Rachel Dinero, Ph.D.

Rachel Dinero is a social psychologist whose primary interests center around the application of social psychological principles to healthy relationships and social
outcomes. She is currently interested in understanding vaccination hesitancy and the impact of the pandemic on family functioning. At her core, Rachel is a methodologist. She loves research design and statistical analysis and is always looking for ways to understand the social world.

Education

• PhD in Psychology, University of California, Davis
• BS in Psychology, University of Florida

Applied Social Health (ASH) Lab

The ASH Lab is interested in the application of social psychological principles to healthy behavior and cognitions. We study a range of outcomes including stigma, relationship functioning, and vaccine hesitancy. Broadly, we employ a variety of social psychological frameworks to understand how healthy behaviors and cognitions are influenced by the social world.