Principal Investigator
Dr. Hannah Williamson
Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences
Dr. Williamson is currently in residence at the Universidad de Granada as a Fulbright Scholar.
Lab Managers
Eva Lopez
Eva graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a BSA in Human Development and Family Sciences and a Minor in LGBTQ/Sexualities Studies in May 2022.
Daniela Esquivel
Daniela graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a BA in Psychology and a Creative Writing Certificate in May 2023.
Graduate Students
Po-Heng (Nick) Chen
Po-Heng (Nick) Chen is pursuing a doctoral degree in Human Development and Family Sciences. He received a B.Ed. and an M.Ed. in Human Development and Family Studies from National Taiwan Normal University.
Chris Kinstley
Chris is pursuing a doctorate in Human Development and Family Sciences. He received a B.A. in Psychology, with a minor in Sociology, from Texas State University.
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Gylian Amdur
Estefanía Cavazos-Reyes
Ruhani Dhillon
Lucian Juarez
Isabella Jasso Kaun
Jessica Meave
Michelle Morales
Sera Muyco
Alexia Palacios
Daniela Reyes
Lindsey Rivera
Darinna Sanmiguel
Anusha Singhal
Lab Graduates
Betul Urganci
Betul is former a postdoctoral research fellow in Human Development and Family Sciences and the Population Research Center at UT Austin. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Koç University (Turkey).
Veronica Cantu
Veronica graduated with a BSA in Human Development and Family Sciences from The University of Texas at Austin in 2020. After two years as the Williamson Lab Manager she is now enrolled in the Counseling Psychology graduate program at Texas Woman’s University.
Neyra Garcia
Neyra graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a BSA in Neuroscience and a Minor in English in May 2021.
Diana Moreno
Diana graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a BS in Human Development and Family Sciences in December 2021.
Barış Sevi
Barış is a former visiting scholar in the Dept of Human Development and Family Sciences at UT Austin. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at MEF University (Turkey).
Thao Nguyen
Thao graduated with an M.A. in Human Development and Family Sciences.
Megan Schouweiler
Megan graduated with an M.A. in Human Development and Family Sciences. She is currently a Senior Data Analyst at the Institute for Social Research and Data Innovation at the University of Minnesota.
Former Undergraduate Research Assistants
Leila Abel
Vanessa Alonzo
Audrey Askew
Olivia Ballard
Rachel Barnes
Eric Barragan
Ivana Bayona Lopez
David Biko
Ryan Bowen
Ren Breach
Veronica Cantu
Sarah Carpenter
Cameron Cerniglia
Shayan Charolia
Samantha Chow
Alexa Cumming
Shirley Dixon
Elizabeth English
Tyeria Evans
Viviana Frias
Emi Fukumura
Joyce Garcia
Katelyn Golden
Blanca Gomez
Sarah Gonzalez
Maria Guerrero Muñoz
Katie Hale
Camila Infante
Cameron Kuehn
Morgan Kunde