OUR TEAM
SAMANTHA JOEL
Principal Investigator
Samantha Joel is an Assistant Professor at the University of Western Ontario. Her research examines how people make the decisions that grow or break apart their romantic relationships, and how those decision strategies are linked to relationship, well-being, and health outcomes. Click for her CV or her Google Scholar page.
JAMES KIM
Postdoctoral Fellow
James Kim is an incoming SSHRC postdoctoral fellow at Western University. His research focuses on sexual rejection and sexual decision-making in romantic relationships. He is also interested in examining relationship formation dynamics and key factors guiding perceptual accuracy in the early stages of relationships. Click for his CV or his Google Scholar page.
NICOLYN CHARLOT
Graduate Student
Nicolyn Charlot is a Ph.D. candidate who seeks to help people avoid abusive relationships by conducting research that identifies warning signs of intimate partner violence and establishes when they first appear. Additionally, she is curious about how individuals from different backgrounds vary in their perceptions of abuse. She is also interested in translating research findings into policy implications, and directly helping sexual assault survivors using crisis intervention strategies.
VICTORIA DALE
Graduate Student
Victoria Dale is a graduate student at Western University. She is interested in relationship decision making and attraction, as well as rejection and unrequited love. In the future, she hopes to investigate the pathological nature of limerence and its potential to mirror other forms of addiction.
MENGZHI DU
Honours Thesis Student
Bio
SARITA SINHA
Honours Thesis Student
Bio
ABBEY HORNER
Scholar's Elective Student
I am a third year Psychology and Philosophy student at Western University with an interest in generating new knowledge in the field of Psychology through research and policy. I have joined the lab as a Scholar’s Electives interdisciplinary research program student. In this capacity, I am assisting on a project researching abuse, specifically factors affecting perceptions of abuse in romantic relationships.
VICTORIA BUCKNOR
Lab Manager
Victoria Bucknor is a recent graduate from Western University with a B.A. Honors Specialization in Psychology and a Minor in Anthropology. Her undergraduate thesis project, which garnered her interest in relationship decisions, focused on mobile communication in romantic relationships.
