jmross4@ncsu.edu

(she/her/hers)

Julia Ross entered the Applied Social Psychology program in Fall 2021. She completed her B.S in Psychology at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Julia uses an intersectionality lens to study how sexism, racism, and weight stigma poses risks to Black women's health in the United States. She is specifically interested in body ideals and eating behaviors of Black women such as stress eating. She hopes to develop and implement culturally informed and strength-based interventions. 

acollin2@ncsu.edu

(she/her/hers)

Abbey Collins entered the Applied Social Psychology program in Fall 2022. She completed her B.S in Psychology at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Abbey is interested in studying how racism impacts the physical health of Black individuals in the United States. More specifically, she desires to look at the psychophysiology of Black individuals in response to racism to inform culturally revelent interventions. 

mcholla2@ncsu.edu 

(she/her/hers)

Melissa Holland entered the Applied Social Psychology program in Fall 2023 after graduating with a BA in Psychology from Saint Louis University. Melissa is interested in studying the impact of social media on Black health. She is specifically interested in the health behaviors of Black women who are exposed to Western/Eurocentric beauty standards within online communities. 

oobadejo@ncsu.edu 

(she/her/hers)

Oreoluwa Badejoh entered the Applied Social Psychology program in Fall 2023. She completed her B.S in Psychology from the University of Georgia. Oreoluwa is interested in studying how social support systems and online spaces can be promotive of physical health and development in Black adolescent and young adulthood populations. 

gpbenson@ncsu.edu

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Perusi Muhigaba (formerly G. Perusi Benson) entered the Applied Social Psychology program in Fall 2019 after graduating with a BS in Psychology from UNC Chapel Hill in 2016. Their research interests include examining health care access and utilization for Black transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals and communities through collaborative and equitable research practices. They are currently a project manager & research analyst for the Evaluation and Strategic Planning team at the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute at Duke University.