Dr. Lydia Emery

Biography

Lydia Emery is an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago's Department of Psychology. She completed her B.A. in Psychology at Haverford College and earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from Northwestern University. Following her doctoral studies, she undertook postdoctoral training at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Her research primarily focuses on close relationships, particularly how social class contexts influence individuals' self-concepts and affect romantic relationships. Emery's work examines the strengths that individuals from lower socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds bring to their relationships, the challenges they face, and how their self-concepts shape the dynamics of these relationships. Furthermore, she investigates how couples can build and understand new identities together. In her research, she adopts a metascientific perspective, encouraging psychology researchers to engage in inclusive reporting practices and to consider the diversity of their samples. Emery's dedication to understanding social class implications in psychological research contributes significantly to the field.

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