Student Research Assistants

Jocelyn Escoffery (she/her)

Email: jsescoffery@eckerd.edu

Jocelyn is from Texas. She plans on majoring in Psychology with a minor in Human Development. She joined the lab to further gain research experience and have more hands-on learning.

Christina Edmondson (she/her)

Email: cedmondson@eckerd.edu

Christina is from Massachusetts and is majoring in Psychology and Animal Studies. She joined the lab to gain research experience and because she finds social psychology very interesting. In the future, she hopes to combine working with the public and caring for animals in a zoological setting.

Cate Cole

Email: ckcole@eckerd.edu

Cate is from Arkansas and is currently majoring in Psychology with a minor in Human Development. She joined the lab to explore her interest in Social Psychology and to gain hands-on research experience. 

Max Garr (he/him)

Email: magarr@eckerd.edu 

Max is from Minneapolis, Minnesota and is majoring in Psychology and Human Development. He joined the lab in order to better understand how research is conducted & applied within the field of psychology, and is interested in learning more about how scientific results can represent real world opinions and social behaviors. After Eckerd, he plans to pursue a career in clinical psychology. 

 Joy Gilbertson (she/her)

Email: jcgilbertson@eckerd.edu

Joy is from Minnesota, and is double majoring in Political Science and Psychology. She has a minor in Chinese. She joined lab because of her interest in the overlap between politics and psychology, and to gain research experience. In the future, she plans to attend law school. 

Maya Lederer 

Email: mklederer@eckerd.edu

Maya is from Seattle Washington. She is a Psychology major with a Public Health minor. She joined the lab so that she can gain hands-on research experience. She wants to build a strong foundation in research because it is a big part of psychology careers.