Current & Past Students [old]

Here are biographies of GrASP’s current officers. Where available (and with students’ permission) we have included email addresses, lab websites, and CVs. If you have more questions about a particular student’s research, please contact them directly!

  • President, Emily Jackson

    Emily is pursuing a Ph.D. in Human Factors and Applied Cognition. She is primarily interested in individual differences in learning complex tasks, particularly the contribution of working memory capacity. Her […]

  • Vice President, Rebekah Knight

    Rebekah is a second year at NC State, in the Lifespan Developmental PhD program. Prior to attending here she earned her undergraduate degree and Master’s degree at Appalachian State University. She is […]

  • Faculty Liaison, Ralph Clark

    Ralph Clark is currently a PhD student in the Human Factors and Applied Cognition program under the advisement of Dr. Mayhorn.  His research interests are visual perception and driving tasks.  […]

  • GSA Representative, Mitch McDonald

    Mitch graduated with his BS in Engineering Psychology from the United States Military Academy, Westpoint. He completed his M.S. in Engineering Management at Missouri University of Science and Technology. He is […]

  • Treasurer, Blake Wagner

    Blake is a doctoral student in the Human Factors and Applied Cognition program. His research interests relate to cognitive and perceptual factors in the context of driving, including the selectivity […]

  • Secretary, Dolly Bounajim

    Dolly Bounajim is a PhD student in the Human Factors and Applied Cognition program. She is a research assistant working alongside the STEM Cyberlearning team at the Friday Institute for […]

  • Applied Social and Community Psychology Representatives, Perusi Benson & Eva McKinsey

    Perusi entered the Applied Social and Community Psychology program in Fall of 2019, after receiving their B.S. in Psychology from UNC Chapel Hill in 2016 and working locally in clinical […]

  • Human Factors & Applied Cognition Representative, Nina Ferreri

    Nina is a second-year PhD student in the Human Factors and Applied Cognition program working with Dr. Mayhorn. Her primary research interests include examining how expectations about technology performance influence […]

  • Lifespan Developmental Psychology Representative, Caitlin Reynolds

    Caitlin Reynolds received her B.S. in Psychology at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA. She is now going into my second year in the Lifespan Developmental PhD program […]

  • School Psychology Representative, Natasha Kalra

    Natasha is a second-year student in the School Psychology PhD program.  Prior to attending North Carolina State University, she received her BA in Psychology and Mathematics from Bates College.  She […]

  • Webmaster, Aaron Crowson

    Aaron is a third-year student in the Human Factors and Applied Cognition program. Prior to attending North Carolina State University, he received his BA in Psychology from Winona State University […]

  • 2019 – 2020 GRASP BOARD

    President: Makenzie Pryor, Human Factors and Applied Cognition Vice-President: Emily Jackson, Human Factors and Applied Cognition Faculty Liaison: Ralph Clark, Human Factors and Applied Cognition UGSA Representative: Amanda Bradbury, Human […]

  • 2018 – 2019 GRASP BOARD

    President: Jonathan Kasko, Human Factors and Applied Cognition Vice-President: Makenzie Pryor, Human Factors and Applied Cognition Faculty Liaison: Abby Nance, Applied Social and Community Psychology UGSA Representative: Braxton Hicks, Human […]

  • 2017 – 2018 GRASP BOARD

    President: Frederico Scholcover, Human Factors and Applied Cognition Vice-President: Jonathan Kasko, Human Factors and Applied Cognition Faculty Liaison: Abby Nance, Applied Social and Community Psychology UGSA Representative: Erica Lee, Lifespan […]

  • 2016 – 2017 GrASP Board

    President: Elizabeth Van Horn, Lifespan Developmental Psychology Vice-President: Frederico Scholcover, Human Factors and Applied Cognition Faculty Liaison: Jennifer Bellingtier, Lifespan Developmental Psychology UGSA Representative: Erica Lee, Lifespan Developmental Psychology Treasurer: […]

  • 2015 – 2016 GrASP Board

    This school year saw the creation of the current web site as well as some changes to GrASP’s policies. Many thanks to all of our previous officers and all of […]

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