Lab Director
Sarah Borowski, Ph.D.
Dr. Sarah Borowski is the director of the Peer Relations Lab. She is an Assistant Professor at Lehigh University in the Department of Psychology. Dr. Borowski received a B.A. from Elon University, an M.A. in Experimental Psychology at the College of William & Mary, and a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at the University of Missouri.
Dr. Borowski’s research focuses on focuses on how close friendships contribute to adolescents’ development and well-being, psychophysiological reactivity within the context of friendship interactions, and the role of gender in adolescents’ peer experiences. An additional focus of her work involves using meta-analytic approaches to summarizing the literature in her areas of study.
Undergraduate Researchers
Catherine Adams
My name is Catherine Adams and I am a sophomore Psychology major with concentration in Social Psychology and minors in Marketing and Apparel Design. I am the director of Marketing for University Productions and am involved in various clubs at Lehigh including the Marketing Club, Women in Business and the Coffee Club. In Dr. Borowski’s Lab I work on transcribing the recordings of adolescents in their conversations with friends and work on downloading articles for the meta-analysis. In the future I would like to use my psychology degree in the business field either in marketing or organizational/industrial psychology.
Ariana Arken
Halle Bernstein
Victor Borges
Sadie Clark
Mia Lapko
Nina Burghouts
My name is Nina Burghouts and I’m a sophomore in the college of arts and sciences, studying as a Psychology B.S. major. I am involved in Diversity Peer Educators at Lehigh, which a student lead organization aiming to have a more inclusive environment on Lehigh’s campus. In the lab, I work on transcribing audios in which adolescents describe stories based on a given outline. In the future, I would like to use my psychology degree to go into counseling or therapy.
Sarah McDermott
My name is Sarah McDermott, and I am a sophomore Psychology major with a double minor in Anthropology and Data Science. I am involved as an Admissions Tour Guide and a Homework Club Site Leader for Lehigh’s Community Service Office. I am working to obtain a well-rounded education that blends quantitative and qualitative components, so I can pursue a career that benefits people via data-driven research and unique analysis.
Gabe Perez
Lila Walsh
Joann Yeoum
Graduate Researchers
Mina Zare
Chelsea Cortright
My name is Chelsea and I am a first year Psychology Graduate Student. I am currently working with my advisor Dr. Danming An on research involving the contextual factors that impact the socioemotional development of children and adolescents. I am specifically interested in looking at identity development of children and adolescents and how both personal factors, such as mental health, and contextual factors such as parent and peer relationships, influence it.
Currently I am working on research with my advisor, as well as working at several labs within the Developmental Psychology department. I am also working as a teaching assistant for undergraduate courses. My goals are to complete my Ph.D program in Psychology, and to pursue a career in teaching and research at the university level.
Lab Alumnae
2024