Summer 2025 Lab Outing π
Took a short break from the heat with Jarlingβs! π¦
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We study social and developmental psychology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign under @brendacstraka.bsky.social https://publish.illinois.edu/mosaic-lab/ Contact us @mosaiclab@illinois.edu
Summer 2025 Lab Outing π
Took a short break from the heat with Jarlingβs! π¦
Happy Graduation! π Huge congratulations to Heaven who will be continuing her academic journey this fall at the University of Illinois in Chicago pursuing a Master's in Social Work! Heaven was one of the first members of our team and we will surely miss her! β€οΈ
07.08.2025 03:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1New paper alert! π¨ With our collaborators at Duke, this article reviews the structure, availability, and quality of peer mental health support programs available across different U.S. college and universities. pubmed-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.proxy2.library.illinois.edu/40659550/
24.07.2025 22:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1More post graduation news! π₯³Congratulations to Sherlock continuing her academic career in the PhD program in Personality and Social Context Psychology at the University of Michigan this fall! Sherlock was integral to building the MOSAIC lab and we are so excited to follow her academic journey! π
27.06.2025 22:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Post Graduation Announcement! π©βπHuge congratulations to Isabela who will be continuing her academic journey this fall at The Ohio State University pursuing a PhD in Social Psychology β¨ Isabela has been with the MOSAIC lab since the start and she is now off to do more amazing work! #psychology
06.06.2025 21:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 1Congratulations to our incredible students who graduated last weekend! Sherlock graduated from the MSPS program and Seniors Heaven, Teresa, Lilian, Abir, and Isabella all graduated with honors! π₯³ ππ§‘
24.05.2025 16:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1π Happy last week of instruction!
Spring 2025 has been a busy semester for MOSAIC Lab, wrapped up beautifully with Senior Student Research Fair and our graduate studentsβ Creative Research Zine!
Weβre proud of all the hard work that went into this semester-canβt wait to share more cool science!
π Congratulations to Bryana for being accepted into the TRIO McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program!
She will continue working with Dr. Brenda Straka on her independent project, βExploring Social Exclusion Among Students from Low SES Backgrounds.β πβ¨
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π Big congratulations to our Capstone students for completing their theses and presenting their work at the Undergraduate Research Symposium! Your year-long dedication and hard work have officially come to a close, and we couldnβt be prouder of all youβve accomplished. π«π
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Welcome to the MOSAIC Lab, Sarah O! π
Sarah is a first-year Ph.D. student in Social Psychology at UIUC. She earned her M.A. in Educational Measurement & Statistics and her B.S. in Psychology, with a certificate in Resilience and Trauma-Informed Perspectives, from the University of Iowa.
@uiucmosaiclab.bsky.social took over #MPA25 this year! So proud of these incredible students π€©
15.04.2025 19:42 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0MOSAIC Lab took over #MPA25 this past weekend! Lilian, Teresa, Abir, and Isabela all presented their Capstone projects they have been working on over this past year, amazing!
15.04.2025 19:39 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0π Big congratulations to our graduate student, Sherlock Liu, for receiving the 2025 MPA Diversity Travel Award!
MOSAIC Lab is excited to be part of MPAβdonβt miss presentations from incredible PI, graduate student, and undergraduate researchers! Come support and celebrate all the amazing work!
Hello and welcome to the MOSAIC Lab! π We're here to explore the experiences of historically underrepresented populations regarding belonging, social exclusion, and group-based social identities. Follow us on this journey of discovery! More info on our lab website: publish.illinois.edu/mosaic-lab/
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