NYU Culture, Emotion, and Health Lab

02/27/2021

Calling all NYU undergraduates! We are NYU researchers from the department of Applied Psychology, and we are inviting NYU undergraduate students to complete a 20-minute online survey about COVID-19 related behaviors and how those behaviors relate to people’s perceived risk of getting the COVID-19 virus.

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02/11/2021

Our research assistant spotlight for the month of February is Nicole Zhou!

Nicole is an undergraduate senior studying Applied Psychology at NYU. Her current interest in research includes social and industrial organizational psychology. She is particularly interested in topics surrounding Asian Americans and LGBTQ+ individuals.

Her favorite hobbies include learning more about random topics of interests she happens to stumble upon and hanging out with friends (virtually at the moment due to the pandemic).

A lasting memory Nicole has in the lab is the first time she made a phone call to contact a potential participant for recruitment, she was very nervous at the time. But now, she is glad she overcame that fear and became slightly braver.

12/25/2020

Happy holidays from the Culture, Emotion, and Health Lab! 🎄

12/15/2020

For December's research assistant spotlight, we have Lucy Quezada!

Lucy graduated with a Master of Arts in clinical psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is a native Texan of Mexican descent.

Her research interests are related to the mental health impact of multiple intersecting identities among underrepresented groups and individuals

Lucy's hobbies include photography, drawing and painting, and learning new skateboarding tricks.

Her most memorable memory with the lab is the time everyone went to an escape room and nearly solved the puzzle to escape.

12/06/2020

Below is a mindful breathing exercise we shared with some of our participants:

1. Keep your back vertical and maintain a comfortable sitting position.
2. Feel where your body is in contact with the floor, chair or cushion.
3. Move your attention to your lower abdomen and feel the changes in your lower abdomen while inhaling and exhaling.
4. Pay attention to the feeling of how your belly slightly expands when you inhale and slightly shrinks and drops when you exhale.
5. No need to control your breathing, just breathe naturally.
6. No matter how many times you are distracted, just bring your attention back to your breathing again and notice the constant changes in your lower abdomen.
7. When inhaling, tighten your muscles for about five seconds; when exhaling, slowly relax for about fifteen seconds; from this, you can experience the difference between tightness and relaxation. Repeat this twice. After you have relaxed, you can sit still for a while.

11/15/2020

Our research assistant spotlight for the month of November is Vicky Ho!

She is a second-year master’s student in the Psychological Counseling EdM program at Teachers College, Columbia University. Prior to beginning her master's program, she graduated with a Bachelors in Psychology from Northwestern University in 2016 and worked in social policy research for 2 years.

Vicky's research interests include understanding how identity and culture impacts access to and effectiveness of mental health services. She is focused on developing culturally-informed interventions, particularly for ethnic minority youth and families.

During her free time, she enjoys reading, exploring New York City’s parks, and spending time with family.

Her most memorable moment with the lab is when Vicky's first time visiting NYU's campus was for a meeting with the research team!

11/06/2020

Our research assistant, Sumaiya Nusrath, presented her poster titled 'A Systematic Review of Depressive, Anxiety, and Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms among Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors' at the 2020 Virtual AAPA Conference. Check out her recorded poster presentation below!

A Systematic Review of Depressive, Anxiety, and Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms among Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors Authors: Sumaiya Nusrath, MA, Rui...

10/30/2020

Check out this healthy recipe for Kelp and Tomato Fish Soup that we shared with some of our participants:

Ingredients (4 servings):
3 tomatoes
Kelp (as desired)
2 pieces of ginger
12 fresh fish

Instructions:
1. Wash the tomatoes and cut them into pieces. Rinse the kelp and set everything aside.
2. Wash the fish and fry it in a little bit of oil until fragrant.
3. Boil the fish, tomatoes and ginger together in 6 bowls of water for 20 minutes.
4. Add kelp and cook for 10 minutes.

10/20/2020

In collaboration with researchers from Teachers College - Columbia University, we are conducting a study to examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, discrimination, and stress on the mental health of Asian American parents. Participants are asked to complete three 45-minute surveys spaced three months apart (i.e., baseline, 3-month, and 6-month follow-up). Participants will receive a $10 Amazon e-giftcard after completing each survey and a bonus $5 Amazon e-giftcard at the end of the study if all three surveys are completed.

10/20/2020

Earlier this month, one of our research assistants, Lucia Quezada, presented her poster titled 'Emotion regulation mediates the relationship between acculturation/enculturation and depressive symptoms among Asian and Latinx Americans' at the 2020 Virtual AAPA Conference!

Emotion regulation mediates the relationship between acculturation/enculturation and depressive symptoms among Asian and Latinx Americans Authors: Lucia Quez...

10/15/2020

Our research assistant for the month of October is Sumaiya Nusrath!

Sumaiya graduated from the Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness program at NYU in 2020. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Temple University. She currently works as a therapist at a non-profit in Brooklyn.

She is interested in multicultural counseling, bridging physical and mental health disparities, marginalized groups' mental health, and culturally sensitive assessment.

Sumaiya enjoys reading fiction, baking treats, and playing with cats in her free time.

Her most memorable memorable moment at the lab is the lab escape room event where the team made a valiant effort and almost escaped.

10/03/2020

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