Current Lab Members

Originally from Italy, Miriam is in her senior year at SFSU. She earned her bachelor's degree at the University of Palermo, where she gained professional experience in counseling through an internship at a community healthcare service. She is passionate about employee well-being and workplace satisfaction and is willing to pursue a career as an HR consultant. Miriam's research interests include finding ways to make work more enjoyable. Currently, she is researching a thesis on how attitudes toward artificial intelligence in the workplace impact work engagement. What she enjoys most about the Lab is sharing a space where everyone can exchange ideas and suggest ways to improve each other's work. By participating, she hopes to gain research experience and grow in the field of I/O psychology. Outside of studying and working, Miriam enjoys reading, spending time outdoors, practicing yoga and other sports, cooking, and dancing.

Kimberly graduated from California Polytechnic University, Pomona, with her B.A. in Psychology. During her undergraduate years, she participated in research labs focused on topics such as diversity and mental health in Latinx communities, which informed her interests in I/O psychology. She spent time at Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises as an administrative assistant, which helped pave the way for her to pursue Industrial-Organizational (I/O) Psychology. Kimberly is completing her Master’s internship with the SFSU Psychology Department, working under the Gilead Foundation as a Psychology Gilead Scholar alongside Dr. Kevin Eschleman. She is currently a member of the People in Organizations Lab, where she is working on her thesis examining the impact of organizational diversity statements on applicants’ perceptions and experiences.

Krithika earned her B.Sc. in Psychology from Stella Maris College in India and completed a Post Graduate Diploma in CS. Her previous internships in HR and Behavioral Research exposed her to recruitment, learning and development, and analyzing employee performance and satisfaction data. These experiences sparked her interest in I/O Psychology, especially in analyzing hiring strategies, employee retention initiatives, and identifying patterns related to career preferences. In the People in Organizations Lab, she is working on a Career Transition to IT project with Dr. Shiyu Yang, analyzing large-scale workforce data to uncover trends in career mobility, specifically in Information Technology, and examining gender differences. Being part of the lab has helped her refine her research ideas, identify relevant literature, and strengthen her analytical approach. Outside of academics, she enjoys exploring the city on her own, listening to classical music performances, exercising, and playing sports.

Emma is a first-year graduate student in the I/O psychology master’s program at SFSU. She graduated with a BS in Psychology with Departmental Honours and a minor in History from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. She was a part of Pacific's Powell Scholars Program. Her undergraduate research focused on ageing and the measurement of memory strategy use. She presented at the Western Psychological Association Convention in Riverside, California, in 2023 and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference in Denver, Colorado, in 2025. Her current research interests involve examining how ageist stereotypes affect hiring decisions. She hopes to improve the lives of older adults through her research at work. Outside of her academic pursuits, Emma enjoys baking, cross-stitching, travelling, and hanging out with her cats.

Prateek is a first-year Masters student in the I/O Psychology program at SFSU. He earned his Bachelors in Psychology at UC Berkeley, where he was first introduced to the field of I/O through Dr. Wright. Previously, he co-authored an open-source textbook on structural racism and inequality in academia at the College of Marin. Following his graduation from UC Berkeley, he has worked in the tech industry at Google and Samsung. Throughout his life, he has developed an interest in work, its impact on people’s physical and mental well-being, and how work can better support human flourishing. His research interests include Occupational Health Psychology, leadership development, human-centric work, and employee well-being. He is also interested in the intersections between Counseling/Clinical and I/O Psychology. His long-term interests lie at the intersection of consulting, research, and potentially, further education through a PhD program. In addition to his work and studies, Prateek enjoys reading, weightlifting, and exercising, playing guitar, food and wine, traveling, and being outdoors.

Allie is a first-year graduate student in the I/O Psychology Master’s program at San Francisco State University. She completed her B.A. in Psychology at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. Her research interests include diversity and inclusion, as well as gender differences in the workplace. Through her involvement in this lab, she hopes to gain knowledge and hands-on experience that will support her future work in the field of I/O psychology. Outside of her academic work, Allie enjoys traveling, taking care of her indoor plants, and visiting local farmers' markets.

Prabal is a recent Psychology graduate with a strong interest in pursuing a PhD and developing a research-centred academic career. On campus, she has been part of Dr Lui& Dr Wolf's and Dr Yang's labs. In this lab, she has contributed to projects emphasising rigorous literature synthesis, research design, and interdisciplinary collaboration. She has helped conduct extensive literature reviews and screen and summarise a high volume of peer-reviewed research to develop structured subcategories for the Oxford Bibliography project. Prabal also collaborated on a research project examining career transitions in the post-GenAI era, contributing to the development of research protocols, refinement of methodologies, and communication of findings through different data visualization techniques. She is highly motivated to continue engaging in the research field.

Adrian is currently in his senior year at SFSU. He is working toward his BS in Psychology with a minor in Counselling, with a specific interest in Industrial-Organizational (I/O) Psychology. During his junior year, along with the People in Organizations lab at San Francisco State, he assisted in research for the Oxford Bibliography on Diversity and Work Performance: Their research is currently under review. His research interest involves examining workplace environments in the video game industry and how they affect the quality of the games being produced. He hopes to understand how workplace environments can be improved to increase employee motivation. So far, he has enjoyed learning about many types of study designs and hopes to utilize some in his future endeavors.

As a senior-year psychology undergrad preparing for grad school applications, particularly for the I/O program at SF State, I'm excited to be a part of this lab. My interest in the dynamics of people in organizations stems from observing the impact of gender differences, which has sparked a curiosity to understand these dynamics more deeply. I'm also keen to explore how emerging technologies, such as AI, are reshaping the workforce. Professor Yang's motivational psychology class further fueled my desire to join this lab, and I'm particularly interested in researching disparities related to race, culture, and sexual orientation within organizations. I'm eager to learn about regression analysis, data analysis, and any other skills that will support my research endeavors.