Members of my lab study a range of topics related to individual, group, and family psychological functioning in relation to systems of oppression, power, and privilege. For example, we have studied anti-racist parenting among White parents of young children, mental health outcomes related to critical action among adolescents, postpartum anxiety and the relation between anxiety and patriarchal oppression, mental health functioning among youth involved in the child welfare system, and young women’s identity development in the context of patriarchal oppression and rising misogyny. 

In addition to these shared topical interests, members of the lab share a broad interest in the use of qualitative and mixed methods to deepen our understanding of psychological phenomena. 

GRADUATE STUDENTS

Current graduate students in the lab include: Noah Hoch, Anna Dzombak, Maddie Logan, Daniel Mesa Buitrago, Allie Shafran, and Abby Sullivan. 

Dr. Heberle is not accepting a doctoral student for Fall 2026.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Undergraduate students can participate in the lab for research credit. Students who are interested in joining the lab should email Professor Heberle well before course registration opens. Please include a clear explanation of the reasons you are interested in the lab. 

Undergraduate students who have been involved in the lab for at least one semester may apply to complete capstone research in the lab. 

Students who are interested in completing an honors thesis are encouraged to join a lab by Fall of their junior year at the latest.