LAB MEMBERS

Hyemin Han, PhD

Dr. Hyemin Han is an Associate Professor in Educational Psychology and Neuroscience and Educational Psychology MA/PhD Program Coordinator at the University of Alabama. He is conducting research projects focusing on the neural-level nature of social, emotional, and motivational processes in educational settings, such as moral development, growth mindset, and social adjustment in school, by utilizing interdisciplinary research methods including neuroimaging, psychological intervention, and computer simulation methods.

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​Halim Lee
Research interests: Halim Lee is a graduate student in Educational Psychology at the University of Alabama. Her research interests are moral development, moral identity, moral reasoning, and moral education, considering individuals’ or groups’ socio-cultural backgrounds.​
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Diana Quito, PhD
(Current position: Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Education at Rollins College)
Graduated in 2025 Spring

Dissertation Title: Bound by Books and Bonds: A Narrative Inquiry into the Lifelong Learning of Black Women Participating in a Book Club

Research Interests: situative perspective, community engagement, instructional design, qualitative methodology

Yi Chen, PhD
Graduated in 2025 Spring

Dissertation title: Perceived Stress and Moral Judgment Among College Students: Bridging the CNI Model and bDIT Frameworks

Research interests: Yi Chen holds a PhD in Educational Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Alabama. She is now working on her dissertation project “how does chronic stress influence moral dilemma judgment?”. Besides moral judgment and chronic stress, her research interests also include neuroscience in all aspects and the fundamental theoretical framework of cognitive neuroscience.
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Candace Peters, PhD
Graduated in 2024 Fall

Dissertation title: The Perceived Role of Academic Social Comparisons on Achievement Emotions and Self-Regulated Learning in Higher Education

Research interests: Candace Peters holds a PhD in Educational Psychology at the University of Alabama. Her research interests include social comparison, learning strategies, self-regulatory behaviors, moral reasoning, and moral decision making, specifically within the field of higher education.
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Kelsie Dawson, PhD
(Current position: Associate Director of the Data and Strategic Initiatives at the University of Central Florida)
Graduated in 2021 Fall

Dissertation title: Examining Moral Identity from Multiple Perspectives in Order to Promote Its Development

Research interests: moral development, moral education, moral reasoning, social neuroscience
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Rachel (YeEun) Choi, MA
Research interests: moral growth mindset, prosociality, eudaimonic well-being, calling
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