge, MA: Academic Press.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Park, L. E., Italiano, A., &amp; <strong>Vessels, V.<\/strong> (2023). Managers\u2019 frequent displays of busyness predict employees\u2019 job disengagement, burnout, and turnover intentions.&nbsp;<em>International Journal of Social Psychology, <\/em>1-48<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduate Students Hanbyeol (Esther) Lee Hanbyeol (Esther) is in her fourth year of the Ph.D. program in Social Psychology at the University at Buffalo. 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