Lab Alumni

Marjan graduated from CSU-East Bay with a B.S. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Throughout her undergraduate years, her professional roles consisted of managerial positions. This sparked the initial interest in the I/O field after collaborating with her operations team to develop team-building activities for the company. Marjan's area of research interest consists of selection, performance appraisal, and new hiring methodologies to measure talent. In her free time, Marjan enjoys taking long evening walks, reading classic literature, and solving puzzles.

Emily earned her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from the University of Nevada, Reno. Following graduation, she began her career as an administrative assistant at Noble West Insurance Services. After a year in that role, she was promoted to Human Resources Representative, a position she has now held for two years. Her professional interests include recruitment, retention, and leadership dynamics. In her free time, Emily enjoys line dancing, testing her trivia knowledge, and spending time at the beach.

Kiara earned her B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Riverside. While at UCR, she joined the Leadership and Group Dynamics Lab as a research assistant, developing a deep interest in organizational behavior, data analytics, and leadership development. Shortly after, she landed her first internship in human resources as an HR Partner Intern with Amazon. There, she shadowed senior HR business partners and led a training and development project for area managers. She continued to build her skills as a People and Talent Analytics Intern, a Graduate Teaching Assistant, and a Research Assistant at SFSU, supporting research projects in the Workplace Technology, People in Organizations, and Employee Selection and Retention labs. Currently, Kiara is an HR Consulting Intern at Kaiser Permanente, where she supports various projects for the Northern California HR team and the case management of employee relations matters locally. In her free time, Kiara enjoys going to hot yoga classes, cooking, and spending time with her family and friends.

Luma is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz's Psychology program. During her undergraduate career, Luma spent some time assisting the Spontaneous Communication Lab learn more about how individuals interacted with artificial agents who made errors during communication and corrected those errors. At SFSU, Luma has been a member of the labs of Dr. Wright, Dr. Yang, and Dr. Eschleman.  Luma joined Dr. Yang's lab for the opportunity to deepen the breadth of her research knowledge. Luma is aiming to complete a comprehensive exam and transition into HR or consulting roles post-graduation.