Tisnue Jean-Baptiste – Graduate Research Assistant & Graduate Lab Manager
Tisnue is a second-year doctoral student at Rice University in the Industrial-Organizational Psychology program. She is interested in studying employee authenticity in the workplace, specifically how barriers to authenticity may influence feelings of loneliness. Furthermore, Tisnue is eager to explore the role of resiliency in authenticity.
“Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They’re what make the instrument stretch, what make you go beyond the norm.” – Cicely Tyson
Kennedy Hart – Undergraduate Lab Manager
Kennedy is a junior undergraduate student at Rice from Bradenton, Florida. She is pursuing a major in Psychology and a minor in Spanish. After she completes her undergraduate degree, she hopes to attend graduate school for I-O Psychology. She looks forward to learning and collaborating with members of the WorKing Resilience Lab!
“She stood in the storm and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.” – Elizabeth Edwards
Elisa Fattoracci – Graduate Research Assistant
Elisa is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Industrial-Organizational Psychology program at Rice University. As a member of the Working Resilience Lab, Elisa is interested in understanding identity-related adversities in the workplace. Some of her ongoing research projects with Dr. King include studying the effects of workplace microaggressions on employee outcomes and understanding the influence of contested and invisible disabilities on the evaluative process. Elisa earned her B.A. in Psychology from U.C. Berkeley.
“A good half of the art of living is resilience.” – Alain de Botton
Nick Banerjee – Graduate Research Assistant
Nick is a Ph.D. student in the Industrial/Organizational Psychology program at Rice University. He earned a B.S. with honors in Psychology and a B.A. with honors in Labor and Human Resources from Penn State University. His research interests include work motivation and cultural differences in work. In his free time, he enjoys watching television and movies, creating or listening to music, and traveling.
“The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” – Calvin Coolidge
Cassandra Phetmisy – Graduate Research Assistant
Cassandra is a fifth-year Ph.D. student at Rice University. She is most interested in how stressful experiences, especially those unrelated to one’s direct job description, affect employee well-being, goal pursuit, and work behaviors. Cassandra currently investigates how money and financial stress influence people’s decision-making, creates barriers to reaching goals, and more. Other research topics of interest include resilience, discrimination, and voice. In her free time, Cassandra enjoys exploring nature and visiting museums.
“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” — Maya Angelou
Ida Du – Research Assistant
“No matter how you define success, you will need to be resilient, empowered, authentic, and limber to get there.” – Joanie Connell
Anne Wang – Research Assistant
Anne is a junior undergraduate student at Rice from Atlanta, GA. She intends to major in the cognitive sciences and pursue a concentration in psychology as well as minor in medical humanities while following the pre-med track. Her research interests include how stress, cultural expectations, and personality can influence one’s ability to bolster resilience and improve their physical/mental health. Outside of academics, she is involved with Rice Program Council, hosting events for all the students at Rice to enjoy. She looks forward to working and learning from her fellow lab members!
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” —Theodore Roosevelt