The SASI Lab People
The SASI Lab People
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Meet the team
Meet the team
Meredith Tittler, Ph.D.
(she/hers)
Assistant Professor; Director of the SASI Lab
mtittler@iastate.eduFaculty Profile
I am inspired by the question of how to help people connect across their differences. I approach this from an affective science perspective (e.g., what emotions and related action tendencies promote and inhibit connection) and intervention science (e.g., how do we help people connect and what are the mechanism of change we need to target)?
The value of connection and supporting self/other growth is what drives my teaching, mentoring, and research.
In my free time I like to spend time outside in a variety of ways: walking my dog, hiking, running, gardening, playing pickleball (a new hobby) - and finding ways to be creative and crafty.
Rian Maxwell-Williams, M.S.
(she/hers)
Doctoral StudentStarted Fall 2024Hello! I have lived a lot of lives. In a nutshell, I was a professional dancer in NYC for several years before completing my MA in Dance Movement Psychotherapy at Goldmsiths, University of London and years later an additional MA in Clinical Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University.
I am currently a second year doctoral student in the Clinical and Counseling Psychology program at USA focusing on community mental health, access to mental health care, and stigma of mental health in minority communities. I am also interested in community participatory research in minority communities.
In my free time I love to watch tv and movies, read historical fiction, hang out with friends and family, and travel!
Alex Keen, B.A.
(they/them)
Doctoral StudentStarted Fall 2025
Hi y'all! I completed my BA in Psychology with a minor in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at UAH in Spring of 2025, before starting as a doctoral student in the Clinical-Counseling Psychology program at South Alabama in Fall of 2025. My research is (very broadly) focused on the LGBTQIA+ community, but so far, I am primarily focusing on transgender/non-binary individuals and pronouns.
In my free time, I enjoy crochet, reading, playing video and board games, and going to the beach!
Lab Pictures - 2024-2025
Rian and Meredith presenting a poster at the Word Conference for the Association of Contextual Behavioral Science in New Orleans - 2025
CCP Murder Mystery Night - Spring 2025
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