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Lydia Needy
United States
Lydia Needy is currently a social psychology PhD student and research assistant at Texas A&M University. She earned her master’s degree in experimental psychology at Missouri State University where she was also a teaching assistant and instructor of record. Lydia’s primary research focuses on existential psychological topics. Specifically, the nuanced experiences of authenticity, self-alienation, and meaning in life for those with concealable stigmatized identities.
Charles Hoogland
United States
Charles E. Hoogland, Ph.D., is an Applied Research Scientist in the Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL. His current research focuses on the quantitative evaluation of tobacco cessation interventions in vulnerable populations (e.g., people with HIV, cancer patients, and food bank patrons). Previously, he held full-time academic positions in which he taught a variety of Psychology courses, first as an Instructor at Missouri State University, and later as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Instruction at the University of South Florida. Doctor Hoogland earned a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology (Social Psychology emphasis) and a graduate certificate in College Teaching and Learning at the University of Kentucky, and an M.A. in General Experimental Psychology at Wake Forest University.
