Cynthia Mohr Ph.D.

Director

E-mail: cdmohr@pdx.edu

Cynthia Mohr received her B.A. from Smith College in Massachusetts in 1991 and her Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Connecticut in 1999. Before coming to PSU, she was a postdoctoral research fellow in the Alcohol Research Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center.Her research concerns the processes by which interpersonal relationships and interactions exert effects on psychological well-being and physical health. In her work, Dr. Mohr differentiates positive and negative interpersonal interactions and emotions and how they uniquely influence health, particularly alcohol consumption. Dr. Mohr is currently conducting research on these topics with an ethnically diverse sample of Portland-area residents.

Debi Brannan M.S.

Graduate Student

E-mail: brannan@pdx.edu

Staci Wendt M.S.

Graduate Student

E-mail: sjwendt@pdx.edu

I grew up in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, and attended Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff as an undergraduate. I spent my junior year learning Spanish while living in Valencia, Spain, and my last year of undergrad working as a research assistant at the Prevention Research Center at Arizona State University. I moved to Portland to pursue my Ph.D. in Applied Psychology at Portland State University. My research interests primarily focus on health-related behaviors. I am particularly interested in social and cultural norms for alcohol consumption. I'm also interested in education and social service programs that focus on substance use prevention and intervention. In my spare time I enjoy traveling, biking, running and camping.

Rob Wright

Graduate Student

E-mail: rrwright@pdx.edu

Robert R. Wright is a graduate research assistant at Portland State University.  He received his B.A. in Psychology from Utah State University in 2006.  Rob is pursuing a Ph.D. in Applied Social Psychology with a minor in Occupational Health Psychology under the direction of Dr. Cynthia Mohr.  Rob's Master's thesis entitled, Evaluation of the Workplace Interpersonal Conflict Among Nurses has been accepted for presentation at both national and international research conferences. Rob has served as the Psychology Graduate Student Association President at Portland State University and has received the Utah State University Psychology Department Applied Psychological Service Award (2006).  His honors senior thesis was recently published in the Psi Chi Journal for Undergraduate Research.  His research interests include: interpersonal conflict and interactions, health and well-being in the workplace, and stress and coping. In his spare time, Rob enjoys hiking, reading books, and racquetball.

Laurie Jacobs M.A.

Graduate Student

Email: lmjacobs@pdx.edu

Stefanie Lathos-Polanco

Research Assistant

Email: slathosp@hotmail.edu

 Stefanie Lathos-Polanco is a research assistant for the Daily Process Research Center. She received her B.S.in psychology from Portland State University, and is currently working as a postbaccalaureate. Her research interests include group processes within juries, as well as criminal profiling. In her spare time, Stefanie volunteers with African Refugee children at Rosa Parks Elementary, Loaves & Fishes, and plans to help the Multnomah County District Attorney's office with their Victim's Assistance Program this coming year.

Diana Gates

Research Assistant

Diana Gates is a research assistant in the Daily Process Research Lab. She is a post baccalaureate student with a BFA from University of Arizona and is currently pursuing a BA in psychology. Following that achievement, she plans to continue on to her Masters in applied psychology. Her areas of interest include stress and coping, mentoring, and positive psychology. Diana enjoys cycling, hiking, traveling and reading.

E-mail: gatesd@pdx.edu