Magazine staff

Alicia Gilbert

Alicia Gilbert is a research associate and PhD candidate at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. She completed her studies in Mainz and at the University of Amsterdam. The focus of her research lies in the psychology of digital media use and effects, particularly topics including self-regulation, well-being, and media entertainment. She is active on bluesky and X/Twitter.

Rene Kopietz

Roman Trötschel

Roman Trötschel is a professor of social and political psychology and the head of the Negotiation Research Group (NRG) at Leuphana University Lüneburg. His research focuses on cognitive processes in negotiations as well as the impact of the negotiation context (e.g., collective bargaining with group representatives) on the negotiation process and the resulting outcomes. Another key area of his research is conflict intervention, including mediation, arbitration, and conciliation.

Jesse Chandler

Dr. Jesse Chandler, received his Bachelor Degree in English from the University of Waterloo in Canada. He moved to the United States to complete a PhD at the University of Michigan and postdoctoral training at Princeton University. He now works at PRIME Research, where he provides media measurement and empirically driven corporate and product reputation consulting services.

Miranda Weathers

Miranda Weathers (she/her/hers) is a non-traditional first-generation Ph.D. student studying counseling psychology at the University of Louisville. Her current research focuses on identifying and addressing barriers to mental health and wellness in underserved communities, with a growing interest in the intersections of policy, advocacy, and community. Feel free to connect with Miranda on LinkedIn.   

Matthew A. Sanders

I am a postdoctoral research fellow in the Institute for US-China Issues at the University of Oklahoma.  I recently received my PhD in social psychology from the University of Georgia under Dr. Leonard L. Martin.  I have written several articles on self-control, decision making, and personal goals.  I am presently interested in political ideology and how it can impact contentious social issues as well as people's perceptions of the world generally.

Marvin Holtwiesche

Marvin Holtwiesche is the Marketing Manager for Germany at IMO Car Wash. He holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Applied Sciences Münster and completed a part-time Master's program in Business Psychology at FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics & Management. During his studies, he developed a strong interest in topics related to business psychology, particularly in the areas of marketing and social media.

Lin Qiu

Ph.D. (Northwestern University)
Assistant Professor
Division of Psychology
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/home/linqiu/

Yaeeun Lee

Yaeeun Lee received her B.A. in Psychology at University of Massachusetts Amherst and her M.S. in Psychology at Villanova University. For her graduate thesis, she investigated the effects of looking at prototypic fitness blogs and how personality plays a role in moderating affect and self-esteem post-exposure. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Idaho State University. Her research interests includes eating disorders, health behaviors, and behavioral economics of obesity.

Chris Millar

Chris Millar studied psychology at the University of Glasgow (Scotland) and since graduating has worked in community, inpatient and forensic services across the United Kingdom. He is currently based in Buckinghamshire (England) working as a Clinical Research Assistant for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and has particular interests in service user involvement, the benefits of physical activity and mental health within prison populations. He is blissfully social media free, to contact please email: chrisjsmillar@hotmail.com