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Teaching and Mentoring Philosophy
My teaching philosophy is grounded on acknowledging that learning environments can be uncomfortable - in particular for people from communities that have been historically marginalized and left out of academia. My role as an educator and mentor is to create a space for my students that makes them feel comfortable to be inquisitive, creative and not afraid to make mistakes. I also believe that fostering students' interest is crucial for their learning success. I strive to do so by providing students the freedom to choose research questions given the constraints of available data and course scope.
Courses Taught
PSY3213L - Lab Methods in Psychology
| Spring 2026
PSY 2012 - General Psychology
| Fall 2023
Guest Lectures and Workshops
Introduction to Data Analysis and Visualization with R
Web Lab at university of Florida, Fall 2026
Attitudes and Political Cognition Lab at University of Florida, Fall 2024
Professional Development
Attitudes and Political Cognition Lab at University of Florida, Spring 2025
Introduction to Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA)
Human Motivation Lab at Ithaca College, Fall 2020
Undergraduate Mentored Research
Alyssa Lou Pavek at SPSP 2026 main conference
Chicago, IL
Caitlin J. Bennett, Cadence Busbee and Madeline Wente at the 2025 PGSO Undergraduate Conference
University of Florida
Gabriel A. Acosta, Julia Mohanty, Sairpiya Gande and Samantha Asmar at the 2024 PGSO Undergraduate Conference
University of Florida
Honors Thesis
Madeline Wente
| Fall 2026 - Spring 2027
Thesis title: Effects of positive and negative semifactuals on juror decision-making
Committee Chair: Dr. Gregory D. Webster
Talks and Data Blitzes
Pavek, A., García Ferrés, E. A., Webster, G. D., & Smith. C. T. (2025, November). Damn, capitalism got hands: Anti-capitalist memes depict working-class defeatism. Data Blitz presented at the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists (SSSP) Conference, St. Petersburg, FL.
Pierce, R., García Ferrés, E. A., Baldwin, M. (2022, June). Uncertainty avoidance and evaluations of system information. Talk presented at the Southeastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (SAEOPP) McNair Conference. Virtual.
Posters
Wente, M., García Ferrés, E. A., & Webster, G. D. (2026, April). Punchlines and paycheck: Humor as a tool for economic criticism. Psychology Graduate Student Organization (PGSO) Undergraduate Research Conference, University of Florida.
Shultz, J. C., Venta, S., García Ferrés, E. A., & Webster, G. D. (2026, April). Semifactual (“Even if”) thinking as an indicator of political resignation. Psychology Graduate Student Organization (PGSO) Undergraduate Research Conference, University of Florida.
Pavek, A., García Ferrés, E. A., Webster, G. D., & Smith. C. T. (2026, February). “Happy? In this economy?”: Anti-capitalist memes depict working-class despair. Poster presented at the 2026 SPSP Political Psychology Preconference, Chicago, Illinois
Pavek, A., García Ferrés, E. A., Webster, G. D., & Smith. C. T. (2026, February). Damn, capitalism got hands: Anti-capitalist memes depict working-class defeatism. Poster presented at the 2026 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention, Chicago, IL
Busbee, C., Wente, M., Bennett, C., García Ferrés, E. A., & Webster, G. D. (2025, April). Humor as a tool for anti-capitalist discontent: Exploring disparagement and gallows humor. Psychology Graduate Student Organization (PGSO) Undergraduate Research Conference, University of Florida.
Gande, S., Mohanty, J., Acosta, G., Asmar, S., & García Ferrés, E. A., (2024, April). Perceiving the aggressor: Evaluating relationships between power, morality, and cultural standing. Psychology Graduate Student Organization (PGSO) Undergraduate Research Conferemce, University of Florida.
Childs, M. A., Guffey, L. J., & García Ferrés, E. A. (2023, April). Resigned or supportive of the status quo? Differences between system justification and pessimistic fatalism with regard to life satisfaction. Psychology Graduate Student Organization (PGSO) Undergraduate Research Conference, University of Florida.
Perez, I., Moral, M., Ware, A., Liermo, M., Mion, G., García Ferrés, E. A., & Alaukik, A. (2023, April). Memes and climate change beliefs: How exposure to subversive humor affects perceptions of harm. Psychology Graduate Student Organization (PGSO) Undergraduate Research Conference, University of Florida.
Pierce, R., García Ferrés, E. A., Baldwin, M. (2022, March). Examining justifications of unfair systems. Poster presented at the 23rd Annual University of Florida’s Undergraduate Research Symposium. Gainesville, Florida
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