Couples Coping with Stress Lab
Members/Student Advisees
Doctoral Students
Lauren Hocker
Lauren is a fourth-year doctoral candidate in the Counseling Psychology program at Arizona State University. She obtained her B.A. in Psychology from California State University Channel Islands, M.A. in Psychology from California State University Los Angeles, and Master of Counseling from Arizona State University. Her research interests include experiences of stress between romantic partners, the impact of trauma on romantic relationships, dyadic coping, intimate partner violence, and gender and sexual minorities.
Yuvamathi Gandhi
Yuva is a first-year doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology program at Arizona State University. She obtained her Master of Counseling from Arizona State University. Her research interests are stress and the interpersonal coping experiences of underrepresented individuals, dyadic communication, and career advancement of women in STEM.
Zuzanna Panek
Zuzanna is a first-year Counseling Psychology doctoral student at Arizona State University. She completed her Master of Science in Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy at The American College of Greece and her Bachelor of Science in Psychology at the University of Roehampton in London. Her research interests include the process and outcomes of couples therapy for same-sex couples, as well as the development of interventions for sexual and racial minority couples.
Steven Samrock
Steven is a forth-year doctoral student in ASU's Counseling Psychology program. He completed his Master of Arts degree in Psychology at the City University of New York and Bachelor's degree in Communication at Boston University. Steven's previous experiences include working as a Teaching Assistant at The British School in Tokyo, and as a Project Manager within the Adolescent Trials Network. Steven's research interests include group-level nature-based interventions for sexual and gender minority populations.
Master's Students
Emma Calveri
Emma is a third-year masters student in Arizona State University's Counseling Psychology program. She completed her B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Women and Gender Studies from ASU in Spring of 2021. Her current research interests include stress and emotion communication in romantic relationships, dyadic coping, and digital dating abuse.
Chase Nasr
Chase is a second-year Master of Counseling student in the Counseling Psychology program at Arizona State University. He completed a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a minor in Family & Human Development at ASU. His current research interests include interpersonal communication in romantic relationships and factors related to relationship success.
Amita Padiyar
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Amita is a second-year master’s student in ASU’s Counseling Psychology Program. Her previous research experience consists of working as a Research Coordinator for USC’s Brain & Music lab. Amita also served as a Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for youth in the Los Angeles foster care system as well as a process group facilitator for the Southern California Counseling Center (SCCC). She looks forward to the opportunity to clarify her specific research interests with the CCS Lab.